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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1970
Page
4
Editorial notes an unverifiable Vietnam essay claiming to explore American identity. It contrasts a citizen who demands fiscal balance and speed while indulging contradictions, praising self reliance and compassion, and ends with a verdict on what constitutes a true American in a Lovington New Mexico Leader column.
President Nixon nominates David K. E. Bruce a veteran diplomat to head the U S delegation to Paris. Bruce a Democrat and former ambassador in London Paris and Bonn will take the post by August 1 after briefings with his predecessor and Secretary of State Rogers. Nixon stressed Bruce's flexibility for negotiation and a push toward a negotiated Southeast Asia settlement with free elections and international oversight.
In Bristol a stunt bolt on the main spar failed forcing serobratic pilot Neil Williams to invert the craft. Otto Thee guided the wobbling plane to within feet of the ice and landed safely as onlookers watched in shock and relief.
HAL BOYLE reflects on memories as a safe-deposit vault of life in New York. He recalls small details from the past such as lace kerchiefs, clothing sizes, tongue tests at the doctor, movie-house price boosts, and streetcar commutes. He notes social quirks and inflation era attitudes and ends with nostalgia for those days.
A UT Institute survey shows eight largest Texas counties favor permanent registration while most medium and small counties want annual registration. The study notes lack of safeguards like dead- voter removal and duplicate checks, plus varied interpretations of the law and rising per voter costs from 32 cents to 48 cents in sample counties.
A terse, dialogue light passage contrasts frugal culture with hoarding artifacts. The narrator calls for discarding needless objects while a boss resists long plant closures for vacation. The piece closes noting a loner’s uneasy stance toward books.
The article explains that compensatory damages for personal injuries are not taxable as income because they restore the plaintiff to the prior financial position. Punitive damages, however, may be taxable as income. Examples include defamation verdicts where part is tax free and part is taxable to punish the defendant.
Readers in Pecos protest excessive war and national news in the daily paper. Ted Beauchamp and Mrs. Truman Bynum argue for more hometown notes on Easter visits, college arrivals, and local events. They defend the paper’s role in reporting servicemen and society news while preserving local coverage.
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