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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
7
NEA columnist reflects on America as a land of vast riches and mobility that attract immigrants and fuel opportunity yet also breed irresponsibility and materialism. He laments neglect of the poor, rising inequality, and cultural tensions, urging a return to balanced affluence and responsibility.
The piece notes a rise in East German refugees since the 1972 pact allowing highway travel to West Berlin. About 500 leave monthly, with 2,000 using the highway route, many professionals paying up to 40,000 dollars per person via smuggling rings. West Germany risks deterring crossings by enforcing limits, while East Germany threatens renewed strict controls. Freiheit remains elusive despite economic gains.
AP analysis by John Cunniff argues future historians will treat the era as a mystery as prices, inflation, dollar weakness, and shortages spurred investigations. The piece critiques the Nixon administration for shifting blame, pursuing a booming economy for re election, and misaligning fiscal and monetary policy amid rising food prices and export emphasis.
Bronx judges seize the film The Devil in Miss Jones as obscene after Manhattan had ruled it not obscene. Bronx DA Mario Merola says hundreds complained and predicts the case will climb to higher courts, possibly the Supreme Court.
The newspaper invites letters bearing the writer’s signature and address, withheld on request, limited to 500 words, of general interest, and excludes letters in poor taste. Readers are encouraged to submit thoughtful commentary for possible publication.
HAL BOYLE muses on listening, snoring, and modern life in New York. He rails against chatter, imagines a National Clam Up Day, notes women snoring, office hiring quirks, and the dulling sameness of subway faces as a refuge from inflation death and taxes.
The World Almanac notes Gandhi taught pure love as complete nonviolence. He said nonviolence means total absence of ill will toward all life and cited Hindu, Bible, and Koran scriptures.
Bruce Bioss argues Agnew endures hostile media coverage while denying improprieties connected to Maryland politics. He cites press unfairness, recalls prior bridge land purchase charges, and urges fairness as investigations unfold.
An expert warns Turkey shutting its legal poppy crop will hardly reduce illicit opium and heroin entering the United States. Seevers notes Golden Triangle production dwarfs Turkey, while demand and weak governance sustain trafficking despite subsidies and law enforcement efforts.
On this August 16, 1973 page, key events include the Klondike gold rush start in 1896, the 1777 Battle of Bennington American victory, Lincoln’s 1861 trade ban with the Confederacy, WWI landing in 1914, Babe Ruth’s 1948 death, and the Mont Blanc tunnel completion in 1962. Birthdays feature George Meany, Eydie Gorme, and Frank Gifford with thought by Tolstoy.
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