City of Pecos States 63,985.31 Tax Share from March Allocation
State Comptroller Bob Bullock reports Pecos City will receive 63,985.31 as its share of the one percent city sales tax for the period ending March 1, 12 percent above the prior year’s 53,177.26. March rebates total 69.2 million for 915 Texas cities, raising year to date to 101.5 million, with Houston at 13.5 million and Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, and El Paso also listed.
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Bob Bullock
Pecos City
Pecos
Bullock
Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Austin
el Paso
KIUN Radio sale announced pending FCC approval
President of KIUN Radio Inc Bill H Hubbs says KIUN will be sold to George A Day and Roy E Parker subject to Federal Communications Commission approval in Washington. Hubbs has managed KIUN since 1957 while his wife Pat worked there since 1967. The sale continues a legacy of Pioneer broadcasters Barney Hubbs and Jack Hawkins who started KIUN in 1935 and built a regional network including stations such as KVLF Alpine KVKM Monahans KRIG Odessa KFST Fort Stockton KAMY Mc Camey KAVE Carlsbad KKIT Taos KVFC Cortez KUTA Blanding and related newspapers.
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Bill H. Hubbs
Kiun Radio Inc
KIUN
Federal Communications Commissions
Washington, D.C
George A. Day
Brownwood
Texas
Roy E. Parker
Ballinger
Arrowhead Broadcasting
Kcom Radio
Comanche
Hubbs
Pat
Pioneer Broadcasters and Publishers
Barney Hubbs
Pecos
Jack Hawkins
Cortez
Colorado
Kim Hubbs
Hawkins
Cactus State Network
KVLF
Alpine
KVKM
Monahans
KRIG
Odessa
KFST
Fort Stockton
KAMY
McCamey
KAVE
Carlsbad
KKIT
Taos
New Mexico
KVFC
KUTA
Blanding
Utah
Ector County News
Odessa American
Wink
Kermit
Barstow
Mentone
Crane
van Horn
Balmorhea
Artesia
Government seeks extension to month end on back to work order
Washington AP reports the government asked to extend a temporary back to work order for a week while miners ratify a proposed Taft Hartley contract. The order expires today. officials expect a March 28 extension rather than a permanent injunction as 160000 United Mine Workers may resume work after ratification next week. The Labor Department notes about 22,900 factory and 20,000 transportation workers were laid off last week due to coal and electricity shortages from the strike.
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United Mine Workers
Justice Department
Mark Sheehan
Cess
Sheehan
Labor Department
New District Judge Selected in Texas Appointment
Gov Dolph Briscoe named Midland County Judge Barbara Culver to the 318th Judicial District replacing resigned judge Joseph Mims. Briscoe also appointed Robert Caldwell Sr Carrollton and Clarence Emms Jr Fort Worth to the State Board of Landscape Architects. John Mehos Galveston was reappointed to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.
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Austin
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Midland
Barbara Culver
Joseph Mims
Briscoe
Robert Caldwell Sr
Carrollton
Clarence Emms Jr
Fort Worth
Texas State Board of Landscape Architects
John Mehos
Galveston
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
Farmers protest at Agriculture Department siege ends with talks planned
About 50 protesters ejected by riot police after forcing entry to the Agriculture Department during a sit-in linked to demands for higher price supports for wheat and other farm products. A night stay persisted as Bergland planned to meet some demonstrators while others remained, seeking public attention for their plight.
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Washington
Bob Bergland
Bergland
American Agriculture
Department
Capitol Hill
Agriculture Department
Quincy Murphy
Mississippi
Wayne Peterson
South
Red Adair crew awaits gear at Carlsbad gas well blast
Two members of Red Adair's firefighting team waited for equipment from Houston as a gas well northeast of Carlsbad exploded and caught fire. The site was fenced off at Sheriff LeRoy Payne's request. A Christmas tree valve crack risked further hazards while bulldozers began building a water reservoir for cooling.
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Red Adair
Carlsbad
Houston
J.B. Horne
Texas International Petroleum Co
Eddy County
Leroy Payne
Payne
Shamrock Texas Green St Patrick Day Celebration Expands
Shamrock Texas hosts the 32nd St Patrick Day festival drawing an estimated 30 000 visitors over today and Saturday. Shamrock High Irish band leads parade followed by Donegal Beard judging Miss Irish Rose and Old Fiddler contests. The event began in 1938 to replace a canceled school play. A banquet, rodeo and country western dance are planned.
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Shamrock
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Ireland
Shamrock High School
Amarillo
St. Patrick's Day
Shamrock High Irish
Rural water act workshop planned at Fort Davis
The Texas Association of Rural Water Corporations will hold a one day Fort Davis workshop April 19 at the Indian Lodge Davis Mountains State Park. Registration starts 8 15 a.m. Officials will learn about the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and agency roles in Texas. Representatives from state health, PUC, USDA FmHA, EPA and Texas A&M Extension will participate.
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Texas Association of Rural Water Corporations
Fort Davis
Texas
Indian Lodge
Davis Mountains
Texas State Health Department
Texas Public Utilities Commission
Farmers Home Administration
USDA
Environment
al Protection Agency
Texas A&m University Extension Service
TARWC
P.O
Austin
Fort Stockton hosts Texas Airport System Plan meeting
The Texas Aeronautics Commission leads a regional planning session at Fort Stockton City Hall to review Pecos Reeves Terrell Upton and Ward County airport needs, funding options, and development goals. Officials and residents discuss pavement rehab programs and economic factors guiding airport development.
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Fort Stockton
Texas Airport System Plan
West 2Nd
Pecos
Reeves
Terrell
Upton
Ward
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Permian Basin
Gional Planning Commission
Texas Airport System
Texas
Federal Aviation Administration
Unemployment in Texas Rises After Christmas Slump
The Texas Employment Commission reports unemployment climbing from 4.7 percent in December to 5.5 percent in January as the usual post Christmas slump hits. Labor force totals show 5,904,900 in January and 5,580,200 in December, with 324,700 unemployed, up 49,000 from December.
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Austin, Texas
Texas Employment Commission
Texas
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Pecos Enterprise
KIM
Brandon
South Cedar
Associated Press
West Texas
Big Bend
Homemakers of America
Crockett Junior High
Mary Lou Carrasco
Mary Urquidez
Crockett
Robert Hinojos
Carter
Dakota
Karen Voight
Zavala Junior High School
Panhandle
St. Pat
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