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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1976
Page
3
The Agriculture secretary Earl Butz announced an increase in the dairy support price to 8.26 per hundredweight effective Oct 1. He cited higher costs for feed equipment wages energy and other farm costs as the reason for this quarter's rise.
The Texas Public Utility Commission begins hearings on Southwestern Bell's 298 million dollar rate increase on November 1. The panel allows 100 cities and organizations to present opposing evidence while imposing lead counsel rules to streamline issues of rate base and fair return. If no decision by day 185 after Sept 1, Bell's rise would take effect automatically.
Jimmy Carter's first day on a 435 mile train tour drew lively crowds in Newark Trenton Overbrook and Harrisburg with bands balloons and cheers. Carter walked through 13 cars meeting guests and reporters saying train campaigning offers a more human personal link with voters and he may whistle stop again in California.
Police chase a dramatic theft at the Museum of Sunken Treasure in Cape Canaveral, where thieves stole about 750000 dollars in Spanish coins and gold artifacts from eight-year-old displays. Divers’ recovered items include 1000 silver coins 500 gold coins a 33000 dollar captain-general whistle on a long pure gold chain plus a cross of Jerusalem emblem and many gold rings and pendants. The museum chief warns melt-down to hide tracks may occur. officials say some items were replicas mixed with real treasures and values vary with collector demand.
Virginia Beach AP reports Circuit Court weighs harm of keeping a 240 pound pig named Sweet Lips as a pet near a restaurant and marina. Owner Drewry Little faces appeals after a $10 fine for farm animal in a resort district. Jury deliberated 48 minutes.
Detroit AP report says union and Ford resumed talks after a weeklong strike. Disputes over wages health care layoff benefits and paid days off delay a settlement. At least 2000 Ford supplier workers and 1600 Ford workers in Canada laid off with more cuts possible by Oct. 1. Analysts warn of heavier economic impact if the strike lasts beyond a month.
Debates between Jimmy Carter and President Ford are set to attract top ratings as NBC CBS ABC and the Public Broadcasting Service plan to carry the event. Officials cite network reservations over debate rules but all four will air the Philadelphia meeting. Ford and Carter trade tax policy notes while campaigns continue across states and the nation. The National Geographic notes about 10,000 sink holes exist in central Kentucky, one over a quarter mile wide and 200 feet deep.
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