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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1970
Page
1
Airlines expect about 50 million dollars extra yearly from rounding fares to the nearest dollar after approval of the change. An aircraft use tax rising from five to eight percent also began July 1, cutting the expected gain by around 10 million dollars.
Critics label Nixon Latin American policy as politics of neglect while supporters call it politics of realism. Both sides agree the United States has not practiced robust diplomacy south of the border, with a declared low profile approach aiming to reduce U.S. visibility in Latin America.
House Armed Services Chairman Rivers said Congress is unlikely to act on draft reform this year while Secretary Laird announced draft calls will average below 10,000 a month for the rest of the year. Laird said the goal is to reduce calls to zero and establish an all volunteer force, but gave no timeline.
Washington AP reports three days of Senate Finance Committee hearings on Nixon welfare reform show only slight resemblance to the administration proposal. Welfare Secretary Elliot Richardson called it the best effort, but the committee signaled further required revisions as hearings resume next Tuesday.
Alexander Heard, chancellor of Vanderbilt University, says the administration has not yet treated campus unrest as a national emergency. He notes Nixon showed interest in their views but remains uncertain on White House actions.
Pentagon officials say the United States will stabilize its air defense of South Korea while reducing American ground troops this year. The interpretation comes from a vaguely worded communique issued after high level talks in Honolulu. Officials in Seoul insist there is no change in the plan to withdraw forces this year.
Police blamed a youth gang as firebombings and rock throwing erupted around three predominantly Black Peoria housing projects after two women were evicted. Three white patrons were injured in taverns, and more than 20 adults were arrested with about a dozen juveniles detained before a curfew on under 21s and a liquor and bulk gasoline sale ban were imposed.
American fighter bombers and B52s attacked North Vietnamese base camps and supply depots around Ripcord in eastern Laos and near the A Shau valley after the base was abandoned by U.S. troops. The strikes aimed to fill the withdrawal gap while U.S. casualties were kept down.
The Sharon Tate murder trial begins with Deputy District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi outlining the state's case. He plans to reveal the motive behind the August killings and presents Charles Manson and his followers Susan Atkins Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel as the primary defendants.
President Nixon travels west from California for ten days with stops in Fargo North Dakota and Salt Lake City Utah. He meets governors from five upper plains states and Republican colleagues while planning no partisanship until October. The trip includes a Mormon church leaders meeting and a city welcome with public motorcades. The visit marks Salt Lake Valley discovery anniversary and a rodeo event in Salt Palace. Return to Washington will include Denver meetings with state agency heads on federal aid programs.
Navy astronomers report X ray evidence from Centaurus A supports the Big Bang model of universal creation. Infrared measurements suggesting warmer background radiation within the Milky Way are contrasted with findings indicating space radiation is cold elsewhere.
Federal agents search for 10 of 13 Weatherman members indicted on conspiring to build a nationwide network of hazardous devices and harm. Lead figures include Mark Rudd and Bernardine Dohrn. A package with hazardous material exploded in Detroit attempts but failed. Fifteen named as co conspirators.
In Athens Israel pressed Greece to ignore a pact with Arab hijackers freeing seven terrorists but Greece stood by the agreement as promised. In Washington President Nixon signed a bill to aid the lagging building industry with fresh funding. In Chicago indictments allege the Weather Underground planned nationwide operations from a war council in Flint and a central committee to direct underground bombings from Berkeley Chicago New York and Detroit.
Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser says he accepts the latest U.S. proposals for Middle East peace as presented by Secretary Rogers but deems them only procedural and not new. He criticizes Israel's stance, notes Soviet support and weapons promises, and cites U.S. threats to push for cease fire amid ongoing Gaza and Suez tensions.
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