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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1970
Page
1
Senate opponents of President Nixon's Safeguard antimissile system urge limiting future ABM spending to research and development. They argue this could save $350 million now and billions later while still enabling completion of the first phase of the system intended to protect U.S. missile batteries.
In Golidagh and Ghaznaveh 26 more bodies were recovered, swelling the death toll from Thursday's quake to 126. Red Lion and Sun officials warn many villages remain unheard from as the region endures widespread devastation.
Black leaders on Chicago's South Side call for adults to remove the Black Stone Nation from their neighborhoods amid terror and murder. Three Negro ministers pledge to curb gang activity after a church fire early morning injures no one.
The Nixon administration urged a $1.6 billion tax on lead additives in gasoline to reduce air pollution and fund federal programs. The tax was part of three revenue proposals sent to Congress as a thick smog blanket covered New York City and the East Coast.
Airline stewardesses reject the midi lock fashion statement, signaling at least one more year of traditional uniforms. Designers had catered to their preferences, but flight attendants retain freedom in style and dress norms, resisting a new standard.
Washington AP reports astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first moon orbit, is a front-runner to head the Space agency. He left active Air Force duty and NASA on July 1 to join Eastern Airlines as a vice president.
Washington dispatch notes strategists view the Russian space bomb as the USSR response to U S antiballistic missile development. Pentagon officials say there is no defense against the weapon and that the Soviets are believed to have deployed it.
Attorney General John N. Mitchell told a Senate subcommittee that federal crime fighting funds will continue going to states. He said state officials are best positioned to decide where money is needed, rebuffing Senator Edward Kennedy’s request to bypass states temporarily and fund cities directly.
Washington House members clashed over granting President Nixon temporary power to freeze prices and wages. Republicans charged the move is a political maneuver to pressure the administration.
Washington AP backs of a House move push a 20000 per crop limit on farm subsidies, led by Rep Silvio O Conte. Support from GOP leaders and groups grows, with key vote on a lower ceiling likely next week in a test tied to the three year farm bill.
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces clashed with North Vietnamese troops in the central highlands near Pleiku City. The battle left 56 North Vietnamese and 2 South Vietnamese dead, with two American helicopters shot down and three crewmen wounded. American air power reported 44 NVA killed, while intelligence noted increased activity near the Cambodian border.
The forecast notes cloudy conditions and warm temperatures tonight through Saturday with a few late afternoon or evening thundershowers mainly over the southeast region. Low temperatures around 62 to 68 degrees.
The FDA revisits an eight year old plan to restrict cereal fortification. The proposal would boost nutrients in the poorest cereals while banishing many fortified varieties, allowing only niacin riboflavin thiamine and iron additions with specified daily minimums.
In Montevideo Uruguay a U S embassy official was kidnapped by Tupamaro guerrillas. They seized Dan A Mitrione a 50 year old public safety adviser and later found him wounded in a suburb. Police said two other officers were briefly targeted but not captured. The Brazilian consul Aloisi Comitti was also reported kidnapped.
TEL AVIV AP Israel accepted the U S peace proposal for the Middle East and agreed to a three month cease fire with Egypt under UN mediation by Gunnar Jarring. Egypt and Jordan also accepted the plan while Palestinian guerrillas split on the accord.
President Nixon told reporters he guarantees Israel’s military position would not be endangered if it joins Egypt and Jordan in a 90 day ceasefire during Middle East negotiations. He noted Israeli cabinet divisions and signaled a standstill condition during any ceasefire while stressing cooperation over coercion in school desegregation and a cautious approach to budget and tax policy. He linked the Cambodia peace effort to improved negotiation prospects and urged Congress to advance environmental protections amid smog concerns.
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