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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1976
Page
5
The Friday pay raise for federal civilians and military staff totals about 2.5 billion dollars, with critics calling it insufficient and jeopardizing Ford votes after he approved the increase on Wednesday despite adviser recommendations.
Congress debates overriding President Ford's vetoes and extending the federal revenue sharing program as a 25.5 billion funds bill for cities states and counties through 1980 faces House action. Ford will decide on two jobs bills only after the revenue sharing measure passes.
A 19 year old Dallas man Billy Jack Blackwell testified he believed he worked for the government during the Piedras Negras jail raid that freed 14 American prisoners. He described being paid $500 to relay radio messages and said he was told to walk a bridge and report police numbers, claiming he was never armed.
The Social Security Administration raised the Medicare patient deductible by a record 19 percent, affecting about 25 million beneficiaries. Starting January 1, 1977, an elderly or disabled patient entering a hospital will pay the first $124 of the initial bill, covering up to two months, up from the previous amount.
Los Angeles AP reports Dr. William Hazzard of the University of Washington told an American Heart Association symposium that women show remarkable resistance to coronary disease and now outlive men. He notes estrogen’s effect has been discounted and highlights ongoing male susceptibility factors.
AUSTIN AP The Hobby Commission backed sunsetting agencies rather than merging Texas water bodies. It listed 36 regulatory or licensing and 96 advisory bodies for early sunset review. A proposed five member Texas Water Development Board would oversee water rights, quality, and development with three governor appointee commissioners. MARIPOSA AP Retired Lt John Macready, who set a 1926 altitude record, will be inducted into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame in San Diego. He recalls the peril and how the feat spurred aviation and space dreams despite fears of an explosive pressure.
William and Emily Harris, longtime Symbionese Liberation Army affiliates, are indicted in Alameda County for the February 4 1974 abduction of Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley apartment. The 13 count indictment covers kidnapping for ransom with bodily harm and related robbery and assault charges. Bail set at 300000 each. arraignment planned in Alameda County Superior Court.
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