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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1979
Page
1
Industry executives predict shortages and plant shutdowns within days as 300000 truckers face an industry ordered lockout after a limited strike tied to Carter inflation guidelines. The move disrupts over the road freight, with widespread economic impact anticipated within two weeks.
Texas Railroad Commissioner Mack Wallace urged rapid congressional steps to remove California obstructions on the Alaska to Midland pipeline. He backed bills to cut environmental delays and blamed Gov Jerry Brown for delays, while noting plans by Standard Oil of Ohio for a 1000 mile link from Long Beach to Midland and refining centers. A separate report covers a cold front bringing storms across Texas, with 1 to 2 inch per hour rain near Uvalde Eagle Pass and a tornado near Longview. Labor strikes loom as Teamsters and trucking firms face a lockout, with federal mediation and possible back to work orders.
Houston faces possible shortages as a combined strike and lockout by Teamsters risks empty shelves within two weeks. Local 988 president Richard Hammond warns all 4,000 members could be affected, with 13 firms hit and Houston Chamber of Commerce stating trucks serve nearly every industry.
Austin residents decide on their 16 percent stake in a 2.07 billion Texas Nuclear Plant project amid Pennsylvania reactor concerns. Four ballot propositions cover borrowing for overruns, selling the stake, and funding for a coal plant, with campaigns split between pro and anti nuclear groups.
In Austin the House considers a Senate bill to raise state tuition equalization grants for private colleges, mostly church related, with Gov. Clements backing the measure. The debate centers on subsidizing churches and potential $50 million cost over two years, amid a wave of lobby driven bills and claims of a "wired" House.
Weather Pecos and vicinity remains generally fair through Tuesday with cooler conditions tonight. Yesterday's high reached 77 degrees and the low was 41 this morning. North clear to partly cloudy and generally fair south through Tuesday with cooler conditions tonight. Tonight lows expected upper 20s to mid 40s. highs Tuesday range from the lower 50s in the Panhandle to around 80 in the extreme south.
Watergate judge Sirica, 75, said Nixon would have been sentenced to jail if convicted in his courtroom. He noted Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment, not because politicians forced him out, and questioned the timing of any future public release of the tapes. Newsweek also cites Leon Jaworski alleging a 182 minute gap on the key tape and disputing Rose Mary Woods’s erasure claim.
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