Bluebonnet Photo Ban Exposes Oil Patch Ties
Photographer recalls tense private road encounter while seeking a shot of bluebonnets by well 19. Oil company officials from supervisor to legal dept restrict images citing insurance and permits, highlighting industry-wide press suspicion and a broader information gap in oil publicity.
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Pumper
Caliche
Hoss
J.R
Gottcha
Ralph Nader
Democratic Caucus
Henry Jackson
Houston
Big Deal Oil Company
Gunfighter Clay Allison reburied in Pecos park graveyard
The reburial of Pecos legend Clay Allison was held with simple graveside rites led by Rev. Ray Powell. City officials moved his remains from the northeast cemetery to a new Gunfighter Graveyard in West of the Pecos Park to preserve heritage and deter vandalism.
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Pecos
Bill Calloway
Clay Allison
Allison
New Park
Lynn Webb
Ray Powell
Pecos Park
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Risky start for malpractice pool sets high rates
AUSTIN AP The new medical malpractice risk sharing pool plans high rates for hospitals and doctors denied coverage by two firms. State Insurance Board Chair Joe Christie said a board decision this week would allow the Joint Underwriting Association to begin writing policies. Dallas lawyer David Irons said the JUA aims for rates 1 7 to 2 times higher than voluntary market levels, justified by higher risk of applicants.
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Austin
State Insurance Board
Joe Christie
JUA
David Irons
Dallas
Christie
Irons
Juveniles admit to three burglaries and thefts
Four juveniles aged 13 to 16 confessed to three recent burglaries, with police recovering over $720 in stolen merchandise. They admitted taking items from the Aug. 17 La Nortena Tortilla Factory burglary and a Dan's Record Shop break-in. Jewelry and audio gear were returned to owners, and all four were turned over to county juvenile officials.
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Charles Smith
Smith
Dan
John Lewis
Pecos marks 50th anniversary of Great Western Finance
Rosa Guerrero of the Pecos office states Great Western Finance joins 40 Texas branches to mark 50 years since its founding. The company began as a small San Antonio loan office in 1925. Founder E. M. Stevens, from Gillespie County, helped shape Texas consumer lending laws and a state regulatory agency for lending entities.
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Pecos
Great Western Finance
Texas
Great Western
Rosa Guerrero
Southwest
San Antonio
E.M. Stevens
Gillespie County
Stevens
Guerrero
Woman shot in Pecos home transferred to Odessa hospital
Lucy Reyes, 52 0 S Ash Pecos, was shot once in the upper chest at about 4 43 p m Thursday while in her east side home. She was taken to Memorial hospital by Pecos ambulance and transferred to Odessa Medical Hospital Friday per hospital officials.
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Pecos
Odessa Medical Hospital
East Side
Lucy Reyes
S. Ash
Memorial Hospital
Odessa Hospital
Crime pays dividends in Texas
The Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council report for 1974 says illegal bookmaking on college and professional sports remained the biggest organized crime activity in the state. Texans reportedly bet around $1 billion with bookies, generating about $120.8 million in profit, with bookies in Belton Brownsville Corpus Christi Dallas Fort Worth Galveston Houston Midland Odessa and Wichita Falls linked to networks across 117 cities in 78 counties.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council
Associated Press
Texas
Belton
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Midland
Odessa
Wichita Falls
World Championship BBQ Cookoff drawn in Sept events
Cookoff chairman Doug Mire says the World Championship BBQ Cookoff will be a major event with defending champ Howard Richardson of Verhalen likely to attend. San Angelo Standard Times crew plans a chuck wagon display. prizes include 75 and 50 dollars for top backyard and regular cooks. Entry blanks available at the chamber of commerce.
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Cookoff
Doug Mire
Mires
Howard Richardson
Verhalen
San Angelo Standard Times
Sam Pendergrass
Mike Eisenberg
John Pitts
The
Enterprise
San Angelo
Mire
Chamber
Terry Burns
Abilene
Brady
David Day
Texas State Newark News
Gordon Bankston
Office of Chamber of Commerce
Auto Strikes Pecos Art Club Office in Early Monday Incident
Police report an eastbound auto driven by Jackie L. Holmes left the roadway at 1 a.m. striking the Pecos Art Club offices at 1501 W Third St and a utility pole, causing heavy damage with no injuries. A separate 4 p.m. crash on W Third St involved Linda Baker rear ending Lisle Ballard as he turned onto Oleander. Labor Day closures prompt Monday office shutdowns in Pecos.
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Pecos Art Club
Third St
Jackie L. Holmes
Andrews
Holmes
Linda Baker
Lisle W. Ballard
Ballard
Ford's travel agenda not part of campaign
President Ford’s weekend and later travels are not part of his 1976 campaign, says White House aide. The Republican National Committee funds some trips as party activity, while Ford’s own 1976 committee has not paid for travel tied to candidacy.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Ron Nelsen
Nessen
Election Campaign Committee
Vail
Colo
Midwest
White House
Philip Buden
New
Federal Election Commission
GOP
The
Election Commission
Maine
Rhode Island
Augusta
Fineland Hospital and Training Center
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