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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
3
Texas announces a nine member adult probation commission to set minimum standards and ethics codes for probation offices. A full time executive director will aid the panel with its work, including preparations for its first meeting on September 8.
Hubert Humphrey, longtime Minnesota Democrat and political figure, has an inoperable tumor in the pelvis after surgery to relieve a blocked intestine. Dr. John Najarian stated the senator would be up and walking soon, marking a pivotal medical crisis in his career.
Heavy thunderstorms struck across the Panhandle and East Texas with wide spread showers and thundershowers the evening prior. Forecasters expect more storms today as rain watches and warnings expire. Temperatures ranged from the upper 50s in mountain areas to near 80 along the gulf coast, with flooding reported in Savannah and Thunderbolt, Georgia.
State Insurance Board Chairman Joe Christie granted Texans a temporary reprieve from a proposed auto rate hike after hearings. He cited growing profit reports from insurers, questioned a 17.4 percent statewide average increase, noted State Farm’s 7.8 percent dividend to policyholders, and warned that credibility gaps between company actuaries and presidents must be resolved before any rates rise. Meetings will resume when staff has current data.
President Carter and banking officials say Budget Director Bert Lance broke no laws as a Georgia banker, while Congress seeks further questions about his finances. Comptroller Heimann reports no evidence warranting prosecution of any individuals. Carter returns to Washington and reaffirms Lance’s confidence and ability to serve.
In a Dallas court Ashleys testimony linked the AT&T led internal probe to the death of Southwestern Bell Texas VP T.O. Gravitt. He testified the inquiry damaged Gravitt’s reputation and contributed to his suicide on October 17, 1974, as the $29 million suit against Southwestern Bell and AT&T moved forward.
Canberra AP reports Australia passes a law banning government employee strikes, enabling firings for strikes and layoffs for work stoppages. The measure targets a weeklong Sydney postal workers strike over shifts and overtime, as unions warn Fraser seeks an election issue while Hawke denounces threats or sanctions.
Amarillo Texas AP prosecutors push to shield key witness credibility as Cullen Davis defense targets Priscilla Davis in the capital murder case. The shooter’s mansion killings include Andrea Davis Farr and others. the state plans to present its case this weekend seeking the death penalty.
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