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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1974
Page
3
AP reports supporters of a strong strip mine control bill urge President Ford to veto promptly to allow an override before adjournment. Ford plans a veto but has not set a timing. veto action within 10 days of receipt.
UT System plans an investigative hearing Wednesday on state funds used for a golf course and a duck pond at UT Permian Basin. The closed session, chaired by Chancellor Charles LeMaistre, will review Amstead's statements to the Texas House Appropriations Committee and the use of 50,029 for the golf course and 3,480 for the duck pond.
An AP analysis shows Ford's inflation proposals would raise Medicare patient costs for elderly retirees and cut federal food stamp eligibility. A retired worker with 187.11 monthly Social Security could face 250 for 10 days of hospitalization, 600 for 40 days, or 750 for 60 days, while food stamps would end for many next March. The plan targets Medicare and Food Stamp savings, drawing fire from lawmakers and advocacy groups.
Biochemist William Wolverton of the National Space Technology Laboratory reports that the common water hyacinth can remove pollutants from drinking water and yield bio gas to heat homes. Two and a half acres can daily remove cadmium and nickel, phenol, and yearly nitrogen and phosphates from 800 to 1,000 people, with harvested plants producing methane-rich bio gas in fermentation chambers. The lab has a Bay St. Louis city purification contract to test the system.
Jo Pearson, a 44 year old quadriplegic, paints with a brush between her teeth after a 12 year-old accident left her neck down. She prints Christmas cards of her Yule scenes, earning about 1000 so far while now seeking self sufficiency off welfare.
Jim Arnold of the Governor's Office of Traffic Safety notes the 55 mph limit reduced fatalities during the energy crisis but warns many drivers now exceed the limit as gasoline becomes available. He calls for voluntary compliance and a state wide study on the impact of the lowered limit on fatal crashes.
Finland with two thirds forest cover ships over a million tons of newsprint yearly to customers worldwide. The industry relies on vast timber resources and established paper mills to meet global demand.
Congress passed a plan requiring 30 percent of imported oil to be shipped on American vessels. Ford advisors warn of inflation, though the President is expected to sign in exchange for approval of related trade measures. Critics include State Interior and Defense departments and economists.
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