This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
1
Southwest Microfilm at 2601 East Yandell in El Paso exhibits OCR text including PO Box 10054 and the city state ZIP 7991. No clear event or outcome is stated. document appears to be an address snippet from a microfilm record.
A report outlines how lax fingerprinting and scattered agency action enable illegal immigrants to dodge checks. Officials describe a Mexico based training “school” for smugglers and argue federal state and local records fail to interlink, suggesting red tape could slow illegal entry and reduce unemployment.
Pecos city council will open bids April 14 for ten new T hangars at the municipal airport. Hangars similar to the 20 existing units, built in 1963 at $65,000, will be built by winning bidders. Rent currently runs $35 monthly or $300 yearly.
Officials in Ree ves County reveal judges and clerks for Saturdays elections across two independent school districts and four communities. Presiding and clerks named for Pecos Barstow Toyah Balmorhea and nearby sites.
The INS begins distributing new counterfeit-proof alien identification cards in Florida with plans for expansion to Texas California and other areas. Each laminated card includes a fingerprint photograph signature and a digital code read by INS machines linked to a Washington mainframe. The program costs 15 million and aims to replace the green cards within three years. six million illegals are believed in the U S with three million employed. Leonard Chapman notes extra checks will be made though well-forged papers might still slip through.
Wendy Wakeham, 10, was born with a leg difference and had hers amputated below the knee at Scottish Rite Hospital. She plays soccer on defense, learns piano, skates, and sees her artificial limb as part of growing up. Family and teammates see her as capable, not handicapped.
Storm and snow warnings were lifted as the Midwest faced heavy snowfall with four feet reported in some areas. Gov Kneip declared an emergency in western South Dakota to aid road clearance, while winds hampered rescue efforts and temperatures fell below freezing in parts of the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley.
Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District will close Friday afternoon for a longer Easter vacation. Schools resume at 8 30 a m Monday April 11. Supt Ray Whitley notes this is the longest Easter break yet and cites a trend toward longer spring vacations. Normal school year end dates remain unchanged.
Reeves County tax assessor Jimmie Preslar urged motorists to display 1977 license sticker by Friday midnight. Office hours extend to 5 p.m. for April 1 deadline. average sticker cost for most passenger vehicles about 22.3 dollars. Bring three part renewal notices or titles and last year’s registration if state notice is not yet received.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.