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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1973
Page
3
Texas senators approved a House bill delaying the three trimester plan for public schools and sent it to Gov. Briscoe who labeled it emergency legislation. The change shifts the start of the nine month year from September to the 1975-76 school year to allow curricula revisions.
The Nixon administration proposes ending federal support for the Community Action program and dissolving the OEO, arguing for shifting funds to other agencies. A staff memo outlines tactics to win support in Congress, delay budget action, and portray Community Action as ineffective amid expected opposition from workers and allies.
Heating up again in Texas oil regions is the dispute over unitization. The Texas Legislature considers a majority consent bill to compel joining in unit operations under Railroad Commission oversight. East Texas leaders warn of job losses, lower tax values, and economic harm from forced unitization.
The Army’s Court of Military Review today affirmed Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s murder conviction for the My Lai massacre and upheld a 20 year hard labor sentence. The ruling found Calley personally ordered and participated in the killings of unarmed villagers in My Lai on March 16, 1968.
The Nixon administration announced a shift to end direct federal funding for three minority run manpower training programs. Funding will go to mayors of 130 cities, with local authorities to decide how to allocate resources. OIC and JFP plans will be presented to mayors for area wide integration.
Washington Congress pursues a fiscal 1973 spending ceiling and budget control system amid prior failures. A 26 member Joint Study Committee on Budget Control backs 11 guiding principles aiming to lock in yearly ceilings, yet experts warn two budgets must align, complicating implementation.
Thunderbird Oil Corp and Midland firms file to re enter No 1 Harris Pecos County wildcat at old total depth 5575 feet while Tomlinson Interests tests No 11 Fort Stockton Gas Unit and Devonian wells in Gomez and Sheffield Town site areas. Multiple operators report perforations, acidizing, and gas water yields in Pecos County Texas during ongoing exploration.
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