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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1970
Page
1
In Honolulu the third annual U S Korea defense conference begins with Korean negotiator Jung Nae Hiuk opposing any troop withdrawals. He says the 62 000 American troops should stay and defense remains strong. In Washington the House debates a reform bill on TV coverage of procedures.
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins join a reunion in Jefferson City Missouri on the first anniversary of the moon landing. They view the heat scarred spacecraft Columbia on public exhibit for the first time since its return to earth last week.
Washington AP State Department reformers propose 468 recommendations from 13 task forces led by Deputy Undersecretary William B. Macomber. They’ve presented the plan to Secretary William P. Rogers for review and await fall publication. Some measures need Congress funding, others fit existing authority.
Republican leaders tell President Nixon he may be overruled if he vetoes the $4.4 billion education appropriation. Nixon signaled a possible veto, denouncing what he called excessive spending and urging taxpayers to reject irresponsible government expenditures.
All 721 people aboard the Fulvia were rescued after a sea fire 100 miles north of the Canary Islands. The ship was abandoned as a total loss. Most passengers were Italian and the crew Norwegian. they reached Santa Cruz aboard the Ancerville, a French luxury liner, on Sunday night.
Proposals to lower the voting age will appear on the November 3 ballot in at least 13 states. Backers push despite a drop in interest after a federal law allowing 18 year olds to vote. President Nixon suggested a constitutional route but signed the act.
Princess Anne is less tolerant of newsmen than Prince Charles during the first Washington visit. A British Embassy spokesman says the royals enjoyed themselves most of the time while Nixon held 80 minutes of private talks with Charles at the end of the tour.
Rising concern over air pollution and underestimation of demand could create a shortage of low-sulphur residual fuel oil this winter. Utilities rely on residual oil to power generators and heat buildings, risking higher electric rates and possible shutdowns or shifts to higher sulphur fuel. Demand is rising faster than supply as municipalities push stricter sulphur limits and utilities rush to secure cleaner fuel.
Senator William Proxmire cites GAO data showing $3.6 billion in overruns across 38 major defense systems in nine months, bringing total overruns to $23.8 billion. He faults waste and mismanagement and backs efforts to cut up to $5 billion from the procurement bill while the Pentagon faces cost pressures on programs like Safeguard ABM, P3C, and Minuteman missiles.
The 16th Geneva anniversary saw a spate of attacks across Cambodia and along the DMZ with a rocket strike on Saigon. One American killed and nine wounded. U S B 52 raids resumed. Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces report multiple enemy casualties while U S troop strength falls to 408,600 with further withdrawals planned.
Washington AP Mondale opens a two day inquiry by his migrant subcommittee seeking who bears responsibility for sub human migrant camp conditions. Dr Raymond Wheeler testified about foundation funded visits to Texas and Florida camps reporting deliberate deprivation. He cites NBC reforms pressure from Coca Cola and growers groups while forecasts mention weather near West of the Pecos. Highs 86 to 103 low 58 to 73 with showers tonight.
Kansas City AP report says Agriculture Secretary Cliford Hardin opposes a $20 000 cap on acreage payments, urging a higher limit to keep farm program effective. He, Rep. W R Poage and Page Behder toured Wyandotte County Kansas and warned a too low limit could exclude large farmers and derail reform.
A White House panel urged de-emphasizing college education, taxing polluters, and building new cities to ease urban crowding. The 228 page report Toward Balanced Growth says 70 percent of people may cluster on one tenth of the land, with three belts absorbing much of the population, and calls for coordinated action to reverse this trend. It notes schooling overemphasis and suggests other strategies while predicting future tech like birth control devices and advanced TV.
The Weather Bureau issued an advisory at 10 a.m. CDT noting a tropical low moved from the northwest Caribbean into the southeast Gulf of Mexico and intensified to a tropical storm this morning.
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