Large Pecos bids on $6 million school and hospital projects
Lynn Webb reports two Pecos construction initiatives totaling $6.2 million are set for bid in coming weeks. The $2.7 million school project bids open 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria while the $3.5 million hospital project bids are scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 25.
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Lynn Webb
Pecos
Covington
CST
el Paso
Temple
Odessa
Brownwood
Waco
H.D. Glover
Turner, Rome, Cotton and Associates
Corpus Christi
Glover
Que Paso Que Paso reflections on film life and changing times
John Paul Pitts quotes Manuel Bersos a Pecos theater manager on how time and inflation altered the movie business. He recalls prices in the 1940s, five local theaters, the shift from black and white B movies, and the enduring appeal of Spanish language films as social outings drawing audiences from Fort Davis Alpine and other towns.
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Manuel Bersos
Manuel
Pecos
Cactus
Grand
Sunset
The
America
Clark Gable
William Holden
Fort Davis
Alpine
Kermit
Monahans
Fort Stockton
Corps of Engineers sets local meet on water control
The Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District will hold a public meeting in Pecos City Hall Meeting Room on November 13 at 7 p.m. to discuss the new federal Section 404 regulations expanding permit authority over waters of the United States, wetlands, and manmade impoundments. Col. Robert G. MacLennan urged citizen participation and noted on-site personnel would answer questions after the presentation.
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Corps of Engineers
Pecos
Army Corps of Engineers
Albuquerque
Robert G. MacLennan
United States
MacLennan
Congress
Wholesale prices jump 1.8 percent in October
The government reported that wholesale prices rose 1.8 percent in October, the largest monthly increase in a year, signaling that inflation remains a major issue. The data points to ongoing price pressures across goods and services.
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Washington
100 Percent Employee Pledges Reported by Two Firms
The Pecos Enterprise and Community Public Service led with 100 per cent employee pledges to the United Way, as United Way President Jesse Stephens noted pledges typically fund about six thousand dollars of the annual goal. Several major county employers were expected to reach the target soon, with early wraps anticipated next week. Prices also rose in October with wholesale indices showing broad gains, signaling higher consumer living costs ahead.
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Pecos Enterprise and
Community Public Service
United Way
Jesse Stephens
Stephens
Duval
Automotive Proving Grounds
Continental Telephone
Texas Oil and Gas
Southern Union Gas
Stephes
Labor Department
Farmers battle Delhi Gas in historic utility suit
Ten Pecos individuals sue Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp. in 148th District Court seeking to classify Delhi as a monopoly and public utility subject to rate controls. Plaintiff seeks $52,800 for discriminatory pricing in 1974 and 1975, with injunction sought until court rules.
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Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp
J.H. Starley
Delhi
Commission
Pecos
Roddy Harrison
District Court
Harrison
Tommy Martinez
Martinez
Trans Pecos
State of Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone
West Texas
Ords
el Paso
Supreme Court
Rockefeller steps aside from 1976 ticket over party squabbles
Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller says he will not be Ford's running mate to avoid GOP infighting. He believes Ford will be nominated and remains his candidate for the White House next year, while deferring questions about his own political plans. He notes differences with Ford but says they are not the core reason for his decision. He offers no clear signals about future ambitions beyond the press conference.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
White House
Rockefeller
New York City
Fire destroys cafe and damages truck stop
Fire in Toyah Cafe, part of Buddy Bryan's business, gutting the cafe and a storeroom at the adjoining truck stop in Pecos. Firemen arrived about 7 40 p m Wednesday and found the west cafe section burning and a smaller blaze in the service station area. Cause under investigation. no loss estimate or insurance comment available.
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Pecos
Buddy Bryan
J.T
Prewit
Bryan
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