Tornadoes Kill 11 Across Arkansas and Mississippi
Deadly tornadoes swept Arkansas and Mississippi, killing 11 and injuring over 220 while leaving hundreds homeless. Cabot suffered five deaths and heavy damage, Dresco reported one, with Arkansas Gov. Pryor touring the disaster amid grim estimates and shifting casualty tallies.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Mississippi
Kerrville
Center Point
Comfort
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Georgia
Carolinas
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Kansas
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Gulf States
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Gaye Henry essay winner in district contest
Pecos High School junior Gaye Henry was named district winner in the Soil Conservation Service essay contest on the theme Conserving Our Land for Our 200 Years. She earlier won the local contest and received a $25 savings bond. the district win adds a $50 bond and regional competition entry.
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Pecos High School
Gaye Henry
Soil Conservation Service
Gaye
Denson Henry
S. Plum St
Archer indicted for felony theft in Ward County
Former attorney A R Archer Jr of Monahans is indicted by a Ward County grand jury on a third degree felony theft charge for taking more than 200 dollars but less than 10 000 from former client Willie B Hall of Pecos. Archer is serving a two year suspension from law practice that began September 22 1975.
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A.R. Archer Jr
Monahans
Archer
Ward County
143Rd District Court
Willie B. Hall
Pecos
Lawrence Barber
Bar Association
Roddy Harrison
Earl Smith
San Angelo
Smith
Ward
Jack Griggs
Griggs
Texas Supreme Court
Hawaii themed Barstow fifth graders PTO program
Barstow elementary hosts a Hawaii program in the school gym tonight at 7 30. Fifth graders present native dances including hula with grass skirts and fire baton twirls after a short pre event business meeting.
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Barstow
Hawaii
Solar energy has drawbacks and limits noted at UT conference
Austin AP reported a UT sponsored conference on solar heating and cooling where Joe Ventura and Howard Drew warned solar energy is diffuse and intermittent. They argued it cannot replace Arab oil quickly and would require backup facilities and potential revenue loss for utilities.
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Austin, Tex
Joe Ventura
Governor's Energy Advisory Council
Fort Worth
Howard Drew
Texas Electric Service Co
University of Texas
Ventura
Drew
Texas Electric
Edith Eubank to be honored on Penney's retirement day
Edith Eubank of 317 S Cherry will receive Edith Eubank Day at Penney's Department Store upon retirement after 29 years of service begun January 2, 1947. Manager Jerry Swain presents her a Penney's gold charge card as tradition for retiring employees. her final day is Wednesday with near perfect attendance.
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Edith Eubank
Penney’s
Jerry Swaim
Edith
Nova Gutierrez
S. Cherry
Penney's Department Store
Jerry Swain
Penney
Swain
Local chamber welcomes new facility with ribbon cutting
Louis Teller, Mrs. Gustafson, Bob Hopper and Bob Hill joined a large crowd of chamber of commerce officials to welcome the new facility to town by cutting the ribbon.
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Louis Teller
Mrs. Gustafson
Bob Hopper
Bob Hill
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Stockton doctors weigh exit over malpractice suits
Dr. Charles E. Jones and three other Fort Stockton physicians face repeated lawsuits since 1973. Jones cites soaring insurance costs and changing patient attitudes as factors pushing them toward leaving, calling the legal climate a driver of defensive medicine and reduced medical ethics.
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Fort Stockton
Tex
Charles E. Jones
Texas
Jones
Dallas Times Herald
Pecos County
Courthouse Lines Form for 1976 Vehicle Stickers
In Ree ves County eight to nine people wait outside the tax assessor-collector Jimmie Pressar’s courthouse office to buy 1976 motor vehicle registration stickers. The deadline is midnight April 1 before enforcement begins.
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Jimmie Pressar
Reeves County
Tax Office
Mitchell seeks fifth term on Pecos school board
Pecos businessman and Trans-Pecos Dairy owner Charles Mitchell announces candidacy for a two year board term. He cites steady growth in classrooms libraries vocational buildings and athletic facilities funded by tax dollars and urges voters to support his return to the board in the April 3 election.
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Charles Mitchell
Mitchell
Pecos
Bessie Haynes
Trans-Pecos
Wyoming Street
Pol
Charles Michell
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Garfield
Buda
Tom Rankin
San Antonio
Henry
Lynn Webb
Thriftway
H.E. Gustafson
S. Oak St
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Corpus Christi
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Sweetheart Rose
Dan Press
Uae
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