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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1975
Page
3
In Little Rock Democratic National Chairman Robert Strauss called President Ford decent and honest but not qualified for the presidency. He argued Democrats can win in 1976 with candidates who are both decent and qualified. Reagan tests Texas climate for a possible bid.
Richard Horton of Wichita Falls chased the robber after the weapon was drawn, grabbing the pistol from the suspect's back pocket just outside the door, ending the Saturday night attempted robbery at the local eatery.
Rio Grande City Texas lawyers search for a trial venue for George B Parr political boss of South Texas who faces removal as Duval County judge. State district judge O P Carrillo earlier shifted the trial from Rio Grande City to Hebbronville and back, reflecting a political feud over the case.
State Rep. Ray Hutchison said he will not seek a third term next year to focus on a run for the state Republican chairmanship. A SMU graduate from northeast Dallas, he held the Constitution Revision Committee chair last session. Bandits robbed the Iron Gate Club, escaping with 3500 after a gun threatened a female employee as she opened the club.
Lone Star Steel Co in Dallas rejects House Speaker Carl Albert’s plan to end a 14 week strike at Bache and McCurtain mines by signing a nationwide contract while reserving rights to contest provisions. UMWA head Arnold Miller backs the plan but Lone Star disputes key representation clauses. About 90 miners have been out since March amid clashes and picket activity.
In Hernando Mississippi six year old Timmy Kelly plans a hospital stay and possible bone marrow transplant to save his sister Jan Kelly who battles acute lymphocytic leukemia since February 1974. Doctors seek donor match from Timmy, previously tested siblings did not match. The family faces medical bills and a fund has been started at Hernando Bank by Grays Creek Church to aid.
Police say 6-year-old Hubert and 3-year-old Ingrid Bonnet were found unharmed in a telephone booth about 26 hours after being abducted from their vacation villa near Knokke on the North Sea coast. Their father Pierre Bonnet reports no ransom demand known and suspects either anti capitalism group or burglars. investigation continues with nationwide search for the gray Volkswagen Beetle.
Dallas and surrounding cities face growing water demand through 2050 and beyond. Officials from the North Central Texas Council of Governments say import or extensive recycling will be needed as projects consider reservoirs in Henderson and Anderson counties and East Texas. The Dallas system currently draws from Grapevine Lewisville Lake Ray Hubbard Tawakoni and the North Texas Municipal Water District.
Washington AP says a controversial land use planning bill may lose support in the House Interior Committee this week. Its fate hinges on three wavering members as Democrats who backed it in May express doubts in June, while the Ford administration cites cost concerns over federal grants to states for growth and land resource planning.
The Texas AFL-CIO and its Dallas branch withdrew from the Democratic party telethon after a dispute with state Democratic chairman Calvin Guest. Labor sources say Guest voted against a labor member for the Democratic National Committee, angering Texas labor leaders who claim a prior commitment to support a labor member on the DNC. The dispute leaves seven Texas DNC seats without labor representation.
In Angleton Texas a series of explosions and fire destroyed the Angleton Butane Co facility. No injuries were reported. About 500 residents were evacuated from nearby townhouses mobile homes and a housing subdivision after a mid morning gas leak triggered multiple blasts damaging structures and sending a fireball into the air.
Government to begin four weeks of hearings today on noise limits for work sites with over 100 witnesses from AFL-CIO scientific community and industry groups. OSHA proposes 90 decibels, EPA and labor favor 85 decibels, with studies citing health and safety costs and risks including hypertension and more accidents.
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