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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1977
Page
3
In Chicago federal court Judge Frank J. McGarr allows a suit alleging Hunt family members violated soybean futures limits by trading beyond the three million bushels cap. The ruling upholds the law's validity while signaling disagreement with the limit.
A 10 million member elderly coalition adopts Count Us In and denounces mandatory retirement as wasteful, degrading, discriminatory, morally wrong and un-American in a keynote for a joint conference of major retirees groups.
At Camp Pendleton California the Marine Corps will discharge two Marines for leading a Ku Klux Klan cell on the base last fall. Pfc Dennis L Campbell 22 from Smithcreek Michigan and Pfc Ronnie Harper 19 from Pensacola Florida face administrative discharges this week for their roles.
Texas news brief reports Robert White gaining a habeas corpus hearing in August after a stay of execution. Frank Hayes change of venue hearing planned in San Antonio following mental competency ruling. Carl Branch bonded on misdemeanor assault tied to NBC news crew attack outside the Teamsters local hall. Jim Bowie comments on Nixon Ford racism debates within the Black Republican Council of Texas.
Three prominent Texas Democrats Joe Christie Bob Krueger and Barefoot Sanders discussed possible Senate bids against John Tower in 1978 during a Dallas television interview The trio said no decision had been made and no declarations issued yet.
The General Accounting Office analysts say the Carter energy package will fall short of targets, mainly boosting coal use to cut imports. They project 2.2 percent annual energy demand growth, not 2 percent, and forecast oil imports around 7 million barrels daily rather than 6 million, insulation and solar device goals falling short, while coal output may exceed the 400 million ton annual target.
Amarillo Texas AP A Potter County jail remains while Judge George Dowlen and attorneys consider a temporary release of Cullen Davis to the 101st District Court before a bond hearing next week. Davis faces murder charges in the slaying of Andrea Wilborn and the shooting of Priscilla Davis and Stan Farr.
Anita Bryant celebrates the repeal of Dade County's sexual orientation based discrimination law as about 300 supporters sing. The unofficial tally showed 202,319 to 89,562 with a record 45 percent turnout.
State Insurance Board Chairman Joe Christie says security devices costing up to 170 dollars can cut burglary losses and may earn premium discounts. He notes burglary claims under homeowner policies rose faster than other losses since 1971, totaling 20.6 million dollars last year.
Reports say Idi Amin may have staged a phantom journey to Britain to steal attention from Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. No confirmations of his arrival surfaced as Ugandan officials and other Commonwealth members debated Britain’s ban on Amin over mass murders.
Washington hosts the 50th National Spelling Bee as 94 local champions compete for a $1,000 prize, a color TV, and an engraved plaque. Finalists outspelled about eight million peers to reach this stage. no one is over 14, with six returning contestants. Jana Schroeder, an eighth grader from Vandalia Ohio, is legally blind and reads in braille.
A six foot chlorine gas cylinder leaked pea green gas after the valve was struck, prompting Brownsville police and firefighters to evacuate about three blocks in the industrial district. No injuries were reported and residents were allowed to return home about four hours later. Residents were advised to wash exposed clothes and food.
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