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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1975
Page
4
The GAO says many federal workers are overpaid due to higher than justified classifications, inflating payroll costs since 198 the 600 percent rise. Managers inflate descriptions and pressure overgrading while control over classifications is weak.
The Soviet backed MPLA is described as likely to become the dominant force in Angola as it outguns rivals militarily and gains diplomatically. U S officials note the shift amid Ford administration criticism from Chinese leaders and GOP rivals over stance on the Soviets. The report cites strengthening MPLA influence and potential political dominance.
Russell M. Roberts at the Department of Health Education and Welfare again collects donations for the capital's poor during a two week vacation. Mrs Claus joins, dressed in a yearlong ensemble, as last year's furor over scantily clad volunteers fades and Roberts aims to avoid controversy this time.
In Argentina the army and air force support the police against guerrillas, but battles continue across regions from Tucuman mountains to Buenos Aires neighborhoods. Death toll stays high as both left and right wing guerrillas ambush with chilling regularity and traffic police operate in civilian clothes with unmarked cars.
The United States blocks a Security Council vote condemning Israeli air attacks on Palestinian camps in Lebanon. Moynihan cites one sidedness and failure to condemn guerrilla violence. The piece notes Argentine state repression, disappearances, and violence in Mendoza and broader political turmoil with hundreds killed in Argentina.
The New York stock market eased after an initial rally failed to gain traction. The Dow fell 3.23 to 818.40 as investors adopted a wary stance. Texaco traded 200,000 shares at 23 and the NYSE composite dipped to 45.70 while the AMEX market value index slid to 81.32.
San Francisco prosecutors ask a judge to impose a gag order on Patricia Hearst defense lawyers F. Lee Bailey and Al Johnson. They accuse the attorneys of a publicity drive to gain sympathy by stressing Hearst’s mental state and potentially influence jurors. Johnson calls the move inappropriate and notes high officials have questioned the presumption of innocence. The defense says no court violations were alleged. Hearst was reported losing weight and having emotional difficulties, though sheriffs say her weight is near her jailed level.
In Idaho's Coeur d'Alene district rock bursts have killed six miners in ten years with three deaths in ten months. Hecla Mining's Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan uses 23 seismic sensors and a surface computer to forecast quivering rock blocks. No bursts have occurred there since the system began 22 months ago, but experts say predictive success remains untested.
Mexican authorities said three of four Texas shrimp boats would be released after paying fines for fishing in Mexican waters. The Fantamar Betty Margaret and Matsumoto were held in Tampico while Miss Thrifty Way remained detained in Tuxpan. Fines could reach 40000 per boat and the crews were not jailed.
An Indonesian consular official, 52 year old E Abedy, died overnight from injuries after escaping South Moluccan hijackers who seized the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam. He is the first fatality in the six day siege where about 25 hostages remain. Earlier, three Dutch hostages were killed in a separate train hijack by another Moluccan faction holding about 30 people.
WACO Tex AP Harion M Fentress chairman emeritus of Newspapers Inc died today aged 74 He was injured Sunday when his car collided with a parked truck in Waco Texas authorities reported died from injuries sustained in the crash at the scene or shortly after in hospital.
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