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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1979
Page
6
California gas stations are the stage for horror scenes as multiblock lines, rudeness, and punchouts mark the fuel shortage. The state enforces even-odd rationing by license plate. drivers under pressure perform poorly. English tone mirrors the newsroom era.
A Tehran dispatch reports the shah’s lavish race track, closed since the revolution, can reopen as religious leaders rule that betting on horses is permissible because it is considered wagering. The decision marks a return of the sport of kings to Iran amid postrevolution shifts.
A national radio survey and the Office for Political Education measured viewer responses to the Holocaust television drama shown in West Germany. About 50 percent learned new facts, 70 percent of ages 14 to 19, while support for the 1944 Hitler assassination plot rose from 49 to 63 percent. A stubborn 30 percent still view Nazism as a good idea badly carried out.
The Soviet press denounces the American film as a disaster and corrupting influence on youth. Sovietskaya Kultura calls it a psychosis of catastrophic proportions, dubbing the phenomenon Travoltazation and accusing disco imagery of shaping new tastes and behavior. The piece notes the country’s own familiarity with controlling cultural trends.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports Booz, Allen & Hamilton projects suggest adding professional and management automation could boost U.S. productivity, with potential gross savings exceeding 300 million annually by 1980. Initial study partners include AT&T IBM Xerox as support builds. Jenny Lind debut noted.
On May 22 1945 the Truman Doctrine funding Greece and Turkey went into effect. Highlights include Aaron Burr's treason trial in 1807 and the SS Savannah beginning its first transatlantic crossing in 1819. Also noted are a 1868 train robbery, WWI raids on Paris in 1918, Mexico entering WWII in 1942, Rosario unrest in 1979, Canada-India aid tensions, and Sadat’s 1979 referendum.
Washington grand juries scrutinize Carter aides and brother Billy as they probe Vesco stock laundering links, Bert Lance banking ties, and the president's handling of the Vesco case. Questions target White House actions and Carter’s knowledge, with Kirbo and Harden figures under interrogation. Also notes a Capitol nuclear protest and immigration aid for Le Dinh Quy.
Alton Hughes recalls the Seay family saga at Seven Heart Ranch from birth in 1902 to late 1970s. Joe Seay travels widely with wife and children, eventually dying in 1922 and leaving a sizable estate to his widow under strict terms. Frank Seay leads the ranch after their father. he dies in 1930. Louella Seay sells the ranch in 1931 to Moise Cerf, netting modest cash and land. her inheritance dwindles by death in 1949. Jessie Seay Fitzgerald survives as the last member of a large family.
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