06 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1976
Page
1
The column recaps a reader’s Mars rumor and a public service note about burglars using garage sales to launder items. It also jokes about pop-down can tabs and a Casey's employee resembling John Boy Walton, plus a local insurance agent musing on whether Third Street is two or four lanes and how faults are assigned in crashes.
In Soweto the third straight day of racial riots escalates as demonstrators stone buses and clash with police. Police report seven Black deaths over two days, with reinforcements deployed and tear gas used to disperse crowds.
Congress shows reduced urgency on a proposed federal liability plan for swine flu vaccine. House Commerce Committee defers. Senate subcommittee postpones final judgment. Rep. Rogers cites possible not swine flu findings dampening push, while Rep. Waxman criticizes rushing action.
Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in several Texas areas on Thursday with Pecos hitting 109 and a 71 degree low. Forecasters warn the heat will linger through the weekend with mainly partly cloudy conditions in central and south sections and fair in the north.
Pecos High School band students depart Monday at 2 p.m. for the annual music camp paying a 27 dollar fee. They should bring sheets, blankets, towels, soap, durable clothing, and extra spending money. The band returns Friday afternoon. Temperature guidance warns of 60s to 70s and possible storms statewide. Reeves County faces West Texas Gas Company officials seeking a Pecos-area farmer meeting Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Pecos.
Scientists in Harrisburg and Atlanta ruled out influenza and fungi as causes of the illness linked to a Philadelphia convention. A toxin is favored as the agent, with 25 deaths and 153 cases reported, while officials debate virus involvement and seek chemical sources in everyday materials. Medical detectives investigate hotels, eateries, air systems, water, and foods for clues as cases decline.
Lance Carrico, son of Bill and Mrs. Carrico, is in good condition at Medical Center Hospital Odessa after July 25 auto crash in Kingman Arizona. Doctors inserted a steel rod in his left leg during a Wednesday operation, with a right leg surgery planned for this afternoon, and he remains in a wheelchair until December. He is expected to be released in about two weeks.
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