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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1976
Page
3
The CIA informs congressional committees it is stepping up covert activity in Italy and funding non Communist political groups with about 6 million dollars. The move follows Kissinger statements on curbing Communist influence in European governments.
Italy’s Socialist party pulled its backing from Premier Aldo Moro, ending the 13 month old minority coalition of Christian Democrats and Republicans. The move follows a report urging Socialists to push for a new emergency administration, amid broader CIA funding inquiries and U.S. covert activity in Italy.
Beir ut erupts into new civil conflict as Palestinian guerrillas overrun Harsh Thabet area after a night of artillery and street fighting. Reports say 16 killed and 29 wounded with troops wounded. Christian militiamen briefly retake part of the area amid ongoing shelling and blockaded refugee camps Tel Zaatar and Jisr al Bashar.
Dallas AP reports surgeons planned to remove a bullet from robbery defendant Wilmer Houston but canceled after X-rays showed the slug was no longer in him. Police say Houston possibly cut his own chest or got another inmate to remove it. the bullet, kept in a matchbox, linked to a .38 pistol used in a Nov. 24 Dallas incident.
Washington AP reports a harsh forecast for winter grain in the Soviet Union and United States. Russia could face a grim January if snow cover remains lacking, while U.S. Great Plains crops suffer from dry fall planting. USDA estimates place the 1976 U.S. winter wheat crop under 1.5 billion bushels, pending spring readings as drought and cold threaten yields.
A witness testified at Carrillo impeachment that Duval County paid thousands for rental of nonexistent equipment and that District Judge O P Carrillo received the money. Cleofas Gonzalez said he prepared invoices for rentals at the direction of Ramier Carrillo, a county commissioner.
U S intelligence sources say Jamaica and Guyana will formally recognize the MPLA in Angola, following Brazil. The move, tied to expected OAU recognition, mirrors Soviet naval activity off West Africa and raises potential use of Guyana facilities for refueling Cuban aircraft bound for Angola.
Rebecca Griggs and Shirley Rowland, sisters in Am boy Indiana, foiled a bank heist at Farmers National Bank. They tied up one suspect with a belt and helped corral the fleeing robbers, aiding officers until state police arrived. Police later reported the stolen cash recovered on railroad tracks.
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