Carter unveils 2.7 billion urban policy plan
President Carter outlines a national urban policy with almost 2.7 billion in new spending and a 30 year loan subsidy package worth 1 billion. The plan, coordinated by HUD Secretary Patricia Harris, calls for a national development bank to aid distressed cities and rural areas, awaiting Congress approval.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Candidates Night Calls for Strong Pecos Voter Turnout
East Side Civic League president Les Joiner urged attendees at a Pecos candidates night to boost civic involvement and vote in the April 1 municipal elections. Several county city and school board hopefuls spoke, with Rev. R M Montgomery assisting introductions.
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East Side Civic League
Pecos
Les Joiner
The
League
Phyllis Salyer
Justice of the Peace
Eva Grammer
Reeves County
Catherine Ashley
Barbara Peer
Elvin Reynolds
Cecil Cothrun
Royce Cassell
W.R
Bob” Bickley
Jesus Muniz
Eddie Ferguson
Arnie Calderon
Louis Matta
Marcos Martinez
Ben Matta
R.M. Montgomery
St. James Baptist Church
Mississippi promoter Trull testimony opens in Estes case
Tyler AP The kidnapping trial of Mississippi promoter Don Trull begins today as he tests his claim that paroled West Texas con artist Billie Sol Estes bilked him. Witnesses from Houston and Abilene say they were drawn into Estes promoted schemes involving bogus promotions.
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Tyler
Texas
Mississippi
West Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Don Trull
Estes
Trull
Houston
Abilene
Associated Press
Record Keeping Clinic for Small Businesses Offered
Pecos Chamber of Commerce and First National Bank of Pecos sponsor a Record Keeping Clinic for small business persons on Wednesday March 29 from 1 to 4 PM in the Reddy Room at the Community Public Service building 1126 Stafford Boulevard. The session helps with bookkeeping, survival, and profitability for both new and established businesses.
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Stafford Boulevard
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank of Pecos
West TexasCongressional race targets White eighth term
In far West Texas Rep. Richard C. White a moderate conservative Democrat seeks an eighth consecutive term in Congress saying he never wanted a federal judgeship. He faces Bert Williams a former mayor who won’t take campaign contributions, and Republican Mike Giere in District 16 encompassing El Paso and parts of Odessa. White has cites seniority on the Armed Services and Post Office committees while Williams accuses White of nonresidence. Williams likens his campaign to Don Quixote challenging windmills.
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Associated Press
Far
Texas
Richard C. White
el Paso
Congress
White
Odessa
House Armed Services Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Williams
Roderick
Valley
el Paso County
Giere
Geire
Don Quixote
Judge refuses to lift straw poll from Texas Democratic ballot
A Texas district judge denied removing the nonbinding referendum on higher interest rates for small loans from the May 6 Democratic primary ballot. Opponents may appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. Beneficial Finance Co activists warned a vote could harm their case, while local party figures criticized the referendum wording as unfair.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Supreme Court
Hawkins
Beneficial Finance
State
Democratic Party
Texas Consumer Finance Association
Carson and Barnes Circus to Play Pecos Rodeogrounds
The Reeves County Sheriff's Posse sponsors the Carson and Barnes Five Ring Circus in Pecos Texas at the Rodeo grounds Tuesday March 28 with performances at 4 and 8 p.m. The 1978 edition promises modern spectacle and daring acts including premier equestrienne Miss Lucy Loyal and high wire feats by Los Condoras. Tickets start at 1.50 for children and 3 for adults, with presale through Posse members. The show features a 700-animal traveling menagerie and the return to the golden age of Rome in a grand five ring production.
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Pecos Texas Rodeo Grounds
Pecos Texas Rodeogrounds
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse, Inc
Charles Bellatti
Carson and Barnes Circus
Equestrienne
Lucy Loyal
Morales
Great Rodogers
Big Top
Los Condoras
Bautistas
Meteors
Los Ramos
Freddie
Don ‘‘Okie’’ Carr
Lachona
Hollywood
Miss Rosario
Rome
Goliath
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Court delays action on natural gas case
The Supreme Court postponed until next term a decision on removing natural gas supplies from interstate markets. Justices ordered reargument by lawyers in the Texas case, signaling difficulty in ruling. Arguments were heard December 7, with a decision not expected before June or next year. The case asks if gas property owners must honor commitments of former lessees who sold gas interstate.
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Supreme Court
Texas
What has been is what will be, and nothing new under sun
A biblical aphorism from Ecclesiastes 1 9 notes that history repeats itself and human actions recur across ages, implying cycles of events and ideas without novelty. It reflects on time, knowledge, and the sameness of human patterns through the ages.
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Billy Pyron
Pyron
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert Mansker
Greenville
Hunt County
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State Committee
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Mansker
Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse
Sam Smith
Sheriff's Posse
Rio Grande
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