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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1976
Page
3
Beiruts warring Christians and Moslems agreed to set up a buffer zone between their sectors in the capital. The U.S. Embassy said it would try another road evacuation of Americans and foreigners, after a convoy was canceled due to continuing fighting along the route.
Authorities flooded with leads on the Chowchilla bus kidnaping as they aim to identify three abductors by today. Officials use computers to parse descriptions and track possible suspects and vehicles while new tips emerge from a San Quentin ex inmate and a paint shop report near Oakland.
AFL-CIO President George Meany announces full labor backing for Jimmy Carter, saying the labor movement will unite behind the Democratic nominee. Major independent unions and the Teamsters shift from past support, citing opposition to Ford's economic policies. Meany ridicules Ford and Reagan as Tweedledee and Tweedle-dum.
The United Auto Workers take its case for job security wages and pensions to Ford Motor Co as talks begin for 680,000 U.S. and Canadian workers. GM opens bargaining with Leonard Woodcock saying the aim is a settlement not a strike.
President Ford says his Nixon pardon was the right move for the nation and that voters will decide if it becomes a campaign issue. He spoke jovially at a White House news conference while Nixon and Watergate linger in remarks and at AFL CIO offices amid Carter support.
Houston state district court judge Garth Bates, 61, facing bribery accusations, will reportedly resign from the bench until his case concludes. Bates and Ed Riklin were charged with agreeing to accept money from pawnbroker Nukie Fontenot in a deal tied to Fontenot avoiding prison. Fontenot faces trial for a $90,000 jewelry robbery. Bates’s grand jury appearance and bond details were outlined by District Attorney Carol Vance, with Bates allowed to meet the jury by Wednesday.
Austin AP The chairman of a House committee on school finance backs using the projected treasury surplus to lift the state share of minimum foundation school costs. Rep. Tom Massey says a substantial portion of surplus and windfall revenue from oil prices and inflation could fund education, possibly with a one percent sales tax increase. He notes figures are for discussion and warns of a needed legal limit on local enrichment spending to aid tax relief and equalization of educational opportunity.
The Senate Finance Committee revisits dozens of amendments added to a large tax bill. Critics urge more openness as lawmakers weigh renewals to extend last year’s individual tax cuts. Proxmire and Kennedy acknowledge some amendments merit consideration while noting concerns about benefits to wealthy interests.
The first of more than 15,000 Mexican illegal aliens will be flown back to interior Mexico under a $2 million U S program announced by Immigration Commissioner Leonard F Chapman. Men over 18 with homes south of Mazatlan to Tampico will be sent on scheduled flights with fingerprinting to deter reentry.
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