Stolen firearms cache found at West of the Pecos Museum
City police report 13 of 23 antique weapons stolen in a burglary recovered. Barney Hubbs alerted police at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when the museum opened. Burglars climbed to the second story, forced a window, and gained entry during the weekend. Patrolmen Smith Lujan Montanez Gil led the investigation. Weapons were donated to the museum by Louis Roberson and Billy Joe Camp.
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Pecos Museum
Barney Hubbs
Eligio Lujan
Ben Montanez
Armando Gil
Louis Roberson
Billy Joe Camp
Butler Smith
Pecos
Pecan Street
Army engineers push near total water control plan
Washington AP report outlines four draft definitions expanding Corps of Engineers control over waters. Proposals range from full authority over all coastal and inland waters to limits at navigable waters. Critics warn of federal power over homes pools basements and golf greens. Public comments due June 6. A separate move would allow federal price controls on natural gas produced and consumed in the same state amid Senate committee approval.
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Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Army Engineers
Thomas S. Foley
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Corps
U.S. District Court
United States
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Louisiana
Russell Long
Federal Power Commission
Energy Edition aims to spark oil industry debate
The author promotes Texas oil sector coverage in a 1975 Energy Edition. He attacks federal interference, arguing government controls harm energy growth. He stresses the industry sustains many workers beyond millionaires and urges readers to read the Energy Edition inside the paper.
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Texas
West German freighters reopen Suez Canal voyage
Two West German freighters, Muensterland and Nordwind, became the canal’s first commercial ships since 1967, traveling from Great Bitter Lake to Port Said in 7 hours. Egyptian workers cheered as Sadat welcomed the opening, part of freeing a rusting fleet of 15 ships trapped by the Arab-Israeli war. The two vessels then planned onward to Hamburg, marking a key reopening after Sadat announced June 5 access for most ships.
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Suez Canal
Great Bitter Lake
Port Said
Mediterranean
Hamburg
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Suez Canal Authority
Mashour Ahmed Mashour
Deversoir
Bitter Lake
Muensterland
Nordwind
Sinai
School board fixes dates for equalization board
The school board set June 24 and 25 as the annual board of equalization meeting. In its regular monthly session Thursday at 5:30 p.m. it will hear monthly reports from school officials and consider student transfers for the 1975 76 school year. The meeting happens at the school administration offices 1302 S Park St.
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Board of Equalization
S. Park. St
Southwest Microfilm Address Listing Item
Local directory entry lists Southwest Microfilm at 2601 East Yandell Park, box 10054, El Paso Texas 79991. The brief shows a corporate label with a post office box and city. No events or dates are present.
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Southwest Microfilm
Yandell P
el Paso
Texas
Pecos to host hearing on Rio Grande Basin plan
Pecos will host the third of four public hearings on the Rio Grande Basin water quality management plan as Texas Water Quality Board officials set the session for 1 30 p m May 22 in the city hall council chamber. The plan aims to require secondary treatment by 1977 and best technology by 1983 with no discharges by 1985 across 31 counties from El Paso to Brownsville including Reeves.
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Pecos
Rio Grande Basin
Texas Water Quality Board
TWQB
City Hall
del Rio
McAllen
el Paso
Brownsville
Reeves
Newsman Refuses to Reveal Sources in Wiretap Probe
Houston AP reports Larry Conners of KTRK TV again refused to reveal sources for investigative reports on alleged Houston police wiretapping. He and Jon Standefer of the Houston Post face show cause hearings set for May 15 to test protection under the First Amendment.
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Houston
Larry Conners
Ktrktv
Conners
Houston Post
Jon Standefer
Connors
Standefer
Dozen tornadoes strike midcontinent. 3 dead, 130+ injured
Violent spring weather swept from Minnesota to Mississippi with a dozen tornadoes, heavy rains, and large hail. Omaha endured the hardest hit with three twisters and many homes damaged or destroyed, as governors surveyed the damage and flood dangers spread across Missouri and Arkansas.
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Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
Omaha
Rockies
Missouri
J. James Exon
Bentsen backs Pecos flood control project plan
Senator Lloyd Bentsen urged Senate action on the President's 1976 budget request of 150000 for flood control planning and 40000 for the transition quarter. The plan would divert floodwaters from Salt Draw into Sand Lake via a canal northwest of Pecos, draining the area and protecting about 24500 acres of land while creating a water recreation area. Army Corps of Engineers studies confirm preliminary field work done and feasibility under review.
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Pecos
Lloyd Bentsen
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Public Works
Bentsen
Sand Lake
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
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