Economy seen growing 3 to 3.5 percent next year predicts AP
The government projects 1979 growth at 3 to 3.5 percent, down from 1978. The 1977-78 deficit reached 48.7 billion dollars, with a 38.9 billion estimate for 1979. Unemployment is expected to hover near 6 percent, signaling possible worsening jobless rates.
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X. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Treasury Department
Office of Management of Budget
Carter
Extra hour looms as clocks fall back Sunday
AP report notes Daylight Saving Time ends this week with clocks set back from 2 to 1 am on Sunday. The piece cites Shakespeare Wordsworth Scott and poets as reflections on time and the ritual of changing clocks, urging readers to perform the backward shift to avoid missing church and other commitments.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
Walt Whitman
Shakespeare
Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
William Wordsworth
Sir Walter Scott
Shelley
Robert Burns
George Herbert
Pilotless Air Force jet crashes in Tucson killing one
A pilotless A7D Corsair crashed near Mansfeld Junior High in central Tucson, killing one person and injuring six others including a Tucson woman in a car. Witnesses described a sonic boom sound and a large emergency response as Brig. Gen. Robert Kelley said the engine stalled eight miles from Davis Monthan Base.
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Tucson
Ariz
Mansfeld Junior High School
Air Force
Patty Linder
University of Arizona
Robert Kelley
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Myron Donald
Davis Monthan
Richard Flagg
Dennis Phillips
Helping Hand program aids elderly Pecos resident
The Helping Hand column reports an 82-year-old man facing temporary hardship after moving from the Texas Panhandle to Pecos. He has $150 monthly Social Security, plans a $40 deposit and $66 monthly rent, seeks low-cost housing, groceries, blankets, insulation, and food stamps. Contacts Bertha Fuentes at Reeves County Community Council, 902 E. 10th, Pecos, 445-3166, for aid and rapid delivery arrangements.
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Pecos
Lexas Panhandle
Bertha Fuentes
Reeves County Community
Five plead guilty to immigration violations in Pecos court
Five Mexican nationals faced U S Magistrate J M Preston in Pecos who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor immigration charges. Faustino Ortiz-Olivas, 43, received 179 days on two counts. Lazaro Ortiz-Ramirez, 18, and Pedro Reyes-Ortiz, 23, 179 days each. Victor Turin-Rubio, 18, 160 days. Juan Sotelo-Ramirez, 34, 120 days. All terms run consecutively where noted.
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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Law
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Faustino Ortiz-Olivas
Texas
Border Patrol
Lazaro Ortiz-Ramirez
Pedro Reyes-Ortiz
Ortiz-Ra
Mexico
Juan Sotelo-Ramirez
Absentee Balloting Scheduled Tomorrow In County
The County Clerk's Office will be open Saturday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. for absentee voting. Regular absentee voting continues Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eligibility includes absence from county, age 65 or older, religious belief, confinement, or sickness. Call 445-5467 or 445-5468 for information.
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Catherine Ashley
U.S
Pecos Morning Weather Clears After Cool Start
Weather outlook shows clear skies and sunshine in Pecos Friday morning after a low of 41 degrees. Thursday peaked at 59 degrees with overcast skies clearing later, bringing a milder afternoon.
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Pecos
Carter promises to sign $18.7 billion tax cut bill
President Carter at Miami Beach campaign rallies pledges to sign the $18.7 billion tax cut, asks supporters to report violations of anti inflation rules, and notes the bill’s benefits may exceed its liabilities. He endorses Robert Graham for governor and praises him as a rising political star.
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Maureen Santini
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fila
Carter
Ocean Side
White House
Washington
Fontainebleau Hilton
Robert Graham
Graham
Florida
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