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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1971
Page
3
A gunman burst into a police station in San Francisco and killed the desk sergeant while wounding a clerk. Police said no leads were available and armed officers were ordered to guard other stations.
Rep. Paul McCloskey does not plan to sue the Florida primary on March 14 as a White House bid springboard. A campaign aide, Mike Brewer, cites McCloskey’s limited budget of money and time and says Florida isn’t a focus. He notes a strong push in New Hampshire and California.
In Santa Monica, California, the Egyptian Pacific Ocean Park Pier was gutted by fire believed to be arson. About 70 firefighters battled the two hour blaze Sunday. Built in 1925, the pier closed in 1968 and will be demolished for a multimillion dollar redevelopment project.
The U S dollar fell to a new low in Paris tying to France's two tier system, with a decline also seen in Frankfurt while Zurich saw a small rise. Turnover was light across Europe and London markets were closed for a holiday. Tokyo dealers reported steady, quiet trading.
Rear Adm. Samuel L Gravely Jr says equal opportunity means true equality not favored treatment based on race or religion. He voiced views in The Naval Institute Proceedings and in an interview. In Beirut Sadat accuses the US of shipping arms to Jordan amid border clashes with Syria.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched nearly 100 attacks over the weekend in their heaviest activity in four months but failed to disrupt South Vietnamese lower house elections Sunday. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien called the attacks a high point of enemy activity and noted uncertainty about future actions. Official reports listed at least 41 South Vietnamese soldiers and 8 civilians killed and 186 soldiers and 53 civilians wounded.
Italian police arrest Capt Dimitrios Antipas of the Heleanna as he tried to depart Italy on the Egnatia. He is charged with homicide and船 overloading and inadequate firefighting gear after a fire near Brindisi killed at least 26 and left 1,089 survivors. Antipas allegedly fled with his wife aboard the lifeboat, later described by witnesses.
In East Los Angeles, amid anniversary remembrances of Ruben Salazar, activists see community solidarity from the 1970 antiwar riot while fearing underlying forces persist. Police reported sporadic rock throwing and 10 arrests after suburban Anaheim men were found with weapons. few incidents otherwise.
Labor secretary Hodgson says formal consultations will include organized labor consumers business agriculture and state and local governments before phase II of the 90 day wage price freeze ends. Commerce secretary Stans and others discuss thaw and future controls as Meany Woodcock and others offer boards and public scrutiny ideas.
AFSCME hosts a two day national conference in Minneapolis with a 525,000 member scope. The International Executive Board drafts a resolution urging stronger lobbying and long term strategy, including escrow of already budgeted salaries and pressure for local and national exceptions as the freeze extends beyond 90 days.
Nathan F. Leopold, once infamous for the 1924 murder in Chicago, has died in Puerto Rico. Attorney Elmer Gertz reported Leopold, 66, passed away Sunday night at Mimya Hospital in San Juan.
The UCCA executive board voted to file lawsuits against the U S Supreme Court federal judges the Education Department and the Justice Department to restore neighborhood school concept. Dr Mitchell Young national chairman cited over stepping the law in desegregation matters. Further suit filing dates not announced.
Reports from Fort Lamy indicate a Chad coup attempt led by northern dissidents amid a seven year rebellion by nomadic Moslem tribes. The government says troops crushed the plot and expelled the Libyan envoy amid suspicions of Libyan and Frolinat involvement.
In South Vietnam the Thieu camp led in the lower house contest with 58 seats to 32 for the opposition among 140 of 159 seats. 47 newcomers, many from the Mekong Delta, unsettled the balance while opposition gains were highest in Saigon and northern provinces. Attacks on polling sites were limited and turnout neared a record 78.5 percent, as Thieu pursued the Oct 3 presidential vote with himself as sole candidate despite Ky’s withdrawal.
A Missouri man Kenneth Parnell Rose and San Francisco woman Wendy Holzworth were to appear before a federal magistrate on kidnap and flight to avoid prosecution for murder. They were arrested at a motel after a call tied to the Aug. 6 kidnapping of Donald Rowlands of Tamaqua Pennsylvania. The FBI gave no detail on how they were traced to Palo Alto.
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