Retired officers urge rejection of SALT II pact
More than 1,500 retired generals and admirals sign a letter delivered to the Senate urging rejection of SALT II. Adm. Thomas Moorer says active troops cannot oppose SALT II, while critics argue the treaty gives the Soviet Union a strategic edge. The letter, signed by 1,678 officers, accompanies Senate hearings on the pact amid Cuba troop concerns.
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Rence Hunt
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
Frank Church
Didaho
Committee
Jacob Javits
New York
Church
Morer
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt
Moorer
John Singlaub
Daniel Graham
Defense Intelligence Agency
George Keegan
Air Force Intelligence
Moore
Eugene Rostow
Committee On the Present Danger
SALT
U.S
South Padre Island faces oil spill ruin and legal push
In South Padre Island Texas about 2500 merchants gathered to discuss recovering losses from a massive Mexican oil spill. Some urged suing Pemex others proposed travel deals to attract visitors as SBA disaster loans draw scrutiny. Local officials warned of ongoing spill threats and limited aid while governor aides weighed relief terms.
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Susan Stoler
Associated Press
SOUTH PADRE _ISLAND, Texas
Mexico
South Texas
Pemex
Ing
South Padre Island
Bay of Campeche
Gulf of Mexico
McGehee
SBA
Clements
Pecos to hold public meeting on new convention center
A market analysis by Real Estate Research Corporation on a proposed Pecos convention center will be reviewed at 7 30 p m Tuesday Sept 11 in the Pecos Community Center old banquet room. The project would be funded entirely by motel bed tax with no local taxes. a 10 000 to 12 000 square foot facility is envisioned adaptable to multiple uses.
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Pecos Convention Center
Real Estate Research Corporation of Chicago
Reeves County Commissioners Court
Pecos Community Center
Richard Naylor
Pecos Chamber of Commerce Advertising Committee
John W. Diamond
RERC
Charlie Taylor
Bob Brandenburger
E.F. Hutton Co
Naylor
Pecos men convicted in marijuana smuggling scheme
Two West Texas oilmen, John R. Dorr of Pecos and John Grant Passmore, were found guilty on three drug counts each for conspiring to distribute 960 pounds of Mexican marijuana. Sentencing is set for September 26 in federal court. Prosecutors said Dorr was the money man, while defense claimed Fagan framed them.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Terry Wayne Fagan
Dorr
Passmore
Fagan
United States
Mexico
Roswell
N.M
Mazatlan
Senators Press Nixon to Reimburse Government for Estate Upgrades
The Senate urges former President Nixon to repay government costs for improvements at his San Clemente estate including a flagpole heating system and sewer line. GSA listed 702321 in upgrades. Pryor and Hart say several items, such as gazebo work and a 44 foot flagpole, were not for safety. Carter era law requires repayment but is non retroactive.
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Washington
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
New York City
General Services Administration
David Pryor
D-Ark
Gary Hart
Dcolo
Carter
Plains
Tropical storm David drives hundreds from homes in Northeast
Tropical storm David moved into the Northeast with tornadoes and flooding forcing hundreds to flee. Three more deaths raised U.S. toll to 13, as the storm weakened from hurricane force over land. Maryland evacuees reached 800 to 1,000, with Baltimore hardest hit. In Pennsylvania and Virginia, tornadoes damaged homes and claimed additional lives amid widespread downed trees and eroded beaches.
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Charlotte Porter
Associated Press
David
Virginia
New Jersey
U.S
Caribbean
Maryland
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Jim Zumwalt
South Carolina
Beaufort County
Dick Riley
Savannah
Merrimac
Masschusetts
Maine
National Weather Service
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Southeast
Florida
John Dalton
Enter our contest for a color television
Pecos Enterprise readers may win a 13 inch color TV by registering with participating merchants on pages 16 17 and 19 of today's special football section. Clip coupons and drop them with the listed merchant. No purchase required. Entry closes Sept 13 with drawing Sept 14 and winner announced Sept 17.
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Pecos Enterprise
The
Enterprise
Weather Outlook for Pecos and West Texas
Weather reports indicate clear to partly cloudy skies for Pecos and surrounding areas with evening thunderstorm chances. Wednesday reached 100 degrees, morning low 65. West Texas forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions into Friday, scattered thunderstorms, warmer temperatures in the north, and highs mostly in the 90s to near 100 in Big Bend with cooler mountain lows mid 50s to mid 60s.
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Pecos
Texas
Big Bend
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