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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1977
Page
1
German mines erupt near the border while East German towns lie empty behind the line. U S troops monitor escape attempts, noting a recent East German Border Command member fled from a machine gun tower on a former bridge between Vacha and Pilstahl. The five mile zone excludes the old and disabled who may live in ghost towns.
Reagan urged rejection of the newly signed Panama Canal treaties, calling their fatal flaw the assumption of reliable operation in the future. He argued the 1903 treaty granted sovereignty essentials for building and defending the canal and warned a Panamanian takeover could force U S departure once the treaties take effect.
Boston University doctors reviewed 633 pregnant women at Boston City Hospital and found heavy drinkers, defined as five or more drinks daily, had a 7 percent rate of abnormalities in babies compared with 3 percent among nondrinkers. The report notes risks rise with earlier pregnancy exposure and that alcohol crosses the placenta.
The Labor Department on Labor Day reports union membership fell 4 percent to 19.4 million between 1974 and 1976, marking the first decline since the early 1960s.
A Tucson woman, 25, died after a South Side crash. Police cite Iona Parsons, 60, for failure to yield as she turned left in front of Jeanne Stephens, who died seven hours after the collision at St Nogales Highway and Valencia Road.
President Carter told the Black Congressional Caucus that the nation lacks a comprehensive urban policy and ordered 10 day analyses by agencies on downtown unemployment. He cited about 60 percent of unemployed blacks living in urban cores and promised to reverse the minority jobless rate with a major thrust to urban programs.
Washington AP outlines major points from the Carter Torrijos agreement. It covers joint US Panama administration until December 31 1999, US defense role and a 5 year resources review, staged base closures, compensation totaling 60 million per year plus 10 million operation fund, 50 million in military aid to Panama, and transfer of about 70 percent of the Canal Zone to Panama. It notes phased legal jurisdiction shift for 3500 American civilians and Panama’s eventual control of public services and police. A separate treaty guarantees canal neutrality and open access in war and peace.
An Ecuadorian airliner crashed into a mountain peak in southern Ecuador killing all 33 aboard. Authorities reported 28 passengers and five crew members were on board, with three of the victims identified as soccer referees en route to a match.
An internal metal failure caused a jet engine to explode after takeoff from Los Angeles for Rome, showering Valley Stream with debris. The Boeing 747 returned safely to JFK with 239 passengers and no injuries on board or on the ground.
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