UMAC Installation, Banquet Slated in Pecos March 26
UMAC hosts installation banquet and candidates meeting in Pecos on March 26 at the United Mexican American Count hall. Frank Perea urges reservations by March 25 with 500 tickets available. Richard Abalos of Odessa will headline. Incumbents and challengers for Pecos city council, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD, and county school board are invited to speak.
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United Mexican*Americar
Pecos
UMAC
Frank Perea
Richard Abalos
Odessa
Marcos Contreras
Pilar Contreras
David Dutchover
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
County School Board
Perea
Manuel Trujillo
Bob Bickley
Douglas Fernandes
Frank Apolinar Sr
Phillip Tyree
Independent — School District Board
Louis Matta
Chester Kesey
Ben F. Meek Jr
Louis R. Guerrero
Bob Miller
Henry Blackwell
Roddy Villesgas
Robert Hernandez
Juana Jaquez
Lupe Alvarez
David Fierro
Hubbs Office Supply
Ben
Eddie Varela
Figueroa
Pecos Chamber to Honor Teachers at March Banquet
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce will present Awards of Merit at its March 22 annual banquet. Chamber President Bill Hubbs will award teachers praised for character dedication to youth and respect from pupils and the community. Past recipients include Bill Carriso Eleanor Eddins Aileen Nabors Irene Turk Emma Sheperd Lavenia Bell Eugenia Goodman Thelma Goodrich Marianna Hart Bill Bingham Laura Boswell Bailey Wheeless Jane Cameron Billie Sadler Frank Kelley Verna Marie Kelley and Virginia Reed.
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bill Hubbs
Bill Carriso
Eleanor Eddins
Aileen Nabors
Irene Turk
Emma Sheperd
Lavenia Bell
Eugenia Goodman
Thelma Goodrich
Marianna Hart
Bill Bingham
Doug Fernandes Seeks Pecos City Council Return
Doug Fernandes, Pecos city councilman for two years, runs again in the April 2 election. He is a rancher, Rotary member, rodeo and fair association past-president, and husband of Emily a teacher. They live at 1518 Hackberry with sons Will and Ed. Both born in Pecos. Fernandes graduate Sul Ross 1949. active in First Baptist Church.
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Doug Fernandes
Fernandes
Rotary Club
Rodeo and Fair Association
Emily
Austin
Hackberry
Will
Pecos
Doug
Emily Fernandes
First Baptist Church
Sul Ross University
Tribes Kill Hundreds of Christians in Barouk Village
In Barouk Lebanon Druze Moslem tribesmen fatally harmed more than 200 Christian villagers in retaliation over Kamal Jumblatt. Dozens more Christians reportedly disappeared or were held. Officials say a Christian clan may be buried after a church blast.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Barouk
Nakhle
Weather Watch Thursday Forecast For Local Area
Thursday brings a high near 95 with a cool night and fair conditions through Saturday. Saturday highs range from the 60s in the north to the 80s in the south.
Pecos Zoning Board rejects beer sale exception at Eddy
The Pecos Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 4 to 2 to deny Miguel Castillo’s request to sell beer at his La Nortena restaurant at 802 S Eddy in a C-1 zone. The board held the matter over to another meeting at city hall with six members named Holub Vasquez Flores Tram mell Tercero Mitchell.
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Pecos
City Hall
Board of Adjustment
Johnny Holub
George Vasquez
Isabel Flores
Bob Trammell
Joe Tercero
Charles Mitchell
Gas well that blew for days caves in and shuts
In Jennings Louisiana a wild gas well that erupted for two days finally caved in and plugged itself, according to Jefferson Davis Parish officials. The incident prompted emergency crews to monitor the site and secure the surrounding area.
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Jennings, la
Jefferson Davis Parish
Weather Drives February Consumer Prices Higher
U S government data show consumer prices rose one percent in February the sharpest inflation surge in two years as severe winter disrupted food supplies. Food prices jumped led by fresh vegetables up 20.9 percent with fruits and coffee also rising. Gasoline and fuels added to the gain while nonfood prices edged up seven-tenths of a percent and services six-tenths.
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Washington
Labor Department
Mobutu Denies Angola Forces Seize Kolwezi Center
The Mobutu government rejected reports that Angolan invaders captured Kolwezi, a key copper mining hub in Zaire. Diplomatic sources confirmed the denial while others claimed the advance was about 90 miles west of Kolwezi and moving east with little resistance.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Angola
Kolwezi
Mobutu
Easter Seals house-to-house drive underway in city
Mrs Lillian Sheek coordinates the Easter Seals campaign this weekend as volunteers ring doorbells through Sunday to fund services for handicapped children and adults. The 1977 appeal features a house-to-house parade and a March 26 telethon on KOSA TV with Michael Landon as host, sponsored locally by the Newcomers Club and Future Homemakers of America.
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Ing
Kosa-Tv
Odessa
Michael Landon
Newcomers Club
Future Homemakers of America
Haile seeks third term on Toyah City Council
Haile, a four year Toyah City Council member, announces a bid for at least two more years. He cites progress, safety, and community pride as priorities while noting residents’ closeness in the small town. Continued on Page 2.
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H.S. Haile
Toyah
Haile
Duval
Crewmen Held as Witnesses in Marijuana Conspiracy
Crewmen of the freighter Calabrese are jailed in Jacksonville as federal marijuana conspiracy case material witnesses against a Bogota, Colombia man.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bogota
Colombia
Evacuations Continue as Zaire Reports Kolwezi Hold
More Americans are evacuated from southeastern Zaire as reports say Angolan invaders advance toward Kolwezi a copper mining center. The Zaire government denies that Kolwezi has fallen amid the advancing threat.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Angola
Kolwezi
Senate panel approves larger standard deduction tax cut
The Senate Finance Committee approved an increased standard deduction that would average a $100 cut for 46 million couples or individuals, while about 2.1 million single filers would see a $51 annual increase. The measure aligns with a House bill including a $50 per person rebate proposal from President Carter.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Carter
Fire Hits Davidson Feedlot In Six Hour blaze
A fire tore through about two acres of the Davidson feed lot on Thursday, driven by 35 to 40 mph winds and lasting six hours. Fire Chief J T Prewitt reported damage to hay, fences, and sheds but no cattle or people were hurt. The cause remains unknown. A truck manned by two men stayed at the scene overnight after the blaze appeared extinguished. The Davidson pens lie about 15 miles south of town.
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Davidson
J.T. Prewitt
Prewitt
Davidson Pens
GM to Build Ceramic Plant Near Wichita Falls
General Motors AC Spark Plug Division plans a ceramics products plant on 100 acres northwest of Wichita Falls Texas near the Texas Oklahoma border. The site will produce ceramic components for an air fuel ratio sensor and other ceramic parts.
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Detroit
General Motors
Wichita Falls
Tex
E.M. Estes
Texas-Oklahoma
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Doug Fernandez
Gene Douglas
Lillian Sheek
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Professional Pharmacy
Daggett & Eddy
Pecos Drug CO
Redigers Pharmacy
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