This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1970
Page
1
In Matlock England a captive stork at River Nature Reserve is due to become a mother next Tuesday but keeps slipping from the egg. Curator Eddie Hallman says the bird is clumsy and staff monitor her constantly to protect the egg from damage.
Republican governors gather in Santa Fe New Mexico for their spring conference and largely discount the 1970 Senate impact from Nixon Deep South Supreme Court nominees rejection. Florida's Carswell campaigns with Gov Kirk's active support. Virginia's Holton California's Reagan and New York's Rockefeller see limited significance for their campaigns.
Rep Emanuel Celler, 82, longtime dean of the House, receives praise from fellow members on his birthday. Leader Carl Albert lauds his fresh ideas, noting Celler has served since 1923 as chair of the Judiciary Committee.
Washington reports indicate the North Vietnam air strikes target four border areas to back the push for real peace talks. Officials privately acknowledge the goal, while public reasons cite safeguarding reconnaissance planes from antiaircraft fire.
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker says reports of his resignation as U S envoy to South Vietnam are erroneous. He arrived in Washington with Philip Habib and declined to confirm retirement plans, noting consultations in the capital expected to last about 10 days after more than three years in Saigon.
A late May chill hit the Northeast with temperatures dipping to the 30s from Virginia to Maine. Bradford Pennsylvania logged 22 predawn. Snow coated sections of western Adirondacks and northern New England up to 2 inches. Nevada saw snow and Austin Nevada reported five inches. Frost and freeze warnings extended from the Eastern Midwest to New England and the Middle Atlantic regions south into the Virginias.
Arab guerrillas struck across the Lebanese border on Wednesday night. Four Israelis and four guerrillas died as attackers ambushed an Israeli patrol at the frontier's eastern end, shelled three settlements, and penetrated to within 13 miles of Haifa. A separate assault on Mt. Hermon left three soldiers dead and two wounded in heavy crossfire.
U S Navy boats plan an assault up the Mekong to open a 60 mile waterway to Phnom Penh. The operation could begin Friday with 40 U S boats and 60 South Vietnamese craft and air cover.
A UT antiwar demonstrator faces arson charges after a fire in Building 7 damaged the biology department area. Laredo Cole, 29, of Austin, posted with $10,000 bond and was jailed in Travis County. University officials said no student by that name is on file.
More than 80 colleges closed amid antiwar protests sparked by Kent State killings. Governors including California's closed campuses statewide, while Kentucky Ohio and Illinois used guards. At Wisconsin Missouri and Syracuse protesters clashed and demonstrations continued on campus.
Washington AP Nixon administration faces sharp criticism from Youth Advisor Hickel and resignation of Anthony Moffett, director of the Office of Students and Youth. Hickel documents policy indifference to youth motives while Moffett accuses the leadership of dismissing youth and using harsh tactics against dissenters.
The Associated Press reports four college campuses damaged by firebombs as antiwar protests continue after the Kent State killings. Seven other colleges also hit by blazes of suspected origin, including three ROTC buildings at Case Western Reserve in Ohio.
Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Friday. Winds to pick up after noon. Lows 45 to 65. Highs 80 to 95 Friday.
House Appropriations Committee orders postponement of the Apollo 14 moon flight from October 1 to next year to study Apollo 13 problems. The $17 billion NASA bill funds NASA at $3.2 billion for the fiscal year, trimming $136 million overall including $106 million from the research and development allowance and reallocating $2.5 billion to extend one moon mission instead of two. The move follows Senate approval of a space authorization bill amid accusations the space program is costly.
President Nixon will hold a televised news conference Friday his first since January 30. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said the exact time would be announced later and the President would likely begin by taking questions rather than giving a formal opening statement.
Washington AP reports antiwar protesters plan a disciplined mass march toward the White House near the Washington Monument despite government efforts to block routes. Leaders expect 30,000+ demonstrators protesting Vietnam Cambodia and Kent State killings as officials cordon off the White House area.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.