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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1970
Page
1
Sen Thomas J Dodd collapsed with chest pains and was rushed to a hospital in New Britain after delivering a dinner speech honoring a local official. Press secretary Joe Barbarette said the 62 year old senator was struck by pains upon finishing the address.
Dr Robert J McAllister told the American Psychiatric Association that a study of 280 nuns and priests in therapy shows 75 percent of 80 outpatients and 36 percent of 200 hospitalized patients engaged in conflictive sexual behaviors. The result suggests vows of celibacy may contribute to sexual distress.
President Nixon has not directly replied to a two week old Senate Foreign Relations Committee request for a face to face Cambodia meeting. Sen Fulbright says the silence may be rejection while noting the May 4 briefing with Nixon and other officials offered no real opportunity for consultation.
Robert Pearson, who led the fight against Hawaii's liberal abortion statute, announces a national cemetery for aborted children. He compares it to unknown soldiers, asserting aborted souls deserve recognition and not disposal or incineration.
The Dow Jones industrial average slid 10.75 points to 693.84 the lowest close since July 29, 1963. Analysts attributed the drop to high interest rates inflation weaker earnings and the Vietnam war hurting sentiment. John Dwyer of Dominick and Dominick cites Vietnam as a key factor.
A protester from the Underground Press Syndicate tossed a cottage cheese pie at a Federal Obscenity Commission member, Dr Otto N Larsen, during a hearing. The 28 year old Thomas Forcade of New York shouted profanity and denounced the Keystone Kommittee as unconstitutional. In Danville Illinois police seek Coleman G Gish a 45 year old former mental patient who shot three officials and wounded another at the Veterans Administration Hospital before fleeing in a stolen car. A murder warrant has been issued for Gish who had been released two years earlier.
Ohio University students clashed with police as windows shattered and small fires burned in Athens during a two hour disturbance sparked by President Claude Sowle’s response to a protest rally. Eight arrests were made and a police officer was injured. nationwide student strikes were reported as colleges faced upheaval over the Indochina war.
Egypt reports two MIG21s shot down during clashes with Israeli warplanes near the Suez Canal. A third Egyptian plane was hit. one pilot bailed out. Israeli aircraft returned safely. In Lebanon, Syrian troops reportedly entered eastern Lebanon near Deir el Achab. Israeli raids and Lebanese civilian casualties followed.
Senate supporters of President Nixon’s Cambodia policy counterattack to block limits on US involvement. GOP Leader Hugh Scott leads efforts to amend Cooper Church to allow if needed, while Eastland seeks to bar funding until POWs are released. Leaders from American Legion and VFW denounce the amendment amid White House involvement.
The Associated Press reports a surge in fatalities with 168 Americans killed in action last week in Southeast Asia. South Vietnamese losses neared record levels as they faced Cambodia operations, while enemy casualties topped 5,898 for the week. A new Cambodian drive near Pleiku is under South Vietnamese control with U.S. support, as forces clash near Svay Rieng.
Republican Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and Democratic Rep. Edward Koch announce a joint push for increased federal drug-fighting funding. They urge President Nixon to expand cash for hard-hit cities like New York and Los Angeles as heroin addiction in New York City is described as a plague with about 100,000 addicts, while efforts to curb imports are planned led by Rep. Emanuel Celler.
Congressional investigators press an unannounced probe of the Food and Drug Administration despite objections from Commissioner Charles C. Edwards. House staff seek FDA files for hearings next month as Edwards cites harassment and pushes reforms.
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