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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1977
Page
3
Rosalynn Carter met Costa Rica's president Daniel Oduber and the foreign minister during a two hour dialogue in San Jose. The First Lady's presence was welcomed as equivalent to a personal contact by the president after the reception.
An Agriculture Department advisory panel urges continued use of sodium nitrite to prevent botulism in improperly processed meats, citing health benefits despite potential risks. Other brief items note Air Force Academy graduation for seniors, 1st-year women, rising job prospects for grads, Atlantic hurricane season launch, Beverly Hills Supper Club fire theories, rising farm prices, union leadership change, and risks of alcohol during pregnancy.
Gov Dolph Briscoe says he may call a special legislative session in mid July if presiding officers assure a two thirds majority support for a school finance bill. He would also seek action on eliminating part of the four percent state sales tax on residential utilities. He warns districts should not be left with the current aid law and says the session, if held, could last up to 30 days.
The Federal Reserve Board enforces a rule under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act requiring credit firms to record a wife’s credit information separately from her husband. The change helps women who divorce, become widowed, or seek individual accounts by ensuring they can open new credit without sole reliance on a husband.
In Paris the North South dialogue members faced last minute difficulties as preliminary accords dissolved amid broader issue reviews. U S Secretary of State Cyrus Vance delayed departure while Western and developing nation spokesmen debated energy consultations and overall package prospects.
El Salvador’s ambassador Eduardo Casanova Sandoval was released with a bullet wound in his right foot after a 48 hour abduction by an underground leftist group. He described being hooded, questioned, and offered coffee as he was held in a canyon and later found by a passing motorist. The attack coincided with a protest at the Inter American Development Bank meeting.
Negotiators from the United States and Cuba reach a tentative plan to exchange diplomats for the first time since 1961. The deal, worked out in New York, signals a major step by the Carter administration toward restoring formal ties, with an eventual full friendship goal anticipated by President Carter.
The Viking program ends with no clear sign of life after tests on Martian soil. Scientists caution results cover only a fraction of the planet and emphasize nonbiological explanations may fit the data better.
A Mexican federal judge may have issued an amparo shielding Oscar Alberto Solis Villarreal from arrest until trial for extorting $14,000 from Perry Greer of Lexington, Kentucky. Villarreal, ex commander of Matamoros Police, is wanted by Matamoros and Brownsville authorities. money recovered after a Browns-ville raid, Greer Jr. unharmed, four days after ransom payment.
Postal Service publicizes postmasters pay including Coal City West Virginia postmaster at 19044 in salary and benefits. Postmasters group calls disclosure a tactic to inflame local resentment and argue it aids proposed post office closures. Cain says top executives gains to be made public. bailor salary set at 66000 with cabinet parity.
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