Odessa College Announces Student Programming Contest Deadline
Odessa College sets a deadline for applications to a student programming contest to be held March 31 from 9 30 a m to 6 p m in the OC computer center. Teams of two to four students from a single college will write and debug programs for about five hours using Univac 1100 10 and local compilers for Fortran and Cobol. Applications are available from Dr George Willis at Odessa College or the Permian Basin Chapter of DPMA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa College
OC Computer Center
Permian Basin
Data Processing Management Association
George Willis
Willis
DPMA
Thirteen Convicted on Entry Violations
Thirteen defendants were convicted for misdemeanor violations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Law. Jose Refugio Flores-Salgado and other Mexican citizens received 120 days each for illegal entry, with others getting 90 days and longer sentences. Joe Leija Jr received one year probation and a $300 fine. Guillermo Mesa-Rodriguez drew 358 days total for two counts. Ample details note pleas and magistrate trial authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Denver City
Texas
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Joe Leija, Jr
E. Tenth
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Guillermo Mesa-Rodriguez
Market Advances Inch Up As Dow Tops 845 On Light Trade
Stocks drifted higher with the Dow Jones industrial average at 845.55 up .87. Advances led 7 to 5 on the NYSE while American Motors rose to 77. The NYSE market breadth edged up as other major indices recorded small gains. Cotton futures and grain prices were quoted with modest moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Motors
American Stock Exchange
NEW York (Ap
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones
Toliver family rites mark Miss Toliver’s Pecos life
Mary Katherine Toliver, longtime Pecos educator with 27 years in Dallas ISD before retirement in 1977, was honored at a noon graveside service in Fairview Cemetery Hurst under Lucas Funeral Home. Survivors include her mother Ethel Toliver, brother B A Toliver, and sister Mrs William D Boone. She taught in Pecos Monahans and Japan. Frankie Martz, noted Pecos rodeo rider and ranch foreman, died recently in Fort Sumner after years on Free Bird Ranch and U Ranch east of Balmorhea. Maria Garcia Lopez, 52, died Sunday morning. services set for Wednesday at Santa Rosa Church with burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery. Born April 5, 1936 in Presidio, she lived in the area 28 years and was Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Katherine Toliver
Fairview
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst
Texas
Miss Toliver
Marlin
Pecos
B.A. Toliver
Monahans
Japan
Dallas Independent
Ethel Toliver
Houston
William D. Boone
Maria Garcia Lopez
Santa Rosa Church
Santa Rosa
Reeves County Hospital
Presidio
Fourth Grade Letters Seek Post Cards From Editors
A class at Big Knob Elementary in Freedom Pennsylvania requests editors to mail post cards or information about their area for a school exhibit. The letter asks for any response and provides the school address for sending materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Knob Elementary
Freedom
Pennsylvania
United States
Pecos Enterprise
Big Knob
U.S.A
Ferell
Mexican citizen jailed for illegal entry sentence
Manuel Silva Rubio, 20, Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty before U S Magistrate J M Preston in Pecos to illegally entering the United States. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison after the charge was filed by U S Immigration authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Manuel Silva-Rubio
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Sul Ross AAUW Seeks Applicants for 1979 80 Scholarship
The Sul Ross Chapter of the American Association of University Women invites applications for the 1979 80 Alice Cowan Scholarship. A $100 award honors an outstanding Sul Ross female student or incoming female high school graduate. Deadline is March 31 in Administration Building Room. Judy Perry distributes applications. Recipients announced at the Spring Awards Ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
American Association of University Women
Alice Cowan
Judy Perry
Deadline near for Odessa College medical lab program admission
The deadline for applying to Odessa College’s two year medical lab technology program is June 15. Enrollment is limited and selected each summer for next fall’s classes. The program combines classroom study with hospital lab work under a certified technician, leading to eligibility for the national registry exam. Contact Joel Smith at OC for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa College
Medical Lab
Joel Smith
Medical Lab Technology Department
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Smith
Balmorhea to elect four council seats and school board
Seven candidates filed for four city council seats in the April 7 election with incumbents Clemente Alvarez Linda Bryan and Billie Lozano joined by challengers Jack Hoffman Pecos Cook Raul Machuca and Norman Trada. Three school board posts open with C T Gray and Gary Lofton filing. Absentee voting runs March 19 to April 3 at City Hall and the school office. Local social notes include library staff attending a workshop in Ft Stockton and residents visiting family in Long Beach and Mernard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemente Alvarez
Linda Bryan
Billie Lozano
Jack Hoffman
Pecos Cook
Raul Machuca
Norman Trada
Leaders Attend Clothing Class in Odessa 4-H Training
Five Reeves-Loving County leaders attended a Saturday Odessa clothing training led by Becky Culp and Linda Bond. Participants included Charlotte Waight Toyah Kenda Dulaney Melissa Gholson Nancy Reeves and Jeanette McCoy Pecos. The session covered wovens knits spring fashion trends accessorizing hair styling and 4 H method demonstrations. The Reeves Loving Counties clothing project will start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Reeves-Loving
Charlotte Waight
Toyah
Kenda Dulaney
Melissa Gholson
Nancy Reeves
Jeanette McCoy
Pecos
Becky Culp
Linda Bond
KOSA
Pecos Man Reenlists in Army
Gerald D. Edwards son of Mrs. Jo Ann Pitts of 601 S. Cypress St and Leo L. Edwards of 30 S. Willow reenlisted for three years. He serves as a truck driver with the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald D. Edwards
Jo Ann Pitts
S. Cypress St
Leo L. Edwards
S. Willow
Third Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fort Bliss
Texas
Homemakers join Easter Seal Telethon in Pecos County
Reeves County Young Homemakers join Easter Seal in presenting the Eighth Annual National Easter Seal Telethon airing March 24 and 25 on KOSA Channel 7. Telecast runs 20 hours with Jack Klugman hosting and Don Kirshner co hosting. Citizens may pledge at 445 2497 or at KIUN during hours listed.
