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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1972
Page
10
Smith proposes state wide food stamp program for Texas
Gov. Preston Smith urged funding a statewide food stamp program in all 254 counties with an estimated cost of 17 to 20 million dollars. He claims the program would generate over 285 million dollars in local economic activity and aid low income citizens with better nourishment than some commodity programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texa
Texas
Preston Smith
Smith
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Raymond Vowell
West Texas Press Association
Sweetwater
Barnes
Briscoe
U.S. Senate
Tower
Yarborough
Sanders
Connally
Hobby
Christie
Hall
Jones
Farenthold
Bob Bullock
Editorial: Florida Democratic presidential field named
The piece lists eleven Democratic contenders for the Florida primary including Wallace Humphrey Muskie Jackson Mills Hartke McGovern Chisholm Lind Yorty McCarthy with Ted Kennedy as a non-candidate. It notes Florida’s March 14 contest and Muskie’s national lead while Wallace shapes the state outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
George Wallace
Alabama
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Wallace
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Congress
Mills
Muskie
United States
Henry Jackson
Washington
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Humphrey
Jackson
Hartke
George McGovern
Shirley Chisholm
John Lind
Sam Yorty
Eugene McCarthy
Ted Kennedy
Nixon Seen Likely to Win New Hampshire Primary
The New Hampshire GOP voters face three choices March 7 with Nixon expected to win by a strong margin. McCloskey aims for at least one vote in five and Ashbrook campaigns less actively to push conservatives, possibly threatening Nixon if McCloskey and Ashbrook together overcome 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Nixon
Paul McCloskey
California
John Ashbrook
Ohio
McCloskey
Vietnam
Ashbrook
China
China Wall Down U S Interest Soars After Nixon Visit
The Nixon trip to Peking triggers a surge of global curiosity about China. Visa inquiries flood Canadian and U N offices while fashion and media reflect a shift in myths. Analysts note China’s internal power struggles and unresolved leadership questions as Mao remains dominant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Peking
China
United States
Canada
United Nations
Ladies Home Journal
Confucius
Today in History March 1 1972 events and birthdays
On March 1 history marks key events including the Articles of Confederation in 1781, first U S bank in 1780, abolition of slavery act in Pennsylvania, Nebraska statehood in 1867, Lindbergh kidnapping in 1932, 1954 Puerto Rican nationalist shooting, Peace Corps creation in 1961, and notable birthdays for Robert Lowell Dinah Shore and Pete Rozelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Hopewell
N.J
U.S
House of Representatives
Washington
U.S. Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy
New York
Idlewild
Kennedy
U.S. House of Representatives
New York Democratic
Adam Clayton Powell
U.S. Senate
Capitol
Robert Lowell
Dinah Shore
Pete Rozelle
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Issued for Readers
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Writers must include signature and address if requested, keep to 500 words, ensure general interest, and avoid poor taste. The policy emphasizes readability and accountability in published correspondence.
Ambitions for a man who has achieved his goal
Hal Boyle lists whimsical daydreams as fresh horizons for a man who has reached his aims. He jokes about adventures from carving Mt Rushmore with a screwdriver to conversations with Socrates and Emily Dickinson, noting such fanciful aims keep life cheerful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Mt. Rushmore
Bali
Trump
Mecca
Louvre
Socrates
Emily Dickinson
Cleopatra
Rain of frogs hits Deuces Wild Montana in 1876
On this date in history, the Copley News Service notes that in Deuces Wild Montana in 1876 it rained frogs, but residents were too hung over to notice the unusual climatological event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley News Service
Deuces Wild
Montana
Perry Snell
First atomic submarine Nautilus pioneer facts
The USS Nautilus was launched at Groton Connecticut on January 21 1954 becoming the first atomic powered submarine. It later completed a historic voyage under polar ice from Point Barrow Alaska to the Atlantic on August 14 1958 and reached the North Pole on August 3 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
Conn
Point Barrow
Alaska
Atlantic Ocean
North Pole
Pecos Night Socials and Local Business News Highlight Pecos
Community events fill Pecos with dances, teas, and theater odds as local groups host socials. File notes a City Pharmacy sale transfer to A D Linton of Paris Texas and a Pecos Angeles well burglary incident involving a suspect, with various appointments and fund campaigns listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
O. Mitchell
A. D. Linton
Paris
Texas
Mitchell
East
Linton
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Sultan of Pecos
Pecos High School
Pearl C. Barker
Ben’s Spanish Inn
Cherry Barton
Jan Whigham
Bailey Wheeless
San Angelo
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