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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1975
Page
8
The Mayaguez affair sparks ongoing debate about restraint versus force. Ford’s decisive action is praised for protecting lives and rights, while critics warn against gunboat diplomacy and unnecessary strikes. The episode reshapes American credibility and self esteem amid Cold War tensions.
Editorial notes more than 1.25 million graduates will receive diplomas this spring. CPC projects 75 class offers fall at least 4 percent from last year with 60 percent in liberal arts, which have the worst prospects. Engineers and business grads still recruitable though offers slide. Calls for better planning, internships, broader minors, early career counseling, and federal data support. CPC to present recommendations in Washington May 27 to 30.
General Motors chairman Thomas Murphy urges defense of the free market at Detroit meeting. He warns against national economic planning and argues profits support workers, schools, police, and other public services. The piece notes industry forecasters split on 1975 outlook and potential fallout for jobs and communities if demand shifts or production slows.
On this date in 1940 British and French troops began Dunkirk evacuation. Other events include the 1863 Black Civil War regiment departure from Boston, 1864 Austria-Hungary's Maximilian in Vera Cruz, and 1959 monkeys Able and Baker surviving space flight. Birthdays: Warren Giles and Barry Commoner. Thought for today: keep your mouth shut, your eyes open.
In 1731 the Philadelphia Library, the earliest American library, was founded by fifty young men who donated 100 pounds for books and agreed to pay 10 shillings a year for 50 years. The World Almanac notes British occupation during the Revolutionary War found 8,000 books. they paid to use them and did not damage or confiscate any.
Ray Cromley argues that limited wars harm the United States by prolonging conflict and drawing aid to the enemy. He contends aggressors exploit safe havens, making victory for victims unlikely, and cites South Vietnam’s resources and aid as evidence Hanoi gains through such wars. He warns total war profits and strategic misjudgments risk broader ruin.
Lt Gov Bill Hobby outlines a Judiciary Article that would merge the Court of Criminal Appeals and Supreme Court into a single Supreme Court, create a unified system with appellate and district courts, keep county courts, and allow the Legislature to set judge counts and removal methods. It would grant jurisdiction to answer state law questions from federal courts and enable certain state agency appeals, aiming for fairer, faster justice.
narwhal swims in broken ice fields north of 65 latitude with four sightings as far south as Britain and one near Holland. Panama hat popularized by Theodore Roosevelt during canal project visits. Panama hats are produced in Ecuador from jipijapa straw.
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