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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1970
Page
4
An editorial laments fading pride in persons homes communities and country. It criticizes hippies for filth indiscipline and social alienation, argues government dependence undermines work values, and warns of rising welfare costs and taxpayer burden seeking ideas to restore civic pride.
A plea for national unity urges people to talk and tolerate differing views amid protests and social upheaval. The author stresses understanding across ages and beliefs, warning against violence and urging consideration of others and shared hope for a peaceful future.
Perry Como launches a three week engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas for about 190000 weekly, far above his Copacabana wages. He discusses fulfillment in work, long career, and his plans to perform specials and guest spots. He relocated from Sands Point to a sea front home near Palm Beach with wife Roselle and six grandchildren.
The piece links industry calls to keep leaded gasoline for emissions and cost benefits with a Jamaica Jamaica Kingston report on the University of the West Indies facing student strikes and political pressures. It notes black power movements among staff and students and government actions against faculty from Guyana including Walter Rodney and Clive Thomas.
In Trinidad student protests spurred administrative changes at the University of the West Indies. West Indian faculty rose to 287 of 469. Mona Jamaica hosts most students with low tuition and free travel. campuses in Jamaica Trinidad and Barbados plan growth to 1971-72 and centers on Antigua.
A national AP poll finds Italian children favored being born in the United States, with preferences shifting toward Britain and Scandinavia at university age. Among younger students 19.2 percent chose the United States, dropping to 15.5 percent for college aged. Britain leads at 20 percent among university students, with Scandinavia rising to 13.8. The Soviet Union remains low.
The Petaluma Argus Courier calls for action to unite for society’s needs. It warns that intolerance harms future generations and urges efforts to improve conditions for all families and communities.
The World Almanac describes estivation as a process like hibernation used by animals and plants in extreme heat or drought. When food is scarce, species reduce activity and lower body temperature and metabolism to subsist on less food, including alligators snakes insects land snails and some mammals.
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat details a Health care funding surge exceeding 60 billion dollars and a rising share of the GNP for Medicaid and Medicare. He cites hospital cash-flow troubles from delayed Medicaid payments, notes Chicago’s staffing gaps, and calls for major fixes to streamline Medicaid and relieve urban hospitals.
A brief survey notes modern climate shows unprecedented extremes in the last 500 million years. It mentions potatoes growing in South America 1800 years ago and their delayed arrival in Europe, as cited by Britannica.
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