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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1977
Page
3
Gulf Oil pushes to keep a nine inch document stack secret alleging cartel activity to raise uranium prices. The firm cites price jumps from 6 7 to 41 dollars per pound between 1972 and now.
Lt Gov Bill Hobby and Speaker Billy Clayton urge Briscoe to call a special session on public school financing as soon as possible. Briscoe wants House two thirds approval to enact measures immediately.
South Moluccan terrorists hold 55 hostages on a northern Holland train for 19 days. Mediators Soumakis and Tan failed to secure an end, while four more captives are seized at a nearby schoolhouse. Government says the situation remains dangerous and could end soon.
Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously disbarred former Gov. David Hall from practicing law. The court noted the gravity of his crimes after a federal conviction for extortion conspiracy and bribery, with sentences of three concurrent three year terms. Hall is imprisoned in Arizona.
President Carter weighs final fate of the B1 bomber project and holds a half hour Cabinet Room session with about a dozen supporters and invited critics. He also schedules a morning briefing on plans to withdraw most U S ground troops from South Korea.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to discard President Carter's standby gasoline tax, mileage based car tax, and mileage based rebates, signaling a major defeat while the administration seeks reversals and still pursues a crude oil tax to raise energy costs and promote conservation. Laurence Woodworth, Carter's assistant treasury secretary, said the next Senate stage may change positions.
Bill Kugler has amassed thousands of instruments in Roseville, Minnesota, turning his home into a cluttered museum where hundreds of guests visit daily to view pianos, brass, woodwinds, and Renaissance era pieces. The collection inspires both curiosity and a sense of need.
A Harris County grand jury is hearing testimony on the death of 23 year old Joe Campos Torres after his May 8 body surfaced in Buffalo Bayou. Police officer Ter y W Denson faces murder charges for allegedly pushing Torres into the bayou while handcuffed.
Irving Texas officials probe possible fire code violations at the Cowboys home Texas Stadium. Fire Marshal Mitchell cites Kentucky nightclub fire as context while stadium manager Arey notes lack of sprinklers near box seats. City seeks council briefing and fire chief Williams to report by month’s end.
At Francis Junior High a President's Physical Fitness Award ceremony was held with President Carter presenting the first award to 9 year old Amy Carter. Rosalynn Carter was on a Latin America goodwill tour while Amy and peers performed for parents with Mary Fitzpatrick assisting as nurse.
The Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky had no fire safety violations in its latest inspection, though a four year gap in records remains unexplained. Investigators plan to issue a statement on the fire's origin and cause while two bodies remain unidentified and two women are missing.
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