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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1976
Page
3
The Agriculture Department reports nearly 215 million dollars in food stamps went to ineligible recipients in the first half of 1976, with the program costing taxpayers about 5.7 billion annually. About 9 cents of each dollar are paid erroneously.
A Dorchester minister and a Boston-area friend uncovered two fragile yellow pages he believes may be the original Declaration of Independence. National Archives experts caution that authentication will require fiber and ink tests, with June 11, 1853 newspaper evidence cited.
In Chicago the vote for temporary mayor appears to favor Michael A. Bilandic, alderman of Daley’s 11th Ward, amid a power struggle after Daley’s death. Supporters say Bilandic has enough backing to block Wilson Frost, with Vito Marzullo predicting Bilandic will secure the post as council votes proceed. A separate county race for Democratic chairman pits George W. Dunne against Edmund Kelly, with Dunne mulling a mayoral bid.
Thai expert Thanat Khoman cites intelligence reporting Soviet silos in Laos highlands that could target China or Thailand. Pentagon and State Department deny knowledge and warn rumors are unconfirmed amid broader Laos involvement by Moscow and Vietnam.
Armco Steel Corp. chairman C William Verity Jr says imported steel dumped at cut rates fuels an unfair economic battle. He cites three million tons unloaded at Gulf Coast ports in early 1976 and 3,000 local layoffs in Houston as evidence. Verity warns prices would rise as Japan and others gain market control.
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