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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
3
Federal changes effective Jan 1 will boost take home pay for most Americans with higher exemptions and a larger standard deduction. Singles may face higher rates offset by a recommended extra exemption. low income taxpayers gain a larger standard deduction and a higher low income deduction.
The Group of Ten nations agreed to raise the official gold price from 35 to 38 dollars per ounce. The move should make U S goods cheaper abroad and imports dearer at home, boosting U S production and jobs though it will not affect most consumers unless they travel overseas or buy costly foreign goods. Donald Rumsfeld heads the Cost of Living Council.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz positions himself as a combative ally of Republican candidates to rally rural voters in 1972. He defends Nixon policy toward farmers, notes a lively farm belt race ahead, and counters Muskie’s charge that administration harms small producers.
An upbeat crowd gathers in Anchorage for the Rendezvous dogsled race that began in 1936 as a trapper and rancher break but now marks a city wide celebration of Alaska past and present. The event features a festive street race down 4th Avenue with the cue Mush.
In Havana on San Rafael Street the once bustling area appears bleak with shop windows painted red and shelves bare under rationing. Fidel Castro’s regime blames the U S embargo for shortages of vegetables, meat, shoes, and even toothpicks while cigars and rum remain scarce. The article notes shortages persist despite Soviet aid and calls this the cost of building socialism and imperialism rhetoric.
Washington AP. In his first year Carl Albert’s performance as House Speaker disappointed supporters who hoped for vigor in a stalled Congress. He navigated a feudal committee system, saw his chairmen block a Rules change, and operated largely as a broker between factions while Democrats held no executive power.
Center officials describe holiday travel as diverse as the people who seek Texas scenery and culture. Visitors include New Zealand singers seeking material, a Swedish observer, an Eskimo traveler, German air force personnel, and Japanese tourists collecting Texas literature while touring Am arillo Wichita Falls and Laredo.
National Guard strength ends November about 384,000, 16,000 below authorized 400,000 and the smallest since 1965. A major recruiting push aims to boost numbers as draft changes and Nixon plans challenge attracting recruits. Greenlief notes guard units face wartime missions and overseas deployment alongside reduced regular Army strength.
In Dallas a Jehovah's Witness youth avoided a court-ordered blood transfusion after doctors practiced bloodless surgery. Dr Winslow, citing seven hours of nonblood operations, argues transfusions harm patient outcomes while noting other surgeons succeed without blood. Spokesman Dennis Vail says the group will push to testify in support.
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