Callaghan seen as likely Labor leader to replace Wilson
London's political scene centers on Foreign Secretary James Callaghan as the Labor Party’s favored successor to Harold Wilson. Reports say he has broad support from left and right factions, with unions backing him though his age 64 may count against him. Other contenders include Roy Jenkins Michael Foot Anthony Crosland and Denis Healey.
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Associated Press
London
James Callaghan
Labor Party
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Home
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Margaret Thatcher
Commissioners OK hospital nursery items in Pecos county actions
County commissioners approved 4304.75 dollars for Memorial Hospital nursery equipment including three incubators and an isolette. They settled three thousand dollars damages to a farm building after county workers burned weeds from a road. A two thousand five hundred dollar grant was approved for Pecos Children's Day Care Center to hire a high school student for a 40 hour work week under a vocational program.
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Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Bill Mattox Jr
County Action
Market rundown shows hesitation with gains and cotton rise
New York stocks edged higher at noon with the Dow up 3.15 to 986.62 as advances outweighed declines two to one. Cotton futures climbed midday with No 2 prices up, while Fort Worth quoted cattle and hogs with varied declines and steady feeder cattle amid light testing.
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New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Norton Simon
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
High School One Act Plays Set for Friday Night
High school will present two one act plays Friday at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. The better entry will be entered in UIL competition. Photographs of Jo Ann Galindo Joe Ortega Mike Jurado Nicolas Ortega and Mike Rodriguez will be returned if not picked up by April 2.
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UIL
Jo Ann Galindo
Joe Ortega
Mike Jurado
Nicolas Ortega
Mike Rodriguez
Christmas sales boost tax rebates in Pecos and state totals
State comptroller Bob Bullock reported a 17.5 percent rise in business in the Christmas quarter of 1975 and upturned tax rebates totaling 75.5 million dollars. Pecos received 51,538.72 after fees. Houston led with 11.1 million and Dallas with 6.1 million. Other areas included Andrews, Balmorhea, Fort Stockton, Kermit, Monahans, Seminole, and Toyota Jun.
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Pecos
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Andrews
Balmorhea
Fort Stockton
Kermit
Monahans
Seminole
Toyah
Krueger backs estate tax reform for farms and heirs
Congressman Bob Krueger urged support for estate tax reform proposing to raise the personal exemption from 60 000 to 200 000 and to value farms at current use. He cited rising costs since 1942 and said many farmers lose family estates due to inadequate exemption. Hearings set March 15 to 23 with a May floor vote anticipated.
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Bob Krueger
Krueger
Omar Burleson
School Menu And Weekend Social Notes
Thursday menu items include stew jello salad hot rolls and a dessert. Friday offers fish fillet red beans cabbage and apple slaw cornbread jello milk bread and butter. Weekend visits feature Bea Brown of Odessa and Jack Springer of San Angelo plus Frank Galyon of Odessa. Balmorhea church guests from Farmington and Phoenix trips. tennis teams head to Iraan for a Thursday Friday tournament.
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Dick Compton
Bea Brown
Odessa
Jack Springer
San Angelo
Frank Galyon
Funding gaps blamed for long running AMS grain inspection corruption
Houston report quotes Dave Galliart head of the Agricultural Marketing Service saying insufficient funding and staff allowed corruption in the U S grain inspection system to persist for years. He indicated funding and personnel shortfalls enabled the issue.
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Houston
Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS
U.S
Six Texans die of brucellosis since 1960 in Texas
Dr. S J Serro of the Texas Department of Health Resources said six people have died from brucellosis in Texas since 1960, with four deaths in the past five years. He noted a reversal of a prior decline in cases in 1974, though overall numbers remain small, during remarks at the 26th Southwestern Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
S.J. Serro
Texas Department of Health Resources
Ford limits specialty steel imports to bolster domestic industry
President Ford moved to negotiate orderly marketing agreements to curb specialty steel imports, mainly from Japan, the EEC, and Sweden. If talks fail, quotas may be imposed by June 14 for three years, with voluntary export limits also set for three years. Prices could rise short term as imported steel runs 20 to 30 percent below domestic, though long term benefits cited by industry officials include a stronger U S steel sector.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
U.S
Barron's
Ford Administration
U.S. Trade Commission
Steel
Commission
Frederick B. Dent
Japan
Sweden
United States
Negligent homicide transferred to county
Reeves County grand jury indicted Jim M. and Linda R. Sykes for criminally negligent homicide over a infant death. District Judge Starley ordered transfer to county court, citing lack of jurisdiction. The couple, jailed, face bond in connection with Lindy M. Sykes death on January 27.
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Reeves County
Jane Ross
Jimmy M
Linda R. Sykes
J. H. Starley
Sykes
Lindy M. Sykes
Sheriff's Deputies
Bentsen Opposes Post Office Consolidations in Texas
U.S. Senator Bentsen urges delay on Postal Service plans to consolidate suburban offices and close rural ones. He notes potential loss of mail service to thousands of Texans and cites Hurst Fort Worth savings of 33 000 annually by removing two unfilled positions. He backs legislation to protect affected residents.
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U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Texas
Hurst
Central Post Office
Fort Worth
Calendar of Coming Events in Pecos Area
Calendar of upcoming happenings across Pecos and nearby areas lists community meetings, fairs, church socials, and performances scheduled through the month. Highlights include a town hall on civic projects, a Saturday farmers market, and a Sunday concert at Central Park.
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Pecos
Local club notices and a burglary report
Rotary Club at Holiday Inn noon. Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m. 125 S Oak St. Lions and Optimists meet at various venues. Morning TOPS at Federation Parlor. TOPS TX 259 at 10th St Community Council office 6 p.m. Evening Optimists at Saragosa Hall 8 p.m. Burglars steal shotgun from veterinarian hospital after prying a window. gun and money taken.
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Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
10Th St. Community
Pecos Enterprise Ad Rates And Delivery Details
The Pecos Enterprise lists its delivery options with evening publication Monday through Friday and newsstands at 1 cent, carrier price 15 cents monthly tax, and annual mail rates for Reeves, Culberson, and Jeff Davis counties. Rates vary for other counties and states, with servicemen and students receiving special pricing. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and provides republication rights for its news dispatches.
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Reever Ward
Loving Culberson
Jeff Davis
Associated Press
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