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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1977
Page
2
County expert reports pecan nut casebearers laying eggs in local pecan trees with first egg found in a nutlet cluster. Instructions urge checking 100 nutlet clusters in home yards and monitoring 2 weeks for egg and feeding damage. Where detected, apply labeled insecticides such as Levin or malathion, with a second application about 7 days later.
New York and Chicago market briefs show a softening trading day as the Dow dips to 922.66 with losses around 7.8 points while cotton futures ease and livestock quotes drift lower. Analysts flag higher interest rates and the Fed as key drivers behind the activity.
Pedro M. Vasquez 84 died after a lengthy illness at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services held at Santa Rosa Cemetery Pecos. Robbie Kimmel 67 died in Memorial Hospital Kermit with services in Grace Temple Baptist Church. Both had long local ties and multiple survivors. A political gloss notes a boss as party leader.
FBI in El Paso probes the death of Juan Veloz Zuniga 33 of Odessa after head injuries in Hudspeth County Jail. Zuniga died in Thomason General Hospital El Paso. exact cause pending. Former inmate Kenneth Winningham reports a brutal beating by Sheriff Claymon McCutcheon with a homemade nightstick.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics reveals opening round pairings for the 21st annual national baseball playoffs in St Joseph Missouri. Southeast Oklahoma State faces Newberry College at 5 30 p m Friday and LaVerne College meets David Lipscomb at 8 p m Friday. Saturday features Lubbock Christian against Monmouth at 5 30 p m and Lewis University versus William Jewell at 8 p m.
A listing of weekly group events including Lions Club at Amistad Inn and Lions Den at 7 30 p m on Monday, Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House, blood pressure clinic at Senior Center, Bible study and support groups through the week with TOPS clubs and B P W meetings, and Thursday game day at the Senior Center with the Cedar Street location noted.
The Discovery Seven Seas is a deep-water drilling ship capable of operating at 6000 feet. A $60 million vessel leased by Phillips Petroleum uses an onboard computer to pinpoint and hold drilling sites.
Saturday and Sunday ambulance requests list addresses on Magnolia Johnson Street West D Street and East 5th. Bicycles recovered awaiting claim at the police department. A front door window at Lee Lumber Company was broken with estimated damage of 32 dollars. Texaco station reports a pump and oil unpaid 7.40 and one quart of oil. Three California suspects were apprehended nearby. The Conference Board notes cars in local market show international sourcing from Detroit Germany Britain Canada and subsidiary U.S. firms.
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