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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1970
Page
4
An editorial advocates a spring cleanup in Pecos to improve the business district and attract tourists. It urges debris removal razing abandoned buildings and home lawn care while noting the low cost and civic benefits including exercise.
The piece argues librarianship reflects gender bias with women as the majority yet underpaid and underrecognized. It cites Anita Ro Schiller noting women earned about 7 455 versus 8 990 for men, and that few women held chief librarian roles. It questions ALA’s role and hints at a growing movement for women’s rights within the field.
Britain’s 62,400-a-week model Twiggy announces retirement from fashion to pursue a career in films. The shift comes amid ongoing chatter about teen fashion and changing trends in Hollywood.
New York based weekly column highlights miscellany from health tips to cultural curiosities. It cites a Swedish doctor on exercise reducing heartbeats, Tonga chiefs' delicacy, canine wag phrases, Picasso trivia, insect pest control with ladybugs, and remarks on education paths for farm youth.
A playful world news quiz tests memory of recent events. Questions include Walter Reuther’s plane crash, Mekong refugees, independence anniversaries, racial violence, a deadly tornado, and Newark mayoral results with multiple choice options.
AP reports Republicans target three liberal Democrats Moss of Utah McGee of Wyoming and Burdick of North Dakota in a bid to gain seven Senate seats. Despite strong local ties and seniority they face antiwar and economic pressures as Cambodia crisis looms.
United States population shifts on the eve of the nation’s 200th anniversary show farm numbers steady at about 3.2 million while total employed adults rise from 75.9 million in 1968 to 87.2 million in 1975. White collar workers grow to 42.3 million, blue collar to 29.7 million, service workers to 12 million, with farmers dipping to 3.2 million.
Washington correspondent notes Census Bureau findings on black family poverty in 1968 and 1969. Female headed households rise among nonwhite families, with earnings gaps and welfare reliance. Suburban and urban poverty share similar rates. urban concentration masks broader geographic spread. The piece urges grave reassessment of poverty remedies.
Israel bears the highest tax burden among many nations as 80 percent of taxes fund armaments. The 1970-71 budget shows foreign weapon expenses rising from 140 million to about 650 million, driving a doubled trade deficit and a 2.1 billion dollar foreign debt for a 2.5 million population. The arms spend diverts development funds and strains regional stability amid Mideast tensions.
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