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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1976
Page
3
The Oil and Gas Journal reports offshore Gulf drilling stalls due to high operating costs and technical hurdles. Pioneers shift focus to East and West Coasts, avoiding deeper Gulf waters.
Investigators suspect an arson fire started by a man ejected after a dispute with his wife. A single staircase blocked escape led to many deaths from smoke in a 25 by 40 foot room. 24 people injured, some leaped from a window. Police seek a specific suspect.
Presidential contenders Ford and Carter race through seven key states California New York Illinois Ohio New Jersey Pennsylvania and Texas with eight days left as inflation defense and tax plans spark dueling arguments. Carter heads north and west toward a Texas and California finish while Mondale and Dole flank Ford in major battles.
Wealthy excavating contractor Orval Hall, his wife Jean, son Dennis, and step daughter Debbie Daugherty were seized in Haslet. A stolen motor home sprayed automatic fire during a 25 mile pursuit on I-35W before five suspects were captured and three others injured. Hall’s family rescued. jewelry valued at $20,000 taken.
Hua Kuo-feng made his first public appearance as China's new leader before a million in Tiananmen Square Peking. He wore a military uniform and was flanked by Yeh Chien-ying and Li Xiienmen amid denouncements of Mao's radical allies.
Four Rhodesian black nationalist factions announce readiness to bury jealousies and form a Patriotic Front to press for immediate black majority rule. Leaders Muzorewa Sithole Nkomo and Mugabe say they will unite against Ian Smith at the Rhodesia conference opening Thursday in Geneva. Authorities report six African deaths linked to guerrilla activity. Mugabe and Nkomo promise intensified action if power transfer is not swift.
Sicilian born mafia boss Carlo Gambino dies at 74 from a stroke, seen as signaling a transition to a younger generation less tied to street crime. officials say crime syndicates move from racketeering to executive fraud, infiltrating businesses and unions for rapid, lucrative gains.
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