Cool front lowers Texas temperatures and tracks Gulf moisture
A cool front moved through Texas lowering highs to around 70 and early lows to 46 as a tropical low near New Orleans draws moisture into the Gulf. Hurricane Center cautions winds may rise to gale force along the Middle Gulf Coast while small craft are advised to stay near shore.
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Pecos
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Associated Press
New Orleans
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Fla
Middle Gulf Coast
CAP searches for plane missing since CAF meet
Civil Air Patrol planes began a search for a missing P51 from a Big Spring to a West Texas city flight. The privately owned WWII plane carried a Florida man and disappeared Wednesday evening after participating in a South Texas air show with the Confederate Air Force. CAP units from St Louis and local crews scoured the area between San Angelo and Big Spring as investigators identified pilot Johnny Bolton of Maitland Florida.
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Civil Air Patrol
Florida
Big Spring
West Texas
Here
Donald J. Plumb
Windsor
Ont
Canada
South
Texas
Confederate Air Force
CAF
Pecos
Bill Hubbs
Johnny Bolton
Maitland
Fla
Jim Lewer
Ocala
Robbie Roberts
Brady
Dave Gillman
San Angelo
Abilene
Bolton
Maj
Gillman
Special
CAP Air and Rescue Service
St. Louis
Plumb
Pecos to Florence Interstate 20 Links Texas and South Carolina
The Pecos to Florence bridge of Interstate 20 highlights a shared publicity moment as South Carolina completes its I 20 system, with Pecos officials receiving signs marking the Florence to Pecos span. Texas plans to finish remaining upgrades, while a six week course on Prospect Evaluation for Non Geologists runs at PBGC in Midland starting Oct 21.
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Pecos
Tex
Florence
S.C
Palmetto State
South Carolina
C. Cooper Tedder
Enterprise
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Mississippi
Fort Worth
Dallas
Federal Highway Administration
Texas Highway Department
Larry Templeton
Federal Highway Commission
Toyah
West Texas
Permian Basin Graduate Center
PBGC
Gills Tower East
N. Colorado
Midland
Jack G. Elam
Tedder
South Carolina Highway Department
Jurisdictional dispute erupts in gas hearing
In 143rd District Court Judge J H Starley held the court has jurisdiction to decide if Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp rates for irrigation use are excessive and that Delhi must disclose cost records. The hearing shifted from records to a jurisdictional battle with opposing attorneys arguing public utility and Railroad Commission authority. A subsequent hearing was set for November 7 in the 1433rd District Court on the motion for a temporary injunction.
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J.H. Starley
143Rd District Court
Starley
Delhi Gas Pipline Corp
Delhi
Quesi
Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp
Morris Bullock
Midland
Bullock
Railroad Commission
Pecos
Roddy Harrison
1433Rd
Derrick gets 10 years for heroin possession
Derrick, an 18 year old Mona Hans man named Joe Ted Derrick, was given a 10 year probated sentence for possession of heroin after a 143rd District Court jury deliberated 10 minutes. District Attorney Larry Barber said Judge J H Starley imposed probation following the verdict. He was arrested June 18 by Ward County deputy Ben Keele with 10 nickel packets of heroin. DPS chemists in Midland confirmed the substance as heroin. The punishment phase lasted about 40 minutes.
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Monahans
Joe Ted Derrick
District Court
Larry Barber
Derrick
J.H. Starley
Chief Ward
Ben Keele
DPS
Midland
Barber
Whoopers Fly South With Foster Parents
Three or four young whooping cranes hatched by sandhill cranes in Idaho were airborne over the American West en route to join foster parents for feeding and rest at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge near Alamosa before continuing their winter migration southward. The experiment, led by Dr. Rod Drewien and a joint U.S. and Canadian effort, aims to establish a new wild flock, with violet Solt noting the first success.
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Alamosa
Colo
American West
Idaho
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Violet Solt
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Moonlight Sale Tonight With Discounted Goods
Bargain-conscious shoppers may find wide discounts at a Moonlight Sale running from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight. Participating stores listed include United Department Store Pecos Men s Shop Anthony s Western Auto Carlton s Shoe Store Sprouse Reitz Penney s Woolworth Williams and the Window Box.
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Ing
Enterprise
United Department Store
Pecos Men's Shop
Anthony's
Western Auto
Carlton's Shoe Store
Sprouse Reitz
Penney's
Woolworth
Williams
the Window Box
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Eagles
Bill Carrico
CAP
Florence SC
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
North America
Rod Drewien
University of Idaho
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