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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1979
Page
3
In Brescia Italy two men Ermanno Buzzi and Angelino Papa were convicted for planting a bomb at a left wing rally five years ago, killing eight and injuring more than 100. Buzzi received life imprisonment and Papa ten years. The blast occurred as thousands protested right wing terror attacks in spring 1974.
Tokyo AP reports North Korea rebuffed Carter and Park Chung hee inviting reunification talks. KCNA broadcast quotes Rodong Sinmun saying reunification is Korea's internal matter and external intervention must end. It urged the U S to withdraw troops and seek a peace treaty instead of reunification.
In Nicaragua, Sandinista guerrillas overran the Matagalpa national guard post and threaten Masaya as government forces mount a faltering counteroffensive. Radio Sandino reports casualties and captures while refugees vie for food. Somoza resists resignation amid U.S. pressure. The conflict has produced hundreds of deaths and widespread devastation across multiple cities.
Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd traveled to Moscow and will meet Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev after visiting Leningrad where he laid a wreath for victims of the 900 day blockade. His trip unsettles the Carter administration as hard line Soviet rhetoric raises concerns over amendments to the treaty.
AP reports a smoky blaze at B. Altman & Co in midtown Manhattan forced hundreds into the street with firefighters on the scene for an hour. An anonymous caller claimed a bomb was left inside, but no device was found and no injuries occurred amid similar fires at Macy’s and Lord & Taylor’s.
In Charlotte, 23 of 50 Army recruiters in the Charlotte District were removed from recruiting duties amid an ongoing probe into recruiting practices. The affected personnel are restricted to administrative tasks as investigators review possible coaching and falsification of records. some sources hint at possible court martial. The investigation followed computer analyses of enlistment test scores and reports of bootleg exam copies circulating among recruiters.
An unconfirmed report cites a U S Embassy source indicating former President Nixon may travel to Cuernavaca to meet Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi this week. The source notes no official requests for assistance and cautions the timing remains uncertain amid labor strikes in Mexico City and flight cancellations.
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