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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1975
Page
3
Two former government disarmament experts urged President Ford to issue a white paper detailing Soviet breaches of bilateral arms agreements. They argued the study would restore public confidence that verifiable arms control strengthens security.
The Postal Service increases letter rates from 10 to 13 cents starting Wednesday after a stay by the U.S. Court of Appeals. First class letters pay 13 cents for the first ounce and 11 cents for each additional ounce, with postcards up from 7 to 9 cents and parcel post up about 10.1 percent.
Senator William Proxmire attacks the Air Force 89th Military Airlift Wing, a 23 jet fleet based at Andrews AFB, on a $6 million yearly price tag for transporting government officials. He notes 675 flights in the first ten months of 1975 costing over $6 million, mostly for defense officials and other high ranking leaders.
Texas DPS runs a 90-day Dec 1 test allowing officers to monitor CB radio broadcasts in 13 areas to aid crash and drunk driver reports. Citizens Band users warn motorists, nicknamed smokies, may speed in unpatrolled zones. DPS will decide after the period.
Inez Garcia, 30, whose case drew national attention from women’s groups, wins a new trial after the California Court of Appeals reverses her murder conviction. The court found error in a supplemental instruction on reasonable doubt given by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Stanley Lawson. The case centers on Garcia’s claim that Louis Castillo and Miguel Jiminez raped her and she shot Jiminez after defending herself. The appeals court notes the jurors were properly instructed at first but the judge expanded the definition of reasonable doubt in a way that could mislead deliberations.
A GAO audit summary says hundreds of tanks aircraft missiles and other weapons were diverted from U S stocks to Israel after the 1973 war and to Vietnam during the final Indochina years. About 8.5 billion dollars of hardware was programmed for Vietnam and Israel from 1972 to 1974, harming overall U S readiness.
Willie Mae Brown, ex convict and jail counselor, formed a bond with Natasha Conley, a deformed 6 year old, and prompted doctors at the University of Miami to reconstruct her face. Brown seeks custody or placement in a stable home, appealing to parole support and welfare investigations.
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