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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1979
Page
1
Government data show sharp inflation with 1.2 percent rise in February driven by higher food, housing, and gasoline costs. Food up 1.6 percent and meat prices up 4.9 percent this month, 12-month food rise at 12.7 percent and meat up 26.4 percent from February to February.
John Connally was named Texan of the Year by the 13th annual Texas Legislative Conference in New Braunfels. Speaker Joe Kilgore praised him as a standout leader, while Connally urged stronger U.S. stance and warned against loss of common sense in Washington amid inflation concerns.
The Town of Pecos City will host a school of instruction for election officers at City Hall Council Room on March 29 at 3 p.m. The event is in conjunction with Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District Election School. Interested persons are invited. A test of automatic tabulating equipment will follow to verify accurate vote counting for all offices.
An El Paso grand jury indicts Donald White and David Leon Wallace for capital murder in the December shooting death of El Paso attorney Lee Chagra. White, a Fort Bliss soldier, and Wallace, arrested in California, face bonds. another suspect, Luis Esper, was arrested but not indicted. The case ties to a broader federal drug trafficking probe.
Councilman Ben Matta of Pecos seeks a new term in the April 7 city election. A Reeves County native active in business and ranching, he notes water reservoir and Saragosa Park projects and ongoing flood studies as priorities. He emphasizes openness to residents, friends, and critics while continuing support for recreation and city services.
Sen Edward Kennedy and allied unions reject President Carter's limited phase one plan and press ahead with a full national health insurance bill. Meany and senior citizen groups attack the outline as inadequate while Kennedy says the plan fails to curb rising costs and would be wasteful. White House notes the plan aims to shield all Americans from catastrophic costs and aid the elderly and poor with details yet to be resolved.
Generally fair weather is expected in Pecos and the surrounding area through Saturday. Yesterday's high reached 69 degrees with a 35 degree low this morning. In West Texas, conditions remain fair through Saturday with wind in the Panhandle today. Highs range from the 50s in the Panhandle to the mid 70s in the Big Bend lowlands, with lows in the 30s. Saturday highs are forecast in the 60s to 70s depending on location.
Texas Governor Bill Clements said there is no evidence that raids from neighboring states caused a diesel fuel shortage in the Panhandle and High Plains. He called it a maldistribution issue and planned talks with diesel suppliers to decide on possible emergency allocations. West Texas farmers report tractor fuel difficulties as the energy office handles up to 200 calls daily.
Flavio Estrada Sr. of Presidio and Redford, awaiting sentencing for conspiring to possess and possessing heroin, has had bond reduced from 100000 to 25000 cash with 10 percent option and he was released from Reeves County Correctional Facility. U S District Judge William Sessions adopted Magistrate J M Preston’s plan after a Pecos bond hearing March 20 at which Estrada testified. The new bond requires signing by Estrada and his son Floyd Estrada Jr., a Reeves County deputy sheriff. Sentencing set for 8:30 a m April 16 in Pecos federal court.
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