Basin planners oppose Webb AFB closing
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission directors rejected the Webb Air Force Base closure for Big Spring noting the DEIS is incomplete and that real alternatives were not explored. They warned the Air Force has not shown how the DEIS will guide decisions and criticized the report as not environmental.
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Odessa
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Regional Development Review Committee
Air Force
Planning Commission
PBRPC
Richard Jenson
Webb
Jenson
Market snapshot shows mixed earnings across indices and grain shifts
Noon trading shows the Big Board down 0.44 to 54.08 while the American Stock Exchange index slips 0.28 to 97.95. NYSE volume runs 7.91 million in two hours. Cotton futures ease to midday lows with Dec 79.45, Mar 80.25, May 80.40 as cash-market spot declines of 49 points to 75.50 cents. Livestock in Fort Worth reports limited tests with hogs steady, sows 25.00–26.00. Dow Jones industrial average at 939.74, off 8.56. grain prices mostly lower with wheat 2.87, corn 2.55.
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NYSE
NEW York
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Dow Jones
Chicago (Ap
Ane New York
Gardner-Denver
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Beth St
Borden
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Soc
Coca Cola
Cont Oil
Dow Chem
duPont
Eastman
Paso NG
Exxon
Gen Tel
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
Gil Stat
Hous LP
Jhn-Man Int Paper
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penney
Phil Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Ltd Oil Cl
Pecos airport plan faces funding tightness and fence debate
City council weighs adding a visual flight indicator system and runway improvements with an estimated 370000 for resurfacing and runways and 55000 for fencing. A seven cent fuel tax is proposed to finance operations, but officials warn a 12000 yearly shortfall remains, requiring possible staged work and an airport board.
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Robinson
FAA
Pecos
Glazier
J.J. Maxey
Bickley
Hampton
Federal grand jury indicts drug suspects in Pecos case
A Pecos federal grand jury indicted two Lubbock men, Lenin Juarez and Oscar Juarez, on separate counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin. Joe Miguel Gerhardt is named as an unindicted co conspirator. Juarez brothers face charges of aiding Gerhardt in selling narcotics. The indictments reflect a broader narcotics case surge in regional federal court.
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Pecos
Lubbock
Lenin Juarez
Oscar Juarez
Lenin
Juarez
Oscar
Reeves County
Joe Miguel Gerhardt
Gerhardt
Juarez Brothers
el Paso
United States
Mexico
U.S
Timothy Eugene McCaskill
Gary Lewis
Jere Bowden Cobb
DEA
DPS
Balmorh Oa
Balmorhea
Fred
Dennis Worsham
Leonard Letheo
Martin Finney
Alpine
Worshams
Letheo
Finney
Rodney Ransome
Republic of Mexico
Austin
Mazzatlan
Sinaloa
McCaskill
Worsham
Ransome
Fred Worsham
Lethco
Seagoville
Altered $5 Bill Passed as $20 in Pecos Bank Warning
First National Bank of Pecos alerted city police after finding a $5 bill altered to resemble a $20 bill. Harold Elder reported ends cut from a $5 and taped with a $20 to create the illusion of a larger denomination. Merchants were notified to inspect currency and citizens advised to watch for similar tampering.
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Pecos
First National Bank
Harold Elder
Elder
Friday Enchilada Supper and Local Club Meetings
Fr iday junior class enchilada supper at the high school cafeteria offers dine in or plates to go from 5 to 8 pm. Monday evening Lions Club meets at American Motors Inn at 7:30 pm with women’s Amistad Lions and Pecos Optimists also listed. Tuesday activities include Alcoholics Anonymous AlAnon at 125 S Oak St and TOPS groups plus evening Optimists at Saragosa Hall with times posted.
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Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village
Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Goldwater and Reagan head to Texas debate rally
In Houston, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan join a growing list of politicians for the nationally televised debate between vice presidential contenders Robert Dole and Walter Mondale. CIA Director George Bush and Peter Peterson will speak at oil association events, with Anne Armstrong making a nonpolitical appearance. Dole plans a victory rally after the debate before flying to Kansas.
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Houston
Barry Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
Robert Dole
Walter Mondale
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Reagan
CIA
George Bush
Commerce
Peter Peterson
Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Anne Armstrong
U.S
United Kingdom
Chamber of Commerce
Dole
Kansas
Local News Rights Notice at Pecos Paper
A rights statement declares that members of The Associated Press have exclusive republication rights for dispatches credited or not credited in this paper and notes second class postage paid at Pecos Texas.
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Associated Press
Pecos
Texas
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