Carter to outline anti inflation plan on tonight TV address
President Carter will present a new anti inflation program via a 10 p.m. EDT White House television address. He aims to cap wage increases at 7 percent and prices at about 5.75 percent with measures to cut government spending and monitor wage and price behavior by big business and unions. Alfred E. Kahn may be named to head the program, while a partial federal hiring freeze could be announced and a budget deficit target discussed.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
White House
Alfred E. Kahn
Civil Aeronautics Board
Kahn
Robert S. Strauss
Council On Wage and Price Stability
County bids for hospital roof HVAC system approved
Reeves County Commissioners authorized Judge W O Pigman to advertise bids for a roof mounted eight unit heating and cooling system at the old county hospital with an estimated cost of 38000 dollars. The court also transferred 32000 dollars from the Revenue Sharing Fund for road repairs, and voted to advertise fencing along FM Road 3334.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
W.O
Bill
Pigman
Old County Hospital
Bonds Set For Mexican Citizen And Two Defendants In Immigration Case
U S Magistrate J M Preston set bonds of 25000 each for Efrin Rojo Ordonez a Mexican citizen Guadalupe Rojo Ordonez a resident alien and Carmen Trujillo Rojo a U S citizen arrested October 22 for felony aiding and abetting illegal aliens in violation of Immigration and Naturalization Service Law They were advised of charges and rights remanded to U S Marshal custody at Reeves County Correctional Facility pending further court action.
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U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
United States
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Efrin Rojo- Ordonez
Mexico
Guadalupe Rojo-Ordonez
Carmen Trujillo-Rojo
Fort Worth
Texas
Rojo Ordonez
Reeves County Correctional Facility
Three oil operators barred from dumping at Whaler Lake
The railroad commission ordered Whelan Corp Phillips Petroleum Co and Petroleum Corp of Texas to stop using Whaler Lake fifteen miles northwest of Andrews Texas as a dumping ground for oil field brine Protests by environmental groups drew a federal grand jury review of dumping procedures in the Permian Basin The lake is said to hold 200000 barrels of brine and chemicals monthly and is very saline Brine is not the problem iron sulfide is said to be the issue The commission scheduled a hearing and urged operators to show why the lake should not be shut off to them The dispute could threaten 20000 barrels of oil a month for Whalen and has become emotionally charged with little middle ground between sides
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Austin, Texas
Railroad Commission
Whaler Lake
Andrews
Playa Lake
Whelan Corp
Phillips Petroleum Co
Petroleum Corp
Texas
The
Austin American- Statesman
Midland
Permian
Phillip Russell
Commission
Harold Irby
Migratory Game Program
Parks and Wildlife Department
Austin
Ivan Harley
Whalen
Irby
30 Inch Gas Pipeline Blast Kills Five In Texas
A 30 inch natural gas pipeline exploded near a Brookside Village mobile home park, producing a fireball visible for 30 miles. Five people died and about 43 were injured as seven trailers burned and others damaged. The fire took three hours to burn out after valves were shut. Local residents described extreme heat melting trailers and car paint.
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Michael A. Lutz
Associated Press
Brookside Village
Texas
Eugene Dolan
Dolan
Frank Noe
Noe
Brazoria County
Tom Thacker
Houston
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
United Texas Transmission Gas Co
Victoria
Beaumont
Pecos man gets five years probation for burglary with intent
Ruben Torres Zaragosa a 25 year old Pecos resident pleaded guilty Monday in the 148th Judicial District Court to burglary with intent to commit rape of a child. Judge Lawrence Fuller imposed five years probation suspended the five year prison term. He must stay within Reeves County pay court costs and a $15 monthly fee while on probation.
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Pecos
Ruben Torres Zaragosa
S. Pecan
Judicial District Court
Lawrence Fuller
Reeves County
Zaragosa
Pecos Weather: Showers End Soon as Temperatures Fall
Scattered showers should end tomorrow in Pecos and vicinity with rainfall slackening this morning. Temperatures rise only to a low 46 to 47 in the morning, a drop from recent highs in the 80s. Cool front brought rain and lower temps, with Monday morning 46 and highs around 81 last Friday and 83 Saturday. Tonight lows upper 30s to lower 50s. Wednesday highs 50s to 60s across the region.
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Pecos
West Texas
Flames Devour Homes as Los Angeles Brush Fires Rage
Fires raged near Los Angeles scorching about 33 000 acres and destroying at least 100 expensive homes. Desert winds 50 mph fanned the blaze driving flames 100 feet high and forcing hundreds of evacuees from Mandeville Canyon and Pacific Palisades Malibu. Firefighters battled amid jammed roads, with helicopters suffering minor incidents and several injuries reported.
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Los Angeles
Mandeville Canyon
Mandevile Canyon
Mojave Desert
Agoura
Santa Monica Mountains
Pacific Palisades Malibu
Rainfall update for Pecos and Reeves County area
Rainfall in Pecos and vicinity totaled 2.25 inches by 10 a.m. Monday with more moisture possible in Reeves County before nightfall. The precipitation was less than the prior event but remains a significant local total amid cloudy morning conditions.
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Pecos
Vicinity
Reeves County
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