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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1976
Page
2
The Balmorhea Band plans a Thursday concert at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium, featuring new chairs. The issue lists weekly school meals and a Tuesday directors meeting led by president C T Gray, plus social events, local travel news, race runoff politics, and community updates including health and hospital notes.
Jerry Jones grandson of Mr and Mrs Henry Jones and son of George Jones of Alpine is at San Angelo University on an Air Force ROTC full scholarship. He was selected for the Carr ROTC Scholarship and will spend four weeks at Holloman Air Force Base for field training. The Balmorhea humming birds increase this year with twice as many reported. Mrs Towler noted one bird arrived last week exhausted.
Ted Patrick, the controversial deprogrammer who has freed youths from cults, lost a crucial appeals ruling in Orange County. He expects about a year behind bars for the 1975 misdemeanor conviction for false imprisonment, while prosecutors say his methods violate freedom of religion. Patrick claims he has deprogrammed over 1,000 people since 1971 and vows to continue despite the setback.
The Pecos area calendar outlines multiple events including Oil and Gas Day planning at Pecos Valley Country Club, Rotary at Holiday Inn, Pack 91 at United Methodist Church, PTA in Odessa, Lions clubs, AARP and VIM meetings, TOPS groups, Optimists, and a cowden Ranch art event. Also noted is a White Earth Reservation plan to buy Manhattan Island for Indians with a top offer of 74.63 in ornamental beads.
Senate expected to override Ford veto on a 125 million state aid bill to raise staffing standards for federally subsidized day care centers. House unanimously approved 301 to 101. debate centers on cost and broader access as White House lobbying faces a tight outcome. In Texas, oil well data show 4,083 completions year to date with 1,441 gas wells and 2,997 total wells plugged.
The Dow fell 4.80 to 988.90 as investors reined in risk and awaited the government's April wholesale price index. American Airlines traded flat at 11 7/8 while the NYSE composite slid to 53.82 and the AMEX market value index edged up to 102.81. Cotton futures gained on forecasts of cold weather, with prices for May to October higher. Livestock quotations in Fort Worth showed weaker prices for slaughter cows and light demand for hogs and sows.
Gov Dolph Briscoe told the Texas Bankers Association in El Paso that Texas will replace New York as the financial capital of the United States due to a strong economy and job growth. He also endorsed former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter for president and predicted Carter will be nominated on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention in New York.
A Lawton police cruiser, driven by an 18 year old teen, crashed on U S 277 after taking the car for a joyride. Four members of Medicine Park family died including a 14 month old granddaughter and two children were injured. The teen and officer were hospitalized in critical condition.
A technical paper from the Offshore Technology conference reports a six year study showing offshore oil spills infrequently cause lasting harm to marine life. Texaco’s Albert Lasday notes three damage factors and says thorough studies indicate organisms cleanse themselves quickly, with minimal shoreline impact.
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