Frederic Hammers Gulf Coast as Two Die in Mobile
Hurricane Frederic struck Mobile and surrounding areas with 130 mph winds causing widespread destruction. Two deaths confirmed as the storm moved inland toward Mississippi, bringing 80 mph winds and 15-foot tides inland while rescuers searched for those trapped in collapsed roofs.
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Garry Mitchell
Associated Press
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Ala
Frederic
Gulf Coast
Florida
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Mississippi
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Miss
Alabama
Florida Panhandle
Pascagoula
Dauphin Island
Camille
Bob Graham
Gerald Baxley
Prichard
Escambia County
Pat Donnelly
Pensacola Bay
Pecos council backs nine member appraisal district
The Pecos City Council approved joining Reeves County and others to form a nine member appraisal district under Senate Bill 621 taking effect January 1980. County, Pecos Barstow Tosah ISD, and Pecos City would each have two members. Balmorhea, Toyah, and Balmorhea ISD one member each. The council also debated funding for a Pecos Civic Convention Center and approved land sale bids, while introducing a new municipal court clerk.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
Reeves County
Texas
W.R
Bob’ Bickley
City Council Today
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pecos City
Balmorhea
Toyah
Balmorhea Independent
Bickley
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Pecos Civic Convention Center
Richard Naylor
Pecos Chamber of Commerce Advertising Committee
Council
Naylor
Civic Center
Community Center
Ben Matta
Ted Painter
Texas Attorney General's Office
Atlantic Richfield Co
Stella McAnally
Paul Shaw
Kennedy candidacy sparks feistier Carter approach
President Carter shows more fire as Kennedy hints at a run for the Democratic nomination. White, Carter ally, says the feud would be a classic. Nixon calls it the battle of the century as Kennedy weighs an official bid and Carter weighs timing.
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Kennedy
Carter
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
John C. White
Jimmy Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
White House
White
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Jody Powell
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Georgia
Air Force One
Progress in Mexican gas talks to wrap before Lopez Portillo visit
U S officials report substantial progress in Mexican natural gas negotiations lowering the price gap to under 25 cents per thousand cubic feet and moving toward a price index tied to residual fuel oil. The plan could raise future Mexican gas costs as energy prices rise, but details remain unsettled ahead of President Jose Lopez Portillo’s September 28 visit.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
United States
Lopez Portillo
U.S
High tides from Hurricane Frederick aid oil spill cleanups
Strong tides along the Texas coast from Hurricane Frederick are aiding oil spill cleanup. Coast Guard Captain Tho ttis Wood said the tides carry tar balls and other oil deposits onto the dunes and along the shoreline, helping concentrate the contamination for removal.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Frederic
Coast Guard
Theottis Wood
Weather Update With Fair Skies and Friday Thunderstorms
Weather forecasts show fair conditions today with probable afternoon thunderstorms and scattered showers Friday. Wednesday’s high reached 92 after a cooler morning low of 63. Dune vegetation remains unaffected by oil from the runaway Mexican well as NOAA scientist notes most oil sits in sand ahead of the dunes and wave action assists cleanup.
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Wood
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Nancy Maynard
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Pecos Council
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