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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1975
Page
3
Gov Dolph Briscoe is sued by Rep Luther Jones to halt a 250000 recodification of Texas property tax laws amid a 5 million governor’s office appropriation. Jones says funds target weighing the 1100 school districts.
Patricia Hearst gave prosecutors a lock of hair and handwriting samples after her lawyers outlined a fear of death defense. She was returned to a San Mateo County Jail cell following a federal court hearing as jurors prepare for the January trial on bank robbery charges tied to the 1974 kidnapping and Hibernia bank robbery.
Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov, unable to attend Oslo ceremonies, denounces the Zionism resolution as a blow to the United Nations while stressing Zionism as a Jewish national rebirth. He urges reform, release of political prisoners, and progress through science to advance human rights and peace, warning that progress impacts the environment and resources.
Washington and New York Times reports estimate U S military aid to Angola anti Soviet factions totals about 50 million dollars. Senator Dick Clark says the figure is close but cannot disclose due to classified information rules. UNITA and FNLA receive most equipment funneled through Zaire while MPLA is backed by the Soviet bloc. columnist Jack Anderson claims Gulf Oil funds the Communist guerrillas at about 500 million annually. CIA officials reportedly complain Gulf Oil backs the Communist movement more than the United States supports anti Communist forces.
Vice President Nelson A Rockefeller criticized Congress for producing an energy bill he called a product of politics. He argued the bill would setback the nation’s energy solutions by about four years and accused lawmakers of delaying price adjustments to blunt the impact before elections. The remarks came at a Southern Republican Conference gathering in Houston and at a bipartisan dinner with black business leaders.
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