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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1975
Page
4
In San Francisco a group of about 35 teens attacked a bus full of 12 passengers, beating and robbing them with textbooks and flaming matches. They stole around 75 dollars and fled after kicking out four windows. police later arrested two 16 year-old girls as the rampage continued with a second bus incident.
A sharp freeze hit a large part of West Texas as bitter air drove temperatures down overnight. Morning readings reached 2 degrees at Dalhart 22 at Wink 25 at Amarillo 27 at Lubbock and 30 at El Paso with a planned chill rebound after a brief warmup and another freezing night anticipated.
The Department of HEW reported 30,638 fewer AFDC recipients in July, a 0.3 percent drop to 11,269,670. Twenty-one states posted higher rolls, led by California up 5,963, Kentucky up 2,077, and Wisconsin up 2,38, while Florida, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas saw notable declines.
Edward Vandervort of York Pennsylvania testified at Fromme's trial that she ordered him in June to kill the Kaiser Industries president and his wife and to mutilate them with pink paint and an aerosol. He said the instructions were in a June 17 letter from Lynette Fromme read to the jury with the panel absent. Vandervort claimed the FBI had guaranteed immunity, which prosecutors denied. He described a June 21 telephone call allegedly from Fromme confirming the order.
Authorities recaptured seven of 16 inmates who overpowered guards at Caddo Correctional Institute in Shreveport. A helicopter and mounted posse joined the search for those at large, who wore street clothes during the Wednesday breakout. One escapee, Billy G Walter, 38, of Houston remains at large, with others from the Shreveport area. Four were state prisoners held as a federal order affects Angola prison overcrowding.
United States ambassador Daniel Moynihan urged the United Nations to demand universal amnesty for political prisoners. He urged all nations to release prisoners and apply the same standards they seek from Chile and South Africa, stating that caring about some implies caring about all.
London police report the fifth blast in three weeks killed one and wounded 15, including American couple James and Louise Howard from Georgia. Scuttling blast at Scott's seafood restaurant on Mount Street blamed on the Irish Republican Army. three men in red hair fled toward Hyde Park as fire broke out.
An Eastern Airlines 727 with 139 aboard crash landed in heavy rain at Raleigh Durham Airport injuring four. The jet, en route from Atlanta to Raleigh, ran partly off the runway, ripping open its belly, with an engine severed and a wing nearly torn free as landing gear apparently collapsed.
The energy measure would set a national policy, extend price controls temporarily, and offer standby authority for gasoline rationing. It promises an immediate 35 cent fuel price drop but projects rises to about 63.5 cents by mid 1977. The bill, supported by Ford administration officials, passed congress conferees after 15 days of debate, with final approval expected late month.
The noon Dow Jones stood at 854.69, up 2.4 points, with gains led by rising hope for New York City's rescue plan. Traders booked profits after morning strength as Texaco traded actively with a large block at 20. The NYSE composite index rose to 4441 while the American exchange index gained 4 points.
Washington officials say the six nation economic summit in Paris will guide world economic policy with little expectation of concrete accords. President Ford will join leaders from France Germany Japan Italy and Great Britain for the three day meeting.
Drainage officials discuss rising costs and urgent needs across districts in Olivia Port Alto and Seadrift. Plans call for a regional study to secure federal funds, with projects in Shofner and Barton ditches, Brookhollow, and street sewer extensions.
Pan American University regents vote 7-1 to permit beer and wine sales on campus for a six month trial period, marking a notable shift in campus alcohol policy. The move was approved at a Wednesday night session, reflecting changes in student life and campus governance in Edinburg Texas.
The ongoing search to replace Justice William O. Douglas looms as the Supreme Court contemplates its future lineup. Potential candidates include Shirley M. Hufstediner Carla Hills Martha Griffiths Cornelia Kennedy Mary Coleman and Edward M Levi amid debate over a possible first woman or Jewish justice since 1969. The death penalty statute questions also remain central after Douglas illness delayed eight cases, with 34 states facing taxonomies of discretion issues.
Senator Stennis indicated no appreciable opposition to Donald H. Rumsfeld for secretary of defense as the Senate Armed Services Committee prepared to vote after completion of hearings. The defense bill, set at 97 billion, faced 7.0 billion below Ford's request with Rumsfeld backing restoring 2.6 billion of the 7.6 billion cut while noting no major policy rifts with Schlesinger.
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