17 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1971
Page
1
Congress resumes after a five day recess with little ready for action. The Senate fixes on filibuster reform while the House Ways and Means considers raising the debt ceiling from 395 to 435 billion dollars, marking a potential first floor measure.
The State Department reports about 1 10 Americans are jailed overseas with over 700 on drug charges. Consuls visit prisoners, help obtain lawyers, relay communications to families, may attend trials, and monitor fair treatment, said Barbara M Watson.
Los Angeles jurors in the Sharon Tate murder case leave the sequestered hotel after seven months. They were told by the judge they could move today, though they will return to court daily for the ongoing penalty phase proceedings.
Researchers study last week’s earthquake in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles a major data bonanza. The Feb. 9 event caused 64 deaths and up to 31 billion in damage and is the most comprehensively measured quake to date.
Edward J. Epstein contends in a New Yorker piece that police did not murder 28 Black Panthers in a nationwide genocide scheme. The article criticizes media for not fact checking the allegations made by Black Panther party spokesman Charles R. Garry.
Prime Minister Edward Heath’s government announced a defense cut of 158 million dollars for 1971-72, reducing the budget to 6.1 billion. The white paper cites manpower and administrative savings as the primary means.
Armed leftists seized an American airman inside a U S base near Ankara but released him unharmed after about 17 hours. Informants said the group planned a dramatic anti American act, possibly sabotage or theft, but were discovered by Sgt. Jimmy Ray Finley of Fort Worth Texas who thwarted the plot.
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. faces murder charges for the My Lai killings as his defense argues he lacked mental capacity three years ago to determine the legality of any order. Attorney George Latimer contends his mind and decision processes were impaired at the time.
S Frank Raftery president of the Painters Union in Miami Beach says Nixon's hint of wage price controls is a bluff and calls it his hole card. He adds he spoke for himself though most building trades leaders likely share the view.
President Nixon, who once rejected wage and price controls, is now reportedly considering a temporary freeze on construction wages and prices. The move, discussed after early economic reports, could clash with his prior stance and may echo calls to repeal or suspend the Davis Bacon Act. A White House backer notes the President has shifted on restraint measures.
The January industrial production index rose 0.7 percent as auto output rebounds from last fall's GM strike while other sectors lag. Officials cite cautious signs and expect a March‑April jump, with the Fed signaling money growth may quicken to support Nixon's expansion plan and 9 percent GNP rise target.
The Nixon administration reduced the maximum interest on government backed mortgages to 7 percent to bolster the housing market. Southwest Texas expects considerable cloudiness tonight with scattered showers, then decreasing clouds Thursday afternoon. Winds will be strong tonight and Thursday. temperatures range from 36 to 84 with a high near 84 and a low around 36 to 52.
North Vietnamese forces besiege a U S position near the Rockpile ten miles northeast of Khe Sanh as rain and clouds block reinforcements. An Army spokesman said contact broke off at midnight, while Air Force reports note sporadic activity and ongoing bombing.
Senate investigators opened hearings on charges a syndicate of American businessmen used kickbacks and gifts to sway U S officials and capture profits from U S troops. Investigators say slot machines and liquor sales were shaped by wartime demand in Vietnam PX clubs with Air Force and Army actions also reported.
An indictment charges Thomas A. Shaheen Jr Joseph De Paola and Max Block Jr with kickback conspiracy tied to California land loans from the Barbers Union pension fund. The fund once valued at 21 million faces collapse amid delinquent mortgages and ties to major financial cases and Bobby Baker.
Cairo reports Egypt informed UN envoy Gunnar Jarring that it will pledge compliance with the Security Council 1967 resolution if Israel does likewise. Al Ahram cites Egypt’s note urging Israel to withdraw from occupied territories and renounce force.
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally urged the House Ways and Means Committee to approve a 340 billion rise in the national debt limit to 435 billion. The hearing marks a partisan clash as Democrats press for fiscal scrutiny while defending the administration’s borrowing needs amid looming deficits.
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