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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1977
Page
3
Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev told a Paris banquet that the arms race and new “systems of massive destruction” threaten world peace and urged France to join efforts to end it. He spoke at the Elysee Palace after a three day official visit with President Giscard d Estaing.
Atty Gen Griffin Bell considers abolishing most agencies that distribute federal crime fighting funds investigate narcotics traffic and control immigration He proposes merging essential work into the department transferring functions elsewhere and eliminating unnecessary jobs Meantime unrelated items report a topless laundromat and a Chicago curio dealer facing Endangered Species Act violations.
The Houston NAACP executive director was suspended indefinitely after a constitutional violation claim. Rev. C Anderson Davis opposed the move and will not resign. Margaret Bush Wilson said Davis will face a national board hearing within a month. In Austin, Welfare Commissioner Raymond Vowell urged local policing of East Texas nursing homes amid abuse accusations.
Mayes County district attorney seeks 400 citizen searchers to scour Camp Scott near Locust Grove for clues in the Girl Scout murders. The effort seeks bloody clothes and other items linked to the June 13 killings as investigators pursue a local suspect and monitor burglaries nearby.
Luckenbach Texas draws hundreds of tourists seeking the rustic charm famed by Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson. The store and dance hall thrive, beer flows, and locals recall Hondo Crouch whose life boosted the town’s fame with Viva Terlingua and the Luckenbach legend.
The Big Enchilada John N Mitchell begins a 22 to 8 year term for Watergate cover up at Maxwell AFB Alabama. Haldeman arrives at Lompoc California the day early as Ehrlichman remains in federal custody awaiting release. The trio joins Liddy still free until final pardon.
Mexican-American leaders warned they may boycott Texas A&I University if Dr. Duane Leach becomes president on September 1. They cite his alleged lack of bilingualism and unfamiliarity with South Texas culture, while Rep. Ruben Bonilla calls for a federal equal employment guidelines review amid reports of a boycott.
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