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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1970
Page
1
About 1,000 inmates confined to cells at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla for the eighth day. They vow to sit and hate until authorities react, with prison officials offering no release date or predictions.
A New York scientist reports pioneering experiments suggesting Earth life and possibly life elsewhere may have evolved from chips of interstellar dirty ice. Dirty ice refers to super cold grains of solid matter in the space between stars.
Irving Kanarek, Manson's attorney, told the jury the Tate murder trial is a lynching and that Mr. Manson has suffered from prejudicial pre trial publicity created while he has been sitting in a dungeon.
Oklahoma's 29 mile Interstate 35 segment will open to traffic at 3 p m Wednesday after 16 years of planning and delays. Governing official Truman Branscom of the Department of Highways announced the opening, marking a milestone toward the Kansas to Texas superhighway dream delayed by politics and red tape.
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced a 6 percent premium hike for Medicare supplemental benefits starting July 1. The monthly cost goes from $5.30 to $5.60 for about 19.5 million subscribers, far below last December’s 32 percent rise.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller commutes the 15 death row sentences to life terms in Arkansas saying he opposes the death penalty and hopes to hasten the elimination of barbarism as a tool of American justice. Prisoners greeted the decision with jubilation while some officials criticized it.
Washington AP reports little chance Congress will finish a major Social Security benefit increase before Sunday. Rep Wilbur Mills says unlikely to reconcile Senate and House versions in time, but the new Congress may pass it retroactively to January 1.
Baltimore researcher Alan M. Beck presented findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science indicating dogs, including Old Rover, are increasingly becoming a public nuisance.
Handpicked labor specialists pursued round the clock bargaining to renew city contracts for 52,300 policemen, firemen and sanitation workers set to expire Thursday midnight. A key threat is a possible firemen strike that would still respond to emergencies but curtail most other services.
UC Davis and Cutter Laboratories report a human blood derived antirabies serum that offers temporary protection while the Pasteur vaccine works. In tests with 40 volunteers, the serum protected mice and did not cause serious after effects, but it lasts only two to three months and is not yet commercially produced. Federal licensing is required before market release.
Defense lawyers for the Leningrad hijacking defendants ask the Russian Supreme Court for lighter penalties citing exceptional circumstances. Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov spoke with reporters outside the courthouse after the hearing broke for the day. Proceedings resume Thursday with prosecutors to present their case.
Fair to night and Thursday with cooler days. Tonight will be a bit colder. Expect a high Thursday of 50 to 65 and a low of 20 to 35.
In Washington Jewish leaders pressed for presidential intercession as Soviet Jewry faces a death sentence for two defendants in a Leningrad hijack case. A Senate resolution urged Nixon to pressure Moscow, while 20 lawmakers planned a Moscow trip to protest treatment of Jews, and a candlelit protest occurred near the Soviet Embassy.
Madrid reports Gen Franco will review six Basque militants condemned by a Burgos military court. If he confirms the sentences, the men will face execution at dawn. The decision follows a national broadcast slated by Franco and ongoing clemency appeals.
Washington AP report says the 91st Congress moves to resolve the SST controversy. The House and Senate passed a $66.6 billion defense package but face a long session ahead possibly into Sunday. The Senate tabled a $7 million transportation bill that would subsidize the plane with $210 million.
The Agriculture Department widened food stamp changes allowing up to 49 cents cash back per transaction and permitting deposits on eligible items. The changes aim to speed transactions for about 9 million users and retailers, expanding stamp use beyond prior limits.
Egypt's President Sadat says Israel will resume attacks when the cease-fire expires on Feb 5 and demands a withdrawal timeline from occupied territories. He warns all Egyptians to be ready for battle within two weeks while cautioning against renewing fighting. Meantime Israel and U S push for renewed negotiations with Gunnar Jarring as mediator.
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