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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1975
Page
8
Pentagon sources say a Russian laser attack on U S early warning satellites was never credibly supported. A study points to fires from ruptured Russian natural gas pipelines as the cause of infrared glare, easing fears of Soviet disruption of US sensors.
A Braniff International Airlines jet nosewheel collapsed and the aircraft nosed into snow at Kennedy Airport while taxiing for takeoff. All 117 passengers and nine crew members were evacuated without a scratch, according to the airline. It was unclear if the nosewheel failed before or after the impact on the snow covered ground beside the taxiway.
The piece describes a shift from urban to suburban and rural living as families move to small towns like McGregor DeSoto Nederland Round Rock Grapevine and Dallas suburbs to balance education lower crime and slower pace. Officials cite city growth energy costs and desire for a bedroom community while desegregation plays a limited role.
Sandra Good 31 and Susan Murphy 28 face federal charges of conspiring with Lynette Fromme to mail 171 death threats to business and government leaders. Fromme, already jailed for trying to assassinate Ford, is named as an unindicted co conspirator.
In Salem Oregon Secretary of State Clay Myers said Jimmy Carter cannot give away peanuts or other items of value during his May 25 presidential primary campaign. Only bumper stickers and buttons may be distributed. pens pencils bottle corks and matchbooks are prohibited. Carter, a peanut farmer and former Georgia governor, had campaign workers distributing peanut bags with his name. Myers noted a prior enforcement against Lyndon Johnson over matchbooks.
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones arrives in Rio de Janeiro for a two week vacation. He is greeted by wife Bianca Jagger and says he will not perform during this stay but plans shows in Brazil in the near future. He stays at the home of actress Florinda Bulao, two miles south of Rio.
Dwight L. Chapin, Nixon appointments secretary, faces parole next February after a judge cut his sentence from 19 to 30 months to six to 18 months. He began serving at Lompoc, California, on August 11 after being convicted of lying to a federal grand jury. The judge also recommended parole as soon as possible based on a warden's report.
AP reports band leader Doc Severinsen, trumpet player and Tonight Show musical director, broke his leg after slipping in Burbank while boarding a plane. He was treated in Las Vegas where a cast was applied after initial diagnosis.
The poinsettia thrives in bright sun and steady warmth, avoid drafts and sudden temperature drops. Water thoroughly but do not let soil stay waterlogged, and fertilize about three weeks after purchase with a complete fertilizer.
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