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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1970
Page
1
Roman Catholic Bishop James E. Walsh aged 79 said his 12 year stay in Red China was humane with good meals and medical care. He noted constant mental pressure without physical mistreatment and disclosed his July release in Hong Kong.
The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed U S financing of South Vietnamese raids into Cambodia while forbidding Pentagon support to Phnom Penh. The policy was part of a $19.2 billion military authorization bill and could await a vote for about a month.
The Pentagon faces possible further cuts up to 10 billion as the Senate moves to trim hardware spending. The Senate Armed Services Committee released the procurement bill reducing the Nixon administration's 20.3 billion request to 19.2 billion, signaling early action next week on antiballistic missiles bombers transports missiles and tanks.
The article notes a shift in leadership dynamics as Leonid Brezhnev reverses himself on the 24th Congress timing. Tass reports a Central Committee vote to hold Congress in March, three months after 1970 ends, implying Brezhnev was overruled by others.
New York AP reports colleges nationwide face dramatic insurance cost rises due to student disorder. Even unaffected schools miss preferred rates for property fire and vandalism coverage, with many shifted to blanket policies covering all risks.
A bus chartered by Hillel Country Day School of Lawrence New York veered off a wet highway near Allentown on U. S. 22. Seven children were killed and 52 injured as frightened students were ejected or trapped while the bus tumbled down an embankment. Investigators described scattered belongings including comic books and a baseball cap at the crash site.
The bomb throwing terrorist, rarely seen in recent U S history, has reemerged in Senate and House probes. The result may be new federal laws regulating the explosives industry and controlling sale and shipment of dynamite nitroglycerin and other bomb components.
The Justice Department has given the go ahead under guidelines for anti pollution lawsuits. The action signals a broad effort to pursue environmental enforcement and seek remedies against violators. Officials did not specify which cases would proceed.
Prince Charles and Princess Anne arrive in Washington for their first U S visit blending American culture with royal presence. They tour the Capitol meet officials at the White House and attend a Smithsonian evening with astronauts Borman and Armstrong. The trip includes Camp David and a White House lawn party with rock music and fireworks.
A slight upturn in real national output is expected in the second quarter Gross National Product report due Friday. A preliminary GNP estimate could show a small increase or even a hold near even, signaling a bottoming of the first quarter decline and boosting confidence ahead of the November elections. The Federal Reserve's industrial production index for June shows a 0.3 percent drop, the third straight monthly decline, with output well below peak levels.
Britain faces a national dock strike as 47 000 longshoremen halt loading and unloading at 40 major ports. The government plans a state of emergency to send the army to unload food cargos while unions demand a 70 percent wage rise and employers refuse to negotiate under pressure.
South Vietnamese delegates withdraw from the World Youth Assembly in New York accusing Communist disruption fascist maneuvers and UN employees of brutality. They cite an interpreter being restrained while attempting to speak and claim discrimination and harassment by UN staff.
An explosion shattered the Northern Bank on High Street Belfast injuring 12 people with four in serious condition. Police say a bomb planted inside the bank caused the blast and scattered debris into nearby stores.
Four Cambodian army battalions moved toward the Kim Rom plateau 50 miles west of Phnom Penh in a bid to retake the resort. Cambodian forces reported enemy rifle fire but few mortars. over 200 Cambodian casualties were noted and mercenaries recalled from the east flank.
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