Texas Plans Education Tests Through May For 1979 Legislature
Texas Education Agency outlines a statewide assessment project using a 13 percent sample of 113 307 students in 2234 schools to test reading writing mathematics and citizenship from April 3 to May 5. Results will guide basic skills planning and possible 1979 legislative recommendations.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Texas
Charles Nix
Texas Education Agency
Nix
Wildlife report shows shifts in Texas deer hunting patterns
Texas wildlife officials report 287000 deer killed last year and 525000 hunters afield nationwide, but Edwards Plateau saw a 7 percent drop in white tailed deer harvest and 5 percent fewer hunters. Other regions posted gains such as Pineywoods 31 percent and Cross Timbers 21 percent. Charles Winkler cites habitat loss to subdivisions and urbanization as a key factor, noting range limits affect deer, cattle, sheep, and goats.
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Austin
Texas
Edwards Plateau
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Pineywoods
South
Cross Timbers
Charles Winkler
Hays
Comal
Dees
Market extends upswing amid easing rate fears
The New York market rose at noon as the Dow gained 0.52 to 763.34 with NYSE gainers outpacing decliners. Analysts cited signs of easing rate pressure and slower monetary growth. volume reached 12.13 million shares. Hercules Inc rose 3/8 to 13 2, National Semiconductor up 4, NYSE composite higher at 49.95. Cotton futures and grain prices also moved, with mixed early daily quotes across commodities.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
Fed
Hercules Inc
NYSE
National Semiconductor
Cash Grain
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Pecos Student Named on Abilene Dean's List
Abilene Christian University named 608 students to the dean's honor list for the 1977 fall semester. Eligibility required at least 12 semester hours and a 3.45 GPA. Valeria Hamar of Pecos achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Abilene Christian University
ACU
Valeria Hamar
Frank B Hamar
Pecos
Hamar
Pecos Judge Attends Four Day Municipal Seminar
Pecos Judge Connie Gomez took a 24 hour course at Sam Houston State University Huntsville March 8 10 attending sessions on the impact of judicial demeanor hazards of hearsay municipal court administration and other topics. Guest speaker Texas Attorney General John Hill addressed the 315 judges. Gomez says the courses benefited her Pecos office. The Gomez family includes Angie Alfred Jr and Arturo.
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Connie Gomez
Pecos
Municipal Courts Association
Criminal Justice Center
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Albert Lee
Humble
Justice of the Peace Association
Harris County
Francis Jamison
Denver
Colorado
James C. Dunlap
Austin
Michael O’quinn
San Antonio
Maurice Pipkin
State Office of Judicial Conduct
Rustin
Municipal Court
Riley Fletcher
Texa Municipal League
Otis Moore
Odessa
Bob Jungman
Houston
Texas
John Hill
Gomez
Angie Gomez
Alfred, Jr
Arturo
Balmorhea School Board Plans Repairs and Easter Break
Balmorhea School Board met March 14 to discuss bus repairs and Driver's Education progress as classes continue. Easter holiday set for March 23 with classes resuming April 3. Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce held a March meeting at the Community Center chaired by Tony Parker. Finance showed 545 dollars in the accounts as of January 31. Vice President Tony Parker to preside after Narkham declined nomination. Membership drive approved with 5000 brochures to be printed and distributed to camps and stations. An ad for the festival will appear in the OESTA magazine being published in Midland by Sam Pendegras.
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Balmorhea School Board of Directors
C.T. Gray
Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce
Tony Parker
Charles Narkham
Mary Barfield
Sam Pendegras
Midland
Booked Kenneth Love held for alleged intoxication in Texas
Police logs show Kenneth Dee Love of Merizon Texas booked into jail at 2 a.m. March 17 for alleged public intoxication. Other items note a missing shovel at 4:26 p.m. yesterday from Marvin Phipps 822 S Elm St and shoplifting at Dans Tapes and Records Shop involving a juvenile suspect. Fire calls include a gun trash fire at E B Tudor farm and a brush fire behind the Ramada Inn. An alley fire behind Brandon Hotel prompted six and seven units. An ambulance was requested for unknown injuries on Highway 285 six miles north. The Conference Board cites about 14 000 annual deaths from on the job accidents and up to 100 000 deaths attributed to work hazards with 390 000 new disease cases yearly.
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Kenneth Dee Love
Merizon
Texas
Marvin Phipps
S. Elm St
Dan Daniels
S. Cedar
Pecos
Ramada Inn
Prewit
Brandon Hotel
Highway 285
Conference Board
Calendar of Pecos area events for March 1978
Calendar lists weekly clubs and meetings in Pecos including Lions clubs at Holiday Inn and Lions Den, Pecos Al Non Group and Home Demonstration Club at specific addresses, Rotary Club at Holiday Inn, Alcoholics Anonymous at 125 S Oak, Senior Citizens Center at 119 S Cedar. Phone numbers provided for contacts and schedule entries indicate weekday and evening gatherings throughout the week.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Tufsday
Pecos Al-Non Group
S. Oak
Pecos Home Demonstration Club
S. Alberta
Holiday Inn
Pecos Rotary Club
Oil audits raise revenue fears for Texas oil firms
Texaco vice president L W Calahan warned that federal audits of 34 large oil producers could slash Texas property revenue by as much as 50 percent and cut royalties from state lands in half. He spoke in a prepared remarks for the railroad commission annual oil and gas industry hearing, calling the audits a major concern for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Texas
Texas
L.W. Calahan
Texaco Inc
Calahan
Railroad Commission
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Crockett Junior High School
Mary Lou Carrasco
Robert Hinojos
Wildlife Report
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Pecos Texas
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Carter
Reeves
Ward
Loving Culberson
Jett Counties
Balmorhea
Becky Loftin
Tio
Chalupas
Sm Ug Eee Et Ate Ae
Pecos Alcoholics
Anonymous
S. Oak St
Senior Citizens Center
Bernardo Martinez
S. Eddy
Jo Ann Beauchamp
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