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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1973
Page
3
London police reported two unexploded devices an incendiary and a booby-trapped book found in London while six suspected letter bombs were discovered in a mail sorting office in Luton. Five envelopes bore fictitious addresses and heavy white packaging raised suspicion.
AP reports in Peking fear of the Soviet Union prompts a political housecleaning as the regime contemplates upgrading leadership gaps including a defense minister and succession lines. In Saigon a Viet Cong attack on a ranger position leaves 89 insurgents and 17 rangers dead. The Cost of Living Council set Phase 4 food price rules amid a July CPI rise of 0.8 percent. In Grand Prairie a lottery desegregation plan selects 393 elementary students for busing to equalize black white enrollment at three schools.
Shoppers find bargains as pork chops chicken and eggs fall in many areas though some industry voices call the drop temporary. Wheat futures rise to record levels as farmers hold for higher prices while the Cost of Living Council plans new food industry regulations taking effect Sept. 12. New York City sues Secretary Butz over beef shortages, seeking certification and remedies. hearings set.
Secretary James R. Schlesinger told the armed services to prepare for possible new base closures and cuts before next year’s congressional elections. The action would be a second wave after 274 facilities were reduced or consolidated in 32 states last April, with claimed savings.
Vice President Spiro Agnew accuses Justice Department officials of a smear publicity campaign tied to a Baltimore grand jury investigation into Maryland contractor kickbacks and political corruption. Atty. Gen. Richardson denies evidence of leaks by officials and says the inquiry into leaks is informal.
Washington reports a critical cotton shortage looming price hikes potentially totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Assistant Secretary Brunthaver rejected export licenses, saying no shortage exists though prices rise. Comer urged study at a Dallas industry meeting amid high global demand and restricted exports.
The Watergate tapes case pits Charles Wright for the Press against Archibald Cox for the special prosecutor in a 10 am federal court hearing before Judge John J. Simica. The dispute tests whether a president must provide grand jury evidence and could yield a landmark Supreme Court ruling. The participants include Cox, a Harvard law professor and former solicitor general, and Wright, constitutional law professor at the University of Texas.
Juarez and El Paso celebrate Chamizal Park as a shared international memorial. The project covers about 437 acres on the Mexican side and 333 acres transferred from Texas, linking culture, commerce and pride. Officials note completion aims for next year with a $2 million national memorial theatre, an 11.5 mile border highway, a new high school, and plans for half a million trees to form an oasis along the 1600 mile border.
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