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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1975
Page
3
The Texas Employment Commission projects Dallas-Fort Worth area growth of about 29 percent in the 1970s, needing an average 66,330 workers annually. 37,710 to replace retirees or deaths and 28,620 to fill new growth positions amid an accelerated economy.
Apollo and Soyuz crews move toward a midair docking in a landmark US Soviet space mission. Stafford Brand and Slayton steer Apollo in 17000 mph chase to rendezvous and integrate airlock connections. Detente spirit noted as two nations share space quarters, gifts, and science in one historic mission.
Washington AP reports railroad and union negotiators paused talks to night amid a looming nationwide rail strike threat for Monday. Federal mediators hailed progress after a long bargaining session, while postal talks remained tough with 600,000 workers at stake and key issues unresolved.
Apollo astronauts in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project report a hitchhiking mosquito in their module as they orbit Earth. The crew joke about feeding the insect to a killifish planned for a later experiment, while officials highlight first live exchanges between cosmonauts and ground control outside the Soviet Union.
President Ford proposes phasing out petroleum price controls over 30 months to boost domestic oil production and conserve energy. Spokesmen say gasoline could rise seven cents a gallon and overall consumer prices by about one percent, costing the average family roughly 200 dollars annually in higher energy costs. Congress has five days to act after submission, with a veto possible and controls expiring August 31 if not extended.
The House seeks to replace the dissension ridden intelligence committee with a 13 member panel headed by Rep. Otis G. Pike. The plan aims to abolish the current 10 member group while keeping a similar mandate and reappointing eight current members. Separately Sen. Church warned CIA could be acting rogue and questioned White House oversight on covert actions.
In 1969 a California mother testified that a doctor removed tonsils from four of her children and a niece after a fever. She reported complications and a hospital shock, while a settlement paid for one daughter. The hearing examined how many operations are needlessly done and associated deaths and costs.
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