Pecos City approves escalated T hangar rents at airport
City council votes to raise Pecos airport Thangars rent from 35 to 40 dollars monthly with annual 600 dollars for 12 hangars and considers further yearly increases to reach 50 dollars next year. They also approve four garbage boxes purchase, name potential county road, and hire three workers including two laborers and a patrolman. Fire Marshall recommends two openings on the electrical board.
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Tyree
Fernandes
Bill Moss
Jesus Muniz
Bickley
Maxey
Cedar Street
Muniz
Council
Dickie Wadley
Joe Wallace
Hector Dominguez
Pecos school enrollment down amid board actions and bids
The Pecos area school board reported enrollment fell to 4173 from 4445 with all but Pecos Elementary showing losses. Trustees adopted a 15 percent delinquent tax collection expense, set a $1 fee per receipt, and required $1 for tax copies. They raised mileage to 18 cents and in state per diem to 30 dollars. Four new teachers were appointed and trips approved, with opioid policy changes and campus use discussions ongoing. Bids on airport hangar wiring were awarded to C&G Electric, while sand blasting bids were opened for a large water tank project. The meeting covered a retirement discussion for volunteer firefighters and a new pupil eligibility policy. The next meeting is Oct. 13.
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Pecos Elementary
Ray Whitley
August H. Roming Jr
Metal Trades
Pecos High School
Vocational Agricultural Department
Future Farmers of America
Panhandle South Plains
Lubbock
Carol Uranga
Crockett Junior
Helen Harris
Earl Bell
Er's Insurance Co
Wadley
C&g Electric Service
Charlie's Electric Service
C&g
Moss
Fernandes
Pumper
Reeves County
Clifford Croft
Barstow
Pecos
Paul
Fort Stockton
Bill Pigman
Charlie Smith
Midland
Pigman
Kermit
Kermit Faces Gas Shortage Ahead of CBS Feature
CBS filmed Kermit officials on Sept 2 about a possible national feature. The town struggles to secure enough natural gas from El Paso Natural Gas Co. due to a 1974 low-use ruling and CPS CPS contract limits, prompting a moratorium on new connections to protect current supply.
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Houston
Lo-Vaca Gathering Co
State Court of Civil Appeals
Crystal City
Lo-Vaca
8Th Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Appeals Court
Texas
CBS News
Kermit
FPC
Unexpectant mother delivers healthy full term baby
Sandra Conaway went to the hospital with a backache and returned with a newborn. Holly Elizabeth weighed seven pounds six ounces and was carried full term. Conaway, 34, was surprised to learn she was pregnant as she had not felt ill and only noticed back pains last week. The couple moved recently from a mobile home to a three bedroom trailer and say their first child has brought new meaning to their lives.
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Wilmington
Del
Sandra Conaway
Wilmington Medical Center
Holly Elizabeth
Mrs. Conaway
Bank overdrafts raise alarms at regulators
Regulators call overdrafts at Bert Lance linked Georgia bank an alarm. Comptroller John Heimann says insider loans through overdrafts pose risk, noting Calhoun First National Bank relied on insiders for most credit in 1975. He blames insider transactions for many bank failures and says such practices are not common in community banks.
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W. Dale Nelson Washington
Bert Lance
Georgia
John Heimann
Senate
Heimann
Lance
Calhoun First National Bank
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Calhoun Bank
Beame, Abzug Defeated In Tight New York Mayoral Primary
In the crowded Democratic field, Abraham Beame and Bella Abzug suffered stinging defeats as Edward Koch and Mario Cuomo led in a near dead heat and moved to a runoff on September 19. Beame finished third, ending his mayoralty term amid New York City financial crisis rumors and an SEC report alleging bond-sale misrepresentation.
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New York
Abraham D. Beame
Bella S. Abzug
New York City
Beame
City Hall
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Bob Bickley
J.J. Maxey
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Ramon Saldana
Juan Castro
Lee Browning Powell
Saldana
Castro
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Maribel Pena
Beto Quezada
Veronica Payan
Joel Ivy
Robert Hinojos
Pecos- Barstow-Toyah
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Arthur Arteaga
S. Park St
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Elizabeth Street
CBS
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Hugh L. Carey
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Robert Wagner
Lulac, Pecos Rotary Club
Irene Turk
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