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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1971
Page
6
A Swedish purifier for car exhaust nearly eliminates carbon monoxide. Official tests show emissions at one tenth of one percent, well below Sweden's 4.5 percent limit. Inventor Allan Inovius presented the device to automotive experts in Stockholm.
The American Association of School Administrators reports superintendents endure intense scrutiny and long hours yet express pride in their roles. The study finds most are in their late 40s, earn rising salaries, and hold master’s degrees, with few women among respondents.
On this date many events are noted including the 1944 Allied liberation of Paris and earlier episodes such as 1689 Iroquois attack on Montreal 1718 French settlers founding New Orleans 1828 Uruguay independence 1941 invasion of Iran 1942 Duke of Kent death 1950 railroad seizure 1961 Brasilia politics 1966 Geneva disarmament talks 1969 Vatican welcome of Bishop Walsh after imprisonment in China.
New York City logged 714 killings in the first six months of 1971 versus 548 in the same period of 1970. The rise means about four people mowed down per day.
A commentator notes there are 11 acres for every U.S. resident, yet most people live within a few square yards, underscoring extreme land use contrasts and density in modern life.
Kathleen Robertson notes the Cotton Crusaders invite merchants and professionals to join as associate members with a $5 annual dues. Lists current members including City Gin Co Inc and West Texas Production Credit Assoc, and urges support for cotton products and local gins’ economic impact in Pecos. mentions 1968 Texas cotton industry values and local payrolls to illustrate economic importance.
Betty Canary reflects on wealth and happiness through quotes from Fitzgerald and Hemingway. She contrasts rich life access with simple joys such as sunshine and rain scented apples, noting the public doubt when words like free are spoken in a store. The piece concludes with a child’s refrain that the best things are free.
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