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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1978
Page
3
The Senate Rules Committee approved a bill to make most federal programs expire between 1980 and 1990 unless Congress extends them. Sponsor Sen. Edmund S. Muskie said the vote shows voters want efficiency and less waste in government.
Federal Reserve Chairman G William Miller told a Senate Banking subcommittee there are 122 foreign banks in the United States with assets totaling 90 billion and urged federal regulation of their entry and activities.
President Carter signals constitutional challenge to Congress by declaring legislative vetoes unconstitutional in a special message. He asserts he will not be bound by such vetoes except under War Powers Act or foreign military sales laws. Aides note 40 to 50 bills include veto provisions awaiting action.
AP reports Harvard Law School expert Jerome Cohen says Beijing's revival of legal institutions signals a campaign to persuade citizens that dissent will not bring arrest or torture. He notes leaders seek mass participation in modernization by 2000, emphasizing political and legal rights while easing past abuses.
In Yuma Aziz, hospital officials urge Border Patrol to cover indigent illegal aliens' hospital charges, arguing funding gaps force paying patients to cover costs. Border Patrol contends it bears no liability unless custody is established, causing tension among officials over who should pay and when custody should be assigned.
National Airlines Flight 51 from Miami to Los Angeles met an in flight spectacle when a young blonde woman rode the aisle topless, drank champagne, and claimed an inherited $5 million. Passengers laughed and applauded as crew restrained her after a 15 minute chase. National said no charges would be pressed.
In Voluntown Connecticut police ended a stakeout on a hijacked 4000 pound trailer carrying 1.6 million dollars in gold and silver. The truck believed to hold the refined metals departed from Handy and Harman Fairfield bound for a Massachusetts refinery. No guard was present and authorities warned security practices might be revised if breach is confirmed.
Six senators led by Russell Long and Frank Church along with two House members meet President Carter to push tariffs or import quotas on foreign sugar. They argue higher prices would lift domestic sugar costs, boosting producer profits while raising consumer and business costs. The White House talks are a bid to avert a clash with senior Democrats as Bergland seeks a compromise.
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