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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1968
Page
4
The piece notes Boy Scouts of America's 58th anniversary during Boy Scout Week February 7 to 13. It outlines Scouting's aims to develop character citizenship and fitness, and highlights Cub Scouts, troop meetings, merit badges, and Exploring for older youths.
A 1920s look back lists eight famed financiers and officials who rose to power then. It notes Charles Schwab, Howard Hopson, Arthur Gutten, Richard Whitney, Albert Fall, Jesse Livermore, Iver Kruger, and Bank of International Settlements head, with grim fates. Gene Sarazen, by contrast, remains vigorous and solvent.
In Austin the Texas Liquor Control Board heard a brief public session on alleged irregularities among field personnel. Chairman Noel and Assistant Atty. Gen. White said the fact-finding would continue behind the scenes as only five of 500 invited witnesses appeared.
Congressman Richard C. White recounts a long flight to South Vietnam and a Navy visit aboard the Kitty Hawk. He praises Texans serving there and contrasts morale with home concerns while calling for clarity on US policy and Pueblo incident handling.
A letter requests publishing the writer David Handell born 1952 in Lagos Nigeria seeking to appear in the Pecos Enterprise. The piece then shifts to discuss industrial accidents and the high costs of job injuries in Texas with figures since 1947, noting thousands killed and millions injured.
U S Senator John Tower reviews a hectic week in Washington focusing on the President’s budget and the Pueblo crisis. He condemns North Korea’s seizure of the USS Pueblo as violent piracy and deliberate escalation of international lawlessness, raising questions about policy responses.
The president cites 75 million Americans in work across sectors while stressing record job safety concerns. He notes 14 500 on the job deaths and 2.2 million injuries annually plus 250 million lost production days and $1 5 billion in losses, urging reforms.
The calendar lists key dates for county elections including Feb 2 committee budgeting, Feb 26 candidate assessment, March 5 absentee applications begin, April 15 first day of absentee by mail, April 24 26 expense filing window, April 30 last day for in person absentee voting, May 4 first primary, May 7 canvass, and May 11 county convention.
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