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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1974
Page
3
An explosion at a propane storage tank during a fire on a tanker truck damaged two apartment buildings in West St. Paul. Four people were killed and nine injured as investigators cited the blast as firefighters arrived to control the fire.
The Nixon administration proposes coordinated international talks among oil producers and consumers to avert a looming energy crisis. Kissinger outlines a plan for Feb 11 meetings in Washington to forge agreements on energy sharing, demand, and conservation, with follow ups within 90 days and further summits to follow.
Government analysis shows rising middleman costs account for most bread increases since grain sales to the Soviet Union 18 months ago. A 1lb loaf averaged 24.5 cents in July 1972 and 31.5 cents last November, with 2.7 cents from farm ingredients and 4.3 cents from flour millers and bakers.
Washington AP ten years after the surgeon general report on smoking and health, Sen. Frank E Moss and health groups push to regulate cigarettes as hazardous substances and tax high nicotine brands. Dr. Luther L. Terry attends Philadelphia signing of a non smokers bill of rights as evidence links smoking to cancer and heart disease.
In a major strategy change the United States shifted long-range missiles from Soviet cities to Russian missile bases and command centers. The move, pursued over several months, aims to give President Nixon a limited response option short of full nuclear war if the Soviet Union engages in limited aggression in Europe or other regions.
Lightning struck a Mobil Oil Crude oil tank farm at Port Neches Texas igniting a fierce blaze that sent flames high into the sky and threatened nearby tanks and ships. Two tanks burned at dawn as crews from Port Neches Groves Beaumont and Orange battled the fire amid intense heat and a string of post fire explosions. Flames were visible from as far as ten miles away and observers noted a tanker being moved from a dock.
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