Tractor blast injures fifteen at Fort Worth convention center
Fifteen people were hurt when a souped up tractor exploded during a tractor pulling contest at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth Texas. Four remained hospitalized, one in serious condition. Inspectors doubled safety checks after the incident and spectators aided until ambulances arrived.
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R.B. Allen
Hardware and Implements Association
Louis Owen
Owen
Gray Brothers Park
Oil spill damages in Texas may top 360 million
Seven weeks after the Ixtoc I spill began blackening South Texas shores, total claims and cleanup costs reach at least 360 million with 5.4 million spent or earmarked for beaches and bays. Mexican authorities move to cone the well in Campeche, cutting flow by 85 percent as U S. Coast Guard holds funds and plans more. Civil suits seek 355 million against Pemex Permargo and SEDCO, with Texas Attorney General Mark White pursuing SEDCO after talks between presidents Portillo and Carter.
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Bay of Campeche
Texas
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Commandment
Gulf Coast
Pemex
Small town mayors seek national group to boost voice
In Dunellen New Jersey Mayor Larry Anzovino argues big cities pull strings in Washington and small towns lose out. As head of the New Jersey Mayors Association he aims to form a national organization to place small communities closer to the president. He says mayors are closer to the people and deserve greater influence than they currently have.
Winners named in Pecos Enterprise Football Contest
Richard Chavez won first prize of 25 dollars for the Pecos Enterprise Football Contest with 38 point tie breaker on the Texas A M Penn State game. Eddie Rodriguez second with 15 dollars and 35 points. Mrs G E Waltisperger took 10 dollars with 34 points. Several contestants missed two games and many missed Notre Dame Purdue. Sponsors listed for the contest include local businesses and services.
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Pecos
Richard Chavez
Country Club
Ramon O. Natividad
S. Oak
Notre Dame
Purdue
Gloria Avila
Frances Florez
Anastacio Minjarez
Sherlene Nelson
E.G. Schwindt
Chebo Tarin
Ruben Rayos
Fred Mata
Herman Wilson
Nieves Bustamante
Elias Lozano
Rudy Morales
Joe Evelyn Brownlee
Larry Fleming
Flood survey shows thousands of homes hit by heavy rains
Red Cross counts show 2,837 homes flooded in Harris and Brazoria counties from last week’s rains. Liverpool area worst hit with 10 destroyed and 44 major damage. Claudette earlier caused 3,428 Harris and 3,576 Brazoria homes damaged. Galveston survey incomplete. Bill Barron notes 1,937 Harris homes flooded, 250 major damage, about 900 Brazoria homes damaged.
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Red Cross
Harris
Brazoria
Claudette
Galveston County
Bill Barron
The
Harris County
Barron
Brazoria County
Liverpool
Juror in Davis trial suffers broken leg
Juror Kathryn Holman, 53, a housewife and one of four women on the Cullen Davis murder conspiracy jury, broke her leg over the weekend. District Judge Gordon Gray summoned counsel to court to decide whether to pause or proceed with 11 jurors, with an operation set for 10 a.m. today and the trial approaching Thanksgiving.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Cullen Davis
Gordon Gray
Gray
Jack Strickland
Kathryn Holman
Pecos Area Weather Through Tuesday Forecast
Fair skies and pleasant temperatures prevail for Pecos and nearby areas through tomorrow. Sunday’s high reached 97 with a low of 55 this morning. Expect fair conditions with minimal temperature changes through Tuesday. Highs range from the upper 80s to the upper 90s, with lows tonight from the mid 50s in the north to the lower 60s in the south and 50s in the mountains.
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Pecos
Dollar slides to 11 month low against mark in Europe
The dollar fell to its lowest afternoon level in 11 months versus the West German mark after Europe revalued its strongest currency. Gold rallied with early price gains around $7 an ounce, while fixing rates in Frankfurt showed the dollar weaker than morning levels.
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Europe
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Brussels
Governor Clements calls lawsuits political moves over SEDCO case
Texas Governor Bill Clements says the plan by Attorney General Mark White to sue SEDCO over an offshore oil spill is political rhetoric rather than substance. He notes he put his SEDCO stake in a blind trust and says he was not consulted about the legal maneuvers.
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Dallas
Bill Clements
Texas
Europe
Soviet Union
Mark White
Sedco, Inc
Clements
SEDCO
Holland
Commissioners OK New Probation Officer In Pecos
Reeves County Commissioners Court approved Jose F. Trujillo as the new adult probation officer replacing Don Mills who became Monahans police chief. The court also adopted punch card voting for the November election and consolidated Pecos boxes with Howard T. Collier as election judge. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm for three constitutional amendments.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
Jose F. Trujillo
Trujillo
Don Mills
Monahans
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Reeves County
Howard T. Collier
Brown Offers Alternative Presidential Path for Democrats
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr says Democrats need new leadership or risk defeat in 1980. He visits Dallas and Houston three days to stir votes, raise funds, and plant seeds for a possible presidential bid while opposing nuclear power and urging fossil fuels, solar, and natural gas as a bridge to new tech. Brown has not formally entered the race and leads the Brown for President Exploratory Committee.
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California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Democratic Party
America
Brown
Texas
Houston
Congress
Carter
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