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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1979
Page
6
TV listings for Thursday May 17 1979 show Bewitched and The Dating Game at 8, Mork and Mindy wedding, news features with MacNeil LehrER Report, Carroll Burnett and Friends, plus daily soap operas, game shows, and children's programs. Includes Good Morning America and educational blocks.
A reader notice lists daytime programs from 12:00 to 5:30 with soaps, news, cartoons, and game shows on various networks. It mentions films such as Operation Cobra and Red Sky At Morning, with nightly network news and local station caveats. A zookeeper incident about the python cage keeper at the zoo is noted at the end.
Reeves County Hospital Auxiliary met May 14 for its regular session. Lisa Lara officiated the installation of Joyce Edwards as president and other officers, with roses given to each. Lena Babb reported a successful gift shop opening and noted staffing needs. an orientation for new members is set for May 17 at 10 a.m.
Opinion by Erma Bombeck on graduation attendance tied to fear of real names being publicized. She cites Vernon Valentine Turk and other long names, notes students may avoid ceremonies to escape revealing their birth names. Examples include Beulah versus Fats and real names of public figures.
Odessa College will offer Drama 1310 Introduction to the Theatre during the first summer term. Mondays to Thursdays 9 to 10 55 a.m. from May 31 to July 6 exams. Jane Ann Crum leads a survey of theatre art with three plays and field trips to Life With Father HeaVen Can Wait Anthony and Cleopatra. Sign-ups May 29.
The Permian Playhouse presents Life with Father, a family comedy set in the 1880s about an autocratic father, his wife, and four sons. The 1979 80 membership drive kicks off at 8 p.m. Friday May 18 in Odessa, with a champagne cheese reception. Show runs Fridays through June 2.
A playful column notes electricity shutdowns and daylight saving time letting readers extend evenings. It jests about weather lovers as lightning bugs and teases social life at the top ranks, finishing with a sly digital-era quip about the upper crust.
Woolworth reports a 1978 purchase total of 50.906 million dollars in Texas products. Rolland C. Ladd says purchases came from Texas firms employing thousands, with goods sold in 44 Woolworth and 41 Woolco stores in Texas and across 1,458 Woolworth locations in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, plus 274 Woolco stores in the U.S.
Lt. Gov. Hobby and Speaker Clayton name five members each for a conference committee as Senate and House bargain over a 1980-81 budget in a clash on salaries and tax relief. The Senate seeks 5.1 percent raises. the House 7 percent. Senate tax relief plan favors elderly and disabled with broad exemptions while debate over income limits and vehicle tax exemptions continues. The usury issue looms as Fannie Mae prompts Gov. Clements to reassess interest ceilings and lenders face possible law changes.
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