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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1970
Page
1
House war critics push a $6 billion defense spending cut attached to Nixon's debt ceiling hike request. Rep. Vanik argues trimming troops and releasing equivalent servicemen, though backers expect defeat and aim to block the $18 billion debt increase.
Three of four businessmen say government inflation efforts flop while labor groups and Democratic lawmakers echo concern. Nation's Business survey of 712 respondents finds 340 deem Nixon actions failing or stagnant. AFL CIO economist Nathan Goldfinger warns of the worst inflation in 20 years and a worsening recession.
Madison Wisconsin AP reports scientists led by Nobel laureate Dr Gobind Khorana have created a gene entirely from simple organic chemicals. The UW team says genes can be synthesized in the lab raising questions about creating life in a test tube and potential future manipulation of living systems.
Rescue teams faced bad weather and blocked roads as they tried to reach Huaylas Canyon in the Andes. Yungay Caraz and Huaraz were nearly destroyed and officials feared up to 30 000 dead though casualty counts were unclear due to broken communications. In Yungay only about 2500 of 20000 residents survived according to a senior government official.
In Chicago the two month old trucking strike is blamed for nearly 1 billion dollars in business losses and daily wage losses for laid off workers. Small firms continue delivering essentials while 35,000 large rigs idle. attorney Ted Anastos says food deliveries are at risk if the strike worsens.
Arab guerrillas in Jordan fired two rocket waves at Beit Shean wounding seven and killing two schoolchildren. This marks the third such incident affecting Israeli schoolchildren in two weeks.
Washington reports say the Soviet Union agrees to renewed discussions with the United States on a political settlement to the Arab Israeli conflict. Secretary Rogers and Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin met for about 40 minutes with no settlement expected. Rockets strike Beit Shean and Lebanese border towns as Israel conducts counterattacks along the Suez Canal.
Five hundred South Vietnamese troops supported by U S and South Vietnamese air power linked up with defenders at Tun Tavern four miles east of the Laotian border. The bombardment and a reinforced assault followed two days of attacks, with casualties mounting on both sides and at least one American adviser killed.
President Nixon will address the nation at 9 p.m. EDT after a Senate vote on a Dole led measure to curb Cambodia policy. House antiwar members push a debt-limit rider to hasten troop withdrawal as lawmakers plan Cambodia and Vietnam trips for several members and aides.
George C. Wallace clinched the Democratic runoff over Albert Brewer to reclaim Alabama’s governorship and urged President Nixon to “Give us back our schools.” California’s GOP primary featured Reagan’s renomination and Yorty’s defeat. Tunney and Brown led the Dems in a high profile Senate contest.
The Senate voted 54 to 36 against a proposal granting the President a free hand in Cambodia while Americans are held prisoner. The setback came just hours before Nixon prepared a national address to report on progress in the Cambodian campaign.
Washington AP report details the forced departure of Dr. Stanley F. Yolles as director of the National Institute of Mental Health and his firing two hours later by the Nixon administration. The episode follows months of internal clashes over political influence in science, budgets, and leadership at HEW amid accusations of research curbs and decentralization.
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