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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1976
Page
2
Balmorhea Fire Department responded twice Sunday and once Monday night to grass fires caused by dry dense vegetation and discarded embers. On a vacant lot, several dead animals were found skinned and discarded, removed as a health hazard. residents urged reporting issues to prevent further fires and hazards.
Mrs Nora Brijalba and sister Mrs Amelia Carrillo left Tuesday for Arizona to visit relatives with Carrillo's son meeting them in El Paso. The flu has sidelined many in town with Tom Carter H McDermitt Cassie Farrington and others severely ill. Don Payne and two teachers were sent home last weekend. Nurse Payne reports about 40 students out of school last week and the illness lingers.
A week-long strike by lower grade UN employees at the European headquarters in Geneva ended with a settlement announced by the administration. The stoppage halted clocks, mail, computers, and elevators while leaving offices without heat and bathrooms without paper. details of the agreement were not immediately published.
A federal jury found six narcotics division officers guilty of conspiring to violate citizens rights by illegal wiretapping and brutality. They face sentencing on April 12. Four defendants were also guilty of theft from suspects and three of filing false income tax returns.
Elezar Cordoba Jason Cordoba? Elezar Cordoba runs in Precinct 3 and vows service while joking of butterflies. Ismael Dutchover for Precinct 1 introduces wife Anita and touts highway dept. Lee Green unopposed for county attorney. District judge Larry Fuller draws laughs. Frank Perea seeks re election on his record. Eddie Ferguson enters school board race highlighting cafeteria win. Terry Burns promotes Pecos Chamber trip. U N strike halts Geneva talks and UN rights body, with staff enduring power outages and manual typing.
Noon Dow off 0.81 at 976.31 as traders track Mozambique Rhodesia war note. NYSE index down 0.42 to 53.40, AMEX 103.84. Cotton futures ease while U.S. livestock quotas report mixed prices across cattle hogs and sows.
A partial 100 precinct sample shows Ford ahead in GOP caucus voting while Reagan camp claims a win per a separate poll. Democratic delegates favor Jackson with about 13 to Udall's one in a rough comparison. Olean mayor Lundine, Democrat, wins New York 39th District seat over Calkins 55,502 to 35,107.
Obituaries note Emmett Murray 65 of Pecos with service at Pecos Funeral Home and burial in Fairview Cemetery after dying in San Antonio Hospital. Born 1910 in Christoval he leaves Betty Jane Murray. three daughters. two brothers. three sisters. five grandchildren. Lura Peters 87 of Pecos dies at Memorial Hospital. services at Pecos Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Born 1897 in Roscoe she leaves two sons Roy Peters and Dan Hornback. daughter Alice Godwin. brother C S Boling. eight grandchildren. five great grandchildren.
The beaver, descended from an 800 pound prehistoric rodent, resembles a groundhog but has a flat scaled tail. It uses the appendage as a rudder and as a mat to sit on while grooming, a prop when felling trees, and a signaling club to strike water and warn others.
Today Pecos Rifle Pistol and Trap Club meets at American Motor Inn meeting room at 7 30 Morning Optimists gather at Ramada Inn at 6 30 a m Rotary Club meets at Holiday Inn at 12 noon Cub Scout Pack 91 Blue and Gold Banquet at First Methodist Church 7 p m Pecos Church Softball League committee to set rules to send representatives First Baptist Church 7 30 p m Neighborhood Girl Scout leaders meet at Girl Scout House 1 p m Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p m 125 S Oak St various phone numbers Evening Lions Club meets at American Motor Inn 7 30 p m Amistad Lions Club meets at Lions Den 7 30 p m Tuesday Al Anon 8 p m 125 S Oak St Morning TOPS club 9 30 a m Federation Parlor TOPS TX 259 meets 10th St Community Council office 6 p m Evening Optimists meet at Saragosa Hall 8 p m
An Los Angeles police officer arrests a man for jaywalking who insists the Don't Walk sign is an advertisement for the bus company. The officer notes the suspect's unusual defense as the case unfolds in the city.
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