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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Page
3
Richmond Virginia Nguyen Cao Ky former South Vietnam vice president says 200 military officers were executed by Communists about three weeks ago and future executions are likely. He spoke at a news conference on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.
FBI documents released to the Senate Intelligence Committee show J. Edgar Hoover approved an anonymous letter campaign from 1968 to 1971 to discredit Charles E. Koen, a midwest Black Liberators leader. The letters alleged adultery and informant status, but it remains unclear if any letter reached Koen.
A bill to outlaw commercial sales of small handguns passed a Senate sub committee and heads to a full committee vote likely after Christmas recess. It would require an 18 day waiting period and adds 5 to 15 year prison terms for felons using guns in crimes. House action previously approved a separate measure not banning handgun sales.
The City Board of Public Education furloughed 735 nonstriking staff including 500 custodians and 235 clerical workers, lifting total idled since Monday to over 1,450 as strike halts all school activities for 62,000 pupils. No progress reported in talks with the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers.
Patricia Hearst, 21, is undergoing psychiatric treatment at the San Mateo County jail to address emotional trauma while preparing her bank robbery defense. Dr. Elizabeth Richards, a Stanford-educated psychiatrist, began sessions Tuesday and may see Hearst repeatedly. Hearst has lost weight and appeared pale and gaunt, defense counsel said.
Houston voters reelect Mayor Fred Hofheinz 137 456 to 104 650 over Frank Briscoe in a runoff. Hofheinz, 37, campaigned on law enforcement transit and fiscal restraint, pledging a stronger city over the next two years. Briscoe conceded two hours after polls closed, noting a strong minority vote and a late surge for Hofheinz. Briscoe criticized budget growth. a council race also produced Louis Macey and other results.
In Houston, juvenile authorities resume an investigation into the disappearance and death of 15 year old Patricia Kaye Humphreys after her skeleton was located in northeast Harris County. Autopsy and dental records comparison planned. bones found near a church, last seen June 26 at a drive-in theater. body to be buried in Henrietta Texas.
The Texas public utility commission says two electric companies, Southwestern Public Service Co. and Houston Lighting and Power, may pass on to customers the one sixth of one percent assessment they pay under the Public Utility Regulatory Act of 1975. The panel indicated others might follow. Chairman Garrett Morris, with Erwin and George Cowden concurred, calling such pass-through an improper action given current regulatory limits. A consumer could sue to block it.
United Nations address by Jacques Cousteau says pollution could wipe out most life in the Mediterranean within seven to fifteen years if not halted. He warned coastal cities like Barcelona and Marseille face inland displacement, noting drastic drops in fish and shifting productivity in open waters.
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