Balmorhea Progress Toward Sewage System and Local Meetings
Balmorhea moves forward on sewer line as pipeline ships and alleys are surveyed. City Council to meet at 7 30 pm at City Hall this month. senior citizens host a covered dish luncheon with Center supplying meat and drinks. Community events include church choir practice and adult Sunday school, with football and junior high games on the schedule.
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Center
Balmorhea
Helen Humphries
el Paso
Angelina Brijalba
GED test dates announced for Pecos-Barstow Toyah ISD
The Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District lists GED test dates for 1974 79 with sessions September 20 21 and 22 at Carver Resource Center 600 EF 17th St from 630 to 930 pm Virginia Reed chief examiner notes applications due by September 1 and requires educational data withdrawal dates social security number and ID. The $15 battery fee and $3 per single test apply new tests updated curricula. credit from old battery valid. retests allowed after six months. minimum age 18 with withdrawal from school. results available by October 5. certificates may take weeks. GED tests may be offered again in November February and May if demand exists.
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Pecos - Barstow Toyah Independent School District
Carver Resource Center
Virginia Reed
Carver Center
Texas Education Agency
Reed
Market rallies as casino stocks lift New York equities
Casino gambling issues lead a midday market rally with the Dow up 4.34 to 910.78, and Resorts International jumping 14 to 166 after signaling higher Q3 earnings. Bally Manufacturing, Ramada Inns, and Howard Johnson gain amid soaring gambling sector optimism.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Resorts International
American Stock Exchange
Bally Manufacturing
Ramada Inns
Howard Johnson
Mexican National Sentenced To 120 Days For Immigration Violation
U S Magistrate J M Preston of Pecos sentenced 28 year old Jose Juan Tapia-Davila after he pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States and attempting to elude inspection. The case arose from a U S Border Patrol complaint and Tapia-Davila acknowledged his rights in open court.
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United States
U.S
Kiss a Baby Week campaign begins in Barstow area
The 1978 Kiss a Baby Week campaign for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation runs September 15 to 17 in Barstow. Chairman Sylvia Garcia leads a committee with Tina Guerrero and Delma Lerma, plus volunteers Linda Vigar Carol Jackson Salema Abila and Frances Flores. Funds support CF centers nationwide, early diagnosis, and research toward a cure. For information contact Garcia or Lerma.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Barstow
Sylvia Garcia
Tina Guerrero
Delma Lerma
Linda Vigar
Carol Jackson
Salema Abila
Frances Flores
United States
Ms. Garcia
CF Foundation
Pecos Area News Roundup Fires and Ambulance Calls
A lady at Minit Mart laundromat requested an ambulance after a fall at 1 26 p m Sept 11. Ambulance service handled a transfer request from Reeves County Hospital to Odessa Medical Center at 9 11 p m Sept 12. An apartment at 401 S Oleander was reported burning at 11 12 p m Sept 12. Pecos Ambulance Service responded to a possible cardiac arrest at 8 19 this morning. A dumpster behind Mesquite Street between 10th and 11th Streets caught fire, extinguished by Pecos Volunteer Fire Department at 7 47 this morning.
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Minit Mart
S. Cedar
Reeves County Hospital
Odessa Medical Center
S. Oleander
Pecos
Mesquite St
10Th
Barstow Lions Club installs new officers and members
The Barstow Lions Club held a dinner at Ben's Spanish Inn to install new officers Charles Fenner as president Benny Avila as vice president and Rodney Huffman as secretary treasurer. District Deputy Governor Otis Mawhiney oversaw the ceremony with Fred Dominguez initiating new members from Pecos Evening Lions.
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Barstow Lions Club
Ben's
Spanish Inn
Lupe Garcia
Angel Abila
Benny Avila
Mario Granado
Ismael Abila
Rodney Huffman
Fred Dominguez
Pecos Evening Lions Club
Robert Hinojos
Barstow
Rodney Huttman
Pecos
Illegal alien gets five year probation term
Mexican national illegally in the United States received five years unsupervised probation after a felony immigration violation. U.S. District Judge William S. Sessions in Pecos sentenced Jacinto Baeza-Carrasco, 27, to two years in prison then suspended the sentence for probation. He was arrested by Border Patrol in June and found guilty after a non jury trial.
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United States
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S.B.P
Baeza-Carrasco
City Hall Drive-Up Window Closed for Cedar Street Repairs
City Secretary Marilea Parsons said the city hall drive-up window is closed temporarily for Cedar St repairs. Residents should enter the city hall lot from Oak St to access services during the work.
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Marilea Parsons
City Hall
Cedar St
Oak St
Calendar of Pecos area events for the week
A local calendar lists meetings and activities in Pecos and nearby Balmorhea. Lions clubs meet at Pecos Inn and Lions Den on Monday and Wednesday noon, Rotary at Holiday Inn Pecos Thursdays, and various groups such as AA Alanon TOPS and Extension Club hold sessions at designated times and addresses. Programs include recipes for new foods and health checks with blood pressure testing.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
TOPS
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Pecos
Odessan Man Is Fined 1500 For Drug Offense
Odessa resident Jack Dean Reeves, 30, received five years supervised probation and a 1500 fine payable 50 monthly after pleading guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Co-defendants Steven Clay Mers, 20, and Russell Blane Bowers, 21, were placed on five years supervised probation under Youth Corrections Act. Sentencing occurred Monday before U.S. District Judge William S. Sessions in Pecos Division.
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Odessa
Jack Dean Reeves
Reeves
Youth Corrections Act
U.S
William S. Sessions
Pecos
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