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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
3
In downtown Beirut Moslem leftist fighters from the Ambushers militia press an offensive against Christian gunmen occupying key hotels and districts. Parliaments ailing session is postponed as violence splits the city, with casualty reports and no army intervention planned by Premier Rashid Karami.
South Moluccan youths holding over 30 hostages on a stranded Dutch train appear to lose nerve after six days, as Johan Manusama appeals from Amsterdam to surrender. Other hijackers at the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam hold about 20 hostages including four children. Officials say there can be no concession. A UN mediation request is pending via Kurt Waldheim.
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports USDA experts see a solid recovery for feedlots as placements rise 22 percent in July through September. Grain crops and low prices bolster profitability, though calves and cow herds still struggle amid large inventories and ongoing production.
In Grannis Arkansas a group of 25 believers has hunkered in a small brick house for 70 days awaiting Christ’s second coming. They have abandoned homes and jobs, maintain a peaceful vigil, and face scrutiny from locals and officials as school-age children were removed by court order while debates over religious freedom ensued.
Dallas County Sheriff Clarence Jones found 57 visitors on the jail's list were wanted persons. Deputies arrested 43 visitors Saturday and 14 more on Sunday. Some arrestees remained in jail, others were sent to city police or suburban Dallas departments.
President Ford called his trip to China Indonesia and the Philippines highly productive and declared a six point Pacific Doctrine. He hinted at possible future U S ties with Cambodia and Vietnam and said talks at the heads of government level were essential for progress. Back in Washington he faces decisions on New York’s fiscal crisis and looming tax and energy legislation with veto risks.
President Ford and Congress face a clash over a $3 billion House tax cut package that could affect take home pay next January. As the 1975 session nears end, both chambers turn to New York City's finances with a bankruptcy law tweak and a $2.3 billion federal loan appropriation to aid the city.
Irish Republican Army gunmen threaten a 54 year old postal inspector and his 53 year old wife in their apartment and may swap the woman for food and cigarettes. Scotland Yard officials say no deals on the gunman’s flight to Ireland.
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