Reeves County Absentee Runoff Voting Begins This Week
Reeves County residents may vote absentee for the June 3 Democratic Party Primary runoff. Balloting runs Wednesday through Friday and Tuesday, May 25 to 30, at 8 am to 5 pm at the County Clerk Office. Mail ballots must be received by 1 pm on election day. Precincts 3, 10, and 12 vote at Pecos High School. Other polling places remain open as listed. The statewide runoff features John Poerner versus Jerry Sadler for Railroad Commissioner. County Commissioner runoff pits Cecil Cothrum against Bernardo Martinez.
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Reeves County
Democratic Party
Catherine Ashley
Pecos High School
Pecos Housing Authority
Service Reddy Room
Pecos
Zavala
Lamar Ele
Reeves County lands drought disaster loan status approved
Judge W O Pigman was advised by Governor Dolph Briscoe that Reeves County is approved for disaster area designation. Reeves County farmers and ranchers will be eligible for the Disaster Loan Program due to crop losses from drought from January 1, 1977, through May 9, 1978.
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W.O
Bill
Dolph Briscoe
Reeves County
Briscoe
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Inflation trends hit Carter administration amid meat price surge
Washington reports a 41 percent annual rise in meat prices for the first quarter and a 22-year high in subsidized mortgage rates as HEW Secretary Califano blames rising costs on medical care. Fed and White House advisers urge wage restraint while housing officials defend higher FHA VA rates to align with markets.
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Washington
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Robert S. Strauss
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
FHA
Housing and Urban Development
Patricia Robert Harris
Califano
Lloyds of London
U.S. Mint
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Afl-Cio Construction Trades Unions
National Contractors Association
Carter
Garland church roof collapse linked to deficient beam
In Garland Texas a portion of the Walnut Village Church of Christ roof collapsed during morning services killing a 9 year old girl and injuring 57 as a deficient beam and ponding from heavy rain are cited. The beam maker disputes the city finding stating the roof design permits only light accumulation and functions as intended.
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Garland
Texas
Walnut Village
Dwayne Howards
Koppers Company Inc
Pittsburgh
Koppers
Space may be needed as enrollments rebound forecast
A government study warns that school districts should avoid selling buildings amid declining enrollments. It projects elementary enrollment to rise 12 percent from 1985 to 1990 and 6 percent from 1990 to 1995, reaching 1970 peak levels again by 1995 before a projected decline to 2010. High school enrollment is seen dropping 25 percent to 13 million by 1990, then climbing to near 19 million by 1995 if fertility trends continue.
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Washington
Sored
National Institute of Education
Bail reduced for three in Houston park riot case
Three suspects Morales Youngdahl and Hirschi saw bail cut from 500000 to 25000 each after four hours of testimony on a May 7 riot that damaged property valued at least 600000 in a Houston park. Prosecutors urged high bonds while defense argued for release during trial.
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Rob Wood
Associated Press
Houston
Joe Kegans
Travis Morales
Rice University
Margolis Youngdahl
Houston Electronics
Thomas Robert Hirschi
University of Oklahoma
Vic Driscoll
Manuel Caballero
Houston Fire Department
Morales
U.S Attorney's Office
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Phil Archer
Assisted aliens Wichita Falls resident fined by U S magistrate
In Pecos yesterday a legal resident alien from Wichita Falls Texas pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding illegal aliens and was fined 500 dollars and placed on unsupervised probation for one year. Judge J M Preston sentenced Valent ine Sigala Munoz 28 to six months on each count suspended for one year probation and 250 dollar fines on each count.
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U.S
Pecos
Witchita Falls
Texas
J.M. Preston
Valentine Sigala-Munoz
Sigala-Munoz
Jose Angel Enriques Orosco
Mexico
Roberto Mata-Ramirez
United States
Humberto Sigala-Munoz
David Martinez - Rivera
Jose Sigala-Duran
Energy bill shows inching progress after months of stalemate
Congressional staff aides say momentum may emerge on President Carter’s energy program with conferees near a compromise on natural gas pricing. House negotiators claim 13 firm votes in support as Senate leaders anticipate a 10 to 7 margin. If approved, the deal would end the logjam and set gas price controls to lift on January 1, 1985 with interim rate hikes. Further tax provisions and disputes remain to be resolved by staff and within the conference.
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Washington
Carter
Congressional
House-Senate
Thomas L. Ashley
Ohio
House
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
Weather Watch Pecos Forecast Says Warm, Thunderstorms Likely
Pecos weather notes show yesterday reached 98 degrees with this morning at 65. The AP forecasts warmth across West Texas on Sunday and Wednesday with widely scattered thunderstorms in the extreme west and south today. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight with more scattered storms, highs in the upper 80s to about 102 in Big Bend region. Lows tonight range from the mid 50s in the mountains to the mid 60s Panhandle and upper 60s in the south.
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Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
Big Bend
Middle 50S Mountains
Panhandle
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Josefa Herrera
Lamberto
Santa Rosa Church
Damas Catolicas
Robert Hinojos
Reeves
Strauss
Federal Reserve Board
Henry C. Wallich
Wallich
President's Council On Wage and
Garland Church
Magnolia
Ark
Warren Burnett
Odessa
Campos Torres
Buffalo Bayou
U.S. District Court
Ross Sterling
Jack Cato
People United
Wichita Falls
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