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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1971
Page
12
A reader argues that Phase II wage gains are eroded by insufficient price increases and argues employers cannot honor promised raises without raising prices. The writer blames long term wage pressures on inflationary policy and tax funding, urging both labor and management to accept realities and curb spending.
Budget cuts in medical research prompt outrage yet yield small labs of new support. Dysautonomia Foundation, founded in 1951, reports progress as universities accept partial funding for focused laboratories. The rare Jewish-linked disorder can impair sucking swallowing tear flow taste and pain sensing with high early mortality.
A collection of historic quotes from James A. Garfield Will Rogers Romans 14 5 Proverbs 17 22 and Job 38 6 7 emphasizing self improvement joy humor conviction and purpose. Each line presents a distinct maxim encouraging personal effort faith and perseverance.
An Associated Press overview notes Texas politics in 1972 driven by campaign slogans across parties. It highlights Democratic and Republican figures including Gov. Preston Smith, Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, Dolph Briscoe, Henry Grover, and Sen. Tower, with discussions of Barefoot Sanders and Yarborough as potential Senate rivals and Gordon McLendon as a possible candidate. It touches on party symbols, booted image appeals, and publicly stated aims to change leadership and policy in Texas politics.
On this day in history events include Wright brothers first flight in 1903 near Kitty Hawk North Carolina. Other entries mention Bolivar and Colombia uniting with Venezuela in 1819 and various world events through 1970s.
Rev David Poling defends the World Council of Churches against Reader's Digest criticisms while noting its Geneva base and global aid. He argues the council funds relief, medical care, and housing for victims of conflict in Africa, aiding both civilians and relatives of revolutionaries.
Joy Stilley recalls a family habit of giving styptic pencils as gifts each Christmas. The ritual began when the daughter bought one for her father to avert shaving bleeds, continued yearly with evolving prices, and persisted as the family grew and traveled. The final note recalls a French Hemp Stick version gifted during a trip.
For the first time this century many residents leave California while others move in. They cite smog, unemployment, overcrowding, high taxes, and the drug problem as pushing people east.
Edelweiss is a perennial plant growing at high altitudes in Europe Asia and South America. Its white woolly leaves help retain moisture enabling survival in exposed conditions. The World Almanac notes its Swiss symbolism of purity and inaccessibility.
Arthur Read arrived in Pecos with his wife and daughter after a year away in the army. A contract for 27 miles of road along the Old Spanish Trail was awarded to Lee Moore of El Paso for 88 243.76 dollars. District 7 B coaches and superintendent attended a banquet in Odessa. Christmas Seals go on sale in Pecos. A new City Electric Company partnership is announced.
In December to January talks with European and Japanese leaders, Nixon aims to soften tensions from the August 15 surcharge and a wary world economy. Officials expect a conciliatory approach to Canada, France, Britain, West Germany, and Japan to avert a widening trade war and move toward stability before Peking.
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