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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1977
Page
3
Arab-Israeli negotiations suffer setback as the Palestinian movement refuses to drop Israel destruction as a goal and will not discuss Jordan ties before a Palestinian state, while Israel vows not to concede territory beyond 1967 lines.
Margaret Trudeau wife of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau is back in Ottawa after a weekend with the Rolling Stones in Toronto and a New York visit. The prime minister’s office declined to discuss whether she joined a private dinner with British Prime Minister James Callaghan.
A Dallas psychiatrist urges revamped news coverage of terrorism noting media may fuel crimes. In Nacogdoches a fire killed six Mexican nationals and four children in a mobile home, with investigators probing the blaze. Dallas ISD launches a $60,000 anti pot smoking program to address student marijuana use. Weekend violence in Texas includes ten traffic deaths, two shootings, and a fatal house fire.
Federal and state officials warn drought in the West and frost in Florida will push up the grocery bill. California growers fear shortages in canned fruits and vegetables while fresh produce prices stay high into spring. Tomatoes, mostly grown in California, face reduced acres due to irrigation limits.
Washington hostages and survivors recount the Hanafi gunmen siege at the Bnai B’rith center and city hall. Mae Williams, 24, was killed stepping from an elevator at city hall. funeral planned. Hostages describe being forced to lie in dust and crushed beneath others as the crisis ended with 12 gunmen surrendering.
The National Research Council reports water weeds, usually harmful, could be harvested for animal feed human food fertilizer paper or energy. They clog canals hinder irrigation and hydro electric output and obstruct boat traffic and fishing.
President Carter plans a staff pay raise following Congress and federal agencies, with some increases near 29 percent. A White House spokesperson says final size remains undecided, while recommendations from senior staff are due this week. Carter faces a political decision amid his economy focus as he prepares for Warnke's swearing in and talks with Kreisky and Genscher.
In Buffalo the Blizzard of 77 mementoes sell briskly as residents recall the worst winter in 107 years. Stores tout 14 karat gold snow shovel charms at 50 dollars and Certificate of Survival tokens at 1 dollar while T shirts at 4 dollars fly off shelves. Local shops note strong demand from a wide customer base.
Reports by Indianapolis Star and Miami Herald, based on 36 journalists, allege Barry Goldwater, his brother Robert, and Harry Rosenzweig built influence in Arizona through friendships and business links with underworld figures. Goldwater disputes the claims and says he will review the material.
A lone gunman brandishing a pistol and rifle commandeered a Spanish air liner with 37 aboard shortly after takeoff from Barcelona and ordered it to fly to the Ivory Coast. The Boeing 727 with 30 passengers and seven crew refueled in Algiers before continuing to Abidjan, capital of the former French colony.
In Honolulu a five member presidential commission heads toward Hanoi to seek information on 2546 missing Americans from the Vietnam war and to watch for signs of Viet Namese interest in normalizing relations. The group flew 11 hours from Washington to Honolulu and will proceed to the Philippines. Rep. G V Montgomery says in prior visits they retrieved remains of three pilots.
The Labor Department announced that Frank Fitzsimmons and three other Teamsters officials will resign as trustees of the Central States Pension Fund by April 30 and hire independent investment experts. The pledge comes as congressional hearings examine pension law enforcement and the fund amid probe into kickbacks, improper loans, and possible organized-crime ties.
A House subcommittee conducts hearings this week on decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana with witnesses from law enforcement medicine and California and Oregon. Congress considers bills to restore a ban on Rhodesian chrome imports. House vote may occur today while Senate action is later this week.
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