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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1979
Page
5
Washington readers see Citizen's Choice and its Chamber of Commerce origins as bitterly opposing modest energy conservation. The group rejects simple thermostat controls claiming health risks, warning that extreme temperatures will hurt national productivity.
A Soviet New Times report alleges CIA personnel comprise 30 of 44 members of the U N mission in Geneva and that Vienna HQ of the I A E A is monitored from the U S embassy. The piece notes pervasive espionage talk in international power politics. Also highlights a shoes repair boom as runners seek to extend mileage with resoled shoes costing 12 to 14 dollars.
Value Line Investment Survey foresees a mild recession, unemployment peaking above 7 percent later this year, and persistent inflation into the 1980s while predicting a buoyant investment phase. It envisions industrial renewal, productivity gains, and new industries boosting the stock market with potential 20 to 30 percent annual returns. The firm cites enhanced investment activity through 2000, financing via modest profit growth from 4.9 to 5.2 percent in three to five years.
on this date in 1946 the United States tested an atomic bomb underwater at Bikini Atoll. Gibraltar fell to Britain in 1704, and in 1870 the first Pacific coast railroad car reached New York. Hoover announced the Kellogg Briand Pact in 1929. WWII raids hit Frankfurt and Mannheim in 1942. Nixon and Khrushchev clashed in Moscow in 1959. Apollo XI landed a man on the moon ten years ago. Nixon v Watergate documents ruling came five years ago. Carter warned staff about drug use a year ago.
Washington stalemate over energy and transportation policy persists as Carter and Congress fail to fix long-standing regulatory biases. Critics note fragmented agencies, weak bus incentives, and duplicative rules that favor railroads and airlines while stalling coherent, integrated planning for highways and mass transit. A federal study warns the system may struggle to meet growing demand.
Jack Anderson reports that Arturo Durazo Moreno, Mexico City police chief, was named in a secret 1975 U.S. intelligence memo as involved in narcotics trafficking. Morally protected by officials, Durazo denies claims, cites a State Department clearance, while officials acknowledge opaque investigations and wide corruption in Mexico.
The U S Forest Service investigates a weekend crash of a B-17 bomber converted for firefighting in the Lolo National Forest. Two pilots died Jerome G LeRoux of Corvallis Montana and Robert B Masters of Prescott Arizona. Dispatcher Vernon Schwartz said contact was lost and a helicopter pilot reported the plane appeared to fly too low.
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