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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1973
Page
3
Premier Golda Meir secured a 291 to 33 vote of confidence from Israel's Labor central committee after accepting responsibility for early October war setbacks. She cited intelligence reports and a fatal misjudgment while debating policy ahead of Geneva peace talks and the December 31 election.
Washington reports November wholesale prices rose 1.8 percent seasonally adjusted, 1.6 percent unadjusted, led by a record 34.7 percent jump in refined petroleum products. Fuel costs drive industrial prices higher while farm and processed foods dip. The Cost of Living Council approved higher fuel oil pricing to spur production.
A 14 month study by the New Mexico Environment Improvement Agency finds Dona Ana County children living closer to El Paso have higher blood lead levels. Among 42 tested in Anapra Meadow Vista and Anthony, 33 exceeded normal levels, with some at 65 micrograms per 100 ml. Soil and dust near the ASARCO plant correlated with proximity. Authorities caution about symptoms above 40 micrograms and plan no further mass surveys.
PALESTINE Texas AP The National Scientific Balloon Facility plans a launch of a 40 inch infrared telescope nicknamed Big Eye in the Sky to map new stars forming in the Orion nebula. The mission will be observed by a nine member team from NASA Center for Astrophysics Harvard College Observatory Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and University of Arizona led by Dr. Giovanni Fagio with scientists Dr. Robert Noyes Dr. Douglas Kleinmann and Dr. Frank Lowe.
Governors Dolph Briscoe Texas Edward Edwards Louisiana and David Hall Oklahoma urged other states to permit drilling and build refineries to boost energy supply. They called for Atlantic Seaboard exploration and national energy policy balancing conservation with new resource development. The Interstate Oil Compact Commission backed removing federal price controls on interstate natural gas.
In Mexico City a nighttime landslide buried homes in a hillside slum killing at least 10 people, eight of them children. Rescue crews worked through the night with about 25 injured and eight missing, as authorities searched debris for additional victims.
Three federal judges heard arguments on whether to impose single-member House districts for Texas. Ruling hoped by Feb. 6 before candidate filing. Hearings covered districts in Jefferson, Lubbock, El Paso, McLennan, Nueces, Travis, Tarrant, and Galveston Counties with about 75 000 people each. Hidalgo County dropped after evidence issue. Testimony claimed no proof that multi-member districts harmed minority rights.
Texas trucking firms reject highway blockades arguing protests elsewhere. They fault fuel price disparities near Texas, warn higher costs flow to customers. Executives criticize proposed 55 mph limit as fuel inefficient. some say they will comply if mandatory while awaiting details.
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