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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1970
Page
1
The World Today reports tense debates as Southern Baptists gather for their 125th anniversary convention in Denver. The conflict pits literal scripture interpretation against modern critical analysis amid a denomination of about 11.5 million members.
About 500 people arrived by charter boat to Alcatraz Island for a ceremony asserting native ownership as Indians refuse evacuation despite a government power and water cutoff and plans to convert the fortress into a park. Richard Oakes, a Mohawk leader, vowed the land remains theirs.
Eight primaries mark the largest political day so far in the campaign year with George C. Wallace's third party hopes at stake in Alabama's gubernatorial runoff. Attention also centers on Senate primaries in California New Jersey Montana and Mississippi and governor ballots in California New Mexico and South Dakota as House seats in all eight states are up for grabs.
Ottawa notes the Canadian dollar will rise as Ottawa lifts the peg removing an official 92.5 U.S. cent value. Finance Minister Edgar J. Benson says Canada will let the dollar float in world markets and resume IMF obligations to keep it within narrow limits when feasible.
Government safety experts cite defects and improper maintenance as major causes of rail derailments, which have surged 105 percent in seven years. Evacuations followed derailments of trains carrying hazardous materials in 53 communities since 1964, with 12 dead, 155 injured, and millions in property losses.
Washington policy officials warn the home mortgage subsidy aids low income families but may fuel slum speculation and racial discrimination. Director Charles B. Davis cites data showing Negro families buying older inner city homes while White families buy new suburban homes. He notes slum speculators use the program to unload unsellable houses, some violating codes beyond local enforcement.
Bangkok Thailand AP reports the cabinet will decide Tuesday on a major military aid package for Cambodia including a volunteer ground force and a naval flotilla. Prime Minister Thanom Kitikachorn said cabinet approval was certain after a report from Gen. Praphas Charusathien about his Cambodia visit last week.
Stockholm prime minister Olaf Palme travels to the United States to clarify Sweden’s sex habits and stance on U S deserters while signaling he will again criticize U S actions in Vietnam and Cambodia if needed. He expresses concern over a foreign image of Sweden.
An earthquake struck Peru causing extensive damage from Lima to Trujillo and Chimbote. Officials warned the death toll could rise for hours as aftershocks continued and cities reported widespread destruction. Local reports cited hundreds dead, with Panamericana listing 140 in Huaraz and Chimbote reporting multiple fatalities.
U S artillery fired over 2000 shells from 20 howitzers into a suspected North Vietnamese staging area near Kra Sang Cambodia, an extended five hour attack described as intense and comparing to WW II fronts. The operation coincided with Cambodian martial law and a new Cambodian security crackdown in Lon Nol era tensions.
A letter signed by 58 senators calls for selling 125 additional warplanes to Israel, a total possibly rising to 60 or 70 by delivery to Secretary of State Rogers late today. The bipartisan appeal has circulated quietly for weeks, with sponsors hopeful of White House support. Rogers arrived from Portugal after NATO talks in Rome and diplomacy in Madrid and Lisbon.
Arab rocket fire injures six Israeli schoolchildren and three adults in Beit Shean as Israeli forces retaliate across the Suez Canal front. The report outlines heavy fighting with Egyptian raids, multiple casualties, and a Tel Aviv court sentencing six Arab Israeli citizens to life for placing hazardous devices in Haifa.
President Nixon returns to Washington after a 2 1/2 hour briefing at the Western White House with Gen. Creighton Abrams and Adm. John S. McCain Jr. They report progress in Cambodia and discuss plans affecting Vietnam troop withdrawals. No new decisions expected. a June 30 deadline for Cambodia troop withdrawal remains.
Wall Street veterans say the present market differs from 1929 with stronger margin rules and regulation. The Dow rose 38.27 points last week but remains about 285 below the 1968 high, while analysts note a calmer mood and structural changes since the crash.
In a 5-2 ruling the Supreme Court upheld federal judges' power to end strikes despite no-strike contracts, aiming to push arbitration. The decision reverses prior court stance and applies to a California supermarket chain. The term also notes Maxwell's execution sparing while challenges to capital punishment remain undecided.
The Associated Press reports a record 384 highway deaths over the two day Memorial Day weekend as the tally surpassed the 1959 two day record of 310. The National Safety Council had estimated 50 to 450 fatalities for the period, with counting from Friday 6 pm to Sunday midnight.
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