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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1976
Page
3
Wisconsin results shifted Carters position as estimates showed him narrowly ahead in the Democratic presidential primary. Carter addressed supporters in Milwaukee as Udall claimed victory earlier, prompting a dramatic political scene.
Chairman Mao Tse-tung removed Teng Hsiao-ping from all party and government posts and elevated Acting Premier Hua Kuo-feng to premier. The move ends Teng’s moderate leadership bid after months of party infighting and recent pro Teng demonstrations in Beijing. Hua, 56, previously served as minister of security.
First Lady Betty Ford tested a temporary FCC CB license to radio in Wisconsin campaigns. She urged Ford backers from Grand Rapids to keep promoting President Ford and joked about her potential "First Mama" handle. FCC notes CB is a free politicking outlet. The article also includes unrelated notes on Mao era politics and China party motions.
In Texas five condemned men argued that psychiatric findings of future violence could drive juries to condemn. Attorneys urged Sixth Amendment rights to presence at psychiatric interviews, as U.S. Supreme Court reviewed constitutionality of the 1973 death statute.
Venezuela announces takeover of Owens-Illinois holdings after the company funded the publication of a kidnapper manifesto in major newspapers. Officials say the move includes compensation for the properties and aims to end pressures from leftist abductors who seized manager William Niehous on February 27.
Congress prepares to override President Ford's veto of a 125 million dollar bill to aid states in meeting new federal day care standards. House action set for May 4 with strong party splits and prior Senate support.
In a quiet San Francisco Chinese district 38 vintage cable cars idle as a week long city worker strike shuts Municipal Railway and other services. Pickets closed buses and streetcars while wage policy disputes halt the 102 mile steel cable system and its braking odor in morning fog.
Texas Health Center study reports 35 382 abortions in 1974 as the first Texas count after legalization. Findings show 162 abortions per 1 000 live births with clinics performing most procedures and 33.6 percent of women aged 15 to 19. Anglos 70 percent, Blacks 17 percent, Mexican Americans 10 percent. Most abortions occurred in the first trimester.
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