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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1975
Page
3
Guerrillas and Phalangist forces in Beirut battle with mortars machine guns and bazookas for a fourth day. The toll climbs to more than 25 dead and 150 wounded as the conflict disrupts the region and prompts warnings from observers.
A planeload of American women and children began Laos evacuation, with Kissinger saying U.S. presence would be substantially reduced. About 1,000 Americans tied to Laos include government workers and dependents. some remained behind in Savannakhet as others fled to Bangkok. One evacuee called the move a betrayal and an “ugly American” claim reflected in the tense mood of Vientiane.
Portugal's military rulers invited the Socialist and Communist parties to confer to resolve the political crisis. The Revolutionary Council warned it would not yield to dictatorship. Communists accused Socialists of reactionary aims and potential coalition collapse. In Lisbon, a radio report said troops killed two in a car during a stop order, with two wounded. Over 40,000 people marched in support of blocking the leftist regime's drift toward communism.
NATO defense ministers in Brussels rejected a formal US request to acknowledge Spain’s contribution to Western defense. A compromise noted Spain’s role had been discussed, marking the first public reference to Franco’s regime since NATO’s 1949 founding. The conference also saw Portugal’s leftist government pledge loyalty to NATO and talk of greater US arms purchases in Europe.
In Austin, the House prepared to debate a water package opposed by the Sierra Club and the Texas Civil Liberties Union. The plan would raise state water development bonds from 400 to 800 million dollars and include out of state water imports limits.
Ron ald C. O'Bryan faced capital murder charges after his eight year old son Timothy died from cyanide tainted candy. Bank executives testified he bought a $10,000 accidental life policy on his son earlier in 1974, and an insurance agent described required death certificates and a $979 extended term payout. Medical examiner testified Timothy ingested lethal cyanide amounts via Pixy Stixs, and four other children received similar candy. The case centers on whether O'Bryan poisoned children to collect insurance.
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