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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1976
Page
3
Welfare Commissioner Raymond Vowell announced the Texas Board of Public Welfare rejected two bids to administer the state's $250 million Medicaid program. He called for more bids and floated the possibility of the state taking over the program to ensure medical care for welfare recipients.
House leaders briefed reporters on a three committee set of bills aimed at a 10 to 12 percent drop in utility costs if a special session is called. Proposals include scrapping 4 percent state and 1 percent city utility taxes, a 4 cent per 1 000 cubic feet gas severance tax, credits for certain private utilities, and rely on a projected $3 billion state surplus to fund cuts.
Dallas AP The American Medical Association delegates pursue a hands off stance toward unlicensed physicians in the US while weighing resolutions on violence in media smoking curbs and opposition to national health insurance. They plan further debate on federal drug dosing controls amid a tight three hour time frame.
At a Milwaukee meeting Ken Gibson and Jimmy Carter led a gathering of mayors celebrating a growing coalition of black and white urban leaders. The conference highlighted Carter’s goal to make the White House more responsive to big city problems and to rally support from urban Democrats.
The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution endorsing a Palestinian state blueprint. Deputy ambassador Albert W. Sherer Jr called the plan unbalanced, saying Palestinian political aims belong to Arab‑Israeli talks. Only the United States voted against. Britain France Italy and Sweden abstained. The report advances to the General Assembly for September consideration.
In Beirut, Lebanese Christians backed by Syrians report a three-front offensive against Palestinian guerrillas and their leftist Lebanese Muslim allies. Jisr el Basha refugee camp fell, Tal Zaatar being threatened, while Syrian forces attacked Sidon and leftist positions northeast of Beirut as fighting intensified. The Christian militias say Jisr el Basha is under curfew and that their commander seeks asylum in Christian territory.
In La Grande Oregon Ida Hays 15, whose badly deformed features were surgically repaired in New York, arrived an hour and a half late to a jubilant welcome with police escort, flowers, and local supporters. Grandmothers recalled hardship and hope, while officials and a radio announcer helped marshal the greeting.
Washington AP Union pension fund Central States, the Teamsters largest, lost tax-exempt status due to alleged mismanagement and imprudent loans. If upheld, the fund could owe back taxes to 1965, billions in past and future earnings could be taxed, and employer contributions or worker benefits may rise or fall sharply.
State Supreme Court orders New Jersey schools to shut by July 1 unless a new financing system is approved. Federal judges are convened for a hearing as lawmakers seek a last-minute tax plan to avert shutdown, affecting about 1.56 million students in 6,000 schools, including summer programs.
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