Pecos Council OKs Flood Study With Armstrong Firm
The Pecos City Council unanimously approved hiring Fred P. Armstrong and Associates to study flood prevention methods, considering city county and federal action. Armstrong outlined two paths, including possible federal aid via the Corps of Engineers, and noted the Cottonwood Draw caused recent floods. The $10,000 feasibility study may involve multiple agencies.
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Lew Barrett
Pecos
Fred P. Armstrong and Associates
Armstrong
Reeves County
Corps of Engineers
Cottonwood
Jesus Muniz
Clements vows to represent all Texans in historic win
Texas oilman turned candidate Bill Clements, age 61, will be the state's first Republican governor in 105 years after defeating Democrat John Hill by about 16,000 votes. He pledged to govern for all Texans and seek a smooth transition with Gov. Dolph Briscoe.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Capitol News
Clements
John Hill
Hill
Democratic Party of
Long Beach voters approve oil terminal for Alaskan crude
In a Tuesday general election Long Beach residents vote 64 565 to 41 464 in favor of Proposition Y approving a Standard Oil of Ohio terminal at Long Beach Harbor. The project promises 350 permanent jobs and 110000 annually in city tax revenue while Sohio cites a cleaner air tradeoff offsetting pollution with devices and plant improvements.
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Long Beach
Calif
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Midland
Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach Harbor
Los Angeles
Sohio
Southern California Edison Co
Mystery figure in Cullen Davis murder trial says smoke screen claim
Davis defense faces testimony about a man named David Binion who says he was asked by Priscilla Davis to kill Cullen Davis. Binion, once an undercover investigator, denies any direct offer to commit murder and explains his role and motive in the case now tied to his reputation as a "hit man."
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Houston
Cullen Davis
David Binion
Richard Haynes
Priscilla Davis
Haynes
Binion
FBI
Davis
Priscilla
Fort Worth
Ron Jannings
Houston Post
Phil Burleson
Cullen
Amarillo
Davis Defense Team
Public examination of Pecos City 1978 revenue report
City Secretary Marilen Parsons announced Pecos City has submitted the 1978 General Revenue Sharing Data Report detailing revenues and expenditures of all city tax funds. Copies are available at city hall. The Public Works Anti-Recession Fund report is included, noting $16,972 spent on summer student employment from the fund.
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Marilen Parsons
Pecos
Public Works
West Texas defendants receive probation and imprisonment
In Pecos Division U S District Court three men Ted David Stafford Donnie Eugene Blaylock and Jackie Ray Starnes and Diane Charisse Higgins Smith were placed on supervised probation with fines totaling 1000 each for felony drug violations and related offenses Sammy Wayne Kenny 30 of Snyder drew two years imprisonment and five years special parole on two counts for importing marijuana The group faced sentencing for Navarette-Rodriguez who pleaded guilty to illegally bringing a foreign national into the United States and faces sentencing in El Paso later this month The four men on probation must avoid controlled substances and undergo group counseling while Kenny awaits Federal prison and vocational training notes The defendants also had a grand jury indictment for drug trafficking dismissed with probation conditions to begin February 1 1979 and monthly payment schedules.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Pecos Division
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
U.S
William S. Sessions
Ted David Stafford
Donnie Eugene Blaylock
Jackie Ray Starnes
Diane Charisse Higgins Smith
Sammy Wayne Kenny
Snyder
Jose Navarette-Rodriguez
el Paso
Federal Correctional Institution At
Fort Worth
Kenny
Big Bend National Park
Navarette Rodriguez
Wilson
Odessa
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Stafford
Wickett
Blaylock
Starnes
Monahans
Stafford, Blaylock
Permian Place
N. Texas
Pecos Christmas Parade set for December 11
Entries invited for the Pecos Christmas Parade on December 11 at 7 PM with theme Christmas in Other Countries. Prizes: 100 to first, 75 to second, 50 to third. Contact Pecos Chamber of Commerce to register. Santa Claus to appear. For details call Ms. Bryant at 445 2215. Armando S Hinojos, Zavala Junior High student, discusses nutrition and food science with Washington scientists. advisor Fernando Hernandez.
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Pecos
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Bryant
Armando S. Hinojos
Zavala Junior High School
Washington, D.C
Zavala
Fernando Hernandez
Robert Hinojos
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Brookshire
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Harrison
Eleuterio M. Garcia
George Vasquez
J.M. Tercero
Jim Kirkwood
The
Pecos Housing Authority
W.O
Bob”’ Bickley
Garth Jones
Della Bryant
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