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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1978
Page
3
In hectic Tokyo trading the dollar fell to 192.10 yen and closed at 193.475 as Bank of Japan buys failed to halt the decline. Volume neared $1.123 billion while Americans in Japan faced shrinking purchasing power and a shifting currency landscape.
San Antonio officials, amid mass firings of striking workers, report a quieter day with about half routes collected under 60-officer protection. Police remain on high alert as ex-employees plan a City Hall march. six fired garbagemen were reinstated after a special review found intimidation by strikers.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and four allies press for South Africa to accept a gesture aiding the plan for independence of South West Africa. Western powers seek Walvis Bay reintegration as part of a multiracial U.N. backed election framework, but South Africa's Botha calls the Walvis Bay resolution unacceptable and warns of possible withdrawal of support.
Prime Minister Begin said Egypt expelled a 10 man Israeli delegation from Cairo while peace talks stalled in January. The move prompts renewed hopes for progress as Egypt signals willingness to resume talks at any level if Israel shows real willingness to reciprocate. Weizman's team remains in Cairo awaiting restart of negotiations.
The 6,400 life sized figures from the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang era will be housed in a vast roofed complex 238 by 673 feet near the tomb. Discoveries since 1974 include officials, chariots, crossbows, and bronzes. Plans call for a 1979 opening after further excavation and protective work.
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