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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1976
Page
3
Across Beirut cease-fire holds east and south while a Saudi Arabia summit seeks a peace formula for the 18 month conflict. Gunners pound residential districts as Palestinians claim Israeli forces took a southern village.
President Ford and Jimmy Carter slow their campaigns this week. Ford rests at the White House after church on a gray Sunday and meets Cabinet officials on urban revitalization. He will travel to New York for the Al Smith dinner and then to Williamsburg for the final face to face with Carter before voting in Grand Rapids.
In Phoenix the trial of John Harvey Adamson 32 will open with prospective jurors screened in secret to pick 12 jurors and eight alternates. Adamson held without bond since June 13 faces a bomb murder charge over the June 2 death of newsman Don Bolles. Security is tight as press and public are barred from questioning jurors amid high publicity.
A Florida peanut farmer used ground up pests blended with water as a spray, cutting chemical pesticide costs. The technique, popularized through Organic Gardening and Farming, reportedly boosted peanut yields in Florida and reduced spray needs on 74 acres.
The West German mark gained value against the dollar after a Sunday revaluation. The dollar fell to 2.44 marks from 2.443, with close at 2.443 marks. Seven European currencies tied in the snake system set new medians, lifting the mark 2 to 6 percent against different peers.
The American Cancer Society plans a five year drive named Target 5 to mobilize nearly two million volunteers to cut smoking. Goals include 12.5 million adult quits and 4.5 million teen quits, plus pressuring Congress to curb tobacco subsidies and push tar and nicotine reductions.
AP reports could increase women governors from one to three amid 14 states voting November 2. Close contests in Washington and Vermont feature Dixy Lee Ray and Stalle Hackel as Democrats clash with incumbents or rivals. Illinois also hosts a major gubernatorial race where James R. Thompson leads over Michael J. Howlett.
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