Rare plants of Pecos area and their history
The piece surveys Pecos area flora including mountain laurel in the Davis Mountains and Pecos, big drunk beans used by Indians as beads and for a narcotic brew, the injurious loco weed, cenizo barometer plant, salt cedar along the Pecos River, screw bean near extinction, maguey flowering stalks, ocotillo properties, candlewood fuel value, creosote bush birth control traits, peyote narcotic uses, crown of thorns as a Christmas tree substitute.
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Davis Mountains
Pecos
Reeves County
Texas
Third Street
Pecos River
New Mexico
California
Rio Grande
Arizona
Editorial on national humility fasting prayer amid Watergate fallout
The Senate calls for a day of humility and prayer modeled on Lincoln amid Watergate fallout. Sen Hatfield contends national corruption and waste erode leadership, prompting questions about accountability. The piece argues responsibility rests with both Congress and the public if honesty erodes further.
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FS Senate
Sen
Mark © Hatfield
Rore
Abraham Lincoln
Hatfield
Watergate
Congress
Amercans
Waste to fuel plan sparks energy debate in El Cajon
Ralph Nader questions the energy crisis while El Cajon plans a 3.2 million Solid Waste Resources Recovery Center to convert 200 tons of trash daily into burnable fuel and low-sulfur oil. The project aims to meet 30,000 residents by 1975, prompting broader questions about energy shortages and policy.
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Ralph Nader
Consumer Advocate
Nader
el Cajon
Calif
Nation must stop procrastinating on reforms
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff argues the United States faces repeated crises because planners both public and private delay decisive action. He cites oil shortages foreseen decades ago, noting oil companies favored foreign crude to boost profits while the federal government failed to push incentives or mandates.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor Published
Readers are invited to submit letters but must include the writer’s signature and address which may be withheld on request. Letters may not exceed 500 words and should address general interest topics. Submissions in poor taste will not be considered for publication.
World Almanac Facts on Books as Weapons in War
In 1941 Franklin Roosevelt told the American Booksellers Association that books cannot be killed by fire and that thoughts endure beyond oppression. He asserted that no man or force can suppress books that embody humanity’s fight against tyranny, calling books weapons in war.
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Franklin Roosvelt
American Booksellers Association
Memory and nostalgia in Hal Boyle column
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as a defining human trait, praising its healing power while noting its potential pains. He covers vivid vignettes from midcentury life, from barber prices to everyday curiosities, ending with a note on pin as the color for Britain on maps and the incomplete thought on journalists and maps.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Saturday Evening Post
Pin
This Day In History January 4 1974 Highlights
On January 4 1974 notable events include 1970 phrase of presidential address by George Washington. Other entries cover Isaac Newton birth 1643 in Lincolnshire, Utah statehood 1869, Nazi youth training 1936, Cassino east attack 1944, MacArthur education push in Japan 1946, Burma independence 1948, Pope Paul VI Jerusalem visit, Czechoslovakia reforms warning, B 52 loss in Southeast Asia, and birthdays of Grace Bumpry Floyd Patterson and Jane Wyman. Thought for today quotes David Hume.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Isaac Newton
Lincolnshire
England
Utah
Germany
Cassino
Italy
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Burma
Paul VI
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Czechoslovakia
United States
Southeast Asia
Grace Bumpry
Floyd Patterson
Jane Wyman
David Hume
In Praise of America from a Canadian Voice
Sen Lloyd Bentsen cites Gordon Sinclair's Toronto essay praising America's ideals and aid. He notes US leadership in postwar reconstruction, moon missions and disaster relief, urges pride amid energy shortages, and lauds American generosity and resilience.
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America
Gordon Sinclair
Sinclair
Germany
Japan
Britain
Italy
Paris
Toronto
Earth
France
India
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
U.S
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Red Horse
Sudbury
Mass
Longfellow
Buckner News Alliance
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
Boyle
Mary Pickford
Goure
By Roger Bollen
Lloyd Bentsen
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