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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1975
Page
3
Army commandos battled Arab gunmen at Beirut international port as hundreds fled renewed Christian Moslem warfare. A security official said the 10 day cease-fire was collapsing with hundreds of armed men kidnapping sniping and clashing in Beirut districts.
President Ford proposes to Congress a plan to loosen federal trucking regulation, letting firms adjust prices quickly within a zone of reasonableness while ICC retains power to investigate. The bill limits rate bureaus authority and expands return trips for agricultural and other commodities, marking the third major deregulation push by the Ford administration after airlines and railroads reforms.
About 20 000 striking hard hats backed by Communist farmers besieged Lisbon parliament and trapped Premier Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo in his residence amid wage dispute protests. Deputies evacuated after a police megaphone appeal while ministers warned of possible coup.
A machete wielding man in Lake Wales Florida released a secretary after holding her hostage for about 15 hours and surrendered to police. Jasper Mines 32 was arrested on an open charge related to a stabbing death of a woman and faces possible charges in the hostage incident and an attack on two others. The victim Janie Nelson 32 mother of three was rushed to Lake Wales General Hospital with severe bruising cuts and possible rib fracture.
London police said the fifth blast in three weeks from the Irish Republican Army injured 15 others and killed one near Scott's seafood restaurant on Mount Street at 9:30 p.m. An American couple, James and Louise Howard from Georgia, were hospitalized for injuries and shock. Other diners escaped with minor injuries as witnesses described a blinding flash and smoke.
Associate Press describes President Ford's impending nomination to replace Justice William O. Douglas, whose retirement after a long tenure may shift the court's balance. The article notes the chance of naming the first woman justice and mentions candidates like Shirley M. Hufstedler Carla Hills Martha Griffiths Cornelia Kennedy Mary Coleman and Attorney General Levi as possible contenders.
The column opens with a gruff take on the recession signaling a personal downturn for the boss. It wryly notes the longest word in English is goodbye when a wife leaves a party.
Energy legislation to create a national policy and end the 10 month dispute between Congress and the Ford administration awaits final action in the Senate and House. The plan would cut the current 60 cent gasoline average by about 3.5 cents immediately, with prices rising to roughly 63.5 cents by mid 1977 if other factors hold constant. It would extend oil price controls through March 15 1979, impose energy conservation measures, and authorize standby presidential authority for gasoline rationing. The bill softens earlier positions with Ford seeking immediate price controls removal while key Democrats accept expiration within 40 months. The agreement allows potential Alaska oil price incentives but not guaranteed special treatment.
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