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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1970
Page
4
A letter argues the U S debt stands at 8277 billion with annual interest near 318 billion. It states funds spent on interest could finance waste treatment and pollution restoration projects and urges tighter fiscal discipline now rather than in emergencies.
Washington branch libraries may shut down if disorder theft and vandalism cannot be controlled. The director says children students and adults cannot study read or research because gangs cause disturbances and threats of bodily harm. Rep H R Gross asks if action is overdue as crime in the capital rises.
Representative Richard C. White highlights college degrees among members of the House and Senate, especially Texas leaders like Wright Patman and George Mahon, noting education correlates with service. He mentions Yale, Harvard, and other institutions and ends with a brief, unrelated line about a Budda statue in Afghanistan.
A reader asks if Funky exists and what it is. The editor confirms Funky as a real concept beyond clothing, describing it as a new, natural, and expressive way of life for women, urging Virginia to think Funky and buy the outfit at Recia's Fashions.
Ralph Yarborough discusses the Tax Reform Act’s 15 percent Social Security increase and notes unfair provisions may limit benefits. He and Senator Fred Harris of Oklahoma co sponsored an amendment during the Act’s consideration in Congress.
Mass production concepts emerge as Alcoa proposals for elevator apartments and low rise multi family homes join Levitt Housing Systems plan for sectionalized housing. Industry backers include U S Steel and Jones & Laughlin with a goal of 26 million dwellings in the next decade and a surge in private investment.
Senator John G Tower comments on postal system strain from cost rises and workload. He cites proposed independent federal postal corporation, a Postal Authority option, and a Federal Salary Comparability Act as steps to restore service and finances while condemning illegal strikes and urging careful, deliberate congressional action.
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