Malpractice costs push Texas doctors toward strikes
Dr. Edwin Schmidt, former Texas Medical Association president, says malpractice insurance premiums have risen 600 percent in two years, costing the public heavily. In a Pecos Enterprise interview, he warns of a looming medical crisis as doctors in several Texas cities mobilize to strike over the burdensome premiums.
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The
Texas Medical Association
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Schmidt
Texas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Baccalaureate service set for 8 p.m. Sunday
Baccalaureate services for Pecos High School's 196 seniors will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium. Rev. Jose Valadez of Santa Rosa Catholic Church will deliver the message, with other local pastors taking part. Lisa Smith will lead music and accompany the choir as they sing Onward Christian Soldiers.
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Pecos High School
Jose Valadez
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Valadez
Jesus
Kristi Kesey
Ray Powell
Clark Ford
Homer Powell
Lisa Smith
Golden Girl Pageant set with five action-filled days
The 13th annual Golden Girl Pageant in Pecos features 20 contestants with eight vying for the title. Reigning Golden Girl Kristi Kesey will surrender June 30 to one of eight finalists. Out-of-town hopefuls come from Balmorhea, Alpine, Andrews, Fort Stockton, Marfa, Monahans, Mentone, Midland, Odessa, Kermit, Fort Davis and Van Horn. The event spurs a busy schedule from June 25 to July 2, including rehearsals at Pecos High School and rodeo parade participation.
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Pecos
Kristi Kesey
Balmorhea
Alpine
Andrews
Fort Stockton
Marfa
Monahans
Mentone
Midland
Odessa
Kermit
Fort Davis
Kay Daniel
Teressa Baker
Linda Tennyson
Betsy Bickley
Mary Allen
Ruth Dell Cothrun
Jane Hamilton
Merrie McCormick
Anne Slack
Becky
Lao students seize U.S. aid agency post in Laos
About 200 Lao students seized the U.S. Agency for International Development headquarters in Vientiane and held three Americans behind gates. They demanded the immediate dissolution of Reeves County senior citizens group and called for tax and property actions. U.S. officials protested to Lao leaders and warned of government action, while Savannakhet saw a dozen Americans and six foreigners under loose arrest for a sixth day.
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Peter O'Loughlin
Associated Press
Vietiane
Laos
U.S. Aid Agency
Vientiane
U.S
Christian A. Chapman
Souvanna Phouma
Phoumi Vongvichit
U.S. Agency For International Development
AID
Savannakhet
Pathet Lao
Grocery prices reverse a two month downturn
Grocery prices reversed a two month downturn and helped push overall consumer prices up six tenths of a per cent in April. The April increase was double March and the biggest since January. The rate remains far below inflation levels seen in 1974, with April aligning to forecasted 6 to 7 percent annual inflation.
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Washington
White House
Mayaguez rescue casualties rise amid final counts
The Pentagon reports fifteen service members killed in the Mayaguez rescue and three missing, with about 50 wounded among Marines, Air Force, and sailors. The operation involved roughly 350 U.S. troops off Cambodia’s coast to free the crew of 40. Eyewitness accounts suggest the missing Marines are unlikely to be alive, and no bodies have been recovered.
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Mayaguez
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Navy
Air Force
Cambodia
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
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