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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1977
Page
3
In Appalachia 160,000 United Mine Workers continue strikes while leaders report progress in talks in Washington. UMW VP-elect Sam Church called the day the best yet as non-union ops face intensified efforts to shut down in the region.
Ten American women and a Canadian and two Britons stay at Los Reyes Prison after a weekend prisoner exchange. They fear harassment and robbery as the foreign population shrinks from 27 to 13, with many inmates sent to San Diego. Authorities plan further returns this month or next year under the swap.
Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers describe a new thermo graphy method called GST that uses forehead and breast temperature differences plus a cold-water test to distinguish malignant from benign tissue. In 282 patients, 23 of 29 cancers were found and nearly all benign lesions detected, suggesting strong potential as a radiation free alternative to mammography.
In San Francisco a theft of a $15,000 toy cache for poor children spurred a broad charity effort. Donations totaled around $40,000 in toys and money from corporations, individuals, and local groups, including Bechtel Mattel Warner Ward Macy's and the Giants.
A warming trend from the Midwest moves east replacing a mass of frigid air that produced record lows across the eastern half of the nation. Overnight and pre-dawn readings dipped to record lows in the Northeast while highs climbed into the 50s and 60s in various states as snow from recent storms slowly thawed.
The West Siberian Basin contains at least 48 billion barrels of oil and 300 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, but extraction faces Arctic cold, permafrost, and great distance from industry. USGS cites transfer challenges and distant markets complicating development.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrived in Amman to urge King Hussein to send a representative to the Cairo Israel Egypt negotiations. Syrian Foreign Minister Khaddam warned Assad will not meet Vance and denied Israel letters were carried. U.S. denial followed.
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