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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1970
Page
4
A reader letter urges stronger patriotism, support for President Nixon, and adherence to law amid Vietnam and Cambodia conflicts. It condemns noise from critics, stresses national virtue, and calls Americans to moral resolve and unity under God. It cites Joshua 24:19 BC.
A downtown parking issue described as employees, merchants, and customers vying for limited spots. The piece notes cars overlining spaces reduce available stalls, suggests checking where employees park, and recalls meters being removed amid an unwritten code of ethics.
The editorial argues against cutting off funds for Cambodia and Indo China operations, saying such bans would aid the enemy and undermine Nixon’s withdrawal plan. It warns the proposals would curtail U S military options and weaken national unity during Vietnamization. The piece urges defeating both amendments and maintaining a coherent policy.
Dr John W Turner of Wesson Hospital Springfield Massachusetts told the 10th International Cancer Congress that the greater acceptance of cigarette smoking among women in the 1930s and 1940s is driving a rising lung cancer rate in women. He cited a study of 5400 patients showing a strong link between heavy cigarette use and lung cancer and noted that only two non-smokers in 113 lung cancer cases were women with a non tobacco related cancer type.
The quiz cites John Cobb as the first to exceed 400 mph on land at Bonneville in 1947. It asks how water birds sleep by paddling one foot to move in a circle. It identifies Saint Ursula as patron saint of youth and notes the Ursuline Order’s focus on teaching girls and young women.
A narcotics feature from New York's lower East Side depicts 18 year old heroin users in dire condition. An undercover interviewer describes addicts on St. Mark's Place, a cop notes high drug use, and a former addict calls the area the garbage drug capital of the world.
A Philadelphia Inquirer opinion argues reporters' notes are illegible and unreadable to others. It notes journalists use private shorthand and that note retention invites little practical use for any reader or investigators.
A collection of stark personal observations and quotes from Paul Warnke and FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, contrasting defense funding views with concerns about parole abuse and justice. The piece relocates to New York City’s East Village life, describing runaways, street crime, racial tension, and drug addiction as a grim, pervasive urban reality.
A critical essay warns that student protests threaten intellectual freedom and invite repression. It notes campus militancy raises fire insurance costs, closes some colleges, and reshapes universities into tools of political action while questioning the methods of both Left and Right.
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