Unemployment rate falls to 7.8 percent in January
Government data show January jobs up 800000, the largest monthly gain since early 1960, with total employment at 86.2 million nearing the July 1974 prerecession peak.
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1976
Page
3
Government data show January jobs up 800000, the largest monthly gain since early 1960, with total employment at 86.2 million nearing the July 1974 prerecession peak.
Patricia Hearst watched a two minute FBI film of the Hibernia Bank robbery as witnesses described her actions. James Norton testified she shouted obscenities and fired a carbine during the April 15 1974 holdup tied to the SLA kidnapping case. The testimony included her quick movements and link to SLA leader Cinque DeFreeze.
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans headlined the world premiere of Mackintosh and The Roy Rogers at a Lubbock theater, marking the first public showing of the Western in 20 years. The film, set in West Texas, opens today at the State Theater in Pecos.
Former Treasury secretary and Texas governor John Connally criticized Congress for chasing publicity through CIA investigations led by Senator Frank Church. He urged a strong CIA, warned of Soviet threats, and urged explanations of CIA purpose while declining to comment on a possible Foreign Intelligence Board appointment.
A four hour fight at Escambia High School in Pensacola erupted between white and black students over the Rebels nickname. Keith Hughes, the football quarterback, was shot in the left thigh as a white group taunted a smaller black group. Three white students were shot, 27 others treated, and five courts plus three juveniles were arrested. A black suspect, Raymond Lindsey, 23, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault after the shooting.
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