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Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1970

Page

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Womanhood Day urged by Mother of Eight in LA

The piece notes Helen Andelin, 50, of Santa Barbara, promoting a national Celebration of Womanhood Day on Sept. 30. She urges wives to wear frilly dresses, sing before breakfast, serve breakfast with a smile, and praise their husbands. A separate AP report says a House-Senate panel urged ending the federal SST program citing costs up to 3 billion and little public benefit.

Los Angeles Women’s Liberation Movement Helen Andelin Santa Barbara Washington House-Senate Joint Subcommittee On William Proxmire D- Wis

Ford Fears Jap Models in Subcompact Competition

Henry Ford II says American makers will face tougher competition from Japanese imports than Volkswagen as they roll out new sub compacts. He notes Japanese styling and quality make them the more difficult contenders in the market.

Las Vegas New Volkswagen Henry Ford II Ford

Gas Buried at Sea Off Florida Coast

The Navy sank the old Liberty ship LeBaron Russell Briggs loaded with nerve gas 283 miles east of the Florida coast. Sailors described near silence as it disappeared, followed by a loud impact and two minutes of rocking before settling. The operation occurred Tuesday after sonar tracked the vessel to the ocean grave in the Atlantic.

Hartley Navy Atlantic Russell Briggs Florida

Agnew Heads to Asia to Reassure Allies on Vietnam Pullout

Vice President Spiro Agnew travels to Asia on a four nation tour to steady U S allies in South Korea Nationalist China Thailand and South Vietnam amid Senate pressure for faster Vietnam withdrawal.

Washington Spiro T. Agnew U.S Vietnam Asia Nixon South Korea China Thailand South Vietnam

Senate Overrides Veto On Education Aid in 77 16 Vote

The Senate bypassed President Nixon to approve a 4.4 billion federal education aid bill. Twenty three Republicans supported the override while 16 opposed, with 16 sustaining the veto and not seeking re‑election this year. The roll call surpassed the two thirds needed by 15 votes.

Washington Senate Nixon

Air Force officer reprimanded over 10 000 razor carved photos

An officer at Lackland Air Base Texas was reprimanded for ordering 10 000 photographs of a general to be cut with razor blades from 10 000 base newspaper copies. The act followed staff cuts to a page 5 photo deemed inappropriate for a general.

Washington Air Force Texas Lackland Air Base

Nixon seeks Senate ratification of gas warfare ban

President Nixon submitted a 45 year old treaty to the Senate for ratification to outlaw gas warfare. The Geneva protocol of 1925 faces potential smooth sailing, but critics argue Nixon’s interpretations could permit use of tear gas and herbicides. Senator George D Aiken of Vermont predicts quick approval.

Washington Nixon Senate George D. Aiken Vermont Foreign Relations Committee

Hijacked Trans Caribbean Plane Flees to Cuba

An airliner carrying 154 passengers was hijacked from Newark Airport to Cuba. It departed Newark at 1 a.m. and landed in Havana at 5 19 a.m. An AP report also notes lingering travel restrictions and cholera quarantines in three southern Russian cities with emphasis on cleanliness.

Newark N.J Trans Caribbean Cuba Havana Moscow Russia

Texas raises crude oil ceiling to 19-year high

The Texas Railroad Commission set September crude production to 79.9 percent of potential, the highest since 1951, amid strong demand and higher tanker rates. Production could reach 4,166,870 barrels daily, with actual output near 3,409,000 barrels. Ramse y cited future cost and import factors. Yaeger of Humble noted dwindling western crude stocks and a strong market.

Jack Keever Associated Press Austin, Tex Texas Railroad Commission Commission Ben Ramsey Ramesey Ould Humble Oil and Refining Co John Yaeger Ramsey Texas Persian Gulf Mediterranean Texaco U. S. Bureau of Mines Yaeger

Utilities May Raise Rates Across America Amid Fuel Oil Shortage

A Nixon administration official warns widespread fuel oil shortages and price spikes threaten across the nation. He says utility and electricity rates could rise as fuel costs climb, with most increases applying broadly rather than to industry only.

Washington Nixon Administration George A. Lincoln Office of Emergency Preparedness Lincoln

Israel Bombs Arab Bases in Lebanon Third Time

Israeli warplanes attacked guerrilla bases on the southwest slopes of Mt Hermon in Lebanon for about 30 minutes. Israel also conducted ground raids, blowing up six houses in two border villages. Ceasefire tensions persisted as Egypt, Jordan, and Israel accepted the truce.

Tel Aviv Lebanon Mt. Hermon Hasbani River

U.S. courts Middle East talks push for peace delay

The AP reports Washington seeks quick Middle East peace talks and withholds full backing of Israel’s cease-fire violation claims against Egypt due to inconclusive evidence. In Ann Arbor, John Norman Collins, a former Eastern Michigan University student, is convicted of murdering an 18 year old coed, facing life imprisonment.

Moscow Communist Party Pravda Israel Middle East Egypt Ister Abba Eban Tel Aviv U.S Washington United States New York Jordan United Nations Muhammad H. El-Farra Security Council Sabo Yasir Arafat Baghdad Ahmed Hassan el Bakr Amman Ann Arbor Mich John Norman Collins Eastern Michigan University Collins Center Line

Zsa Zsa Gabor Robbed Of Jewelry In New York Hotel

Zsa Zsa Gabor reports being held up at gunpoint in her Waldorf Towers suite in New York. More than 600000 in jewels were taken including a nearly 500000 set of earrings and a ring. She and her housekeeper were threatened. two well dressed men used a hotel elevator to escape, as police review photos.

New York Zsa Zsa Gabor Waledorf Towers Miss Gabor Margaret

Administration confident of ABM Senate win today

US Senate vote on the Safeguard antiballistic missile system faced a last minute challenge with one or two votes likely deciding. Sen Edward Brooke proposed a middle ground to drop sites at Whiteman Missouri and Warren Wyoming while keeping 322 million for Grand Forks and Malmstrom. Some senators debated absent key votes and the outcome remained uncertain as Brooke pressed for compromise.

Washington Senate Edward Brooke R-Mass Brooke Whiteman Air Force Base Warren Air Force Base Wyo Grand Forks Malmstrom Philip A. Hart D-Mich John Sherman Cooper R-Ky John Stennis Dmiss Armed Services Committee Nixon

Dorothy strengthens as tropical storm near Leeward Islands

A tropical storm Dorothy nears the Leeward Islands with 55 mph winds and a pressure of 29.53 inches. Forecasts show west northwest motion at 17 mph and potential hurricane intensification within 24 hours, prompting warnings for Dominica and surrounding islands.

San Juan P. R Dominica Dorothy Guadeloupe Domi Leeward

Weather outlook for Southwest Texas near Pecos

Partly cloudy and continued hot through Thursday with a chance of thundershowers mainly over mountains. High Thursday 98 to 104. Low tonight 58 to 75.

Texas Pecos Uas

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