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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1972
Page
10
South Vietnam nears self sufficiency in rice for the first time in a decade, driven by the Mekong delta expansion and miracle rice Than Nong. Experts caution highland areas remain less productive and war risks could threaten the pace of recovery and future U.S. aid.
Sen. Henry M. Jackson likens the Kremlin to a hotel burglar amid rising Soviet airspace probes over the North Atlantic. Aviation Week reports NATO intercepts, chiefly by the RAF, with hundreds of probes at wave top level aimed at testing reaction and electronic countermeasures. The RAF says no British airspace breaches occurred and Russia shows no intent for war.
A skeptical look at indicators shows mortgage delinquencies at S&Ls under 1 percent in 1971 and bankruptcies rising to over 200,000 that year. executives report rising chief talent demand even as unsolicited resumes ease, suggesting a cautious but improving economy.
The column notes signs of easing religious repression behind the Iron Curtain and in China. It cites a first mass in Peking in five years with Italian-Chinese organizers and Vatican ties amid a thaw following Nixon's China visit and evolving church life in Communist states.
On February 4, 1789 George Washington was elected president by all electors. Other notes mark events from 1776 NYC occupation to 1971 ceasefire talks, with Algeria and Rostow comments, ending with Egypt extending a cease fire with Israel one year prior.
A lie detector machine weighing nearly 500 pounds valued at 7500 dollars was stolen along with 450000 dollars worth of items from the University of California Los Angeles campus. Most stolen goods were electric typewriters and adding machines.
HAL BOYLE pokes fun at double talk as social performance, warning that lack of effort in polishing it up makes one exposed as hypocritical. Examples show people masking true thoughts behind socially acceptable phrases, with humorous contrasts and quips.
Vietnam era surplus equipment valued near $8 million and totaling about 10 000 tons was redistributed by 1971 end. A 32 passenger bus heads to an Arizona low income district, a fire engine goes to a poverty stricken Indian reservation, and medical supplies are sent to a clinic.
In a high school basketball clash Pecos Hi beat Odessa 23 to 16 to stay on track for the 11th Interscholastic District championship. Local notes report Uncle Joe Breusser’s mishap with a wire fence and cattle news from S.M. Precht Julius Eisenwein and Ft Worth visitor J H Stamps weighing oil prospects in Reeves county.
February 1937 report notes Andrew Wimberly, convicted in 1935 of assault with intent to rape, captured in Henderson Texas after fleeing since April. case began in Loving county and moved to district court where he was found guilty and sentenced to state penitentiary. Also covers PTA meeting in Pecos with Marion Slack, Army Air Corps flying school progress in Pecos, Methodist Women’s Society reports, and Rev J C English devotional.
The Home Makers club met at Mrs. Norman Klink's home with 12 members present. Mrs. Neil Thompson demonstrated sewing aids while Mrs. Leslie O. Wray showed how to set up a sewing center. Cecilia Ann Glenn, age nine, was honored with a theatre party hosted by her mother Mrs. J H Glenn. The group gathered at Colwell Sandwich Shop for birthday cake and refreshments before attending the Grand Theatre.
President Glenn E. Stone announced Pecos Lions Club will observe a combination ladies and awards night next Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Community Center. A Lionstone ladies night is planned in Monahanson on February 19. Odessa detectives probe theft of a brown suitcase with Joe Bryan of Pecos clothes after a ride from Midland. Police investigate a Saturday burglary at Tatum Oil Co 1825 West Third with about 25 dollars missing from the register. American Legion District 16 commander Tom Marlow and Mrs Marlow attended a state executive committee meeting in Austin with plans for the March 25 state convention.
In February 1967 Mrs. Marvin Knight received gifts at Mrs. E L Teal's home in Pecos during a pink and blue shower hosted by six women. Gifts included a diaper pail, with others unwrapped for viewing. The Merry Wives Club invites Pecos clubwomen to a Valentine Tea at Mrs. Bob Dean's home on February 8 at 3 pm, with Mrs. Ted Johnston presenting the program.
Thirty million dollars annually could be saved in American TV network costs via a domestic communications satellite system. The note also states that a Lockheed L-1011 airliner carries 25,000 gallons of fuel, enough gasoline for a family car to travel 375,000 miles or circle the earth 15 times.
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