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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1972
Page
10
The piece critiques Sen. George McGovern’s 56 page alternative defense budget proposing a 30 percent cut to military spending. It notes analysts view the plan as professional yet flawed, especially overestimated European force savings and rapid phase-down.
Labor leaders led by George Meany quit the Pay Board citing it as a device harming workers while big business profits rise. Nixon reconstituted the board and warned of wage price controls with or without labor support. Dockworkers threaten protest as a broader campaign against inflation and Nixon’s reelection unfolds.
In Washington and Bonn a tense showdown over West Germany’s ostpolitik unfolds as Chancellor Willy Brandt seeks ratification of 1970 treaties with the Soviet Union and Poland. Critics in Congress warn of Soviet influence and risk to NATO while the outcome hinges on Baden Württemberg’s April vote and a May Bundestag decision.
A Michigan State University professor edited the country’s first textbook published entirely on recycled paper. Critics say the concept signals sustainability, though some scholars note long-running lectures remain unchanged.
The two giant pandas presented to President Nixon by the Chinese government are now housed at the National Zoo in Washington. Pandas, also called bear cats and cat bears, are the focus of cautious reminders about foreign gifts in the capital.
Joy Stilley quips about a treasure trove of Brenn’s life documents a leather scrapbook packed with photos, letters, and tapes. The narrator considers using the material for a memoir but jokes about writing one’s own instead.
The Merry Wives Club marked its 15th anniversary with an open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Anderson. Guests enjoyed Easter themed decor, eleven tables for games, and place cards tied with purple ribbons used as score cards.
Reports fromHong Kong cite letters showing a bloodless counterrevolution in China. Top leaders Mao and Chou En-lai remain unscathed while purgees from the Cultural Revolution reappear in public life, with widespread restorations at county levels and in railway cadres, signaling a repudiation of upheaval and a revival of former veterans.
Key events include US Senate voting 82 to 6 for war against Germany in 1917, Harrison death in 1841, Lincoln visiting Richmond in 1865, Rhodes Oxford scholarships 1902, Akron disaster 1933, King assassination 1968, and a 1963 call for boycotting the Vietnam War. Birthdays listed Arthur Murray and Floyd Hall. Thought: truth is easy to know but hard to follow.
On March 18 1965 Maj Ed Ward White became the first American astronaut to walk in space. He exited the Gemini 4 capsule tethered suit far from the craft and completed a 12 minute 9 second space walk.
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