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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1977
Page
3
The Salisbury government rejected new proposals for a Geneva conference with black leaders. Ivor Richard, chairing the talks, said there was no purpose in reconvening and blamed Prime Minister Ian Smith, expressing sadness and concern for Rhodesia’s future.
Agriculture officials project damage from Florida's 15 year freeze could exceed 120 million dollars with tomato losses alone near 43 million. The Florida Emergency Board will report to Governor Askew and consider requesting federal disaster aid from Bergland and possibly a separate Carter declaration. Local reports cover beans squash vegetables sugar cane corn tobacco and pastures across 30 counties.
Four armed men abduct Lt. Gen. Emilio Villaescusa Quilis, head of the Supreme Court of Military Justice, as riot police clash with leftist demonstrators in Madrid for a second day. Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as protests threaten amnesty demands for political prisoners. The GRAPO group is suspected, while authorities assess blame amid nationwide tension.
Captain W A Boudreaux halted the City of Pittsburgh with 12 oil barge units 105 feet wide and 1 100 long as pedestrians crowded the Cincinnati Covington stretch of ice. Police could not enforce river access, and crowds blocked a Conrail train and a river landing.
A Senate Armed Services Committee study warns NATO forces are in poor shape and could not withstand a Warsaw Pact strike in central Europe. It calls for overhaul and a quantum jump in firepower, noting Soviet tactical nuclear forces exceed NATO in range and power.
Escorted by the Secret Service Amy Carter arrives at Thaddeus Stevens Elementary five blocks from the White House for her first day as a fourth grader. First Lady Rosalynn Carter accompanies her as reporters observe the scene and classmates greet the new student with a Welcome Amy sign.
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