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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1970
Page
1
Senator John J. Williams predicts Congress will balk at President Nixon's proposal for a 1.6 billion tax on leaded gasoline. He warns a narrow bill could become a Christmas tree laden with tax cuts, worsening economic and budget troubles. Other Democrats share skepticism.
The Senate Ethics Committee cleared Democratic Sen. Joseph Montoya of any bribery in a probe into payoffs for immigration bill introductions. The investigation, prompted by reports of bribes to head off deportations of Chinese seamen, found no evidence of bribery to any senator or staffer.
President Nixon told a Billy Graham youth night crowd at the University of Tennessee that Americans must seek spiritual sources to fulfill potential. About 75,000 attended at Neyland Stadium, where hecklers were arrested for disturbing public worship as police processed nine demonstrators.
Capt. Vincent N. Hartmann of Scranton Pennsylvania and 1st Lt. Robert G. Lee Jr. of Springfield Missouri face charges of attempted murder for allegedly ordering soldiers under their command to fire into residential buildings in the Mekong Delta around June 15 1969. The incident involved their unit with the 9th Infantry Division and carries a maximum 20 year penalty.
NASA officials corrected an earlier announcement by detailing the probable sequence leading to the Apollo 13 explosion. The chain began two weeks before launch when technicians failed to drain oxygen tank No 2 on the service module.
The United States will seek assurances from Moscow in talks next week that Soviet pilots in Egypt will refrain from offensive missions against Israel. Officials are not optimistic about the discussions but expect outcomes to influence President Nixon’s decision on Israeli requests for more warplanes. The stance reflects concern over a tougher Soviet course in the Middle East.
Sen. John Sherman Cooper says next week's vote to bar enforcement of his proposal to restrict U S activities in Cambodia will be the first clear test of strength in the three week Senate debate. The amendment by Sen. Robert J. Dole would make the proposed fund cutoff inoperative while Americans are held prisoner by North Vietnamese in Cambodia.
Texas Panhandle reports heavy wheat crop damage from hail up to 2 feet deep in Skellytown and across White Deer Childress and Groom. DPS notes massive losses in multiple areas.
More than 1,000 South Vietnamese marines pushed toward Prey Veng, the besieged Cambodian provincial capital, to reinforce Cambodian troops fighting North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. reports say the town remains contested with street fighting, while air support is limited to avoid civilian harm.
An offshore Gulf of Mexico explosion and fire killed three and left six missing as oil sprayed into Galveston beaches. Fifteen injured. rescue teams, Coast Guard and Air Force joined search while Gov. Smith ordered beach cleanup and pollution inspections.
Israeli troops killed ten Syrian guerrillas after they crossed from Jordan into Israeli territory near Maoz Haim settlement south of the Sea of Galilee. No Israeli casualties were reported. Rockets from Jordan struck Yotveta and Idmit faced shelling from Lebanon with no reported Israeli deaths.
Draft Director Curtis Tarr urged quick U S withdrawal from combat zones in Southeast Asia and a path to national unity. He spoke to the Inter-religious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors noting the war’s impact on youth and the aim to reduce draft calls to zero under Nixon’s policy.
New York AP reports two straight days of gains with high volume lifting the Dow Jones industrial average 3.15 percent to 684.15 after a record one day jump. Analysts credit Washington assurances and Burns dinner remarks for renewed investor confidence and a stronger late session.
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI, 72, will travel to Manila for a Far East bishops conference then to Sydney for Oceania meetings and Australia’s 200th anniversary events. It will be his ninth trip outside Italy and first to the Far East and Australia.
Bulletin from Austin reports athletic director Darrell Royal will resign from his post amid plans for a transition. Details on timing and successor were not immediately disclosed.
Partly cloudy warm tonight and Saturday with afternoon or evening thundershowers mainly Saturday. Highs 85 to 100 degrees, lows tonight 50 to 65.
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