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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1974
Page
3
The House approved 212 to 170 an amendment by Rep. Holt to bar schools from losing federal funds over classifying teachers or students by race religion sex or national origin. Senate likely to amend or defeat Holt measure next week.
Texas International Airlines shut down all operations in nine states and Mexico after pilots honored picket lines by ground crews on strike. About 280 pilots, members of the Airline Pilots Association, notified Wednesday night they would join the picket lines. Ground staff, 950 reservation agents and others represented by the Airline Employees Association, began striking last Sunday, while 400 maintenance workers refused to cross the lines.
Rodeo queens join picket lines as pilots refuse to cross, halting work at about half of the 50 airports. Negotiations between the Airline Employees Association and the airlines collapsed at Thanksgiving. The present contract expired last August with a 50 percent pay demand reportedly discussed, while the union seeks 16 percent over two years versus a 12.3 percent offer. Talks with a federal mediator were set to resume Friday.
The Justice Department weighs shifting from criminal penalties to stiff civil fines for marijuana users. DEA head John R. Bartels Jr. said the project began about three months ago after officials noted a rise in arrests for possessing small amounts. Deputy Attorney General Laurence Silberman directed the policy planning offices of the department.
A package bomb exploded at a United Parcel Service center in Pittsburgh killing one man and injuring eight others. The device was wrapped in brown paper and wires protruding as a worker began unwrapping it after a mis matched ZIP code prompted inspection. Police sealed the site. hospital reports listed six in satisfactory condition and two released. Authorities noted a bomb threat had been called in to the UPS office.
DETROIT AP. Ameri cans bought 270000 fewer cars from the four big U.S. auto makers in November than in November 1973, a 35 percent drop. Domestic November sales totaled 505511, the lowest for any month this year and the second slowest November in 15 years. The downturn, tied to the energy crisis, includes 13 idle plants and 165000 laid off workers.
ARANSAS PASS, Tex. The harbor fills with shrimp boats that won’t go out again until prices rise. Industry veteran Sydney Herndon predicts half the fleet from Brownsville to Key West will be in harbor within six months as imports and costs bite. He cites dock prices of 1.30 to 1.50 per pound for large shrimp, down from 2.60 last year, and notes restaurant prices for shrimp dishes far exceed dock value.
Texas artist Joe Grandee opened an exhibition of 54 Western oil paintings in the Capitol’s Health Administration Committee rooms. Grandee, Arlington, Tex., described Western scenes from Big Bend country and Central Colorado. Eight works were for sale from 4000 to 35000 dollars. the show runs through March.
Southwestern Bell officials funded Tarrant County city council races by routing money through councilman Taylor Gandy who distributed it to candidates. Fort Worth division manager Bill Serrault said $800 to $1,600 was raised from 10 to 20 employees and Dallas executives contributed personal funds to a slate of candidates. Gandy later gave $1,000 to Mayor R M Stovall's reelection. A San Antonio Bell official denied company policy or pressure.
Javier Leon, who crossed into the United States illegally to aid his ill 14 year old daughter, survived a crash that left him in a coma. His wife Ester Leon traveled from Guanajuato to San Angelo with a cousin, seeking funds for a $600 air ambulance to Del Rio. The community answered with swift donations from the San Angelo Times, Lions Club and Salvation Army, covering travel and clothing costs. Ester expressed gratitude and wonder at the town's generosity.
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