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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1972
Page
8
The piece argues that energy use will surge with summer demand while reserves remain underbuilt. It notes environmental protection delayed integration, efficiency losses in power conversion, and only 60 percent reliability in early plant operations. It warns Americans may consume more energy in the next 20 years than in all prior century.
Francine du Plessix Gray argues in Hawaii The Sugar Coated Fortress that the islands’ racial equality is superficial and that tourism, developers, and ethnic power dynamics mask deep inequities. She cautions Hawaiians’ history of racism mirrors that of American Indians and wonders if superficial equality might ever become real.
The Rock IslandRocket urges employees to improve inventory control amid widespread discard of spikes rail anchors plates and drums. It argues minimal costs per item can skyrocket when hundreds are left behind and calls for tighter accountability across the railroad industry.
On May 30 dates span 1431 Joan of Arc burned at Rouen, 1498 Columbus third voyage sails, 1539 de Soto lands in Florida, 1883 Brooklyn Bridge collapse panic, 1942 Allied bombing Cologne, 1961 Trujillo assassination, 1963 East Pakistan windstorm toll, 1972 Khrushchev at Benny Goodman tour, 5 years ago Nigeria army mobilized after Biafra, 1 year ago Mars mission launch. Birthdays Benny Goodman 63 Cornelia Otis Skinner 71.
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Writers must include signature and address, which may be withheld on request. Letters must stay under 500 words, be of general interest, and avoid poor taste to be considered for print.
A NEA overview notes 33 mining incidents on the Long Tau River from 1965 to 1967 with several ships mined and sunk. It argues mining was erratic and largely ineffective, while U.S. aerial mining of North Vietnam shifted traffic to night truck routes. The piece questions future mine use and supplier roles from China or the USSR.
HAL BOYLE surveys mailbag questions and tidbits from science, astronomy and social quirks. He cites a New Zealand anatomist linking sitting to varicose veins, notes lighting needs rise with age, compares bridge skills by Oswald Jacoby, and muses on wealth in Amherst in 1772. He ends with stars outshining the sun and a joke about warming up after an icy reception.
Bruce Biossat argues the Brookings Institution finds federal reform unlikely to ease tax burdens. The report shows total taxes rising due to Medicare Social Security and defense costs while past cuts created offset limits. Property tax relief is unlikely given looming deficits and new programs.
The nation reels as Governor Wallace is gravely wounded by an assassin in Maryland while pursuing the presidency. The editorial urges adherence to law and tolerance, notes a history of political violence, and calls for swift justice for suspects plus reflection on national attitudes toward violence and political life.
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