Fires threaten 100 homes as Los Angeles brush burn drives evacuees
Fierce winds whip two Los Angeles area brush fires across more than 68 500 acres forcing evacuation of over 600 people. Mt Baldy fire grows to about 10 000 acres aided by 50 mph winds while Big Tujunga Canyon blaze doubles that size. No injuries reported as authorities brace for possible mudslides with expected wind break.
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Jim Greif
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Mt. Baldy
Big Tujunga Canyon
San Demas
San Dimas Canyon
Curt Eshelby
Los Angeles County
California
Commissioners take no action on hospital bids
County commissioners opened bids for the new Memorial Hospital project but postponed awarding the contract. Ten bids ranged from $2.525 million to $2.7529 million with Area Builders of Odessa submitting the lowest base bid. A week of bid review will determine additions and deletions before final selection.
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Memorial Hospital
Wendell Faulkner
Darrell Glover
Odessa
Glover
Hospital
Area Builders of
BFW Builders of
Temple
Herman Bennett ,Co
Brownwood
Braselton Cost. Co
Corpus Christi
J.W. Cooper Co
Hunt Building Corp
el Paso
Marshall Co
Span- Glass Inc
Houston
Thomas Construction Co
Zapata Warrior Construction
Que Paso? que Paso? John Paul Pitts hails Pecos Enterprise pride
John Paul Pitts defends the Pecos Enterprise in a reflective piece noting a Idaho firm survey shows over 70 percent of Pecos homes read the paper weekly with 92 percent seeing it at least once. He cites 68 percent Anglo and 71.6 percent Mexican-American daily readership and asserts the paper’s excellence despite some criticism.
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Pecos Enterprise
Que Paso
Idaho
Enterprise
Thanksgiving Week News Schedule and City Fallout
The Pecos Enterprise will not publish Thursday and resumes Friday. Local and federal offices mostly close Thursday with state and federal open Friday. Pecos schools dismiss today and return Monday. Banks close Thursday and reopen Friday. Ford to announce stopgap NYC aid up to 2.5 billion in loans or guarantees at a White House briefing.
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Pecos Enterprise
Pecos
Washington
Ford
New York City
White House
New York
Balmorhea Readies Bicentennial Festival Activities
Balmorhea prepares for a three day Bicentennial Festival starting Thursday with an 8 a.m flag raising and a 11 a.m Thanksgiving dinner. The day includes a $2 plate roast turkey meal and a civic program. Friday features games from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. culminating in awards with tug of war drawing teams from Odessa Fort Stockton Alpine Fort Davis Toyah and Pecos. A box supper auction and street square dance cap Friday. Saturday shifts events to Rick Moon barn for an all day Arts and Craft Show flea market at 10 a.m. culminating with a barn dance at 8 p.m.
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Odessa
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Fort Davis
Toyah
Pecos
Balmorhea
Alton Parker
Balmorhea Chamber
Don't blame turkey for shortcomings
PAYALLUP Washington AP A poultry expert argues that domestic turkeys are less capable due to selective breeding by humans. Dr Dan Andrews of Western Washington Research and Experiment Center notes wild turkeys show cleverness, while tame turkeys suffer from unbalanced bodies that hamper walking and breeding.
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Payallup
Wash
Dan Andrews
Western Washington Research and
North America
America
England
Dr. Andrews
Ticket Sales For Pecos Lubbock Estacado Game At Midland
Advance sales reported by the Superintendent of Schools show under half of 5 000 adult and 1 000 student tickets sold as of Wednesday afternoon for the 2 30 p m Saturday game at Memorial Stadium Midland. Tickets will be sold Friday at First National and Security State Bank until 3 p.m. and at the gate. all seats are general admission.
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Memorial Stadium
Midland
Superintendent of Schools
First National and Security State Bank
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