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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1975
Page
1
City council approved obtaining and leasing two radar units for police cars to curb speeding. The units arrived in Pecos and will be installed this weekend, with officers using them after setup. Fines in August totaled 1,817.50 dollars, including 292.50 for speeding over limits and 55 for contesting.
A humor piece catalogs wry, inventive wishes from parents. It imagines gadgets like a solid rubber bicycle tire, elastic shoes, and an electronic sock locator, plus comedic asks for bite sized giochi such as 3 minute mush and toothpaste tasting like candy. It riffs on parental challenges and jokes about unions and the elusive Tooth Fairy.
Washington AP reporting consumer prices rose two tenths of 1 percent in August, the smallest monthly rise in three years. The yearly rate would be about 2.4 percent, with officials skeptical of a trend. Analysts cautioned the figure may be an aberration on the low side after June and July spikes.
Pecos Evening Lions will stage a broom sale this weekend with top quality brooms mops and cleaning items. Club President Otis Mawhiney said the trailer will be parked on the Safeway parking lot all day Saturday and orders can be called in at 445-5431 for delivery.
A Ruidoso woman is in serious condition with pneumonic plague, the tenth confirmed case in New Mexico this year, marking the worst plague year since 1949. Forecasters predict a cool front bringing showers and milder weather to the final weekend of autumn.
Former Pecos resident manager of Duval Sulphur Company's Culberson County properties, Jack Slay, is reported in critical condition after a long illness at his Tucson Arizona home. He moved from Fort Stockton to Culberson County and was named manager of the firm's water resources in 1974 before relocating with his family to Tucson in June 1974. His daughter Kathy Leeson of Enterprise advertising and other relatives have been summoned to his bedside.
Patricia Hearst and the Harrises returned to federal custody for second court appearances after a period in county jail. FBI officials credited solid investigation for the capture, with ties to Kathy Soliah and Stephen Soliah. Hearst’s father expressed hope she will come home while her attorney described her as smiling and strong.
The Diez y Seis celebration, rained out last weekend, is rescheduled for Saturday with a 2 p.m. parade starting Cedar down to Fourth Street, then Oak to First, circling the Museum and ending at Santa Rosa Hall. Over 15 floats and groups including Pecos High School Marching Band will participate. Fiesta booths open at 3 p.m. at La Rosa Church Fifth and Peach. Entertainment begins at 6 p.m. and Mariachis de Santa Rosa perform through the night until 11 p.m.
Over 300 Austin Elementary students and Pecos Boy Scout troops joined locals to install new grass on a school playground as a bicentennial beautification effort. Reeves County Commissioners City of Pecos Austin PTA leaders Duval Corp Davidson Feedlot and Soil Conservation Service supported planning plowing conditioning and irrigation for the project.
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