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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
4
Editorial argues U S industry suffers from provincialism that blocks foreign markets. It cites oxygen hose color, European adapters, and non metric practices as barriers. The piece supports the International Voluntary Standards Cooperation Act of 1971 to ensure U S participation in global standards writing.
A Hazleton chemical engineer patents a method to soak up oil slicks using shredded tires and scrap polystyrene. The goo absorbs oil and can become an asphalt like material for roads and roofing. Separate notes discuss forestry by products and Vermont whey pollution turning into usable products and jobs.
Five years ago a Texan dismissed snails and frogs legs but soon embraced sauces and cheese courses. He switched from beer to wine, learned terms like vintage and sommelier, and built a wine rack as he and Louise Cook recount their edible experiment from barbecue to veal and grand marnier desserts.
Pfc. John P. recalls volunteering for Vietnam duty to avoid drug use at Ft. Bragg and Fayetteville. He returns addicted to heroin, detailing ruined savings and drained health after months of use abroad. Congressmen estimate about 60,000 soldiers shared his lesson at ages around 19.
The article cites observers who say West Germany now shows the strongest per capita patent activity signaling a promising climate for business. It contrasts this with commentary on marital happiness and includes reader questions on memory skills and penicillin allergies, plus a Vietnam heroin case from Ft. Bragg and its treatment.
Mars possesses two natural satellites Deimos and Phobos with diameters about 5 and 10 miles. Asaph Hall discovered them in 1877. The World Almanac, however, notes Jonathan Swift described these moons with uncanny accuracy in Gulliver's Travels published in 1726.
Washington reports from NEA that the 24th Congress and related party gatherings reveal widespread labor discipline violations in the USSR. Brezhnev's answer emphasizes stricter enforcement, enhanced political police role, centralized planning, and firm plant level control to curb nonproducers and economic crimes.
WASHINGTON i NEA: The piece rebuts myths about Social Security. It explains that contributions do yield benefits, estimates returns for a modeled couple across years, notes Medicare coverage at 65, and counters employer burden theories while强调 the program as insurance tied to earnings.
The dollar remains the strongest currency in markets though its physical life is brief. The Treasury says a dollar bill lasts about 18 months and withstands roughly 8 000 folds, far longer than European notes at about 2 000 folds. Wallet wear is unlikely to degrade it quickly.
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