Inflation pressures lift consumer prices in October
October consumer prices rose 0.8 percent led by beef poultry and pork, pushing the CPI above 200 for the first time to 200.9. Food housing fuel and medical care show large increases while real wages decline. Carter announces anti inflation steps with limited near term effect and officials expect results by mid-1979.
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Labor Department
Carter
Capitol Hill
Alfred Kahn
Kahn
Council On
Treasury
C. Fred Bergsten
Middle East
U.S
FBI agent back on stand in Cullen Davis murder conspiracy case
Prosecutors recalled FBI agent Joe Gray to defend the integrity of audio and video tapes in the Davis murder conspiracy case. Gray testified he and colleagues gave no instructions to witness David McCrory before pivotal meetings last August. McCrory, wired for sound, is the state's key witness alleging Davis ordered a hit on his divorce judge and others.
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Houston
FBI
Joe Gray
Cullen Davis
Gray
David McCrory
Davis
McCrory
Richard
Haynes
Tolly Wilson
Dallas
Fort Worth
Clements Seeks Texas Host For GOP Governors Conference
Governor elect Bill Clements invites the Republican Governor's Association to hold next year's conference in Texas Austin is likely chosen. He criticizes Carter policies, vows to fight energy bill in court, and navigates ties with Connally Bush Reagan Ford as he contemplates a presidential primary and party roles.
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Miller Bonner
Associated Press
Williamsburg
Bill Clements
Republican Governor's Association
Texas
GOP
Robert Ray
Iowa
Clements
Austin
Carter
House
Bill Clayton
Bill Hobby
Supreme Court
Texas Railroad Commission
John Connally
CIA
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Burglary Reports Stolen Rifle and TVs Near Pecos
A burglary at Buddy Teichman’s farm residence off State Highway 17 south of Pecos involved a .22 caliber rifle and two television sets. Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez says the case is under investigation and was reported on November 25 according to preliminary reports.
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Buddy Teichman
Pecos
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Weather outlook for Pecos and West Texas
Clearing skies and warmer temperatures are indicated for Pecos and vicinity through tomorrow. The low this morning was 33 after a high Monday of 50. Mostly fair today and tonight, partly cloudy north fair south Wednesday. Warming trend today and south Wednesday. Highs mainly in the 50s except near 70 Big Bend. Lows in the 30s except 20s mountains. High Wednesday 50s north, 60s south and 70s Big Bend.
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Pecos
West Texas
Big Bend
King plot whispers rock House panel after murder probe
Lawmakers on the House Assassinations Committee hint at evidence of a Ray family conspiracy to kill Martin Luther King Jr. while reviewing the FBI and Justice Department probe that identified James Earl Ray as the killer. They summon former Attorney General Ramsey Clark to testify on agency roles and potential FBI manipulation. The panel questions whether the FBI fostered hostility toward King and bears responsibility for the outcome. Meanwhile, detectives in Reeves County probe a Pecos bar burglary involving 10 cases of beer valued at $80, with entry by forced doors reported at 12:40 p.m. on November 25.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
House
Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Rep
Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
King
Stokes
G. Robert Blakey
Cartha Deloach
Blakes
James Earl Ray
John and
Jerry
U.S. Highway 80
Pecos
Reeves County
Raul Florez
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David Sonnen
Joe Varela
Welman Bauer
Sunny Orona
Winfred Bauer
Carlos Nichols
Joe Eidson
United Way Trophy
Jose Paz
Pecos Elementary School
Pecos United Way Campaign
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