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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1977
Page
11
Editorial notes 16000 National League of Postmasters suing the U S Postal Service to prevent public release of postmaster salaries under the Privacy Act. It argues taxpayers have right to know public servant earnings though the league calls for dismissal of the suit.
A 1975 Army study found about 5.4 percent of women in the U S Army were pregnant and 40 percent left after birth. On average a full term pregnancy costs at least 105 days of lost work, undermining efficiency and causing personal turbulence. The Army will continue allowing pregnant GIs to stay in service if they wish pending further results.
Yellow fever and polio are said conquered but Dr. Wilibald Nagler of New York City explains how to eradicate tennis elbow. He proposes lifting light dumbbells 15 times daily for six weeks and using a larger grip racket with light balls to ease sore elbows.
Iowa officials say foreign ownership of farmland is not a current danger though monitoring is urged. The Commerce Department cites 4.9 million acres owned by foreigners with leases on 62.8 million, while USDA disputes figures but agrees future investment implications matter. West German owners hold most alien land in Iowa, totaling 6.4 million dollars in value across 5,225 acres, out of 34.2 million total farmland in the state.
This August 3 timeline notes Columbus sailing in 1492 and Benedict Arnold at West Point in 1780. It recalls Suez occupation in 1881, Germany declaring war in 1914, anti Nazi protests in 1943, West Point cheating cases in 1951, a 1961 jet hijack attempt, LBJ tax proposal, Soviet missile treaty ratification, Entebbe raid outcomes, and birthdays for Tony Bennett and Dolores Del Rio. Thought for today by Ed Howe.
The World Almanac presents trivia facts. Only two actresses have won Best Actress Academy Awards twice in a row. The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Tasmania is named for the discoverer of New Zealand.
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Washington scene notes a controversy over the Carter transition fund's use as Walter Kallaur rises to a $47,500 executive post at GSA. The piece details disputed expenses, altered expenditure lists sent to Congress, and staff pressure amid Carter loyalists' control at the agency.
Washington The FBI is quietly probing the 1865 Lincoln assassination anew. A missing Booth diary pages mystery and Stanton links loom as experts test authenticity. Curator Harman cautions on ultimate answers.
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