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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1975
Page
3
South Vietnamese forces clash around Que Son, 25 miles south of Da Nang, as they consolidate defense west of the town. The Saigon command confirms 141 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths in the day of fighting.
AP reports December prices rose seven tenths of a percent, lifting 1974 inflation to 12.2 percent. Purchasing power fell 5.4 percent for the average worker. The rise is the highest since 1946 and the worst in peacetime since 1913, though recent months show easing. Energy taxes proposed by Ford could add about two points to inflation this year. The CPI stands at 155.4, versus 100 in 1967.
Congressional Democrats led by Speaker Carl Albert say they can direct tax relief, tackle the energy crisis, and aid the poor better than President Ford. Albert, in a broadcast reply to Ford, argued the party seeks solutions, citing a 12 percent rebate proposal that would largely favor the wealthiest taxpayers. They urge House action by the end of March.
A UT Austin case reports William LeMaistre son of Chancellor Charles LeMaistre received a failing biology grade at his request after the instructor faced pressure for a make-up final. The student later earned a C on the make-up, the professor resigned, and a university inquiry is underway. An unrelated note discusses Ford oil taxes and potential price hikes for fuel and goods, debating rebates versus higher costs.
A U S Product Safety Commission bid to ban firecrackers and bottle rockets failed to advance in time for the 1974 Fourth of July. Legal delays and industry objections slowed action. officials say regulation by June 1974 would not affect the holiday. Injuries from fireworks were tallied at 6 600 in 1973.
Montreal police report 13 dead in a smoke filled six by six foot beer closet at Gargantua Club, victims piled in twos and threes. Authorities suggest arson in an underworld feud. one victim was a topless dancer. No wounds observed. bodies moved to morgue for identifications.
In Santa Monica a surgeon performed urgent open heart surgery on stabbing victim Herman Paulk 44 of San Bernardino after delay would have been fatal. Police techs aided as three youths attacked him and his wife at Palisades Park. Paulk was listed in stable condition and expected to live.
Senate leaders discuss a potential release of the CIA total annual budget, a long held secret. Sen. Cranston criticizes CIA funding as expanded by foreign contributions, with a bipartisan panel proposed to probe intelligence agencies. The panel would have subpoena power, a $750000 budget, and a nine month mandate.
Iraq denounced three Arab gunmen who seized 10 hostages at Orly Airport in Paris and said they have been arrested in Baghdad. A Paris embassy statement noted the French jetliner that evacuated the hostages landed only after flight fatigue and fuel concerns. Cairo papers condemned the siege and urged Arab unity while Orly security was tightened after a two hour briefing between officials and airport authorities.
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley rejected charges of improper soliciting or misuse of information on members of Congress. He said such data is collected only when members are investigated or undergoing a background check and that unsolicited information is kept for potential future appointments but never used to influence decisions.
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