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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1970
Page
1
Alvin L. Glatkowski 21 of Long Beach California pleaded innocent to mutiny and piracy charges in U S District Court. He also denied assault kidnapping and neglect of duty related to the hijacking of the U S ammunition ship Columbia Eagle to Cambodia.
Washington AP Secretary Melvin Laird says Congress, not the Pentagon, will determine if the Nixon plan for a zero draft and all volunteer Army is reached by 1974. He predicts fewer draft calls next year but won’t say by how much. no draft at all in mid-1973 would require higher pay and benefits.
Federal investigators began a probe into the crash of a Trans Caribbean Airlines Boeing 727 in St Thomas Virgin Islands. A New Jersey man and his son were believed killed while 19 people were hospitalized and 32 others suffered minor injuries and were released.
Los Angeles defense attorney Paul Fitzgerald led a four lawyer team asserting Charles Manson and three women codefendants are innocent in the Sharon Tate killings. They claim the real killers remain at large and accuse star witness Linda Kasabian of perjuring to save her life.
U S District Judge Robert Van Pelt in Lincoln, Neb., is asked to grant an additional hearing if he rules against Louisiana in its case against Texas over mineral leases oil wells and a portion of Port Arthur. Texas seeks a summary judgment establishing the Sabine River as the border.
Shell Oil Co spokesman says tests and preparations needed before the Gulf of Mexico drilling platform fire can be partially killed. Relief well drilling near the base has continued for almost three weeks after the December 1 blowout that sparked a mammoth blaze, cited as the industry’s largest.
The FTC charged Reader's Digest with deceptive sweepstakes practices covering 11 promotions from 1966 to 1969. Authorities say winners were promised 699,293 prizes valued at 5.645 million dollars but only about 274,282 prizes worth 2.531 million were awarded.
Two antiwar soldier groups ask the Supreme Court to extend civilian free speech and press rights to servicemen. They request the right to distribute antiwar newspapers and hold peace meetings on military bases, arguing harassment over views.
Three men Paul Rose 27 Jacques Rose 23 and Francis Simard 23 were jailed awaiting the coroners inquest into Pierre Laporte's murder. Police traced suspects after a flickering light in a Montreal suburb led to their discovery in a tunnel 20 by 4 feet, after eluding authorities for two months.
A London spokesman for Princess Margaret dismissed a Washington Post claim that she and Lord Snowdon have agreed to separation and divorce. Maj. John Griffin said the report is not true at all.
Sentences handed to six Basques for killing Meliton Manzanas sparked protests and violence from ETA supporters across Europe. Demonstrations and riots erupted in San Sebastian Brussels Brussels Embassy break ins in Rome and Brussels sparked condemnations from the Vatican and several governments. Franco considered commuting the death warrants as appeals mounted from many nations.
The Senate advanced an $1.8 billion appropriations measure providing 255 million dollars for Cambodia and 500 million dollars to bolster Israel's armed forces. The bill was sent to the press for further action.
Organized labor and the federal government urge the Supreme Court to decide if unions can compel management to bargain over benefits for retirees. The Ohio case involves 190 retired workers and could broaden bargaining to millions, prompting industry groups to seek limits.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops attacked a South Vietnamese infantry unit in Cambodia before dawn and were repulsed. Seventy four enemy soldiers were killed, the highest toll in months. South Vietnamese losses were ten dead and thirty six wounded. The assault occurred six miles southwest of Mimot near the border.
Defense Secretary Laird says the Nixon doctrine has driven a shift toward allied military buildup and smaller modern forces, backed by continued nuclear deterrence. The plan calls for about 2.4 million U S regulars, reduced overseas deployments, and extra aid to Asia and the Middle East while preserving strategic power to deter Russia or China.
The FTC is reported ready to require posting octane ratings on gas pumps, a move urged since 1968 by Sen. William Proxmire. Industry argues octane is only one fuel factor, but the rule aims to help drivers choose the right gas and reduce pollution.
From Atlanta a My Lai massacre suspect Spec 4 Robert T Souvas is among 17 charged with murder in a shotgun attack that killed four motorcyclists in the hip pie district. His wife Rebecca T Souvas is jailed on a charge of occupying a dive. Tel Aviv reports militants cross from Lebanon into Israel despite raids.
Partly cloudy conditions prevail west of the Pecos with mild daytime hours and cool nights. Highs are expected from 60 to 75 degrees Wednesday, while tonight's lows range from 30 to 45 degrees.
The Soviet government moved quickly to schedule a Wednesday hearing on appeals from 11 defendants in the Leningrad Jewish hijacking case. Observers see the speed as an attempt to quell international outrage over harsh sentences ahead of the March party congress.
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