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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
3
Aramco officials said a pipeline fire in a major Saudi oil field was nearly under control and would not seriously affect exports. Frank Jungers, president of Arabian American Oil Co, ruled out sabotage and stated the fire was practically out and the situation under control.
A roundup notes Carter administration farm officials face resistance from J Paul Bolduc as they seek new administration posts. China secretly buys 47600 bales of U S cotton at about 350 per bale worth an estimated 16.7 million in the next marketing year.
Dist Atty Bill Green faces a State Bar probe after his conviction for a public lewdness act and calls for his removal. Houston police suspend five of six officers linked to a drowning death of a prisoner as relatives demand trials. Tyler searches for a Texas Eastern University student wanted in a professor's shooting. Texas Democrats plan a women’s breakfast in Austin. A Dallas based group faces a permanent injunction over alleged deceptive trade practices in El Paso.
Washington reports that President Carter granted Israel special treatment for weapons aid, prioritizing new U S arms and tech and allowing co production of American designed arms. The move followed a senators' agreement to shelve a congressional amendment.
Senate Republicans reject Carter energy taxes and propose a rival plan focused on incentives and deregulation. They seek to end price controls on new oil and gas, allow prices to adjust to world levels, and require reinvestment of extra profits in exploration or risk windfall taxes.
Texas officials outline possible lethal substances for a new injection method to carry out executions at Huntsville State Prison. Gov Briscoe signed the bill enabling lethal injection, with dates and procedures to be determined by the Texas Department of Corrections amid expected court challenges. Robert Excel White remains the only inmate with a set execution date, June 15, while other dates are delayed by appeals.
In a taped Frost interview Nixon presents himself in command of foreign policy. He claims overtures to China, confrontations with the Russians in the 1973 Middle East war, and saving Anwar Sadat from a coup. He credits Kissinger as a genius who must have his way and recalls leaders Mao Khrushchev Brezhnev. The program aims to raise about $1 million.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling lifting delivery limits on the Hunts May soybean holdings totaling 22.7 million bushels. The previous ruling had limited delivery to 3 million, while the CFTC argued the Hunts count as a single entity. A Hunts spokesman called the decision a vindication and said markets can return to normal controls.
Paula Cantrell Derese testifies in a capital murder case accusing Vernon McManus of plotting to kill her parents Paul and Mary Cantrell for estate and insurance proceeds. She says she did not aid in the slayings and only confessed under pressure after long questioning.
In Peking Yeh Chien ying forecasts a big war between the United States and the Soviet Union and urges rapid interior industrial buildup to serve as a strategic rear base. Hua Kuo feng backs readiness while Mao era plans shift industry inland to bolster defense and economy before conflict.
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