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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1979
Page
1
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Carter fires Energy Secretary William Schlesinger as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Frank Cormier reports that Bell is replaced and Miller and Mrs. Harris will have successors named soon. Adams weighs whether to stay after saying he had been asked to remain, amid discussions on mass transit and fuel efficient autos. Powell says the president has yet to discuss Adams' status. An associate suggests Adams intends to resign.
The Commerce Department reports a steep 3.3 percent quarterly drop in real gross national product, the largest since 1975, signaling a recession. Analysts, including Adren Cooper, note inflation adjustment and a setback after a 0.8 percent rise in early 1979. The Carter administration forecasts continued decline through year end. Personal income rose 0.5 percent in June.
Texas Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong urged that windfall profits tax on domestic oil not apply to royalties funding the permanent school funds. He warned taxing state school lands could reduce funds for education and shrink the corpus. Industry reps urged exemptions for independent producers and stripper wells, saying higher taxes would curb exploration and production.
Two superty tanks carrying oil collided in the Atlantic off Tobago setting both vessels on fire. Crews abandoned ship as 34 men were reported missing. Coast Guard reported an oil spill over 12 square miles.
AP report says President Carter will nominate Deputy Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti for attorney general. LULAC president Ruben Bonilla vows opposition, citing Civiletti's past refusal to prosecute in the deaths of two Mexican Americans in Texas, including Larry Ortega Lozano of Pecos in Ector County Jail, amid alleged law enforcement involvement. Carter accepts the resignation of Attorney General Griffin Bell and proceeds with the nomination.
A federal appeals court reinstated the political corruption convictions of former Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel and five co-defendants. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the earlier reversal overruled by an evenly split panel, with one judge abstaining.
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