Panama Canal Treaty Vote Heads to Senate
Senate opponents claim victory for the first treaty as President Carter presses a few uncommitted lawmakers. The vote hinges on a two thirds majority with about 65 solid yes votes and rising. Carter’s team targets support for the second agreement as the Easter recess nears.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
White House
Zorinsky
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Quuntin Burdick
North Dakota
Paul G. Hatfield
Montana
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
United States
Panama
U.S
Bellman
Burdick
Senate
Bob Packwood
Oregon
House
Robert Strauss
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Brooke
Dennis
DeConcini
Arizona
Donald Riegle
Michigan
Russell Long
Louisiana
Charles McC. Mathias
Maryland
Preston Smith to Address Pecos Lions Club March 22
Former Governor Preston Smith plans a campaign stop in Pecos on Wednesday March 22 delivering a noon to 1 p.m. brief address to the Downtown Lions Club at the Holiday Inn and a 1 15 to 2 p.m. public reception at the West Texas Cooperative Oil Mill. A spokesman says Smith will meet attendees and discuss issues in the governor race as he tours more than 300 Texas cities and towns.
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Preston Smith
Pecos
Lions Club
Holiday Inn
West Texas
February Production Rise Despite Coal Strike Weather
The Federal Reserve reports that U S industrial production rose 0.5 percent in February, rebounding from a 0.8 percent drop in January. Weather and the coal strike trimmed the gain by about 0.2 percentage points, signaling uneven but improving economic health across mines factories and utilities.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Temperatures Mild in Pecos with Broad West Texas Forecast
Weather notes show Pecos reached 74 degrees after a 29 degree low. The AP forecast calls for generally fair conditions in West Texas through Friday with warmer air across most areas. Highs range 55 to 82, Lows 26 to 42, and Friday highs projected at 68 to 86 as a warm spell continues.
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Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
70 Fires Roar Across East Texas Rangeland
Dry conditions and 30 mph winds sparked more than 70 fires across 1800 acres of East Texas rangeland from the Oklahoma border to the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas Forest Service urged residents to avoid outdoor burning until conditions improve.
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Lufkin
Texas
East Texas
Texas Forest Service
Forest Service
Pat Ebard
Oklahoma
Gulf of Mexico
East Texas Piney Woods
Multiple Burglaries Link Leads to 4 Suspects in Pecos Case
Police linked three adults and a juvenile to burglaries at Pecos area stores including Nik Nak Market and Ham's Chevron. Huffman Williamson and McCormick, plus a juvenile, were arrested after a March 8 patrol. Evidence included stolen electronics, fuel products, a car battery, and 41 removed highway signs totaling about 1425 dollars in value.
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Pecos
Ham
Chevron
W. 3Rd St
Elijio Lujan
Richard Alligood
Nik Nak Market
S. Eddy St
Huffman
Williamson
McCormick and Williamson
Chevron Station
Bill Burling
Big Spring
McCormick
Texas Electric Service
Odessa
Briscoe touts Texas economy and Pecos investments
Governor Dolph Briscoe told civic leaders in Pecos that Texas enjoys a strong, enviable economy with 1,400 new industries and an $11 billion impact. He highlighted $2 billion in education funding over five years and a 53 percent raise for teachers, adding Texas has no income tax and strong climate for investment. He praised the border effort and said the Industrial Commission will cooperate with local leaders as he tours West Texas communities.
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Dolph Briscoe
Pecos Holiday Inn
Texas
Vernor
Pecos
Reeves County
Texas Industrial Commission
Briscoe
Uvalde
West Texas
Brownfield
Wink
Kermit
Odessa
Midland
el Paso
Coal miners vote nears on tentative contract amid protest risk
The United Mine Workers bargaining council narrowly approves a tentative agreement aimed at ending a 101 day strike. Union leaders warn despite concessions the rank and file may reject. Miners protested UMWA headquarters as the vote is set for next week.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
UMWA
Joseph Phipps
District 19
Kentucky
Phipps
UMW
Arnold Miller
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Laxalt
Walter F. Mondale
Defense
Harold Brown
White
Ricky Richard Huffman
Morris
James Matthew Williamson
Missouri
Jay Carl McCormick
Alligood
S. Plum
Wade Gooding
W.R
Bob"’ Bickley
Richard Slack
Robert Hinojos
Bill Bowen
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