Pigman Moves from City Hall to County Courthouse
Bill Pigman transitions from Pecos city hall to the county courthouse as county judge, overseeing a roughly two million dollar budget and the four member commissioner's court. He plans courthouse remodeling and continues duties akin to his mayoral experience, including presiding at meetings and approving indigent care payments and marriage license waivers.
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Bill Pigman
Pigman
Darrell) Glover
Maggie Bippes
Commissioner’s Court
Marcos Martinez Jr
Martinez
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Glover
Council of Governments
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce and Tourist
Law Library
Peggy McCracken
Andrews
Alpine
el Paso
Big Spring
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
First Christian Church
East Texas
Barstow
Monahans
Reecia
Community Public Service Co
West Pecos
Camera inside of cow to give milking report
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department scientists in Beltsville Maryland test a tiny television camera inside a cow udder to monitor milking. Biomedical engineer Paul D Thompson inserts a delicate fiber bundle into the teat to image milking action for faster, gentler machines. Sterile water replaces milk to improve visibility.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Research Service
Beltsville
Paul D. Thompson
Thompson
Solar Dynamics seeks ERDA funding for solar plant kit
Texas pair Johnny Carter and Dave Marke accuse ERDA of favoring large firms while denying small outfits like Solar Dynamics Ltd. a prototype budget. Experts from the Texas Energy Advisory Council and UT Austin consider the technology viable but underfunded, with profits tied to a $100,000 prototype and potential long term market growth.
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LEE Jones Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Thomas Edison
ERDA
Johnny Carter
Dave Marke
Texas Energy Advisory Council
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
Carter
Marke
Solar Dynamics Ltd
Boeing
Rockwell
McDonnel-Douglas
Martin-Marietta
Bob King
King
Washington
RCA
General Electric
Lockheed
Westinghouse
Standard Oil of California
Atlantic Richfield
Getty Oil
Nuclear Corp. of America
Gary Vliet
University of Texas At Austin
Vliet
Marke- Carter
Solar Dynamics
Sierra Nevada College
Nevada
Louisiana
Plane lands on highway for fuel near Galt Missouri
An unidentified pilot of a single engine Cessna ran low on fuel over Galt Missouri. The aircraft landed on Missouri 6 rolled down a hill to a self service pump in front of a liquor store filled up and took off again. Witness Alan Childress said the plane nearly hit a car during the landing.
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Galt
Missouri 6
Alan Childress
Childress
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Rodeo
Pecos Enterprise
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