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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1977
Page
3
In Vicksburg Mississippi workers moved a Jefferson Davis statue when a Lincoln penny was placed face up where Davis' foot would rest. The exchange sparked a quiet local moment as a question about which foot drew the curious mockery from onlookers.
The Associated Press reports 20 violent deaths in Texas from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight including 14 traffic fatalities, one shooting, one drowning, one electrocution, one asphyxiation, and two plane crash deaths. At Ft Hood, investigators gathered evidence after two soldiers were detained on marijuana cultivation and sales suspicions on post. San Antonio police say play-for-pay bingo parlors will close as legislature did not legalize them. free bingo had continued during session.
Police investigate attacks on KDFW and WFAA news crews outside Local 745 meeting in South Dallas. Reported assaults involved cameramen Jack Weber and Mike Coscia and two crews, with one camera valued at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars damaged beyond repair. One arrest cited for assault at the hall.
The Consumer Information Center in Pueblo highlights popular money saving topics and free guides. Sales and free booklets include Keeping Records What to Discard and Understanding Your Utility Bills. The center distributes over 20 million catalogs yearly, with 131 of 232 titles free and most priced at 35 to 45 cents.
A Dallas family relies on a legally restricted anti epileptic drug sodium valproate smuggled from Mexico to treat their son's severe seizures. The father recalls facing a U S customs officer as he carried the pills unhidden and plans to repeat the act if necessary. Dr David Daly of the National Epilepsy Commission urges cautious evaluation of the drug.
Voters in Dade County face a Tuesday decision to repeal a law banning housing and employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. The campaign features Anita Bryant, Reverend William Chapman, church appeals, and a push from gay groups and media ads.
The National Institute of Health explains collateral circulation where neighboring arteries carry more blood to compensate for narrowed vessels and new arterial branches form to supply areas in need. This natural mechanism helps avert disaster as coronary arteries become stiffer.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger urged the United States not to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba. He told a wealthy Republican gathering led by William P. Clements that Cuba must withdraw troops from Africa and that global security rests with U S leadership.
In Chicago during a six hour disturbance in Humboldt Park after a dispute between rival gangs, two men, Julio Osorio and Rafael Cruz, were killed and at least 100 injured. Police say officers faced a kneeling gunman and exchanged fire. 119 people were arrested for mob action and juveniles were turned over to parents.
Authorities search for the identities of two women found shot and burned in a camper at Padre Island National Seashore. Dentals will be compared to a missing Bastrop woman and her daughter last seen Thursday afternoon. The victims were shot with a shotgun and the crime occurred late Thursday or early Friday.
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