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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1975
Page
3
A House Ways and Means Committee vote 19 to 16 approved a bill to push conservation via higher gasoline taxes. full House action looms after 10 weeks of hearings. The measure faces modifications or defeat in Rules Committee as Congress debates Ford energy proposals.
Veteran dairy lobbyists and a former Agriculture Department official hired by farm groups have been rallying House votes to override President Ford's veto of a one year farm bill. Ford calls the measure excessive in spending and linked to deficits estimated at at least 1.8 billion dollars with production loan costs excluded from the net price tag. The bill would raise target prices for 1975 crops and set dairy supports at 80 percent of parity with quarterly readjustments. A two thirds majority was needed to override.
Houston police officials say the department resigned from the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit after being asked to spy on a respected local businessman. LEIU chairman Ray Henry disputed the claim, noting the organization has about 230 member agencies across the United States and Canada.
Longwood Florida AP: Fred Wynn a 33 year old department store security officer keeps a menagerie of pets including a cougar a coyote a fox skunks opossums snakes and a poodle The animals came from owners who tired of them Wynn nursing many back to health His wife says feeding costs about 25 weekly The couple let the animals roam a 7 by 150 foot backyard pen and Wynn walks them on leashes around the neighborhood He elevates his pet life by visiting schools and hospitals with the animals while noting snakes entertain children despite adult fear
Louise Cook reports that March 1975 set a record for bankruptcy petitions with 24,970 filings, 13 percent more than October and 42 percent higher than March 1974, as inflation and recession strain individuals and businesses. The eight nine month total stood at 184,655, 35 percent above 1974, with a possible fiscal year total near 231,660. Officials warn a new peak may occur if trends continue.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers in Saigon dressed in rumpled green uniforms roam the city like tourists, bargaining for radios and watches while looters plunder civilian areas as Saigon falls. U.S. Marines evacuate, leaders flee, and pockets of resistance vanish in the rapid surrender on April 30.
Senate aims to end debate and vote on a proposed Agency for Consumer Advocacy within the federal government despite a veto threat by President Ford. Supporters call it a voice for consumers, while opponents warn it could become a costly, unaccountable layer of bureaucracy and target business.
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