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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1977
Page
3
In the closing days of his term President Ford weighs granting blanket amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters removing gasoline price controls and approving sizable pay rises for Congress members and top officials.
Congress opened confirmation hearings for Patricia Harris to head HUD and Juanita Kreps as Commerce secretary. Harris urged a strong housing policy and aid for the poor while Kreps disclosed plans to sell a portfolio to avoid conflicts. Proxmire questioned Harris on her housing record, Tower praised her background, and the panel weighed experience in housing versus scholarly credentials.
President-elect Carter and Plains Baptist Church vote unanimously to reject the membership bids of a white woman and two black men, none residents of Plains. Rev Clennon King, a black minister from Albany, calls the decision sad and vows to stand outside the church each Sunday.
A congressional advisory committee calls for a National Growth and Development Commission to act as an early warning system for national problems like the energy crisis and grain deals. It also supports subsidizing public interest groups to broaden citizen participation and extending the economic report to include long range effects of legislation.
Detective Daly described the Crazy Homicide gang as deaf and mute youths aged 15 to 17, eight to ten of whom were charged after attempting to ignite a car with a newspaper and a match. Nine were detained, one released to parents. The case involved the Bronx Youth Gang task force.
The move away from nonreturnable bottles gains ground as Maine Michigan join Oregon and Vermont in banning nonreturnable containers. Coca Cola leads with 32 ounce plastic bottles in five states while Pepsi tests 64 ounce plastic packaging. Opponents cite litter and resource waste. supporters cite safety and handling.
State auditors from the Texas Department of Agriculture join an inquiry into the disappearance of grain dealer Robert Johnson who has not been seen since last Monday near Port Aransas. Investigators seek clarity on more than 500000 bushels of wheat valued over $1 million reportedly stored in Johnson's elevators.
Frank Sinatra remains secluded at his Palm Springs estate as family members arrange funeral plans for his mother Natalie Dolly Sinatra who died in the private jet crash on Mt. San Gorgonio. Recoveries of remains continue despite freezing conditions and darkness. A funeral service is set for noon Wednesday at St. Louis Church Palm Springs with burial at Palm Springs Cemetery.
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