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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
4
The piece argues Nixon faced a hard military gamble to act without full Congress approval. It supports his strategy to strike offensive pockets while denying the enemy notice of intentions, and defends escalation as a response to a long war across borders. It cites Eisenhower's advice on crossing international lines.
The piece argues Canada pursues autonomy from the United States amid Arctic oil claims and Northwest Passage sovereignty. It notes Trudeau’s cuts to NATO forces, rising Yankee sentiment, and the risk to cross border investment while praising ecological caution and warning of a broader alliance strain. It closes by contrasting Confederate currency value with inflation trends and Yale’s collection interest.
A collection of wit and social observations on gender, money, marriage, and everyday life. Humorous takes on gout stereotypes, wages, divOrce norms, and human folly, with pithy quips about women, men, and modern life.
A quiz item notes the Pentagon as the largest office building in the world and location details for Washington D C and Arlington Virginia. It asks when Venus is most favorably placed for observation, answering with the crescent phase.
In Little Diomede Alaska seven National Guardsmen guard a tiny island near the International Date Line. The Eskimo community lives on Ingaluk with sea ice water, driftwood homes, and ivory carving as the main trade. The new pressures of dollars and outboard motors test a fragile culture tied to walrus hunts and subsistence living.
The piece critiques craft and social circles, noting friction with bookkeepers and clashing with artistic reality. It compares floats of free coffee to the ocean floor and suggests those in touch with reality may feel excluded from art circles.
U. S. Sen Ralph Yaborough and State Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler lost in the May 2 Democratic primary to Lloyd Bentsen and Robert L Armstrong. The general election pits Bentsen against George Bush, while Gov Preston Smith faces GOP challenger Paul Eggers. Additional statewide races include Atty Gen Crawford C Martin seeking a third term and Lt Gov Ben Barnes facing Byron Fullerton. Security at the Capitol tightens after a violent antiwar demo. doors shattered and a tear gas grenade used. Court actions cover Victorian County oil land, temple brakeman damages, and tax break rulings for Dallas grocers trading stamps. Education policy expands ethnic teaching, boosts per pupil aid, and funds migrant worker training. Appointments include San Antonio judge, elections chief, and regents picks. Texas Water Rights Commission sets hearings for water law rules and Amistad Reservoir operations with a May 30 comment deadline.
The excerpt cites five reasons from Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It questions which of these hold true today, noting home sanctity erosion, public largesse with taxes, moral decay in entertainment, internal decay over external threats, and religious leadership drift.
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