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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1975
Page
1
In Geneva Swiss sources report the Soviet Union will not attend the planned signing of the U S sponsored Sinai agreement between Israel and Egypt. The Soviet weekly New Times criticized the pact saying it does not defuse the crisis and may complicate matters.
After the Soviet boycott word, the United States planned not to attend today's signing at 5 p.m. EDT. A State Department spokesman said if the Russians won’t show up, the US won’t either. Geneva officials stressed the signing is within a Geneva military working group frame and not a formal necessity. Diplomatic sources say the aim is to finalize the pact, not spark a diplomatic row. The United Nations briefly floated a plan to witness, later deeming it now presumed.
In Abilene Texans gather for the Cowboy Cookoff as amateurs and pros duel over Dutch oven dishes like fried frog legs and venison stew. Prizes total over $2,000 with winners Dr. Russell Cressant and Clifford Tennert defending titles. A tribute to Texas culinary heritage praises chuck wagon cuisine and Abilene’s role in promoting Cowboy cookery.
Texas wildcat exploration jumps ahead of last year with 20 oil and 22 gas discoveries over two weeks. State totals show 263 oil finds and 354 natural gas discoveries this year, surpassing 1974 counts. completions also rise while wells plugged lag. Houston district leads with eight oil and ten gas discoveries across several districts including San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
Associated Press writer James M. Donna reports more than 700,000 children were out of school as teachers in at least 10 states walked picket lines to protest disputed contract terms, leaving about 40,000 teachers away from classrooms.
Lanny Neff named new manager of Warner Cable of Pecos succeeding Carl Newberry who resigned in May. Neff brings nine years of cable experience with operations in New York California and Ohio and previously led systems in Kermit and Monahans. He pledges to upgrade Pecos service including wages class sizes contract rollbacks job security and fringe benefits while noting broader education strikes affect Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Paul Tadlock, a tall soft spoken Texan, presents a collection titled Poetry in Bronze at Security State Bank this week. His realism of big game animals and water fowl reflects his outdoorsman lifework, after leaving a heat treating company in 1973 to sculpt full time.
The Enterprise football contest omits game seven Ector versus Amarillo Rock. Pick a winner to insert as space seven and submit your entry for a $10 weekly prize plus a $10 perfect-entry bonus. Concurrently, Chicago school talks fail to avert a teachers strike. 21,429 of 27,188 teachers voted to strike, delaying classes for about 530,000 pupils. In Pennsylvania, about 24 of 503 districts are stalled or unresolved in wage talks.
A statewide flea-killing campaign is under way in central New Mexico after the death of 14 year old Williams R Handley from pneumonic plague while visiting grandparents near Albuquerque. Health officials warn bubonic plague can spread person to person and note pneumonic form has a shorter incubation period.
In Austin Texas on Wednesday District Judge O P Carrillo faced an impeachment trial where his legal team won, lost and drew. The Senate 31 jurors adjourned the trial until Sept 29 to avoid a clash with a federal tax evasion case in Corpus Christi involving Carrillo and his brother Ramiro. Special state counsel Leon Jaworski led the proceedings as Carrillo remains suspended pending the Senate decision on impeachment articles.
Reeves County FHA officials in Pecos say emergency farm loans remain available for drought, heavy hail, or flood losses in 1973 74. Covered periods include Aug 1 1973 to July 31 1974 for drought, Aug 10 1974 to Oct 10 1974 for hail, and Sept 13 1974 to Oct 27 1974 for floods.
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