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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1978
Page
3
Across cities from Paris to London and Rome, price controls on bread, wage talks, union stances, and travel advisories mix with notes on finance, crime, and media. Reports cover France easing bread limits, Britain’s AEU severing Soviet ties, a Rome rail strike, London marijuana seizures, currency shifts, and varied cultural and political items.
United States officials say talks on establishing diplomatic relations with Vietnam may begin in New York after Congress clears foreign aid bills, with caution over provoking China and tying hands on sanctions. Hanoi signals willingness, dropping demand for 3 billion in war reparations as ties could end the embargo and lure American capital amid Vietnam’s postwar revival.
Thousands file past the coffin of Pope Paul VI in St. Peter's Basilica as public homage begins. The oak casket, draped in red with an open Gospel, sits at the main altar. Security, 4,500 officers, guards the route against leftist threats while cardinals from around the world gather for the funeral and conclave.
More than 7,000 unionized ground employees across the nation walked out at Pan American World Airways at 12:01 a.m. Thursday over a contract dispute, according to a Teamsters union spokesman. Pan Am officials said operations would not be immediately affected due to undisclosed contingency plans.
In Lisbon President Antonio de Oliveira Salazar era veteran Antonio Eanes taps Alfredo Nobre da Costa, a 55 year old engineer, to form Portugal’s ninth government since the 1974 revolution. The move triggers swift, angry pushback from outgoing Socialist prime minister Mario Soares who says the president has not lived up to the constitution. Soares adds his party was not asked for support.
AP from Belgium reports West Europe's stockpiles soar with 811000 tons of milk powder and 420000 tons of butter, a record. 273000 tons too much beef and potential 1.5 million tons of sugar by autumn. Farmers defend policy, warning cuts could hurt livelihoods. The article notes the common agricultural policy shields imports and supports farm prices, while production remains high and prices differ between Europe and New York.
The Carter administration authorized a Commerce Department export license for a $1 million computer run welding machine as part of a $144 million Dresser Industries package to the Soviet Union. The move drew criticism from Sen. Henry M. Jackson who questioned whether the Soviets gain technological advantages. The decision followed President Carter's July 19 export restrictions on oil and gas equipment to the Soviet Union, amid internal debates over using trade as leverage.
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