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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1972
Page
8
A past and future transportation vision contrasts rail and rapid transit with cars. The piece argues Americans chose the automobile over seven decades, shaping highways and the Highway Trust Fund, and suggests change comes only if many choose a transit-led shift and fund it.
A survey of 23 000 junior and senior leaders shows youths mostly view parenting similarly to their own parents and support open family communication. They largely back marriage, oppose harsh drug laws, and favor varied views on desegregation and government/media trust.
A legal review discusses how contest terms govern judge discretion and enforceability. It covers Myrtle winning a dispute over neatness in a neighborhood contest and a car showroom entry dispute, plus a father’s eligibility in a football pool under family exclusion rules.
Pecos visitors Jim Scanlan and Buckie Boyle, from Toyah, assist in shaping the Billingslea well and main ditches to deliver fresh water to Toyah and the T&P. Mrs. Harrison leases the Pecos Hotel, renovates rooms, and plans a rooming house with meals if profits justify it. editor praises the cleaned rooms as “apple pie order.”
Secretary of State Bullock advised county party chairmen to file sworn estimates for primaries under a new $2 million state aid law. State checks will cover three quarters of approved expenses, with further warrants after the election. Prior pre law costs may not be paid unless renegotiated.
Business Week reports the late sixties singles only apartment trend is fading as waiting lists shrink and developers switch to adults only buildings. fewer young residents, postwar baby boom decline, and a shift away from management engineered social scenes drive the retreat from swinging singles toward quieter family style living.
On April 12 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space after one orbit. The Union Jack became Englands flag in 1606. Henry Clay born 1777. Astoria trading post founded 1811. Civil War began 1861 with Fort Sumter fire. Roosevelt died 1945 Truman sworn in. US bombers first strikes North Vietnam 1966. DOJ grand jury probe steel price rise announced. Ma Sou-tsung fled China to New York 1966. China tour of Great Wall by table tennis players 1971.
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Proceedings against President Andrew Johnson on March 13, 1868, failed to impeach him. The note also marks March 19, 1945, when the U S aircraft carrier Franklin was struck by a Japanese dive bomber.
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