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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
3
On a hot day in Wilmington Delaware a group of men found relief by swimming under a waterfall along Red Clay Creek. The story highlights simple outdoor refreshment and the refreshing feel of water on a 90 degree afternoon.
AP reports former PHS employee Buxton questioned the Tuskegee syphilis study in Alabama in 1966. The 40 year project enrolled about 400 Black men in 1932 and left untreated, with several deaths. In 1969 officials decided not to treat participants, citing dormant disease and penicillin side effects.
Belfast AP reports the Northern Ireland death toll from three years of religious violence rose to 500 as police revise figures. The 500th victim, Lance Corporal William Henry Creighton of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was killed near Magheravel. Secret talks began between William Whitelaw and SDLP leaders amid tensions over internment and ongoing violence.
Seventy one year old Mattie Davis shot Edward L. Dukes after he allegedly beat her and attacked her niece Bea Moore. Dukes died the next day. Davis was arrested on intent to murder charges but Judge Alfonso Sepe ordered her released in her own custody.
HOPE Ark AP three men in Dilley Texas paid 1550 for a 103 pound melon grown by Lester Kent of Hope. Kent has produced world record melons, with Hope famous for oversized fruit and TV appearances. The trio paid after asserting no melon over 100 pounds could be grown. Kent plans to use the prize money for publicity and the town offers yearly awards for largest melons.
A National Association for Mental Health report estimates 15 to 20 million Americans have tried marijuana. About half of this group reportedly uses the drug at least once a month. The text notes chess originated in India before the 7th century and moved to Persia and Europe.
Washington AP report notes White House endorsement of Sen. Henry Jackson’s amended SALT language to ease Senate criticism. The revised plan aims to slow the arms race by setting ceilings on offensive weapons while seeking broader strategic equality with the Soviet Union.
In Reykjavik, Bobby Fischer vows a mean approach after a 31-move loss that cut his lead to 6 1/2-4 1/2 in the 24 game match. Spassky’s 11th game comeback and tense camp mood raise expectations as Fischer complains of noise and seeks rest with federation officials checking ventilation.
The United States formally entered the Space Age on January 31, 1958, with the successful launch of Explorer I, the first U.S. earth satellite, from Cape Canaveral, later renamed Cape Kennedy.
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