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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1971
Page
3
In Washington antiwar protesters vow to march on the Capitol after 10000+ arrests and police saturations. Rennie Davis, freed on bond, pledges to hold Congress hostage until the war ends amid a tense standoff with police and National Guard.
Washington lawmakers launch a renewed critique of the B1 bomber program, warning costs could reach 75 billion and the aircraft may be obsolete upon deployment. The report calls scrapping the B1 in favor of flying missile launching platforms and criticizes Air Force cost projections as wishful or dishonest.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad and Premier Mahmoud Fawzi in Cairo as the Suez opening issue remains stalled. He aims to advance an interim canal agreement while pursuing a broader Arab Israeli peace settlement.
Federal auditors conclude the U S government overpays for data processing gear and leases, urging reform. The GAO compares 430 systems under long term leases and 636 others, showing potential savings up to 28 million and 127 million respectively over three to five year terms, calling for centralized buy decisions.
Reports from Vientiane say Muong Phalane, easternmost Laotian holdout in the Savannakhet area, fell to North Vietnamese forces for the second time in 2 1/2 months as government troops withdrew under heavy attack. Laotian air force bombers covered the retreat. In Vietnam, U S forces reported rocket and mortar strikes on Da Nang and American positions with light damage and some injuries.
Gov. Ronald Reagan disclosed he owed no California state income taxes for 1970 due to business losses from investments. His salary was 44 000 in 1970, rising to 49 100 this year, while critics argued the tax system needs overhaul and noted a poorer earner paid more.
Rep. Peter Rodino Jr. charged during opening hearings on immigration that thousands of aliens illegally in the United States hold jobs and collect unemployment and federal benefits. He cited examples including a welding student paid 69.50 weekly, a meatcutter who saved 6000 illegally and gets 69 weekly, and a machine operator receiving 55 weekly while in training. He blamed weak INS tracking and American employers hiring at low wages, plus poor interagency cooperation and fear of deportation suppressing complaints.
Federal officers chased the Mercy Wiggins a 60 foot shrimp boat and found five tons of marijuana in 333 bags with a value near 1.4 million dollars. Six people were charged with conspiracy to import and smuggle, bail set at 100000 for two, 50000 for four others. The operation spanned Mercy Wiggins Andiamo and a camper arrest, ending after a year long San Diego led investigation.
Washington AP reports Nixon weighing federal loan guarantees for Lockheed to avert its collapse and save up to 25 000 jobs. GOP leaders say a $250 million package is likely within two weeks amid mixed Democratic support and warnings from critics against corporate bailouts.
The Nixon administration will require mandatory racial hiring plans for construction unions and firms in Chicago St Louis San Francisco and Atlanta with possible extension to 15 more cities and to Boston Buffalo Cincinnati Denver Detroit Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Miami Milwaukee Newark New Orleans New York Seattle. Plans echo the Philadelphia model and apply to all federal and private building contracts.
In San Antonio Justice Hugo Black questioned Martha Mitchell's stance after the high court allowed busing to desegregate schools. He said Mitchell has a right to her opinion and noted they are from neighboring states. Separate remarks by Judge Lloyd F. MacMahon urged trial continuity and warned against trial disruption and sensationalized coverage.
Washington AP report states Representative John Dowdy asked and was allowed to relinquish his House subcommittee chair role while facing bribery conspiracy charges. In Tennessee James Earl Ray to lose privileges and stay in a single cell block for 30 days after an escape attempt at Brushy Mountain prison.
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