16 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1971
Page
1
More than 1,000 homes were condemned after earthquake damage as aftershocks rattled Los Angeles. Four shocks Wednesday through the area registered 3.5 to 3.9 magnitude, following the 6.6 temblor that struck last week, with strongest effects reported in the San Fernando Valley.
AFL-CIO education director Walter Davis labeled President Nixon's proposal to share federal income with states a cop-out. He warned that funneling about 5 billion dollars yearly back to states could starve certain educational programs of earmarked federal aid.
Washington officials say most Demo contenders oppose the Laos invasion and expect political gains for Nixon from planned U S troop withdrawals in April. They claim the push into Laos serves military aims, while timing could yield domestic advantages.
The My Lai trial of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. resumes in Ft. Benning Georgia with arguments over whether psychiatric testimony should be admitted. The government seeks to bar defense psychiatry as irrelevant, and Judge Reid Kennedy will hold a juryless hearing as the first item.
The Supreme Court is asked to review a case on federal power to ban Panogen seed treating fungicide containing mercury. Two firms that manufacture and distribute the product petition, naming Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin and USDA officials as defendants under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, enforcement later moving to the EPA.
National Can Co signs a three year contract with United Steelworkers ending a nationwide strike by three other canmakers. Steelworkers president I W Abel calls the settlement excellent and responsive to members needs as negotiations expand to 650000 workers in steel aluminum copper and can industries.
A top White House official said South Vietnamese forces in Laos have cut about half of the Ho Chi Minh trail supply routes used by the North Vietnamese. The disclosure followed the official's return to Washington from a four day holiday weekend with President Nixon in Florida.
Senator B Everett Jordan of North Carolina remains awake and resting well after a 3 1/2 hour operation at Duke University Medical Center to remove a malignant tumor from his colon. Surgeons say they removed a portion of the large intestine and found no indication the cancer had spread.
Governor William A. Egan testified at hearings on an 800 mile trans Alaskan pipeline to Valdez arguing the state must gain oil revenue to avert bankruptcy. Interior Secretary Morton urged further review of environmental impacts and policy discussions before any permission to Alyeska.
Sen. Edward J. Gurney says the State Department blocked IRS tax investigations in Japan during the Vietnam troop buildup, with a ban from July 22, 1966, to October 8, 1969. He notes IRS agents are now stationed in South Vietnam pursuing hundreds of tax cases tied to service clubs and post exchanges.
Author Jesse Hill Ford was indicted for first degree murder in the shooting death of Pvt. George H. Doaks Jr. Doaks, 21, of Trenton, was killed November 16 as he sat in a car in Ford's driveway. Ford, 42, is free on 20000 dollar bond and faces a 250000 dollar civil suit by Doaks' widow. Allegations include a distant relative present at the scene.
The U S Command reports five aircraft lost across South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia with 22 Americans killed 22 wounded and one missing. Officials warn of possible further air strikes against SAM sites in North Vietnam to shield B52 raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail near Laos.
AF Colonel Gerald V. Kehrli convicted by a seven-colonel court martial of seven marijuana charges and given three years in prison plus a $15,000 fine. One count acquitted. No dismissal from service, pension potential remains. Verdict subject to automatic review by Gen. Clay and the Court of Military Review.
Sen. Vance Hartke urged immediate Senate Commerce Committee hearings into Secretary Maurice Stans stock in Great Southwest Corp and his role in Penn Central loan guarantees. AP disclosures show Stans owned about 318 060 worth of Great Southwest stock in 1970 while government backed aid was considered.
Texas airman Jimmy Ray Finley 24 from Fort Worth was freed after 17 hours in captivity near Ankara. Turkish police hunt five-man gang led by Deniz Germis, suspected leftist extremists tied to recent bank robberies. Finley underwent questioning by U.S. Air Forces investigators as security measures tighten around American personnel in Turkey.
Four major New York banks lowered the prime lending rate by 0.25 percentage point to 5.75 percent. Bankers Trust Co and Chase Manhattan led the move, with First National City and Chemical Banks soon matching.
Partly cloudy and windy west of the Pecos through Wednesday. Cooler in the north on Wednesday with highs 65 to 80. Tonight's low 32 to 48.
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