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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1970
Page
4
The Pecos editorial urges residents to stop littering and cooperate in a cleanup campaign. It cites a three point plan of education equipment and enforcement and notes trash receptacles downtown to aid the effort while stressing collective responsibility.
A group of about 200 UCLA students attempted to join Wildcat Teamster pickets at the Western Gillette Freight Terminal in Los Angeles. The protesters were driven off by pickets who rejected their involvement, underscoring tensions between antiwar demonstrators and labor actions amid the Cambodia crisis.
Candy Barr, the former singer and dancer once jailed for a 1950s shooting, faces a marijuana possession case in Brownwood. She sought a continuance as trial dates shifted to August 3 and 17, with a July 16 hearing on the motion to quash the indictment. Barr, calling herself Juanita Dale Phillips, remains free on bond and insists she is content with a quiet life.
The subject speaks of survival and growth after multiple arrests, noting jokes that misfire, a fair critique of past actions, and regret over hurting family. She recalls trauma from jail terms, the death of her father, and hopes for perspective to prevent hostility or chaos.
A column of historic quotes discusses war opposition, civil rhetoric, and public calm. Pete Galeno voices frustration with antiwar demonstrators who insult the flag. Norman Vincent Peale and Omar Bradley praise youth engagement. Malcolm Moos and Richard Cushing warn against repression and unrest. Walter Hickel critiques lacking concern for public sentiment.
A reporter accompanies Jimmy on a drug run through a grimy Bowery blocks to Avenue B where heroin use dominates daily life. The scene shows decay, a young junkie's withdrawal, and a first hand glimpse into street life and addiction.
The narrator recalls a deal for heroin in New York's Avenue B gone wrong when a partner named Jimmy grabs the bag after a brief peddler interaction. The substance is valued at around $200 000 a pound, highlighting the perilous street economy and heat of the day.
In a northern Punjab political crisis Basant Singh of Swatantra moved from his party to neutral then to the opposition within a single day. The three shifts marked a rapid realignment amid state turmoil.
A glossary of narcotics terms and slang phrases explaining how drugs are described and discussed. It defines names for substances and actions from amphetamines to LSD and heroin, and notes how users and sellers are labeled.
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