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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1975
Page
3
The Associated Press tallies at least 15 deaths in Texas over the weekend including six traffic fatalities and six homicides. The count covers Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight.
The FBI says 1974 crime rose 18 percent with more than 20 000 killed and 2.6 billion in property stolen. Teenagers accounted for about one third of 10 million crimes, with 16 percent of the population under 18. Firearms featured in 68 percent of murders and 44 percent of robberies.
Congress races to decide on federal help for New York City as Thanksgiving break nears. A Rhodes Reuss backed compromise in the House Banking Committee could reach the floor, with a $3 billion loan guarantee plan and five year limits. The state faces a Dec 1 expiry of the $2.3 billion financing proposal and MAC debt maneuvers loom.
About 100 troops police and customs searched the QE2 in Southampton while police questioned 42 people after a 400 pound cache of explosives was found near the dock. Authorities linked the threat to the IRA amid London bombings. The liner, in port for refit, was to sail to New York for Caribbean cruises.
Central bankers and finance ministers from oil exporting nations gathered in Vienna to seek relief for poor countries amid a five fold oil price surge over two years. A split reportedly emerged with Saudi Arabia favoring a modest 10 percent price increase deemed sufficient aid, while most oil prices rose under that level.
In Lake Superior, sonar scans near the eastern lake tip found debris at 535 feet, likely from the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Sunken ore carrier sank with 29 aboard last Monday night amid a fierce storm. Memorial services were set for Toledo, while a Coast Guard inquiry was postponed to Tuesday.
New Jersey attorney for Karen Anne Quinlan’s parents appealed a state court injunction barring them from ordering the life support respirator disconnected. The appeal was filed with the Appellate Division of Superior Court, the state’s second-highest court, seeking permission to let the 21-year-old comatose patient die with dignity.
Archbishop Bernardin opened the National Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting with a plan to oppose legalized abortion and mercy killing, aiming for a constitutional amendment. He urged defending human rights and cautioned about women’s roles, stressing any action on ordination must align with church teaching.
Nassau County medical examiner says 16-year-old Maryjane Dahl from Selden died after her life sustaining respirator was unplugged. Autopsy found meningitis and Hodgkin's disease. death listed as homicide due to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. Investigation forwarded to district attorney and police for further inquiry. A nurse found the unplugged plug after an alarm signaled a equipment failure.
A federal task force led by Charles Davenport says tax returns are not confidential among government bodies. Since 1920 many agencies obtain returns, legally used every year to aid prosecutions, risking self-incrimination and unconstitutional pressure on filers.
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