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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1970
Page
2
Sen. J W Fulbright calls for a ceiling of 10 million dollars on the Pentagon public relations budget, accusing a propaganda drive of undermining citizens' independent judgment and urging a single office to centralize information efforts.
FBI figures show total crime up 13 percent in the first quarter, with violent crimes rising 12 percent nationally but at a slower pace than last year. Property crimes jumped 13 percent, while urban and rural areas posted varying increases. A separate note mentions a Maori honor for widows involving a mukas fiber and seaweed adornment.
A AP report from Austin notes next year’s redistricting will be the hardest yet due to Supreme Court actions uncertainty and limited data. Preliminary census figures show Dallas Houston San Antonio and Fort Worth gaining nine House seats and three shared with rural areas. The big four urban counties also gain three Senate seats, with each House member representing about 73 242 people.
Israeli air force conducts five hour raids on Egyptian positions near the Suez Canal with 56 jets in two waves. Arab grenade attacks in Hebron and Khan Yunis cause no major damage. News notes U S pressure over land concessions and arms sales linked to UN resolution. Census details project shifts in Texas county representation. Roosevelt kinship noted.
The article notes Penn Central's financial troubles with 1970 losses and limited profits at subsidiaries, while a federal loan guarantee faces congressional opposition led by Wright Patman. It explains Section 77 trusteeship, a planned $200 million defense loan guarantee scrapped, and the historic 11 year merger aimed at reducing wasteful competition.
In Da Nang Vietnam the trial of Pfc Thomas R Boyd Jr 19 Evansville Ind opened with his lawyers asking that he be tried only by a military judge rather than a full court martial The request was granted as Boyd faces charges in the February 19 killings of five women and 11 children during a night patrol in Son Thang 27 miles south of Da Nang
Ambassador Gerard C. Smith, chief U.S. negotiator at SALT talks with the Soviet Union, flew home from Vienna aboard a special Air Force plane for a brief Washington consultation. He said the stay would be short as he reviews developments with relevant departments.
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