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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1970
Page
8
Dear Polly shares practical tips from a caregiver about using a bedside bell to summon help, signs and notes to communicate, night lighting, and a simple sign language for a terminally ill mother. It also includes reader questions on home projects and cleanup ideas for fabrics and gifts.
On December 10 the Sierra Madera Water District Association met at Fort Stockton High School Cafeteria with about 60 attendees. Harry Smith organized arrangements with Mrs. Smith handling decorations and the head table. Wendell Nichols spoke thanking members for their cooperation. gifts included onyx desk sets for Nichols and J.J. Maxey. O.L. Burr of Crane named new vice president. Rev. Milton Propp from Pecos shared slides from England and Europe and posed a question about Hitler and Christianity.
The Independent College Funds of America reports higher corporate contributions for 1969 70 with thirteen state associations noting increases of 5 to 15 percent raising total funds to 18 million. The Council for Financial Aid to Education corroborates stable funding saying last year saw 220 million and 1969 begun rising again.
AP report from Houston outlines Nixon administration actions affecting oil policy. It notes the firing of Interior Secretary Hicken by Nov. 25 and Dec. 4 orders shifting offshore production regulation from federal to state control, plus possible import quotas for Canadian oil. The piece traces regulatory conflicts, pipeline questions, and stalled Alaska pipeline plans amid rising crude prices and inflation concerns.
Australian researchers report that under the wings of black swans observed in Sydney the plumage appears pure white, shedding light on feather color patterns and potential misperceptions in field observations.
In the Netherlands Robert Radnitz pursues a million-dollar family film The Little Ark while Hollywood studios mostly produce R or X rated titles and only occasional family pictures Disney critiques sugary tropes and urges films that truly engage children, with MPAA head Jack Valenti noting audience gaps.
The Associated Press reports 27 deaths in a weekend of violence. Four Chico residents died in a head on collision on Texas 114 near Bridgeport. others include Dallas Morning News editor John R. Puckett killed in North Dallas and multiple separate incidents across Texas and nearby states.
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