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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1974
Page
3
Coastal States Gas Producing Co announced full natural gas service to Austin for electric power production resumed Sunday afternoon. Gas flow also was restored to San Antonio and the Lower Colorado River Authority after a total gas curtailment ordered during the cold weather.
Vice President Gerald R. Ford, in his first 1974 appearance, urges resuming Operation Candor and hints at possible compromise on Watergate tapes. He supports Nixon's refusal to release more than 500 tapes and documents, while signaling independence and concern for openness. Ford frames dual role as White House spokesman and congressional reform advocate, raising questions about impact on Nixon relations.
Workmen erect equipment on a microwave tower to beam channels five and eleven to Pecos viewers. One channel will carry PBS educational programs and the other will be an independent movie network with no network programming. No delivery date announced.
Japanese ski enthusiasts are increasingly visiting Alaska with annual numbers rising, now reaching about 1,000 skiers per month. Mt Alyeska manager Chris von Imhof notes Japanese tourists are mostly 30 to 35 and single, with staff ethnic language support and Japanese menus to improve service.
In Romulus Michigan two women from Little Ida Church underwent total immersion baptism on a snow strewn riverbank as pastor Lloyd Smith led the ceremony in frigid air. Sister Margaret said she felt safeguarded by the Lord as she emerged unharmed.
London AP reports a massive British Army operation against Arab terrorists has expanded to Windsor Castle as 400 troops and police guard Heathrow. Queen Elizabeth II was away at Sandringham. Security halted cars, searched roads, and patrolled terminals amid warning that missiles from Libya could be smuggled to Europe.
Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger says Arab oil embargo could spur force against them but doubts it will. He notes signs of easing as Arab output rises 10 percent and flow to Europe and Japan increases. He also estimates North Vietnam could launch a major offensive with under 50 percent odds, likely prompting a Nixon request to Congress for U S air power support.
President Nixon concentrates on finalizing the 1975 federal budget and drafting the State of the Union. Roy Ash and Ray Price visit the Western White House to assist, as Nixon plans to address Congress after the 1974 start. The First Family dined at El Adobe in San Juan Capistrano, with a brief church visit earlier.
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