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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1979
Page
1
Thousands of farmers staged a tractor protest around the Capitol as Agriculture Secretary Bergland denounced the tactic as greed driven and disruptive, while police girded the area to prevent a second day stoppage. Traffic was heavily snarled and com muters were late as arrests were reported earlier.
Union leaders in Port Arthur ordered 7000 idled members to return to work at the Texaco refinery despite pickets by OCAW Local 8638 from New Jersey. Officials said workers are bound by a new two year contract, though turnout varied. New Jersey activists pledged further expansion of pickets to other Texaco sites including Houston offices and refineries in El Paso and Birmingham.
Yesterday's snowfall yielded .27 inch moisture with warmer weather expected through tomorrow. As of 8 a.m. today, 22 inches of moisture remained to be measured locally plus .05 inches by Monday. Pecos forecasts call for partly cloudy today, clear tonight, and warmer tomorrow. High Monday reached 33 degrees with a 16 degree low this morning.
New Mexico and Wyoming have joined Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma in a federal suit to block federal price controls on intrastate natural gas. The five states account for 87 percent of domestic production and seek a ruling that the 1978 Natural Gas Policy Act is unconstitutional. They argue the government lacks authority over gas produced and consumed within a single state and seek a court in Oklahoma City to strike down the act.
U S ambassador Gale W McGee in Houston says Mexico s vast oil and gas finds give it a stronger bargaining position with the United States and could spur rapid economic growth. He notes some Mexicans will still seek U S work while urging exports to the United States.
Gov. Bruce Babbitt of Arizona rejects Gov. Clements proposal to reenact the bracero program as unthinkable and harmful to U.S Mexico relations. He says it would provoke major antagonism, and cautions against treaty drafting by states. He notes the original program ran 1941 to 1964, peaking at 40,000 workers yearly, and cites broader border policy concerns.
AUSTIN AP Sen Walter Mengden R Houston proposes mandatory auto liability insurance requiring drivers to carry proof of insurance and ID cards. He cites 2 5 million uninsured drivers and 65 percent of major Texas accidents involve an uninsured motorist. Opponents warn higher rates. policyholders would face penalties for not showing ID. In unrelated Reeves County item two youths released on bond after misdemeanor marijuana possession arrest following theft of service incident and restitution.
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