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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1976
Page
3
In Beirut today a tentative cease fire appeared to take hold while fighting raged in the mountains east of the city. Police reported two killed and six wounded in Beirut overnight, the lowest toll in weeks.
Georgetown University scientists report that combining powerful anticancer drugs significantly prolongs survival for some patients with advanced stomach cancer. In a study of 21 patients about half responded, with some living more than three times longer than with conventional therapy.
A Senate Intelligence Committee report details FBI Cointelpro actions from 1956 to 1971 against groups from the Communist Party USA to Antioch College and the Ku Klux Klan. It cites civil rights statute violations and potential criminal charges while urging congressional oversight and a special prosecutor.
The Ford administration plans to reduce food stamp costs by 1.2 billion dollars, potentially removing more than five million people from the program. A New York group says it will seek a federal injunction, with suit partners spanning 20 states, 60 unions, and numerous church groups. The rules, effective June 1 for eligibility and Sept. 1 for current recipients, raise the share of income spent on stamps from 24 to 30 percent and cap monthly household income, shifting many out of eligibility.
An anatomy expert from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston says human remains found in a 15-foot tiger shark are those of a white teenager. The shark was caught eight miles off Galveston in the Gulf of Mexico. The medical examiner's office is also considering that the shark may have eaten an adult who drowned in a fishing boat sinking or died in a Gulf helicopter crash.
North Brunswick AP scouts query Hughes life and a rumored will leaving up to 150 million to the Boy Scouts. Barclay Bollas says Houston childhood records lack proof of membership and that tracing peers may prove difficult. The Scouts want the funds if proven, to fund operations.
Leah Womack destroyed 29 magazines including Gallery and Penthouse at a convenience store citing obscene covers. Police charged her with criminal mischief after she ripped pages while a officer witnessed. She was released on recognizance with a $500 bond. judge set bail per local procedure.
Mexico reports southern fields in Tabasco and Chiapas lift proved reserves to seven billion barrels with total potential between 30 and 60 billion, dwarfing Alaska's North Slope. Secretary Alejo says exploration continues, Gulf of Mexico offshore oil possible, and Mexico plans to join OPEC soon.
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