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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1976
Page
3
In Culiacan Mexico thousands of peasant leaders pressed by state officials agreed to end an invasion of private land in Sinaloa. Gov Alfonso Calderon's office said the squatters must move within 48 hours.
O Neill and Wright win posts as House leaders back a jobs program created by the previous task force. Wright, after becoming majority leader, told party colleagues the plan must proceed to aid unemployed workers.
Representatives chose Jim Wright of Texas as House majority leader by 148 to 147, defeating Phillip Burton as the party seeks to restore a tarnished image. Thomas P. O'Neill of Massachusetts was nominated speaker by acclamation as Congress prepared to convene. Mayors backed Wright for transit funding and New York aid.
State Sen. Max Sherman warned against sectionalism as energy producing states led by Texas must not clash with consuming states. He spoke to the Interstate Oil Compact Commission about avoiding Civil War echoes and urged bipartisan national energy teamwork amid Carter administration energy policy debates. Brown urged gradual deregulation to spur domestic oil and gas and reduce foreign dependence, criticizing Congress for lacking realistic energy plans.
Billy Carter loses his bid for Plains mayor as A L Blanton wins 71 to 9. The town of Plains, Georgia, known for its famous residents, will be led by Blanton while Billy Carter and his brother President elect face the outcome and reactions.
General Motors Ford and Chrysler welcomed delaying mandatory air bag requirements citing cost and effectiveness concerns while Ralph Nader criticized the decision. Transportation Secretary Coleman proposed a demonstration program for 1979 and 1980 models amid uncertain real world performance.
Workers battle snow on Thomson Pass to complete the last pipe for the 800 mile trans Alaska pipeline. The project cost rose to about 8 billion dollars with 20 000 workers at peak. Formal dedication planned in Valdez in September.
Secretary of State Kissinger departs for Brussels in a farewell mission backed by President Carter to bolster NATO unity and Western defense amid fiscal restraint. Carter and Kissinger stress standardizing NATO weaponry to save costs as Britain weighs cuts to the Army in Germany and domestic pressures rise.
The Supreme Court curbed federal court powers to desegregate Austin schools by busing up to 25 000 students, demanding a more limited plan. Justice Powell wrote that remedies cannot exceed what is necessary to cure the constitutional violation, signaling possible shifts in how cities like Wilmington Indianapolis Dayton Louisville and others handle forced busing challenges. The decision aligns with Ford administration aims and raises questions about evidence of intentional discrimination versus remedial needs in desegregation efforts.
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