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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1970
Page
1
The Senate debates a Nixon administration proposal to make military careers more attractive to volunteers, backed by a broad coalition but criticized for potential billions in costs and increased budget strain. A vote could come late today.
The Senate Ethics Committee issued an advisory ruling prohibiting future cut-rate car leases that let some senators drive Lincoln Continentals at 750 dollars annually. The panel did not identify which senators accepted the low-cost leases intended to promote auto brands through celebrity drivers.
Washington AP report notes a congressional committee hearing where Robert L. Carter, president of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing, asserts federal endorsement of housing discrimination helped sustain northern school segregation sixteen years after Brown v. Board. Carter argues white practices foster ongoing separation.
In San Quentin California the Marin County Superior Court held pretrial hearings inside the prison walls marking the first such proceeding in its 18 year history. Demonstrators protested at the main gate as Judge Joseph G. Wilson described the move as experimental. The sessions involved four convicts accused of crimes committed within the prison.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department estimates 1970 cotton production at about 1 million bales as of August 1. The figure may be slightly below the 1970-71 demand from mills and exports, suggesting cotton stocks by next August 1 could fall a little under 5.75 million bales.
In Salt Lake City 20 businessmen including a bank vice president and an interior decorator sell apples on street corners and join soup lines amid a stock market decline. Club member Andy Schilly says each member’s holdings have dropped about $5,000 on average since the downturn began.
In Madison a blast destroyed a University of Wisconsin military research center killing a physics scholar and injuring several. Investigators say an explosives laden truck caused the explosion with unbelievable power. Damage may exceed six million dollars as FBI and military intelligence join the probe coordinated with state officials.
A three judge federal panel ruled Winthrop College need not grant degrees to male students. The experiment admitted a few men last year but plans stated they would not receive undergraduate degrees. About 10 men from Rock Hill and nearby sued to open the state supported women’s college to men in South Carolina.
The federal attorney general’s office said four men, two already jailed for robbery, were charged with attempted kidnapping of Belgian Ambassador Jacques Groothaert. A mathematics professor is being sought. Plotters watched Groothaert’s home and the Belgium Embassy before police intervened. Date of arrests not released.
The Associated Press reports a coordinated strike by women for equal job opportunities free abortions and 24 hour child care centers. The National Women's Strike Coalition plans to name four major corporations to boycott and gains momentum as city officials proclaim Womens Rights Day in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Betty Friedan of NOW predicts a lasting impact after the Aug 26 strike tied to the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
South Vietnamese and Cambodian air and river forces repelled overnight Viet Cong and North Vietnamese thrusts against Prek Tameak and Saang near Phnom Penh. Cambodian officials credited AC47 gunships with breaking the attacks as fighters and gunboats defended the Mekong front. No casualties were reported at either village.
North Vietnam's chief negotiator Xuan Thuy will return to Hanoi on Wednesday signaling possible progress at stalled Paris peace talks. U N forces report ongoing clashes around Phnom Penh as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces shell markets and bases in South Vietnam and Laos. The Hamlet Evaluation System pegs 92.4 percent of South Vietnam under relative government control in July, up 1.3 percent from June.
St Louis AP reports 42 year old business executive Jean Cordes calls for women to avoid a Wednesday strike by Coalition and adopt a be nice to a man day. Cordes heads Aunt Mary Division of Lisle Ramsey Portraits overseeing about 350 women in 100 cities and agrees with some equality goals but opposes abrasive tactics and potential backlashes. The piece notes strike activities include marches rallies and boycotts over advertisements deemed insulting to women.
United Nations mediator Gunnar V. Jarring opened talks with Israel Jordan and Egypt at the UN headquarters with Israel's Yosef Tekoah meeting first. Jarring notes cautious optimism as Arab officials avoid direct face to face negotiation with Israel while proceeding in separate sessions.
Government disease detectives warn limited diphtheria outbreaks could spread across the United States with ghettos most vulnerable. San Antonio shows only about half of children immunized, 66 cases this year. Experts note 23 states lack preschool DPT vaccine requirements. advocates urge timely booster schedules starting at 3 months.
President Nixon, buoyed by easing inflation, held a Western White House meeting with Secretary of State Rogers, Henry Kissinger, and Joseph Sisco to review foreign policy from Vietnam to the Middle East as Middle East talks opened at the U N. He also greeted 48 Western news executives and hosted a poolside luncheon for 125 California GOP candidates. Economic briefings with Gary McCracken and other officials reported signs of cooling inflation and deceleration in the price level, suggesting the economy could ease without deep recession.
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