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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1975
Page
2
United Nations dispatch reports Kissinger and Chinese Foreign Minister Chiao Kuanhua held a four hour dinner talk describing a complete and friendly discussion of relations. Ford travel to Peking planned for November.
The Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce meets at Rick's Cafe at 8 a.m. Saturday to plan a fall cleanup for Oct. 4 and discuss the Thanksgiving three day celebration. A schedule will be printed and community participation urged. Also reported are retirements, local visits, and a farewell party for Mrs. Callie Skidmore.
University of Houston central campus total rose to 30 300 from 29 966 while Clear Lake campus doubled its students. Waco and Midland community colleges posted double digit gains with 21 and 33 percent increases respectively. Texas A&M set a record with 25 247 students and 3 784 more than last year. Registrar Robert A. Lacey cites high retention and new job oriented programs as key drivers.
Mrs. Carrie Wright 98 of Balmorhea died Sept 26 in El Paso. Graveside services were held Sunday. She taught 40 years including Balmorhea and Toyah one room schools. Survived by daughter Venice Wright and sister Mrs John Oates. Also noted infant Jose Antonio Rodriguez Jr. of Pecos. Burial at Santa Rosa Cemetery.
New York stocks closed lower amid rate fears as the Dow fell to 810.94 on a 7.66 point drop while NYSE losers led gainers 3 to 2. Treasuries rose on concerns about October borrowing, with General Motors leading NYSE volume in profit taking. Cotton futures slid, and cotton prices edged up in spot markets. Fort Worth livestock prices moved unevenly with cattle and hogs showing mixed to firm gains across categories.
Cold and wet conditions last week reduced cotton yields by an estimated 15 to 25 percent in the South Plains, with other Texas regions facing mixed harvests. Rains aided grazing and small grain planting in West Central and Central Texas, and sweet potato and squash harvests progressed in East Texas and the San Antonio area. Crop reports note varying moisture, pasture conditions, and ongoing harvests for sorghum, corn, peanuts, and cotton nationwide.
A cryptic column fragment jokes that fish outsmart humans by not buying pricey tackle, while babysitters earn hush money for staying with sleeping children. The piece uses satire to contrast examples of perceived intelligence and profiteering.
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