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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1976
Page
3
Lufthansa said a German jet was readied for a possible nonstop trip to Cuba to meet a masked gunman holding two hostages at Frankfurt courthouse. Authorities left 1 million marks in a briefcase at the door and supplied a car to the airport if hostages were freed.
The Joint Economic Committee majority reports Ford's 394 billion dollar budget is insufficient to curb inflation or create jobs. They push for 412 to 418 billion in fiscal 1977, plus one million emergency jobs and a wage price restraint plan, arguing higher spending boosts tax revenue and reduces unemployment costs.
Joplin and six others were subpoenaed to testify in the Blue Mound killings probe. Gregg Joplin, 23, the sole survivor, testified for over three hours as grand jurors questioned witnesses including Dr. Ann Tuberville and Mrs. Gladys Trice.
Tobin Armstrong, husband of the American ambassador to Great Britain, takes a nonpaying USDA role to travel Europe and urge higher meat and poultry demand fed by U.S. grains. The mission aims to persuade Europeans to cut meat prices and expand animal protein consumption, with expenses paid by the USDA.
The Conference Board notes private health care spending totals 60 billion dollars annually with dental costs about 10 percent or less than 30 dollars per person. It argues the low figure stems from neglect rather than inexpensive care and cites over a quarter of Americans never seeing a dentist or going five years or more.
Pa Bailey and Fort clash in courtroom during Hearst bank robbery trial as prosecutors and defense paint opposing pictures. The tense exchange highlights key disputes over the evidence and motive, with both sides pressing arguments before the judge hear final statements.
Federal bills advance a three year program offering 55 million dollars annually to insulate homes for low income families. The plan would fund local agencies and volunteers with cost per home between 250 and 350 dollars. House and Senate versions differ on administration and building code standards with HUD oversight proposed by the Senate.
President Ford wins Florida to go four for four in early primaries and leads Republican field as Illinois next. Jimmy Carter defeats George Wallace in Florida among Democratic contenders, Wallace strong but second, with Henry Jackson third. Florida totals show Ford 318,844 to Reagan 282,618. Carter 439,870, Wallace 392,105, Jackson 306,120.
In Owen Fork, Kentucky, 15 miners trapped four miles underground died after a methane gas blast at Scotia Coal Co No 1 Black Mountain mine. Nine died instantly Tuesday. six suffocated trying to barricade out gas as rescue teams recovered bodies through the night. Federal and company investigations will follow.
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