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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
3
Kenyan security forces report seven Somali soldiers killed and 35 wounded after a large Somali force crossed into Kenya and attacked a police post at Rhamu. Six Kenyan policemen died and four were wounded in the Monday assault by about 3,000 Somali troops.
Delegates at the National Jaycees Convention chose 11 members to serve on the U S Jaycees executive committee for 1977 78 led by Sam D Willits and others from Redfield South Dakota Monticello Indiana Corsicana Texas Merrimack New Hampshire Edmond Oklahoma Pawnee City Nebraska Lake Charles Louisiana Lutherville Maryland Cheyenne Wyoming Centerville Ohio and more. Medical examiners identified remains found near Michael Todd's grave as the film producer, using dental charts. Todd was Elizabeth Taylor's former husband and had vanished in a suspected grave robbery. authorities found no jewelry buried with him.
Herman Johnson from Shawnee Oklahoma won the grand national championship at the 15th annual National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest held Saturday night in Weiser Idaho. He performed selections including Billy in the Lowground Dreamers Waltz and Cottonpatch Rag to claim the title.
The Texas Supreme Court awarded $230,000 to Sandra Jo Shiflett in a burn case from a 1960s Magic Chef stove. Dallas district court delayed marijuana evidence in a smuggling trial of ten defendants. In San Antonio UT researchers report doubled survival in some small cell lung cancer patients using a sandwich therapy of radiation and chemotherapy.
In Oscar Scherer State Park near Osprey Florida a 15 year old Girl Scout Charlotte Grosse of Venice was dragged from her tent at dawn by a heavily built man. Deputies described a man in dark clothes with dark hair and a mustache. The search involved about 100 officers volunteers a mounted unit and utility trucks under SWAT. Charlotte called home and reported the abductor planned to release her and signs indicated a blue car. The incident follows earlier reports of assaults at a Locust Grove Oklahoma camp and police hunted Gene Leroy Hart in connection with that case.
The House and Senate prepare for a clash over restricting federal funds for abortions after a Supreme Court ruling. The Senate seeks partial funding for abortion in life saving or rape or incest cases, while the House would ban all federal funding. Conference talks will resolve differences on the $60.6 to $61.3 billion appropriations bills and Hyde Amendment implications. The Supreme Court’s decision may lift a prior injunction within 25 days.
Verda Faye Butler and Robert Ferrante, both 25 or 22, jailed on 500000 bond each for murder in the death of Heath Butler, a five year old punished for trouble learning numbers. Prosecutors say he died from suffocation or heat exposure after being bound in heavy blankets and confined in a hot, unairconditioned room.
Crystal City Texas reacts to the Texas Supreme Court decision allowing La-Vaca Gathering Co. to shut off gas for nonpayment amid a $660,000 debt. Mayor Francisco Benavides notes the town, mostly migrants and seasonal workers, faces hardship with average incomes around $3,000 and few industries. A La-Vaca spokesman says no deadline exists for shutoff, urging residents to address the payment issue. The mayor and villagers consider federal help avenues.
The government ends the Bicentennial Administration amid a slow wind down after decades of planning. The final report goes to Congress and the Interior Department assumes future federal role in celebrating the nation's founding. Acting administrator Jean McKee notes regret and hints at a constitutional bicentennial study for 1987.
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