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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1971
Page
4
Editorial notes Dr Nixon's call for a massive national effort to curb drug use. It cites Vietnam soldiers' rising heroin addiction, outlines plans to cut overseas sources, prosecute pushers, treat addicts, and educate the public. The piece condemns marijuana legalization and warns of penalties for first offenders.
The piece notes international cards American Express Diners Club and Carte Blanche faced no shock during Europe’s dollar turmoil. Merchants were paid in their own currencies by issuers, sparing local businesses while travelers faced reimbursement back home in dollars.
A rock formation in Meramec Caverns near Stanton Missouri long called Mother-in-law's Tongue has been renamed Martha Mitchell's Tongue to honor the wife of the U.S. attorney general. The humorous note emphasizes fame over exact location.
HAL BOYLE recounts a string of sharp witted lines from a bill collector to a debtor, with humor about hot weather, lawsuits, and family banter. In Robinson Illinois Lincoln Trail College receives a 75 year old Conestoga wagon hoop set donated by the Morris Davis family, tied to Abraham Lincoln era memorabilia.
The Supreme Court rules 5-3 that private individuals must prove actual malice to win libel damages, broadening protection for press reporting. The decision, in a Rosenbloom case, shifts to stronger protection for health and business reporting and for smaller outlets, with broader public issue ventilation.
Washington analysis argues Nixon and Congress share responsibility for a stagnant national mood. It notes eroding faith in government, failing urban recovery, and rising inflation and unemployment. The piece cites Muskie plans, concerns over funding cities, and youth disillusionment amid a broad call for renewed purpose.
A collection of light items from L M Boyd includes surveys naming Wendy as the most admired female name and Michael for males among students. It notes eye lenses with starry glints, Playboy cover stars and dating trivia, airline stewardesses’ mood surveys, aging headlines, and a playful tale about Tom Jr. versus Tom II.
Yale hosted a spring speaker series featuring Gloria Steinem Gus Hall Seymour Hersh Charles Garry and Yitzhak Rabin with Kent State seeking Billy Graham for fall. The campus atmosphere remained open yet tense as debates and protests shaped the lineup and tone.
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