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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1970
Page
1
Pat Nixon arrives with nine tons of relief goods and pledges ongoing American help for Peru after the earthquake. Peru's first lady Consuela Gonzalez de Velasco greets Mrs Nixon with a warm kiss and a cordial embrace as plans for recovery begin.
Two Birch Society Republicans lead in special elections to fill unexpired terms in California districts 24 and 35. John Rousselot, ex congressman and former Birch PR director, pursues district 24 in parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino. John Schmitz seeks district 35 in Orange and San Diego counties.
Buenos Aires reports Pedro Eugenio Aramburu has been missing for a month with Argentines largely losing hope of his survival. The kidnapping revives memories of 27 executions during his 1955 58 administration and raises lingering questions about those cases.
Winds of about 80 mph roared through Yellowstone National Park on Saturday night tearing up hundreds of trees and severing power lines. Park spokesman Vern Hennesay said at times every road in the park was blocked by fallen trees and power was not expected to be restored near Grant Park for at least two days. No injuries were reported.
Rep. David N. Henderson says large government farm subsidies are often portrayed as bad and that major national magazines, among the largest recipients of federal subsidies, help perpetuate this view. He criticizes the emphasis placed on bigness in farm payments.
The Justice Department reports strong early results from Operation Cooperation a joint U S Mexican effort to destroy opium poppies and marijuana in Mexico and to arrest those involved in illicit drug trade.
A bipartisan group of House members plans to press for end to closed committee drafting and nonrecorded floor votes as part of congressional reform debates slated for mid July.
Lt. Gen. Otto J. Glasser told the House defense appropriations subcommittee on April 20 that the government could share up to half of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.'s projected 647 million loss on the C5 cargo jet and lend money to cover the rest. He stressed it is not a bailout, saying the Air Force is in the same boat as Lockheed.
The last American combat troops in Cambodia pulled back into South Vietnam ahead of Nixon’s deadline. A few American advisors remained. Cambodian forces will be left with South Vietnamese support beyond the border. Lon Nol hoped U S air support would continue.
British Prime Minister Edward Heath dispatches 3,000 more troops to Northern Ireland, raising total to 11,350 as emergency measures unfold. In Belfast a weekend battle leaves five civilians dead and 161 injured amid Catholic Protestant clashes.
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser arrived in the Soviet Union to discuss the new American Middle East peace proposals and Egypts defense needs with Soviet leaders. The visit follows Palestinian guerrilla threats to sabotage any settlement and comes as Israeli air attacks on Jordan Lebanon and Egyptian posts along the Suez Canal continue with casualties reported near Kiryat Shmona Beit Shean and along the border.
In Washington the Senate nears a final clash over Cambodia policy as debate over funding limits intensifies. The Cooper Church amendment seeks to cut off funds after June 30, while Allott presses for an earlier vote on halting Indochina spending through year end. President Nixon plans new peace moves after troop withdrawal. House Republicans anticipate possible action to invalidate the amendment even if the Senate approves it.
Washington AP reports the $6.5 billion boost in spendable income arrives next Wednesday as the 5 per cent surtax expires and exemptions rise. Officials say the move may aid a soft economy, with July tax relief and higher exemptions easing personal income after a May dip.
Supreme Court, following the Justice Department guidance, defers ruling on pace of desegregation in Charlotte NC schools and busing and racial balance questions. Civil rights groups urged immediate judgment or a summer session to hear the disputes. In Jackson Mississippi a federal grand jury was empaneled to probe possible outside influence in violence at Jackson State College that left two black youths dead.
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