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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1978
Page
3
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, famed heart surgeon and Baylor College of Medicine president, resumes some operations after smoke inhalation and minor injuries from a New Year’s Eve home fire. He had been at Methodist Hospital and felt well enough to see patients, a spokesman said.
Defense ministers Ezer Weizman and Mohammed Abdel Ghany Gamassy met in Cairo for 90 minutes with Egypt demanding total Israeli withdrawal from Sinai and the removal of settlers. Israel argued settlements would stay while presenting a written statement. A second session was planned as U.S. mediation and talks between foreign ministers in Jerusalem loomed.
Rep. Al Ullman, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said a $25 billion tax cut is too large given a stronger economy and inflation risk. He urged a July 1 effective date if possible, and signaled possible postponement of Carter’s controversial revisions until 1979. He noted revenues, energy policy, and Social Security tax increases shape the size of any relief and supported a broader plan including rate cuts, credits, and investment incentives.
Twenty people, including TDCA executive director Ben McDonald and Gov. Office on Migrant Affairs officials Rogelio Perez and Joaquin Rodriguez, were indicted as a Cameron County grand jury probes Manpower funds. The case centers on alleged withholding and tampering with audit recommendations and a $300,000 Harlingen union contract, while witnesses faced subpoenas and immunity issues.
President Carter seeks to oust David W. Marston, eastern Pennsylvania U.S. attorney known for convictions of politicians. GOP Sens Schweiker and Heinz accuse the White House of breaking merit pledges and may oppose successors. Administration cites politics entering appointment. Marston defends record amid heavy public opposition.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asserts the Soviet Union finances some terrorist training in Libya and Lebanon. He notes camps in those countries receive funding from the Soviet bloc, linking Palestinian, Japanese, German and Italian militants under a common money base. He warns against growing communist influence in Western Europe and says terrorists benefit from rather than are fully planned by the communist world.
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