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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1976
Page
3
Congress votes this week could show if President Ford can gather support for his budget or if Democrats will press to reshape it with more social programs. House Democrats seek a two thirds vote to overturn Ford's veto of a 45 billion labor health education and welfare appropriation.
Thousands of Lebanese celebrate peace in Beirut as Syrian led cease fire holds with Palestinian patrols watching. Gunfire flares at points along the Christian Muslim divide while PLA troops patrol western districts and Arafat warns looters and pledges protection for Christian villages. Police report two leftist Muslims killed, seven gunmen killed by Palestinians, and arrests of looters as Karami restarts government. Syria pledges no annexation and will ensure early withdrawal of troops.
Miami based Kennedy and Cohen filed for bankruptcy, allowing court appointed receivers to run the nine year old chain. The retailer has closed 17 stores outside South Florida, laid off hundreds of workers, and owes over 21.7 million on a revolving loan while GECC tightened credit in 1974. Mel Landow, founder, retains control during the process but has few assets left. He financed growth via large inventories and a revolving loan with First National Bank of Chicago.
Defense lawyers ask Judge Carter to dismiss charges claiming brainwashing and withheld evidence. They seek to bar handwriting samples, jailer testimony, and a log of Hearst's activities, and allow stress test expert testimony. Prosecution opposes lie detector results and argues for private interview with Dr Kozol.
Texas school officials gather to challenge a ruling barring fees for workbooks driver education band uniforms and other activities. The hearing precedes a Feb 14 committee review on delaying the fee ban and districts face a $22 million shortfall to replace these funds. El Paso board member Woodrow Bean calls the hearing futile and warns districts risking accreditation if fees persist.
New Orleans AP reports a national study shows 20 percent of adults are functionally illiterate, unable to meet basic daily demands. The survey measured reading writing problem solving computation and speaking and listening, with regional and age variations and concerns about non English speakers.
The final report of the House Intelligence Committee estimates U S intelligence operations cost about 10 billion dollars annually, three to four times the amount in the defense appropriations bill. It details covert activities including CIA aid abroad and notes CIA exposure risks from 1973 Chile hearings.
A light column era vignette on aging politics and social foibles. The piece jests about the world as an oyster at twenty and a shell game past forty, and wryly questions the behavior of politicians and public figures.
Beaumont resident Evelyn White reports her car radio stolen outside her home. She notes the loss occurred after a Citi zens Band radio outage affected her communications, highlighting irony in the frequent reports of radio theft to her office.
Residents in Kermit Texas report three minor earthquakes last week. A 3.0 on the Richter scale was recorded by Texas Tech seismologists in Lubbock. No damage or injuries. Data from the National Earthquake Information Center is awaited to determine cause.
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