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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1970
Page
4
The piece reflects on a century of crisis and progress, noting revolutions, civil war, Reconstruction, and looming global tensions. It highlights a push toward wealth, power, and freedom, and cites William P. Lear’s steam engine breakthrough as a hopeful sign of cleaner, cheaper propulsion shaping a richer, freer future.
Congress and a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling lower the federal voting age to 18, leaving state eligibility to voters and prompting two ballots in many states. The decision adds about ten million new voters, with California contributing a large share, and raises costs and administrative hurdles amid mixed political reaction and calls for constitutional amendments.
The postal system tests a Mailgram service with Western Union linking telex to post offices. Messages travel from Teleprinter to the Mailgram Center then to the destination post office and are mailed by carrier the next business day. Costs average 1.10 for 50 words with most deliveries next day. By mid 1971 the public will access the service in several cities.
HAL BOYLE notes New Year resolutions irritate reformers as jokes fly. Quips target willpower and habits, urging self improvement while poking fun at perpetual changes in 1971. The column blends sharp wit with social observation.
The World Almanac notes Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist, helped create the forceful modern political cartoon by trimming excess pictorial data and shortening captions. It credits his introduction of the donkey and elephant as symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties.
AP survey shows 7 senators and 35 House members favor new air and water pollution laws. Senate splits on the Texas water plan with most undecided. one senator favors removing Cameron Reservoir. Several lawmakers urge policy changes or scrap the plan entirely amid a proposed 1967 9 billion cost and cross state water movement.
Vernon O. Marquez argues that progress creates new problems in a cycle of reverberations. He cites cars insecticides and medical advances as examples and warns society shifts too fast to adapt, risking a manic depressive mood as we chase solutions.
Frantic preparations fill the Texas State Capitol as the 62nd legislative session opens January 12. Renovations, new offices, staff, and budget drafts loom, with tax and redistricting seen as major early tasks amid a multi‑ball inauguration plan for Gov. Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes.
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