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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1978
Page
6
Shirley MacLaine discusses moving from actress to political activist writer and filmmaker before returning to acting. Shirley Temple Black reflects on child stardom and her role as ambassador to Ghana in a televised interview segment.
A dense TV listing fragment shows morning to late afternoon programs including Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Mister Rogers Pass the Buck The Price Is Right and Evening fare such as The Gong Show Ryan's Hope and Ironside with various show times and channel notes.
A dense list of TV programs and time slots shows a partial daily schedule from NBC and other networks. Entries include soap operas, game shows, cartoons, classic series, news programs, and specials without a clear narrative or event. The fragment captures channels, show names, occasional anchors, and miscellaneous film and theater references.
Gulf Oil completes a flowing well in Pecos County USM Queen field near Fort Stockton with initial potential of 96 barrels oil and 39 barrels water daily and a 3021 1 gas-oil ratio. Several new tests and completions follow in Lehn Apco South field including I W Lovelady No 1 A Chalkley and C F Lawrence associated No 2 Merchant State dual producers.
Alpine Sul Ross State University Division of Adult and Continuing Education starts a 16 course summer program across five areas in June including needle weaving figure drawing and more. Enrollment has grown since 1975 with last fall at 334 and spring total of 663 with Senior Scholars.
The term net energy surfaces as a future standard in energy analysis. Proponents led by Tom Robertson argue energy yield should be measured in units rather than dollars, accounting for energy used to search, extract, produce, and process. Skeptics warn that economics may still drive choices, while officials in New Mexico and Texas show early interest. Changes in mining and emission controls affect energetics, and a 1975 study on shrimp yields against energy costs signals a broader shift toward energetic accounting in the Southwest.
In Browns ville Texas officials report a health clinic board election cost thousands with only two voters turning out. Two runoff races attracted one ballot in one and none in the other while the event was mandated by the Department of Health Education and Welfare. City Attorney Jerry Zwernemann pegged the runoffs and initial balloting at about $15,000 with 46 votes cast across 11 races.
Odessa College sets May 31 registration 1 to 4 PM and 5 30 to 8 30 PM in the Student Union Building. Over 700 signed up preregistration May 1 12. Tuition payment deadline May 25. Classes run June 1 to July 6 with a second session July 10 to August 16.
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