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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1975
Page
3
AP reports Penn Central trustees meet amid talk of possible railroad shutdown without more federal aid as $16.4 million in bills due Tuesday loom. Elsewhere, Neak Luong evacuated under rebel fire, 23 rockets hit Phnom Penh, and casualties mount.
Former CIA deputy director Thomas H. Karamassines who led the so called dirty tricks department from 1967 to 1973 is summoned to testify as the Rockefeller commission probes alleged CIA domestic espionage. Separate dispatch details a CIA agent aiding efforts to free financier Robert Vesco from a Swiss jail in 1971, with Swiss and CIA confirmation but no agency involvement admitted. Vesco was released on bail of $125,000 hours after the memo notes high level interest in the case.
Pentagon officers expect no major hit to recruiting as minimum service rises from two to three years. Defense officials note reduced turnover will raise experience and improve combat effectiveness, while some generals worry about meeting quotas when the economy improves.
Jury selection begins in the bribery and conspiracy trial of former Sen. Edward Gurney. Co defendants dwindling to four, with severances for two aides. The case centers on a $233000 slush fund from builders seeking influence in housing projects and mortgage insurance. Gurney faces charges of bribery unlawful compensation and four counts of false statements to a grand jury.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger blasts Congress for enacting a speedier federal trial law without sufficient funds. He warns of a crisis in large districts unless about 10 million dollars is provided for extra equipment and staff to meet the act's 100 day trial requirement starting July.
Four Illinois men survived a 17 hour flooding ordeal by eating candy bars and joking while four others died in another Bloomington area cave after storms caused streams to overflow. Victims identified as Terry Yoken Kim Aldridge and Marsha Bott all of Indianapolis. Rescuers found the two groups Sunday afternoon after a long search. Survivors described fear cold water and darkness.
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