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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1973
Page
2
In Beirut the Palestinian guerrilla command seeks an American tied to the Israeli raid, with informants reporting a French national captured. The government says British, German and Belgian passport holders rented the six vehicles used by the attackers and likely left with the Israeli commandos.
The Texas House Criminal Justice Committee defeated key changes to a Briscoe backed marijuana reform bill after 4 1/2 hours of debate. The panel approved two provisions 11-10 then reversed them 12-9, leaving the measure in limbo.
Texas New Mexico Arizona California and Iowa cattlemen travel to Washington to oppose farm price rollbacks to 1953 levels. They speak to House members and supermarket shoppers about meat prices as two Angus steers illustrate potential purchasing power. Leaders of the National Farmers Organization join to push their agenda amid dire weather impacts.
The Balmorhea Future Homemakers of America meet to organize Easter egg coloring for Pyote children. New FHA officers for 1973-74 are elected, including President Tissie Ann Elliott and Vice Presidents Sue Brijalba and Mary Brijalba. Members hosted by Tammy Looman Debby Bottoms Naomi Ortega.
Stanford California based inventor Ralph Heintz says Detroit firms ignored his 1950s stratified charge engine later echoed by Honda to meet 1975 emissions rules. He claims US cars with single carburetors burn fuel inefficiently causing smog and notes an 18 to 22 mpg improvement after refining his design at a ranch near Stanford University. Heintz says he tried to interest Detroit but was rebuffed.
The Pecos Enterprise lists mailing address and office location at 324 S. Cedar St Pecos Texas 79772 and P O Box 2057. Subscription rates by mail in Reeves County are six months 10 50 and twelve months 21 00 with outside Reeves County six months 12 50 and twelve months 24 00. Postage paid at Pecos 79772.
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