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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1971
Page
3
In southern Laos the Saigon drive against the Ho Chi Minh trail ended today as North Vietnamese tanks pressed toward Saigon troops at the border. U.S. aircraft knocked out six tanks, spokesmen said.
Sen. Ernest F. Hollings released what he calls results of a federal malnutrition survey he says the Nixon administration suppressed. The three year study cites growth retardation in U S children, especially Mexican American kids in Texas, and notes malnutrition is concentrated among the poor.
Walter E. Fauntroy a Yale educated clergyman won the District of Col umbia nonvoting delegate seat with 59 percent of the vote in a six candidate race. He carried all black sections while Republican Jack A Nevius and independent Julius W Hobson trailed. vote totals were 66 119 for Fauntroy 28 044 for Nevius and 15 019 for Hobson. Fauntroy pledged to pursue full representation for DC residents while stopping short of endorsing statehood.
Five states have approved a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18, starting ratification aimed at expanding the franchise to a million Americans before next year. Minnesota Delaware Tennessee Connecticut Washington moved quickly after a Senate vote, with 38 states needed for ratification.
In Washington AP reports the Supreme Court may decide the death penalty soon. Observers expect a split vote to reject separating the penalty phase from the main trial for condemned inmates. In Brussels AP notes renewed urgency as Common Market ministers negotiate farm prices after riots. One person died and 75 were hospitalized amid protests linked to price talks.
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto denounces a federal grand jury indictment as politically motivated and a 14 karat fake. The Seattle case accuses him and three Washington officials of a $2.3 million bribe conspiracy, with Alioto insisting court proceedings will prove his vindication.
Washington AP reports last minute White House pressure as the Senate nears a crucial vote on $134 million for continuing SST prototype development through June 30. Uncommitted senators and battlefield rhetoric frame a toss up with pressures from Nixon and aides cited.
Warren Beatty stumbled and fell before a moving train at Hamburg central station but escaped the tracks as the locomotive passed. The actor was treated for a slightly torn ligament during filming of Dollars by Columbia Pictures. Easter Seal Society scholarships and fellowships fund hundreds of professionals aiding children with physical handicaps.
Washington protests erupt as Railpax unveils routes starting May 1 linking 114 cities with 184 trains. Lawmakers including Rep. Harley Staggers vow inquiry while AFL-CIO officials call for railroad nationalization and redistribution of land grants tied to service. Critics fault routing and loss of intercity trains through Cleveland and limited coverage for many states.
National Wildlife Federation and 50 state affiliates mark the 33rd National Wildlife Week March 21 27 1971 theme Wildlife Who Needs It We All Do The federation notes wildlife health reflects civilization health and cites pollution pesticide use and development as extinction threats underscoring activities to raise public awareness nationwide The federation has over 2 1/2 million members coordinating state and local events to highlight wildlife in the environment.
Philadelphia report on 277 Penn Central freight cars diverted and renumbered in an Illinois repair shop. A federal grand jury probes organized crime, with William Spriggs and Robert Ozer directing the inquiry. Witnesses and FBI records from LaSalle & Bureau County Railroad and Magna Earth Enterprises are examined.
Jurors in the Sharon Tate murder trial are sequestered in a hotel after Charles Manson threatens death. Judge Older ordered continued shielding as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued before deliberations. The case, in which Manson and three female codefendants were convicted of murder, now faces possible life or death sentences.
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