Oil imports to hover near half of U.S. needs in 1978
Dallas AP report notes independent association study projecting oil imports at 45.1 percent of national petroleum demand this year, down from 29 percent in 1972, with 1978 imports seen at 43.1 percent. It cites rising domestic production and efficiency as temporary brakes, urging Congress to push policies to develop U.S. oil and gas reserves.
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Dallas
Independent Petroleum Association of America
U.S
Congress
Pecos High names Lisa Dominguez Homecoming Queen
Lisa Dominguez was crowned Pecos High School 1977-78 Homecoming Queen at a halftime ceremony during the Eagles Mustangs game at Pecos Rotary Field. Three nominees from the student body were secretly chosen Monday, with Dominguez winning in a surprise reveal.
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Pecos High School
Lisa Dominguez
Robert Dominguez
Eagle-Mustang
Eagle Stadium
Robert Hinojos
Pecos Rotary Field
Rena Stickels
John Stickels
Chris Burling
Bill Burling
Pecos Eagles
Andrews Mustangs
Exes
PHS
Eagle Gym
Dora Worsham
Rosie Rivera
Brenda Martinez
Perea
Dominguez
Pecos
UMAC
Pecos Valley Country Club
Tri-K Klub
Energy taxes and Social Security fight split Congress
This week the Senate takes up an energy tax bill while the House debates Social Security taxes. A conference panel on national energy policy, led by Rep. Harley Staggers, drills toward a compromise. The Senate rejects major Carter energy proposals, but eyeing a conference, liberals push to kill tax breaks while House plans further social security tax hikes.
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Tom Raum
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Conference
Congress
House- Senate Energy Conference Committee
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
Carter
Senate Finance Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Texas traffic deaths climb nine percent from last year
In Texas, traffic fatalities rose nine percent year over year with 2,767 deaths in 2,426 crashes by late last week, up from 2,545 deaths in the same period last year. DPS director Col. Wilson Speir links the rise to speeds over 55 mph, noting a 50 percent jump on interstate highways.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Department of Public Safety
Wilson Speir
DPS
Bids Sought for Carlsbad Solar Heating Project
Bids are sought for a NASA National Park Service cooperative project at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The plan covers a solar collector system, solar space and hot water heating, an air handling unit, a hot water pre-heat system, and instrumentation controls plus an equipment room addition and A frame roof enclosure. Estimated cost 20 000 to 30 000 dollars. Work may start the week of November 14 and finish in about 50 days.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
National Park Service
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
National Parks Highway
Carlsbad
Energy conferees back grants for insulation to aid families schools and hospitals
House and Senate energy conferees agreed on federal grants up to 800 for low income families and up to 965 million over three years for energy conservation in schools and hospitals amid debates on allocation. The panel met on Veterans Day to draft a compromise national energy bill as the Carter administration backs the plan while the Senate opposes many proposals.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Confernee
New Mexico Dams Face Design Flaws and Seepage Risk
A Bureau of Reclamation study lists three New Mexico dams on a West-wide group of 17 with design flaws that could fail under heavy floods, echoing the Teton Dam disaster. It also flags eight dams with seepage threats, including Navajo Dam, while officials push new safety procedures and call for an independent safety office.
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Washington
New Mexico
West
Teton Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Avalon
McMillan
Pecos
Carlsbad
el Vado
Rio Arriba
Navajo Dam
San Juan River
San Juan
Reclamation
R. Keith Higginson
Bureau
Warren Weber
Brantley
McMilla
Army Corps of Engineers
Richard Leonard
Warren
Teton
National Research Council
Idaho
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Princesses
Lorrie Salcido
Alex Salcido
Kathy Salcido
Hector Perea
Pat Perea
Frank Perea
Lupe Villanueva
Texas
Pecos River
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