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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1979
Page
10
The piece argues the public resists the Susan B Anthony dollar despite strong mint supply and high durability. It notes confusion with a quarter, calls for heavier design tweaks, and concedes public reluctance outweighs production savings. Authorities push decorum yet public reception remains tepid.
AP analysis compares downturn to a stubborn flu spreading through August data. Unemployment at 6 percent, July durable goods down 10 percent, rising prices and high interest rates persist. Economists warn timing is uncertain as inventories, production cuts, and consumer demand shift under a slowing economy.
On September 12 the AP notes events spanning 1814 Balti more defense in the War of 1812 1869 Prohibition Party organized in Chicago 1943 Mussolini rescued by German paratroopers 1945 MacArthur dis solves Black Dragon Society 1953 Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier 1965 Hurricane Betsy deaths 75 1965 Nixon orders Vietnam bombing 5 years ago Chennault death sentence 1 year ago busing in Los Angeles 62,000 pupils and protests FED raises rates amid recession debates over economic policy and impact on spending.
Negotiators note U S advantages in technology at SALT II as Soviet officials quietly pilfer pencils, citing American lead and erasers as better than their own. Reports say U S subs are quieter and radar more advanced, while MIRV progress widened the gap with the Soviets. Corporate oil ads mock profits amid market jitters.
Ed Hollebeke, part of a Texas Rangers company in 1918 1919, fought Pancho Villa's men during the war. Joe Hollebeke, a top cowhand, ran drives from Snyder to Panhandle and Midland to Cold Water, later living in Pecos. He married Mary McMasters in 1908, worked as deputy city marshal, ran a chili parlor, and died in 1962. their daughters Jewell Beckham and Norabel Hollebeke Swift are named along with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
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