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Reeves County
Kosa
Jack Klugman
America
Klugman
Don Kirshner
Woody Fraser
ABC
Good Morning America
Easter Seal Society of Texas
Texas Easter Seal Society
Pecos
KIUN
Olton Residents Released on Bond in Immigration Case
Daniel Rey 33 and Guadalupe Ruiz 25 of Olton were indicted by a Pecos federal grand jury on four counts each of encouraging illegal entry and four counts of unlawfully transporting aliens. They posted 15000 dollars bond after appearing before U.S. Magistrate J M Preston in Pecos on March 8. They were arrested in Pecos after surrendering to the U S Marshal with their Orton attorney.
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Olton
Daniel Rey
Guadalupe Ruiz
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
J.M. Preston
United States
Orton
March 1979 Community Calendar Highlights Pecos area
Local clubs and organizations list events by day for Pecos Balmorhea and Reeves County. Highlights include Lions Club meetings at Pecos Inn and Lions Den, Amistad Lions, Barstow Lions, TOPS chapters, and Senior Citizens Center activities. Also notes AA Al-Non closed/open meetings, World Affairs program, stained glass demonstration, and various civic group gatherings.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City C.B
CPS Reddy Room
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Barstow
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Business and Professional Women Club
Hickory Housing Center
Second
Hickory
Pecos Art Association Club
Lonnie Kelley
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Fire Runs Reported At Pecos Dumpster Fires
Pecos Volunteer Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire across from No 55 Airbase at 7 45 p m Monday and again at Fifth and Orange at 12 26 a m today. burglary case ongoing after 10 Little League baseballs stolen from concession stand at Little League Park 400 Walthall between 1 a m March 10 and 3 p m March 12 with items valued at 40 dollars. building ransacked per report by David Smith at 4 34 p m Monday.
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Pecos
No. 55
Fifth
Orange
Walthall
David Smith
Private attorney questions jurors in Bullock probe
Austin based attorney Roy Minton represents Comptroller Bob Bullock and says the private questioning of grand jury witnesses by Bullock’s counsel is innovative and confusing to distinguish from the office. District Attorney Ronnie Earle calls it an assault on good judgment as four Bullock staffers testified. The panel may subpoena more witnesses before its term ends, focusing on a 1976 Louisiana trip and related incidents.
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Austin
Texas
Travis
Ronnie Earle
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Earle
Grand Jury
Roy Minton
Comptroller’s Office
Minton
Ed White
Paul Wehrle
Leslie Vilas
Sonal
Randall B. Wood
Louisiana
Couple on supervised probation for marijuana possession
Linda Lea Motika Dodds and Russell Allen Dodds, both convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession, were placed on five years of supervised probation by U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Pecos. Five-year term follows suspended one-year imprisonments. travel outside the Western District of Texas requires permission. Appointed attorneys represented both defendants.
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Man
Linda Lea Motika Dodds
Russell Allen Dodds
U.S
William Sessions
Pecos
Western District of Texas
Midland Man Given Three Year Term and Parole in Pecos Case
Midland resident Gil bert Postert Sanchez, 37, convicted of marijuana distribution, received three years in prison plus five years special parole. U.S. District Judge William Sessions imposed the sentence March 8 in Pecos after a Jan 16 nonjury conviction. Appeals letters were issued and an attorney was appointed to represent Sanchez on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Gilbert Postert Sanchez
U.S
William Sessions
Pecos
Sanchez
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Jose Refugio Flores-Salgado
Ranulfo Pena-Chacon
Quiterio Mendoza-Morales
Monserat Mendoza-Mendoza
Ernesto Mendoza- Tarrango
Juan Rodriguez-Ortiz
Jose Luis Lopez-Murillo
Julian Ramos-Trejo
Babano Mendoza- Mendoza
Gilberto Hernandez-Mendoza
Manuel Sigala-Chacon
Chicago
Indus
Frankie Martz
Fort Sumner
Schoal
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Bavis Counties
Pecos High School
Ricky Palmer
Anthony Gonzales
Ruben Abila
John Clark
David Whitehurst
Stanley Callaway
Jerry Willis
Blake Cowart
Brad Bufkin
Robert Hinojos
C.T. Gray
Gary Lofton
City Hall
Mrs
Mix O’ Rear
Farmington, N.M
Odes O' Rear
Amy McIntire
Cindy Lara
District Library
Ft. Stockton
L.A. O’rear
Mildred Holshauer
Long Beach, Calif
Frr
Es Allen Gilbert
Ft. Stockton Hospital
Mantez
Joe Kingston
Mernard
Mable Wilkenson
Bond
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