05 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1971
Page
1
Gov elect George C. Wallace wed Cornelia Ellis Snively at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery. The 52 year old widower and 32 year old divorcee honeymoon at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama.
AP reports two more Jewish trials in Leningrad were postponed by one day without explanation. Jewish sources in Moscow said officials in Leningrad would not confirm the delays. The government reportedly barred foreign correspondents from attending the proceedings.
Washington reports a new federal statute doubles charges for offenses involving a firearm. Bank robbery with a weapon now counts as two separate crimes, one for the robbery and one for the firearm. The measure aims to strengthen penalties across gun linked federal crimes.
Eight men posing as customers held up the Debrow Furniture Co store in South Philadelphia. They terrorized employees and customers, killed one man, wounded two others, and attempted to set the store on fire. Ten people were injured from kicks and pistol-whippings while bound on the floor.
The Customs Bureau reports a sharp drop in drugs weapons and explosives shipped illegally to the United States by American troops overseas since a government crackdown began last spring. A bureau spokesman said the situation is at a controllable level.
Oklahoma City AP reports Democrat David Hall will be sworn in as governor next Monday. Governor Dewey Bartlett says he does not mind being called an Okie, recalling his 1968 OKIE Program for Oklahoma Key to Industrial Expansion.
Birmingham officials shelved a proposal under the national ABC program to bring disadvantaged youths to live and attend school in the suburb. Homeowners in the affluent largely white Detroit area pressured the commission, leading to the project being laid aside.
State Department officials say North Vietnam could be in a position by January’s end to launch a new but small Tet offensive in Cambodia. White House and Pentagon officials share the interpretation of the intelligence reports.
The Associated Press reports an Arctic freeze driving into the U S heartland after a weekend storm. Temperatures plunged to zero or below from the northern and central Rockies to the central Great Lakes. Hard freeze warnings extended into southern Texas overnight.
Davis campaign organizers report 47 Free Angela committees in the United States and seven abroad as Angela Davis faces trial on murder kidnapping and conspiracy charges in a courthouse shooting that left four dead. Cassandra Davis coordinates Bay Area committees and compares the support to the outpouring after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. The two Davises are not related.
President Nixon, in a televised interview, cites progress in withdrawing U.S. troops from South Vietnam as a key accomplishment while acknowledging domestic setbacks. He stresses shared Congress responsibility, cites Kent State shootings and a Wisconsin incident, and outlines hopes for prosperity and peace by 1972. He also discusses welfare reform, health care, and a potential U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms agreement amid Middle East tensions.
United Nations veterans report resumed talks as Israel and Egypt push hard lines on troop withdrawals. Jarring met Israeli envoy Tel Aviv and received a Dec 28 letter from Abba Eban signaling resumption. Sadat warned of all-out war while U.S. Rogers pledges behind-the-scenes support.
A flu outbreak in Fort Lauderdale caused 13 000 cases and 18 deaths in a week, prompting officials to declare an epidemic. Broward County Health Director Dr Paul Hughes notes the elderly are most affected and urges vaccination or booster shots to prevent the illness.
Travelers warned as cloudiness increases tonight. Snow flurries expected mainly in mountains, with more during Wednesday. Tonight's low around 0 to 18 and Wednesday's high near 15 to not specified.
In a 3rd Circuit ruling, federal housing programs must study the impact of new projects on racial integration. Judge John J. Gibbons said desegregation is not the sole goal but agency decisions must weigh rehabilitation needs against concentration. The decision, likened to a landmark, affects plans for a North Philadelphia public housing project amid protests by local residents.
Consumer groups attack FDA plan to use industry funded studies from CRI to guide new nutritional labeling. CRI would conduct field tests at no cost to the government, potentially up to 100000 dollars, with results shaping policy though critics warn of bias and improper influence.
Pittsburgh faces a labor crisis as teachers strike closing schools for 73 000 students while maintenance workers union negotiates a new contract. Local press outages affect 600 000 subscribers to the Pittsburgh Press and Post Gazette with news from radio and TV. City services including police refueling at garages are disrupted.
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