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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
3
Skylab 1 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz extended their mission to surpass the previous 23 days 18 hours 22 minutes Soyuz 11 record. The trio reached a new milestone at 3 22 a m EDT surpassing the Soviet mission for longest single spaceflight.
Cuban refugees in the United States express a strong desire to go back to Cuba despite exile. Ignacio Hernandez, a 38 year old auto mechanic who came on a freedom flight two years ago, says he would sign a paper to go to a Cuban jail if he could return immediately. His wife and 7 year old son remain in a town about 40 miles outside Havana.
Mayors from across the nation denounce the Better Communities Bill arguing over how federal dollars should be spent. The dispute centers on directing community development funds to the poor and the overall level of federal aid while administration officials push for broader local spending freedom.
Anderson Clayton & Co. announced it will withdraw from cotton merchandising in the United States. The Memphis based firm says U.S. cotton operations will be unaffected by the move and access to Brazil and Mexico will remain unchanged. The company founded in 1964 built profits from cotton trading into a diversified portfolio.
The monthly Medicare Medical Insurance premium rises 50 cents to 6.30 starting July 1973 per Odessa Social Security Office district manager H P Thomas. The increase funds the pay as you go system. a few late enrollees may pay 10 percent more for each year since first signup or after cancellation.
In Dyersburg Tennessee barber and ordained Southern Baptist minister Guy Merryman runs a quiet wedding service from his shop. He performs ceremonies between haircuts with witnesses from waiting customers or beauty shop staff. The sign reads Haircuts and Weddings Per formed Here Separately. Merryman says about three couples wed weekly and pricing is flexible.
Mexico City features four life size bronze statues along Paseo de la Reforma honoring heroes of reform and French intervention. The statues, two per state, stand amid smog and traffic, with historical notes on their creation by seven sculptors and Porfirio Diaz era support.
Legislators pass a new statute making failure to report suspected child abuse a misdemeanor with fines from 100 to 506 dollars and possible jail time up to six months. Rep. Chris Semos notes it extends a 1971 mandatory reporting law as doctors teachers and neighbors may be obliged to act. Reports to county welfare units are protected by legal immunity when made in good faith.
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