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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1976
Page
3
The Federal Communications Commission approved AT&T rate increases pushing the Bell System return on investments from 8.74% to 9.5%, adding about $225 million annually. Other items note slower GNP growth, CIA weapons accounting, and regional crises.
The Odessa YMCA continues daytime programs for John Ireland and Reagan Elementary pupils despite welfare inspectors saying the operation requires a state child care license. YMCA director Dave Sanford argues the program aids city families and questions license scope. Welfare Commissioner Raymond Vowell puzzled by local hesitation and notes the law’s reach. Sanford says the issue may go to the attorney general.
Arab delegation and the Palestine Liberation Organization urge a UN Security Council resolution affirming Palestinian rights including repatriation and self determination plus full Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands and lasting peace guarantees. U S envoy Moynihan cites resolutions 242 and 338 and warns changes require wide agreement.
Carrillo says Rep. Canales compelled him to quit hearing cases tied to Archer Parr and his uncle, triggering an impeachment resolution days later. He cites Parr’s later suicide and asserts no improper county spending or groceries used. Parr died in April. bulldozers linked to a lease-purchase scheme surfaced posthumously.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger travels to Moscow for nuclear arms talks with Brezhnev, warning the Soviets against foreign intervention. He aims to break the deadlock on a treaty capping missiles and bombers by 1985 while pressing for withdrawal from Angola and an end to outside meddling in world affairs.
Jimmy Carter says he is tremendously encouraged by Iowa Democrats backing as 82 percent of precincts counted show him leading the field with 27.7 percent of delegates for the March 6 county conventions. Birch Bayh 13.3 percent, Fred Harris 10.1 percent. 36.9 percent uncommitted. Udall 5.9 percent, Shriver 3 percent. Henry Jackson largely shut out.
President Ford plans to appoint W J Usery Jr a veteran federal mediator as the next secretary of labor after delays of nearly three years. Usery 52 attended the State of the Union as Ford invited guest and is known for mediating labor disputes from his Georgia background.
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