Postal rate hikes lift lock box rents and service fees
The AP reports a broad set of postal increases effective Monday, led by a 38 percent rise in lock box rents and higher charges for money orders, certified and registered mail, special delivery, insured mail, and COD. Even as third class rates rise modestly, publishers and retailers may pass costs to consumers through higher subscriptions and mail orders.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
C.O.D
Arrests in Pecos car wash theft and absentee voting surge
Three adults were arrested on felony theft charges after a Saturday afternoon theft at OJs Car Wash in Pecos. One adult was arrested on misdemeanor charges yesterday. Reeves County reports a record 622 absentee Democratic ballots cast as early voting continues for the Saturday runoff between Commissioner Cecil Cothrun and challenger Bernardo Martinez. Authorities recovered the cash register keys and part of the money. the case is referred to district court.
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O.j.’S
W. Third St
Cecil Cothrun
Precinct
Bernardo Martinez
Reeves County
Catherine Ashley
Otis Jay Bryan
O.J
Pecos
Preslar
Franco
District Court
April Prices Jump Led by Beef in Consumer CPI Rise
Labor Department data show consumer prices up 0.9 percent in April, the largest monthly rise since February 1977, with beef prices surging 6.6 percent and foods and beverages up 1.8 percent. Housing costs also climbed 0.9 percent as energy and other items posted gains.
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Michael Doan
Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
West Texas Legionnaires Plan June Convention in San Angelo
The American Legion 4th Division with 5 districts covering 104 West Texas counties meets June 3 4 in San Angelo. Registration opens Saturday 11 a.m. at Post 32 Lake Nosworthy. Key events include a 3 p.m. opening session a 6 p.m. banquet and 8 p.m. reception. Delegates to the New Orleans national convention will be elected and division officers chosen for July.
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American Legion
Legion
West Texas
San Angelo
Lee Guy
Breckenridge
Guy
Larry Lahaie
Henderson
Legion State
Stnr
Harvey Hol
New Orleans
Mistrial Declared in Pecos Criminal Misconduct Case
A Pecos man, Roman Herrera, had a mistrial last week in Reeves County 143rd District Court after the 12 member jury failed to reach a verdict. Herrera was indicted January 16 for criminal mischief tied to a December 16 incident causing more than 200 and less than 10,000 dollars in damage to a Pecos resident property. He remains jailed in Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez custody with no new trial date set.
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Roman Herrera
Pecos
143Rd Judicial District Court
Herrera
Reeves County Grand Jury
143Rd District Court
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Sixth death in Texas City refinery blast raises toll
The Texas City refinery blast killed six people as two more were critically burned. Monroe Huebner, 49, died in Galveston’s John Sealy Hospital after extensive burns. Joyce Taylor remained critically burned, with 80 percent body burns, while Noel Nelson was in serious condition. Two earlier victims, Carl K. Cope and Joseph M. Bertrand, and security guard Aaron Browning died later. Firefighters ended active flames, and 1,400 residents were allowed to return home from an 80 block evacuation zone near the refinery on Galveston Bay. Houston’s Gulf Coast area hosts dense petrochemical operations near Interstate 45.
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Texas City
Texas
Monroe Huebner
Alta Loma
John Sealy
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Joyce Taylor
Noel Nelson
Sealy
Texas City Refining, Inc
Daniel R. Dore
Roxanne Johnscan
Houston
Galveston Bay
Rick Sherman
Man Held in Alleged Theft of Elevators
Johnny Fussell, 37, held in Reeves County jail in Pecos on a $10,000 bond after being charged with felony theft for unlawfully possessing two elevators valued at 6,300 each. The elevators had been taken from an oil lease north of Orla belonging to a Monahans firm. Officials say oil field equipment thefts have occurred in Ector and Reeves Counties with about 200,000 dollars worth reported stolen. Fussell was moved from Ector County jail to Reeves County custody after appearance before a justice. Temperatures in Pecos topped 101, with the forecast for West Texas calling for partly cloudy, cooler conditions and possible severe storms in the Panhandle.
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Ramon Ortiz Chavez
S. Mesquite
Pecos
Justice of the Peace Court
J.P. Preslar
Vez
Pablo Franco, Jr
Fifth St
Reeves County
Johnny Royce Fussell
Justice of the Peace
Fussell
Orla
Monahans
Raul Florez
Ector
Reeves
ECSD
Fussel
Ector County
Associated Press
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
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Second St
Albert Hernandez Contreras
S. Elm
Contreras
Odessa
Harvey Holcomb
West Texas Legionnaires Plan Annual Convention
Elizabeth Wilson
Pecos High School
Pecos Rotary Field
Miss Wilson
Kevin Dean
Slace
Ves
Igdo Vaiulaawiiall
Robert Hinojos
Carl K. Cope
Joseph M. Bertrand
Aaron A. Browning
Sherman
Independent Petroleum Products Company
H.L. Cobl
TRC
Florez
Farnum Sa Pecos
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