Pecos Speech Students Shine at West Texas Tournament
Diana Gonzales of Pecos High School won first in persuasive speaking at the West Texas Speech Tournament at Hardin Simmons University Abi lene. Johnny Miller was a semi finalist in the same event, with Mark White a prose interpretation finalist and Rhonda Bryant a poetry interpretation semi finalist. Other events feature Gonzales placing second in girls extemporaneous speaking in El Paso and several semi finalists across drama and poetry categories. James Florez was a prose interpretation finalist.
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Cynthia Florez
White and Gonzales
James Florez
White
Wholesale prices rise sharply in February 1976
February wholesale prices jumped nine tenths of a percent the largest advance in sixteen months led by higher costs for coffee poultry and fruits and vegetables Analysts could not determine how much winter weather contributed The monthly increase followed a five tenths percent rise in January and left prices six percent higher than a year earlier with an eleven percent annualized rate.
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House approves Briscoe hotel tax increase bill
The Texas House passed a bill to raise hotel occupancy taxes from 3 to 4 percent with an 84-49 vote, sending the measure to Gov. Dolph Briscoe. Supporters cited tourism jobs and out-of-state revenue while critics accused it of breaking a no-new-taxes pledge.
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Briscoe
Weather Watch: Windy Today With Cold Tonight
Forecast calls for a high wind warning day with southwest and west winds 30 to 40 mph and gusts. Winds shift to northwest and ease tonight into Friday. Partly cloudy and colder conditions expected tonight and Friday.
Wind and Weather Prep as Pacific Cold Front Moves In
Cooler Pecos area expected tonight as a Pacific cold front nears West Texas. Gusts to 40 mph at Pecos airport and blowing dust on the South Plains. Showers and possible severe thunderstorms forecast, with widespread winds and varied temperatures across the state. Weather advisories cover multiple western states and high wind warnings persist in affected regions.
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Council Accepts Bid for Booster Unit Amid City Plans
The City Council opened four bids for a booster apparatus for a fire truck and accepted the second lowest bid at 19 973 dollars from Sims. They also approved advertising for a new pumping truck, noted a 2400 dollar federal anti recession payment, discussed a slurry seal for the airport runway, and moved ahead with plans for a new sewage plant with revised cost estimates and federal grant considerations.
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Maxey
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Texas
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