Reeves County Fall Fair aims for notable 1976 event
Reeves County officials unveil plans for the October 9 to 11 Fall Fair with a premium livestock show and four cash jackpots in horse events. A world championship barbecue cookoff offers large prizes including a $100 world champ trophy, while taster tickets let visitors sample dishes. New portable booths replace permanent fixtures, and carnival action returns to the rodeo grounds with exhibits from Pecos-Barstow-Toyah schools plus an art and hobby show.
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Reeves County
Harvey Ramsey
Ramsey
Horse Club
Chamber of Commerce Office
Fair
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Meet the Eagles Night prompts parent participation concerns
A reader voices disappointment at parents missing Meet the Eagles Night at PHS, saying many rely on their children to relay details. The piece laments changing times, shifts in consumer behavior, crowded aisles, and evolving fashion trends affecting both men and women.
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Meet the Eagles
PHS
Ala
Mamma
Parade rescheduled for Sept 20 in Santa Rosa
The Deiry Seis festivities and parade, rained out last weekend, are moved to Saturday Sept 20 with the same 2 PM start. Route unchanged, fiesta relocated to Santa Rosa Kindergarten at Fifth and Peach. Games booths and food inside, music and dancing on the street by the closed kindergarten.
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Santa Rosa
Fifth and Peach
Tropical storm advisory issued near Puerto Rico
National Weather Service warns of a developing tropical low near 19.2N 66.8W north of San Juan moving west at 10 mph. Heavy rains threaten Puerto Rico with flood warnings in effect and precautions urged for low areas and landslide-prone mountains. Radar shows widespread precipitation east and south east of the center. DPS troopers assist at Midland event after guarding President Ord.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
National Weather Service
Virgin Islands
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Midland Air Terminal
Gerald Ord
Petroleum Museum
Midland
Community effort turns vacant plot into park and track
Spirited cooperation transforms an eroding alkali plot after years of dust and mud into a budding park with grass, reconditioned soil, and an irrigation system. PTA projects chairman Bill Abercrombie led the drive supported by Reeves County Commissioners, Duval Corporation, the City of Pecos, Trans Pecos Dairy, Davidson Feed Lot, the Soil Conservation Service, the School Board, and the Upper Pecos Soil and Water Conservation District. The project includes plans for two little league diamonds and a track, with soil analysis, manure leveling, and student participation in sowing grass and seed next Saturday.
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Austin Elementary
Little League
Bill Abercrombie
PTA Projects
Abercrombie
Reeves County Commissioners
Duval Corporation
City of Pecos
Trans Pecos Dairy
Davidson Feed Lot
The
Soil Conservation Service
School Board
Upper Pecos Soil and Water Conservation District
Pecos-Barstow- Toyah
Marcus Martinez Jr
Charlie Mitchell
PTA
UN delegates rush to finish economic talks before assembly
Weary United Nations delegates raced to complete marathon economic negotiations prior to the 1975 General Assembly session. After 17 days of a special economic session they prepared a consensus declaration to reform trade, investment and aid for developing nations, with US reservations and EC joint comments.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Assembly
United States
Henry A. Kissenger
Special Assembly
New credit card rules set to curb billing disputes
Washington reports final rules under the Fair Credit Billing Act require creditors to inform card users of how to file billing error claims. Beginning next month, post Oct bills must include rights notices, with annual repeats or monthly summaries, and claim submissions must be in writing within six days of receiving a contested bill. The 30 day creditor acknowledgment rule follows.
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Bill Hubbs
Hubbs
Arizona
Lyle Shelton
Shelton
Harlingen
Confederate Air Force
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
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Austin Pta Projects
Marcus Martinez
Charlie Mitchel
Jay Dycus
Ae Corporation
Pecos
South Korea
Palestine
South Africa
Gaston E. Thorn
Luxembourg
Moxambique
Cape Verde Islands
Sao Tome-Principe
U.N
China
North Korea
U.N. A
United Nations Command
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