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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1971
Page
3
Washington AP report notes federal plan to issue thousands of pollution permits with public access barred. Officials say the system compares permits to standards while secrecy hides exact input and output data from public scrutiny.
Frank E. Fitzsimmons gains near total support at the Teamsters convention toward a five year term as chief. He wins a $125,000 salary and a $2 monthly dues hike for two million members, to fund $5 million yearly strike benefits and services. Opponent Theodore Daley protests the pay and spending control as Fitzsimmons assumes power after Hoffa resignation.
Texas climatologist Robert Orton said drought weakened in South Texas after 3 to 9 inches of rain near the Winter Garden area. He noted Palmer drought severity improved from minus 4.4 to minus 2.7, while parts of the state remain in extreme or moderate drought with forecast rainfall patterns and regional variations.
The SEC questions Governor Preston Smith and Democratic leader Elmer Baum in a civil suit alleging illegal manipulation of National Bankers Life stock. Depositions cover profits from 1969 trades funded by Sharpstown Bank loans, with multiple lawmakers named and a pending Aug. 30 hearing.
U S helicopters delivered 1500 South Vietnamese troops into Cambodia's Parrot's Beak area for a new push against North Vietnamese bases. The operation aims to trap sapper units, disrupt communications, and slow infiltration toward South Vietnam as monsoon conditions rise.
The diphtheria tally in San Antonio rose to 32 cases in 1971 with two new infections reported, one child dead this year and three total deaths last year. Over 140,000 people have received boosters since June 5 as health officials urge 250,000 more to get boosted to avert a repeat epidemic. One new patient is a 10 year old boy from a low income housing project. the age of the other patient is not immediately available.
A consumer lawsuit in Washington challenges President Nixon's liberalized depreciation rules intended to spur business investment. The suit claims unconstitutional bypass of Congress and may delay or invalidate the tax breaks, though Treasury officials say investments may still proceed. The case cites Nader Common Cause and others and notes projected 1971 business spending remains subdued.
Air Force Captain Thomas Culver faces court martial at Lakenheath England for protest action against the Vietnam War. Proceedings focus on alleged disobedience and conduct unbecoming an officer during duty.
Arab guerrillas and Israeli forces clashed on two fronts amid village searches for rocket attackers who killed two and wounded twenty near Tel Aviv. A Syria origins rocket attack hit Petah Tikvah, damaging a hospital and a school. Curfews were imposed and suspects rounded up as the fighting continued.
The Senate approved creating a standalone Conquest of Cancer Agency reporting to the president with a budget up to 1 billion dollars annually by 1976, aiming to unify cancer research beside the NIH. Opponents fear a breakup of NIH and cosmetic change, while supporters call the step essential to final breakthroughs.
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