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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1977
Page
3
A playful 24 hour public library story line misdialed by Seattle area children reached Hill Refrigeration Corp. instead of Dial A Story. The firm apologized and explained the confusion as kids sought reads, while workers focus on their tasks.
Beverly Bass testifies that Cullen Davis fired a near fatal shot at Gus Gravel Jr and then aimed at Gravel's head during the 1976 mansion chase in Fort Worth. She identifies Davis in the courtroom and recalls the dramatic incidents from the Aug 2 carnage that killed two and wounded two.
President Carter said in a United Nations address that the United States is prepared to cut its nuclear arms by 10 to 50 percent if Soviet reductions follow. He stressed Middle East talks and Israel's security, while noting mutual concerns over missiles with the USSR as talks continue in New York and with Dayan and Fahmy. In Washington, a House-Senate abortion policy stalemate halted funding for major federal agencies, delaying fiscal approval and risking $60 billion in appropriations, including Medicaid for poor women.
The East West conference on Helsinki accords begins in Belgrade as the United States pushes for freer travel and emigration for Communist countries. Arthur J. Goldberg plans to seek commitments to ease visa fees end reprisals, while Carter to sign two UN covenants on rights. Andrei Sakharov urged immediate releases of victims of rights violations.
Indira Gandhi was brought to court on corruption charges in New Delhi after a night in police custody, but Magistrate R Dayal freed her with no grounds for detention. Police used tear gas and clubs on demonstrators outside the courthouse as crowds chanted. Her lawyer called the charges vague and politically motivated.
In Algiers five Japanese Red Army hijackers, six accomplices, and $6 million ransom were held by Algerian officials after a six day hijack of a Japan Air Lines DC 8. The plane carried 156 aboard. hostages, including Thomas Phelan of San Francisco, were released and boarded buses to hotels as the terrorists were driven away. A special JAL jet was to shuttle hostages to finish their Paris to Tokyo trip.
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