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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1973
Page
3
Congress begins mop up of 1973 agenda aiming for a Jan 21 recess. Early items include Saxbe confirmation as attorney general and actions on foreign aid defense funds emergency fuel conservation and home rule for the District of Columbia.
MEMPHIS AP reports a breakthrough in cottonseed processing that removes gossypol to create a fine cotton protein flour. Spokesman Dabney Wellford cites a 8 cent daily protein cost vs beef's 1.25, with initial Lubbock plant output of 20 000 pounds daily and interest from Coca Cola General Mills Kellogg. The USDA and AID back pilot scaling in India, while school lunch tests approved and drink firms eye nutritionally enhanced beverages.
In Salem Illinois a cluster of service stations diners and a motel saw little activity as Sunday closing orders cut traffic on Interstate 57. Gas sold for 19.9 cents a gallon while two stations stayed open but suffered heavy losses. Milkshake counters and rooms emptied as travelers avoided the area. Local workers report reduced hours and layoffs, restaurants reduced inventories, and a Holiday Inn manager noting softer traffic but hopeful for holiday bookings. The overall impact points to a sharp drop in interstate business and tourism, with business leaders weighing longer term effects.
Secretary of State Kissinger ends seven nation mission with claim of complete agreement to open Geneva peace talks. He meets Israeli leaders and flies to Lisbon for Caetano talks. He says Israel will send a delegation if other parties attend. Conference to start by Friday if possible.
Jan McConner a 23 year old riding her gelding Jack from Ross to New Richmond to deliver the horse after purchase. She rode through Cincinnati in the early hours guiding the horse with traffic thinning, aided by a policeman, while neighbors watched and some drivers braked suddenly. She says the trip was peaceful and inexpensive.
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