Commissioners award improvements to Pecos Rodeo grounds
Reeves County Commissioners Court awarded Ed Armstrong of Pecos the contract to improve the north stands at the Pecos Rodeo grounds for 19 085 20 dollars, with a rival bid from Asociacion De Contratistas Inc. at 23 520. The plan adds three rows of box seats and 18 new boxes, increasing capacity and safety.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
Pecos Rodeo Grounds
Ed Armstrong
Pecos
Asociacion de Contratistas, Inc
Fred P. Armstrong
Armstrong and Associates
Rodeo Grounds
Armstrong
Town
Major injuries averted as anti-Castro Cubans claim blasts
A suitcase bomb exploded in the Kennedy airport baggage area injuring four handlers and forcing a five hour delay on TWA Flight 17 bound for Los Angeles. A New Jersey synagogue of Cuban programs and a drugstore were later attacked, claimed by Omega 7, a Cuban exile group active in New York.
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Marc Rosenwasser
Associated Press
NEW York
New Jersey
Trans World Airlines
Kennedy Airport
TWA
Los Angeles
The
New
U.S
Omega 7
New York City
United Nations
Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
Deregulation push targets trucking price controls in Texas
In Austin, Sen. A R Babe Schwartz and Rep. Tom DeLay back companion bills to ease startup of trucking firms and deregulate intrastate prices over three years. They argue existing rules block small carriers by requiring public convenience and necessity and permit-based price setting. Opponents fear service gaps, higher fuel use, and consolidation by large shippers.
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Austin
Schwartz
Railroad Commission
State senators study school financing plan
Texas lawmakers focus on financing public education while reviewing foreign business interests and the 1980-81 budget. A Senate panel considers disclosing foreign land purchases and education subcommittees study tuition for foreign students. Rep Pete Laney seeks a state aircraft board to centralize aircraft use amid a 18 owned and 11 leased planes plus seven DPS helicopters.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate Economic Development Committee
Oscar Mauzy
Education Committee
Senate
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Veterans’ Land
Senate Finance Committee
Pete Laney
D-Hale Center
Laney
Department of Public Safety
Fire may be arson in Pecos City home blaze
Fire Marshal Dick Wadley reported a mystery fire at 710 S Elm under investigation, possibly arson. The Pecos Volunteer Fire Department arrived at 8 14 p m to find flames confined to living room drapes with smoke damage. the house was vacant and no damages set. The Reeves County Sheriff’s Department also reported a stabbing case at 1313 Leader under investigation, victim transported to Reeves County Hospital by Pecos Ambulance Service at 12 59 a m and admitted after surgery. no age or further details available.
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Pecos
Reeves County
C.T. Gray
Balmorhea
Permian Basin
Dick Wadley
S. Elm
Reeves County Sheriff's Department
Joe Vasquez
Reeves County Hospital
Leader
Cinco de Mayo Queen candidates named in Pecos event
Isa Martinez Cindy Flores and Ysela Herrera are candidates for Cinco de Mayo Queen in the Sept 16 Celebration Committee event. Coronation will be at a Santa Rosa Hall dance on May 5. Each candidate will sell tickets to the dance and a prize drawing. Martinez is a sixth grader at Bessie Haynes Elementary. Flores a seventh grader at Crockett Junior High. Herrera an eighth grader at Zavala Junior High involved in track student government and cheerleading.
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Isa Martinez
Cindy Flores
Ysela Herrera
Santa Rosa Hall
Miss Martinez
Leandro Orona
Bessie Haynes Elementary
Miss Flores
Isabel Flores
Crockett Junior High School
Miss Herrera
Tony Herrera
Zavala Junior High School
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Marcos Martinez
Robert S. Kent
Kent
Larry Fuller
Raul Florez
District Court
Pecos High School
Jean Osborn
Big Spring
Terri Estes
Pecos High
Jean
United States Air Force
Terri
United States Army
Robert Hinojos
Jersey
Weehawken
Elmaceen Pharmacia
Union City
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Ing
Commission
Texas Motor Transportation Asociation
Legislative Budget Board
West Texas
Panhandle
Cinco de Mayo
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