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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
3
A former Philadelphia prisoner says American hijackers in Cuban jails face beatings and protests as Castro blocks their exit. In Havana a five minute placard protest occurred. In Hanoi two years after the war life remains improvised with three school sessions and round the clock factories.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter underwent removal of a benign breast lump. A White House spokeswoman said the procedure won’t disrupt her schedule and she is up and about in good spirits.
Dr. Paul B. Crawford, assistant director of the Texas Petroleum Research Committee, becomes the first American professor to win the Italian Interpetrol World Award for meritorious work in science and petroleum engineering. The honor spots him among top scientists and industry leaders recognized by the Italian government.
Paul Red Adair and his Texas disaster team fly to the Ekofisk Bravo site 168 miles west of Stavanger to cap a runaway gusher dumping about 6 million gallons in seven days. They plan to insert a four ton stop through a two inch flow to halt the spill.
Oil well fire chief Paul Adair paused at Heathrow on the way from Texas to Ekofisk to assess the Bravo 14 blowout. He said he would rely on associate Boots Hansen and prepare to reach Norway for direct efforts to cap the spill.
Senate moves ahead with a Carter energy package by approving the first part of a tax cut for independent oil drillers. The chamber postponed broader insulation tax relief and urged tying energy tax breaks to the larger program. Critics likened the move to choosing parts of a meal. The vote on the Bentsen amendment passed narrowly despite an effort to kill it.
After 24 days of occupying government offices handicapped demonstrators cheered as federal regulations guaranteeing their civil rights were signed in Washington. Hours later the group met in a closed strategy session to decide next moves led by Linda Gill of East Oakland a spokesperson for blind protesters.
Panama's Information Minister Romulo Escobar Betancourt says the United States will pull all troops from the Panama Canal Zone by 2000, a claim not yet confirmed by the U.S. Embassy. He adds that the May 10 negotiations in Washington should move from preliminaries to core issues like neutrality and compensation for American property.
Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Donald Coggan embraced after a shared service in Rome and issued a declaration urging continued study toward unity. They acknowledged obstacles including remarriage after divorce and the ordination of women, while stressing reconciliation and courageous action.
The Federal Energy Administration accuses 20 major oil companies of inflating oil prices from 1973 to 1975 and seeking refunds. Gulf Oil led with $79.6 million, denying violations as firms consider options to return funds, including temporary fuel discounts or delaying future price hikes.
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