Pecos Prepares for Homecoming Queen Amid Nightgame Activities
Pecos High School hosts Homecoming festivities including Exes Tea pep rally parade and two dances after the game. Nominees for Homecoming Queen are Rena Stickels Lisa Dominguez and Kathy Salcido with escort Kirby Rankin. Weather ahead promises clear skies with warm temperatures statewide and a few offshore thundershowers along the coast.
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Congress Passes Bills Affecting West Texas
Congress and White announce two House passed bills targeting West Texans. The Customs Procedural Reform bill raises duty free goods to 250 dollars and modernizes customs rules amid rising imports. The Rural Health Clinic Services bill extends Medicare coverage to nurse practitioners and physician assistants in rural clinics to aid isolated areas.
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White
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Texas tourism gains from longer stays this summer
A quarterly summary from the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation reports auto visitors from across the nation spent more time in Texas and less on the road this summer. Average daily travel fell from 173 to 116 miles, while average stay rose from 5.87 to 8.61 days, yielding a 26 percent rise in total trip spending despite lower daily spend.
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State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
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Travel & Information Division
Texas official warns farmers face immediate survival test
State Rep Joe A Hu benak of Rosenberg urged rapid support for farms at the Texas Vegetable Association meeting in San Antonio. He cited a 10 percent drop in farm prices and a 5 percent rise in costs, stressing agriculture needs strong leadership from the next Texas Commissioner of Agriculture to sustain production and future prosperity.
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Rosenberg
House Agriculture and Livestock Committee
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Agriculture Commissioner
Texas Vegetable Association
Roll call on wage hike passed by House vote
Washington AP reports the House approved a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from 2.30 to 3.35 per hour by 1981 in a 236 to 187 roll call. Democrats and Republicans split with various yes and no votes listed.
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Associated Press
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Food price trends ease as farm prices fall
Government economists anticipate a slower inflation path into autumn as farm price declines push grocery costs down. August CPI rose 0.3 percent, the smallest gain since November, with July up 0.4 percent. Weather and demand keep food prices volatile. Scattered showers forecast for Saturday with a cooling, dry period Sunday through Monday.
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Washington
Bill would raise minimum wage with extended exemptions
The bill increases the federal minimum wage from 2.30 to 2.65 on January 1 and reaches 3.35 by January 1, 1980, with phased steps and higher exemption levels for small businesses. It retains a tip credit, lowering it to 45 percent in 1979 and 40 percent in 1980, amid labor opposition and business concerns.
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