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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1977
Page
3
Late returns from the Israeli election show Menahem Begin's Likud bloc with 43 seats and allied religious and right wing groups with 19 seats, totaling 62 and a four seat majority in the 120 member Knesset according to election committee sources.
U.S. reaction to Nixon asserting presidential immunity is muted with Carter and Ford offering limited comment. The FDA signals slim odds to keep saccharin diet drinks for diabetics, citing cancer risk concerns. INS plans redeploy 100 Border Patrol agents to San Diego to cover a 12 mile border strip with high illegal entry activity.
Exxon officials say environmental permit delays slow new energy facilities with Garvin calling for a tradeoff between air quality standards and economic growth. Senate sends Briscoe a bill to validate Southwest Airlines rulings enabling flights to Houston Hobby Dallas Love and more.
Fifty years after Lindbergh's solo flight a 25 year old Midwest mail pilot flew from Long Island to Newfoundland and Paris in 33 hours. The piece recalls his arrival, Spirit of St Louis, and how the feat linked Europe and America while shaping aviation history. The report also covers Nixon interviews and Ellsberg fallout, with notes on commemorative events in St. Louis and New York area.
Former South Vietnam leader Nguyen Cao Ky blames Watergate for Saigon’s collapse saying Nixon would have pressured the Communists to honor the treaty. He credits Vietnamization to Nixon, notes Cambodia invasion debated, and argues U.S. policy shifted after Watergate. Ky, now running a Norwalk liquor store, spoke in Los Angeles.
Rep. Lester L. Wolff says Nixon’s secret pledge to provide up to 5 billion in U.S. aid to North Vietnam is not binding on the current administration. Wolff notes the pact is an historical document voided by subsequent events and cites Carter's stance that past commitments do not bind future policy. The declassified 1973 letter promised 3.5 billion in reconstruction aid and up to 1-1.5 billion more in other forms, but U.S. officials have denied any secret promise.
U S and Soviet negotiators signaled they may agree on a second treaty to limit long range arms. A five hour session produced a compromise blending proposals, aiming modest reductions and new rounds of talks. U N chief Waldheim warned deep differences remain.
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