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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1970
Page
2
Washington AP reports Postmaster General Winton M Blount lifted the mail embargo today after the railroad strike concluded. The note adds a whimsical aside about Aunt Ediths Christmas fruit conserve, reflecting the era's lighter commentary.
The Nixon administration offers $3.2 million in retraining aid for displaced black teachers amid desegregation driven dismissals and demotions in the South. Officials cite discrimination as the root problem while NEA leaders warn the move props up prejudice and undermines qualified educators.
The column riffs on nickel demand rising from parking meters and ants counting 5000 species. It jokes about grandma thawing holiday cookies and bananas growing from a herb. It notes a grocer named Dominick and a office romance with a rheumatic candlelight theme.
The text explains that lb. comes from the Latin libra meaning pound. It notes a historical aside about the last period with no former presidents alive from January 5 to March 3, 1933 during Herbert Hoover’s presidency and mentions Calvin Coolidge’s death on January 5, 1933.
Mayors from New York to Philadelphia share mixed views on the Johnson era urban policy. They praise welfare reform and revenue sharing while criticizing limited city priority and slow program delivery under Nixon's new federalism.
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