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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1977
Page
3
AP roundup reports Mark Rudd surrendering in New York and Carter energy proposals facing Senate resistance. Other items cover Cullen Davis trial recess in Amarillo, a Birmingham robbery murder case, and Farrah Fawcett Majors publicity clash with Marilyn Monroe era publicist insights. Washington to Olympia dispatches profile secrecy reform and press tensions.
In a forthcoming book, the Quinlan family recounts the courtroom fight to remove Karen Ann Quinlan from a respirator and the father's struggle between faith and disbelief. The narrative outlines the coma onset on April 15, 1975, medical pressures, and the family's pain as they sought answers and a path forward amid global attention.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen says he is more hopeful than ever that Congress will pass a modified natural gas pricing plan. The Senate Energy Committee sent Carter's plan to the floor without recommendation after a 9-9 split on substituting Bentsen's version, a procedural setback he calls a best result amid heavy administration lobbying. If approved, the plan would deregulate onshore gas immediately and offshore gas within five years, with a broader definition of new gas, while maintaining some federal controls and prompting potential conference talks with the House.
Dallas AP reports Southwestern Bell faces potential charges if appellate courts uphold trial findings. A $3 million verdict to James Ashley and Oleta Gravitt surrounds a probe that allegedly led to Gravitt’s 1974 death and Ashley’s dismissal. Bell officials doubt the verdicts will survive appeals, and any eventual rate impact would require PUC approval and long timelines.
The Carter administration urged Congress to require cancer warning labels on foods and drinks containing saccharin. FDA NIH and FTC leaders backed warnings as an 18 month delay bill moves, while HEW undersecretary Hale Champion opposed broader legislative interference.
Iowa Park grain dealer Robert Johnson and his brother face 26 counts of transporting stolen wheat totaling over 412000 bushels moved from Colorado and Oklahoma to Fort Worth and Houston in 1976. Henry Johnson and Patricia Price named. Johnson missing since Jan 7 1977 after Gulf of Mexico incident. Henry Johnson accused of falsifying USDA CCC statements. bond set for Price.
Brownwood Texas residents regain water after a week of strict rationing caused by a cave in that isolated the city from Lake Brownwood. A 36 inch line and a temporary 16 inch hose restored supply, but reserves will take days to rebuild. Schools in Bangs and Brookesmith closed as officials enforce limits.
Officials said the lake supplies about 12 million gallons of water per day to meet regional needs. The figure underscores the scale of local water consumption and prompts ongoing management considerations.
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