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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1975
Page
2
More than 100 descendants of Portuguese immigrant Stone Joseph face a fatal hereditary illness. Dr. William Nyhan held a clinic at Oakland Children’s Hospital revealing many are victims of Joseph’s Disease, an incurable neurological disorder that affects only Joseph’s descendants. Rosemary Silva helped trace the lineage, calling the moment emotional.
David T. Boatright a soil conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service has earned a ten year government service award. He began his conservation career in 1967 at Westeco and has served at the Pecos Field Office for eight years. A Winters native and Sul Ross State University alumnus, he spent 18 months in military service and earned a degree in Range Animal Husbandry.
Governor Dolph Briscoe will deliver the dedicatory address at Midland College in Midland on Thursday. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. with campus tours from 8:30 a.m. and a Hodge Carillon Tower dedication at 9 a.m. Attendees will receive a commemorative brochure. several legislators and college presidents are expected to attend.
New York stocks fell with the Dow dropping to 800.38 as advances lagged. Citicorp slipped to 26 3/8 while NYSE indices eased and municipal bonds dropped after New York State pension fund rules changed. Cotton futures firmed on midday buying, and Fort Worth livestock reports showed mixed cattle and calf prices with feeder steers and heifers steady to firm.
Jesus Reyes Nava 24 former Pecos resident died Saturday when an auto swerved to avoid two pedestrians on U S 70 about 6.1 miles north of Portales New Mexico state police said the driver Daniel Mack Jost 25 was not charged. Nava died at Roosevelt General Hospital Portales. Survived by wife Miceala and parents Mr and Mrs Guadalupe Reyes Nava of Mexico.
The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities held its first meeting of the new school year in the high school library to discuss informing parents about the Plan A program directed by Rex Shipp. About 300 students with motor coordination, reading, mental retardation and hyperactive issues are enrolled in Plan A. Parents interested in evaluating a child may contact Rex Shipp at the Carver Resource Center, the ACSD office, or Ed Robinson at 447 4341.
The revived hurricane Gladys, packing winds to 110 mph, moved across the Atlantic on a track that could reach the U S mainland. Forecasters said landfall is possible on the Eastern Seaboard within three days if currents shift, but no land threat was confirmed. Temperatures ranged from 33 at Laramie to 86 at Needles.
A five year old Pecos child sustained minor facial injuries after being struck by a car driven by James Conway at the intersection of 14th and Oak streets around 10:08 p.m. The child was transported to Memorial Hospital and released after treatment. Police also report a robbery at a service station, theft of tools from a Verhalen pickup, and vandalism at Zavala Junior High School with lockers and a drinks machine damaged.
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