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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1970
Page
2
In Toli Thrapston England publican Jack Livesay complains that church bells drown out conversation in the village pub but Rector Rev John Dakin says the bells will continue ringing as only pub patrons object to the chimes.
Peter Best, former Beatles drummer, has quit show business and started a job in a Liverpool government office. At 28, he says his life now centers on his family work and rugby Saturdays.
Dr. Bently Glass predicts future use of deep freeze eggs and sperm to delay birth without age related defects. He notes Cambridge University work on fertilized eggs outside the womb and foresees prenatal adoption and embryo sex selection as possible future developments.
Pablo Picasso's lawyer says the artist wants Guernica returned to the government of Spain once public liberties are restored. An agreement with the Museum of Modern Art in New York reportedly covers safekeeping since 1939, with Picasso to decide when Spain meets his conditions.
William Archibald, 53, playwright of The Innocents, died of infectious hepatitis. George F. Salerno, 61, CEO of Salerno-Megowen Biscuit Co., died, having led the firm since 1952 and served as vice chairman of Pavst Brewing Co.
Harrold Carswell, rejected for the Supreme Court and former U.S. senator candidate, resumes private law practice in Tallahassee. He left private work in 1953 to become U.S. attorney and later served on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before his nomination. He opened an office in the Tallahassee Bank & Trust building and may join a large local firm. Earl Warren, on duck hunting leave, performs a rare official duty in Sacramento.
Stewart S. Cort of Bethlehem Steel urged national unity in improving the environment during the Diamond Anniversary Congress of American Industry. He credited industry with much environmental progress and called for citizen participation, sensible standards, and policies to fund cleanups while noting the cost of pollution controls to steel.
Russell A. Buchanan of the US Department of Agriculture Northern Regional Laboratory in Peoria Illinois reports four years of tests showing corn starch and wheat flour improve rubber quality and strength and could cut price by about 10 percent. He notes higher speed machinery and automated processes may be used and exclusive licenses may be issued to firms that commit to further develop the process.
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