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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1975
Page
5
Phuoc Binh defenders repel a major North Vietnamese mortar barrage and fight tanks in the provincial capital's center as the five day battle intensifies. In Cambodia, government troops reportedly break an insurgent blockade to aid a 400 man Mekong river force near Phnom Penh.
In Washington, congressional leaders say CIA domestic spying inquiries will continue despite President Ford appointing an eight man commission led by Vice President Rockefeller to study if the agency overstepped its foreign bound. The panel will report in 90 days and its findings will be released publicly.
Government bids open for two million ounces of gold to curb imports. Early offers range from 45.10 to 188.00 dollars per ounce for 400 ounce bars. Bidders include individuals and manufacturers while officials note the sale is a small fraction of U.S. gold reserves to support trade balance.
Former convict G Gordon Liddy criticizes Richard Nixon for not acting ruthlessly enough during Watergate. He calls John Dean a stool pigeon and Jeb Magruder an accomplished liar while predicting tape destruction. Liddy defends his silence and aligns with Judge Sirica’s methods, acknowledging Watergate as justified intel gathering.
NEW ORLEANS AP reports President Ford signed a law to license construction of deepwater ports for 400,000 ton oil carriers. Three conglomerates plan Gulf of Mexico sites off Texas Louisiana and the Mississippi Alabama border with pumping stations on stilts 30 miles out.
Seven California county officials led by Monterey County Sheriff W A Davenport retire for a few days to draw both salary and pension from the same post. They left office December 31 and begin new terms today, claiming legality though critics push to close the loophole.
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