Postmaster announces new A postage stamp Pecos
Postmaster Don Miller announced a new non denominated A stamp at 15 cents matching the 15 cent first class rate for one ounce. The orange eagle design includes U S Postage and the letter A beside it. Stamps are available in sheets coils and booklets with embossed envelopes. The 15 cent rate was approved May 19 by the Postal Service.
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Pecos
Don Miller
U.S
Postal Service
Miller
Reader letter attacks Habitual Criminal Act and rights
The writer denounces the Habitual Criminal Statute as cruel and uneven, challenging its use across Tennessee Kentucky Texas and 36 states. He cites the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and Equal Protection, urging uniform justice and quoting founding ideals. The letter is signed by Thomas Joseph Smith Jr. of Tennessee State Prison.
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America
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Thomas Joseph Smith Jr
Tennessee State Prison
Nashville
Market Edges Higher As Prices Climb In April Report
The stock market gained ground amid news that consumer prices rose 0.9 percent in April, signaling a 10.8 percent annual rate. The Dow climbed to 837.49 at noon, with the NYSE composite and AMEX indexes higher as traders weighed inflation data against last week’s Dow drop. Reliance Group led active trading, while cotton futures posted modest gains across the board. Dow Jones noon averages show varied movements across Industry, Transportation, Utilities, and Stocks sectors.
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New York
Labor Department
Reliance Group
Balmorhea Council debates Pre K plan and water issues
Balmorhea city officials meet in regular session with Mayor Humphries presiding. Topics include a potential Head Start Pre-K program for next year with Reeves County funding, water department plans to send an engineer to Austin on the sewage system, and a revenue-sharing offer from Toyah. The council votes to protest jet traffic near a bomb site. Billy Lozano sworn in as councilman. Library opens new books and hours.
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Balmorhead
Helen Humphries
Mike Walling
Fort Stockton
Insurance
Rachel Kirkwood
Pecos
Balmorhea
Reeves County Council
C.T. Gray
Water Department
Austin
Toyah
Humphries
Mary Barfield
Marfa Gas Co
Fort Davis
Billy Lozano
New student council officers named at Lamar Elementary
The 1978 79 student council election at Lamar Elementary School elected officers Elias Payan president sixth grade Selina Villela secretary treasurer third grade and Velma Payan vice president fifth grade. The ceremony occurred Friday with staff photographer Robert Hinojos credited.
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Lamar
Elias Payan
Selina Villela
Velma Payan
Robert Hinojos
Balmorhea Pecos grads earn degrees at Texas A&M
Two Pecos area students earned undergraduate degrees at Texas A&M University spring commencement. Among 2751 total degrees awarded, Cynthia A. Cook received a finance degree and Tissie A. Elliott earned a degree in educational curriculum and instruction. both are daughters of local residents.
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Pecos
Texas A&M _ University
Cynthia A. Cook
Marion D. Cook
S. Palm
Tissie A. Elliott
D.W. Elliott
Balmorhea
Texas Electric Service Plans 24.43 Percent Rate Increase
Public notice that Texas Electric Service Company will implement new rate schedules for electric service in areas served, effective July 5, 1978 or as allowed by law. The increase raises the adjusted gross revenue by 24.43 percent. A complete copy is on file with the Public Utility Commission in Austin and with affected municipalities, and copies are available for inspection at each public business office.
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Texas Electric Service Company
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Public Utility Commission
Austin
Texas
California motto Eureka means I have found it
The state motto Eureka translates to I have found it explaining California’s historic pride. It reflects a Gold Rush era sentiment tied to discovery and achievement embraced by residents and state identity.
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Eureka
California
Odessa College graduate earns Summa Cum Laude mark
Pecos Enterprise reports Odessa grad and Pecos resident Gilbert Jaramillo on leave from Geophysical Services Inc earned Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA this spring at Odessa College.
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Pecos
Gilbert Jaramillo
Geophysical Services, Inc
Odessa College
Car crashes and honors mix in scattered 1975 Odessa items
A 1975 Chevrolet Ca driven by Jose Ruben Romero struck a legally parked car on Sunday May 14 at 9 45 am Romero cited for failing to leave information. A 1969 Pontiac GTO driven by a juvenile collided with a 1967 Oldsmobile Trail Wagon driven by Amelia Hernandez Duran at 7 44 pm Saturday The juvenile cited for failing to yield and leaving the scene. He was invited to the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and discussed electronics and future plans at Odessa College and Texas Tech University.
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Jose Ruben Romero
Walthall
Romero
Amelia Hernandez Duran
Phi Theta Kappa
G.S.I
Jaramillo
Texas Tech University
Odessa College
Trust fund named for Humphrey creates annual fellowship
President Carter describes a $1 million trust fund as a living memorial to late Minnesota senator Hubert H. Humphrey. Congress authorized the fund to establish an annual fellowship in social and political thought.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Carter
Minnesota
Congress
Weekly Pecos Club and Meeting Schedule
Weekly notices list Lions Club meetings at Amistad Lions Den and Downtown Pecos events at Holiday Inn. Pecos AA and Alanon hold closed meetings Tuesday at 8 p.m. and open meetings Friday at 8 p.m. TOPS 259 meets at 902 East 10th Street at 6 p.m. Senior Citizens Center hosts arts and crafts and a potluck. Alcoholics Anonymous meets Friday at 8 p.m. on Oak Street with local phone contacts.
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Evening Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
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Pecos Texas
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New Student Council
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