Hospital board resignations amid private operation debate
Two hospital board members quit after a closed session sparked controversy over county plans to privatize hospital operations. Chairman Joel Daniel and Mike Starkey cited long planning and concerns about costs, indigent care, and the effect on patient access as dissenting voices discussed welfare, staffing, and finances.
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Joel Daniel
Mike Starkey
Oscar Beck
Chung Shon Lee
Jenn Chuong
Beck
Daniel
Starkey
Gene Douglas
Big T breakfast talk and town chatter column
Ed Ames at the Big T shares space with Earl Standberry and jokes about free meals. Don Leech leaves seismograph work for a thriving third street TV repair business. The writer recalls past newsroom experiences and the anxiety of waiting for photographs to appear in print.
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Gene Douglas
Big T
Ed Ames
Earl Standberry
Daniel Boone
Don Leech
Third and Eddy
Dairy Mart
Stolen money orders pass in West Texas and New Mexico
Law officers across Pecos, West Texas, and New Mexico were alerted to a ring passing stolen 239 money orders stolen in Big Spring and San Angelo in August and September. About $4,000 had been cashed, with checks and money orders numbered in specific sequences. Authorities urged merchants to verify Travelers Express money orders and noted a woman being sought for cashing attempts ranging from $75 to $200.
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Pecos
West Texas
New Mexico
Charles Smith
Big Spring
San Angelo
Odessa
Midland
Lubbock
el Paso
Austin
Texas
Hobbs
N.M
Aging Pecos Municipal Airport agenda at City Council
The City Council meets at 7 30 a m to review several items including reports on proposed improvements to Pecos Municipal Airport with federal funds anticipated. Officials will discuss vandalism, appoint Joe Tercero to the zoning board replacing Buck Renshaw, and set a public hearing to rezone Block 2 Ward's Addition from R 1 to R 4 after zoning board approval.
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Pecos
Joe Tercero
Buck Renshaw
C.M. Thompson
Bell and Continental raise telephone rates in Texas towns
Southwestern Bell customers in Odessa face 4.75 monthly for a single‑party residence line while Continental customers in Pecos pay 7.75, potentially rising to 12.75 if approved. Bell seeks 7.40 for Pecos‑size cities and 17.80 for business lines. Continental plans 28.05, with Bell’s prices still higher overall. Sewell cites efficiency and owning Western Electric as savings, noting anti trust barriers prevent Bell from taking Continental’s territory.
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Southwestern Bell
Odessa
Mike Sewell
Pecos
Continental
Fort Stockton
Monahans
Sewell
Bell
Western Electric
Contintenal
Tax forms delayed into January due to code changes
The IRS will mail basic tax forms later this year as tax code changes push out the usual December distribution. Form 1040 packages for itemizers will arrive between January 3 and January 11, while 1040A short form packages are due by January 7, per IRS Commissioner Donald C. Alexander.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Ford
Donald C. Alexander
Alexander
Swine flu inoculation halted amid 11 deaths
The Associated Press reports swine flu vaccination programs in several states were suspended after 11 elderly deaths linked to the shots. Michigan joined nine states in halting statewide inoculations. authorities note most victims had heart trouble and the link to vaccines is still under review.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Texas
Pittsburgh
Joseph Craig
California
Santa Cruz County
Nutrition of action on agenda at upcoming CPA meeting
Community Action Program board will review a $6,200 emergency food grant at Thursday’s meeting in the community council building at 7 30 p m. Gover nor Dolph Briscoe’s signature is expected for the measure which replaces a prior program. Board members include County Judge Darrell Glover City Manager J J Maxey County Commissioner Marcos Martinez Jr Raul Florez H L Ramsey Allen Gilbert and Ruby Cunningham with possible new members elected by year’s end.
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Dolph Briscoe
Rachel Kirkwood
Community Council
10Th St
Darrell Glover
J.J. Maxey
Marcos Martinez Jr
Raul Florez
H.L. Ramsey
Allen Gilbert
Balmorhea
Ruby Cunningham
Toyah
Kirkwood
Moonight sale lights up street
Store managers will hold a moonlight sale from 7 to 9 p.m. downtown and in the junior shop, with Anthony's Penney's Williams Carlton's and the Window Box participating. Discounts will be offered to bargain hunting shoppers as ads appear in today's Enterprise.
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Anthony's
Penney’s
Williams
Carlton’s
Window Box
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Yonkers
N.Y
Jimmy Carter
New York
New York State
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