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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1979
Page
1
The Texas Senate voted 30-1 to pass a bill implementing the 1978 Tax Relief Amendment and sent it back to the House for changes. Senator Mauzy dissented, arguing the plan mainly benefits timber barons developers and speculators, not average homeowners.
Washington AP Carter seeks standby gasoline rationing authority as Sen. Jackson predicts passage in a close vote. New plan base coupons on state gasoline use and vehicle counts, with three cars per household eligible, aiming to win Senate support amid earlier rejections.
Adair Maurice Ballard and Larry J. Workman, Pecos residents, were jailed in Reeves County after DPS arrests in Fort Stockton. A 1979 luxury sedan stolen from a Houston dealer was recovered with trailer loaded with items from Pecos. Bond set at $10,000 each on two counts. prior bond was $20,000. Investigation continues.
Lynda Bird Robb, elder daughter of the late President Johnson, is named to chair the National Advisory Committee for Women led by Bella Abzug. An unnamed White House source says an official announcement was expected at today’s group meeting. The panel advises the president and Abzug was fired by Carter last January, prompting mass resignations.
Economists warn that price hikes for staples could push inflation well above the Carter administration forecast of 8.5 percent in 1979. Blumenthal admitted the 7.4 percent projection was a mistake, with several officials predicting higher rates and urging caution amid rising food energy and housing costs. Data Resources Inc. analysts foresee food up 9 to 12 percent and energy prices climbing about 15.5 percent annually.
The United States and the Soviet Union near agreement on a new treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin completed final terms at the White House. Possible signing sites include Helsinki Vienna Stockholm or Geneva with a summit target the weeks of June 10 or June 17.
The Pecos area recorded the year's first 100 plus degree day at 102. Overnight fell to 55 as heat lingers into Thursday with highs in the 80s to 90s and cooling mornings. Partly cloudy, windy north, scattered thunderstorms possible. Big Bend area expects similar hot conditions with a gradual cooling trend. Practices mention summit plans with Brezhnev being tentative and shifted due to health and travel limits.
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