Coastal States Eyes Out-of-Court Settlement Talks
Coastal States Gas Corp reports ongoing negotiations for possible out-of-court settlement of customer lawsuits against La-Vaca Gathering Co. Key talks involve seven major customers accounting for about 65 percent of last year's gas sales, including San Antonio’s City Public Service Board seeking large damages and contract price differences.
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Houston
Coastal States Gas Corp
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Harry Blomquist
Coastal States
Blomquist
Lo-Vaca
San Antonio
City Public Service Board
Texas Railroad Commission
Sailplanes land short of Odessa in Washington race leg
Rudy Allemann of Richland WA led after the third leg from Los Angeles to Odessa area. Dan Pierson Compton CA placed second, both failing to reach the Odessa landing site. Wallace Scott Odessa and others followed. Bikle landed east of El Paso. Rest day precedes Odessa to Dallas Smirnoff race.
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Las Cruces
N.M
Dan Pierson
Compton
Calif
Odessa
Wallace Scott
Ross Briegleb
Las Vegas
Nev
William Cleary
Oklahoma City
Bill Bikle
Lancaster
Bikle
el Paso
Cross Burning Targeting Black Resident Sparks LA Area Fear
A 29 year old Black woman in La Mirada awoke to a cross burning on her lawn as part of a wave of racially motivated attacks in the Los Angeles area. The FBI opened the case after four cross burnings and an effigy hanging were reported, with Redondo Beach police diverting their entire intelligence unit to the investigation. Civil rights leaders label the incidents a political backlash amid nationwide tensions.
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Los Angeles
Melva Wright
la Mirada
FBI
Redondo Beach
Tom Doty
Los Angeles County
Market drift aided by bank rate hold and stock advances
The New York market edged higher as Citibank kept its prime rate at 6 percent, easing rate concerns. The Dow rose 3.78 to 993.31, NYSE issues gained, Fansteel jumped to 18 3/8 on a contested $17-a-share offer from H K Porter, and NYSE composite rose to 54.10 while ASE index moved to 102.70. Cotton futures edged up amid frost and replanting fears, with spot cotton at 61.22 cents. Amarillo cattle quotes showed steady demand for steer and heifer beef with prices mostly firm.
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New York
Citibank
H.K. Porter Co
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Central
Cotton Belt
New York Cotton Exchange
Amarillo
Tex
Interstate power sales disrupt Texas energy grid
The Public Utilities Commission will hold a special meeting to address a problem in the state's power interconnection after Central Power and Light of Corpus Christi and West Texas Utilities Co. of Abilene began selling power to Oklahoma customers across state lines.
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Austin, Tex
State Public Utilities Commission
Central Power and Light of
Corpus Christi
West Texas Utilities Co. of
Abilene
Oklahoma
Central Power and Light and
West Texas Utilities
U.S. District Court
Dallas
Central and Southwest Corporation
Wilmington
del. S.B. Phillips Jr
Central and Southwest
Interconnections
Texas
U.S
Cp&l
Pecos residents report thefts and local incidents
Police report a portable TV and a pistol stolen from Edgar Douglas’s Pecos residence. Two juvenile girls released to parents after shoplifting incidents at J C Penney and F W Woolworth in Pecos. A damaged gas meter in east Pecos and a truck crash at Fourth Street and SH 17 caused minor damage. Separate actions involve a federal interconnection dispute among Texas utilities CP and L WTA and others seeking a 2.3 billion saving.
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Pecos
Edgar Douglas
S. Cypress St
J.C. Penney
S. Oak St
F.W. Woolworth
Penney
Woolworth
John Lewis
Meter
Southern Union
E. 10Th Street
Fourth Street
SH 17
Alexander Kulik
S. Park St
Kulik
Grandfalls Playday to Feature Golf and Tall Tales
The Grandfalls-Royalty Chamber of Commerce will host Playday on May 15 at Grandfalls Park with an 18 hole golf tournament, a tall tale contest in two divisions, a flea market, and a barbecue supper. C B Wheeler directs the golf event with a nine hole qualifier starting at 9 a.m. and a 13 fee.
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Grandfalls-Royalty
Grandfalls-Royalty Chamber of Commerce
Grandfalls Park
C.B. Wheeler
Deaths Services for Robert McNeal Jr. Pecos
Death notices say Robert McNeal Jr. 28 died at Reeves Memorial Hospital at 8 35 p m Wednesday. Born in Pecos October 24 1947 he lived here all his life and was a Church of Christ member. Survived by mother Alberta McNeal Pecos brother Robert Pendleton Bakersfield California and three sisters Virlee Terry Pecos Mrs Jimmy Haile Phoenix Arizona and Mrs Audrey Duke San Antonio.
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Robert McNeal Jr
Pecos Funeral Home
McNeal
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Church of Christ
Alberta McNeal
Robert Pendleton
Bakersfield
Calif
Virlee Terry
Jimmy Haile
Phoenix, Ariz
Audrey Duke
San Antonio
Odessa flier missing after Atlantic crash off Virginia
Coast Guard searched through Thursday night for Air Force captain James V. Phillips of Odessa Texas, missing after a T 38 crash 68 miles off the Atlantic coast. One crewmate, 1st Lt Neil G Kacena of Cedar Rapids Iowa, was rescued. Phillips was with the 64th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Nellis AFB Nevada. Kacena was with the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron at Langley AFB Virginia.
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Newport News
Coast Guard
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Langley Air Force Base
Langley
James V. Phillips
Odessa
Tex
64Th
Nellis Afb
Nevada
Neil G. Kacena
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Calendar of Pecos events full listing
Calendar excerpts show Friday PTA and veterans gathering at Odessa Highland Methodist Church and Eastside Center. Monday Lions Club Amistad Lions Pecos Optimists meet at local venues. Tuesday alcoholics anonymous TOPS club and women’s club events plus a daytime paint-out at Cowden Ranch with art members.
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PTA
Odessa Highland Methodist Church
Federation Parlor
Cowden Ranch
Art Club
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Oscar S. Wyatt Jr
Smirnoff
Joseph Grimmet
NAACP
Associated Press
AIXI
Beth Si
Borden
Pet
Chrysler
Cities
Coca Cola
duPont
Faastman
Ford
Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Sears
Sony
Ind Texaco
UN Carbide
US Steel
Xerox
School Board
Paul Williams
C.W. Wright
Zavala Junior High School
CVAE
Melba Whitaker
Lynn Webb
Grandfalls
McLain
Fort Stockton
Arpil 3
William Barney
83Rd District Court
Ronnie McLain
Pete Terrazas
Terrazas
Sanderson
the Times
Department of Interior
Terrell County
Bob Krueger
Childrens
Monahans
West Texas Children’s Home
Joe Stansell
WTCH
Texas Youth Council
Austin
Midland
Levi-Strauss Co
Ector County
Larry Gobb
Levi-Strauss Foundation
Cobb
Coors
East Highway 80
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Chaparral Airlines, Inc
Chaparral
Hobby
Lubbock
Midland-Odessa
Macrans Close
Nat
Robert McNeal
Reeves County
Reeves
Ward
Loving Culberson
Jeff Davis
Cedar St. Pecos
Peggy McCracken
Nova Gutierrez
Diane Osborn
Mary Shute
Ruben Back
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County Veterans
Eastside Community Center
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
Morning Tops Club
St. Community
Bayne Merrell
Cancer Fund
Louise Merrell
George
Rita
Davis Joe
Joyce
Jamie Merrell
Fuentes Furniture Co
S. Pecan
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