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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1973
Page
3
South Vietnamese government reports a large North Vietnamese force with 20 tanks overran Bu Bong camp, 125 miles northeast of Saigon near the Cambodian border, and Bu Prang camp nearby. Camps housed about 150 troops each. Government said fighting was savage with heavy casualties. nine tanks destroyed.
About 5,000 U S based cabin attendants walked off Trans World Airlines at midnight EST after failed contract talks. Flights in progress would finish to their destinations, while all other flights were canceled. In Washington AP reports.
Charlotte Tyler, 19, of Paris Arkansas, told reporters she would wave at officers to stop and then have sex with them in Memphis and nearby states. Police say polygraph tests supported some claims though the scope is unclear. Tyler, divorced mother of a 2 year old, praised officers and said she might join the vice squad, asserting the acts were not for money. Medical exams noted gonorrhea during an October arrest for soliciting.
The EPA began monitoring the herbicide 2,4,5T for effects on humans and animals after animal studies linked a contaminant dioxin to birth deformities. The program, ongoing since September, supports upcoming hearings on environmental impacts and alternatives. Monitoring focuses on milk, tissue, and samples from rice, soil, catfish, and wildlife across Mississippi and other states.
Seven Republican women challenge seven Democratic men for Asheville NC city council seats in a race framed as not about women's liberation. The slate includes two Black candidates a beautician and a 21 year old student led by Lynn Hewitt who says the group formed after the lone GOP council member did not seek re election. They emphasize door to door campaigning and personal contact aiming to show they are more representative than the Democratic slate in a city with a 3 to 1 Democratic registration edge.
Sam Benton Cantey III, longtime Fort Worth banker and renowned art collector, died of an apparent heart attack while vacationing in Oaxaca, Mexico. He served as First National Bank of Fort Worth vice president in the commercial loan department, authored a bank history, and supported the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Fort Worth arts groups, and University of Texas fine arts programs.
Washington report says Julie Nixon Eisenhower defends her father amid Watergate accusations. She vows to stand by Richard Nixon, insists no resignation, impeachment grounds, or financial irregularities. She recalls deciding to fight after October alert and tapes questions.
Diplomatic activity shifted from Washington to the Middle East as Israel Egypt and Syria warned of renewed fighting. Kissinger heads to Morocco on a Middle East tour while Meir Fahmy Eban Assad Boumedienne Khadafy met abroad. Oil ministers in Kuwait announce further cuts aid Arabs claim. Fighting reported near Ismailia and Bur Taufiq with cease fire quiet elsewhere. Egypt warns of renewed war if Israel fails to honor UN cease fire. An Israeli communique says 44 Israeli POWs to be exchanged for 400+ Egyptians but only one returned. Cairo says a number of wounded were handed to the Red Cross.
Atty. Gen. John Hill says Gov Dolph Briscoe’s re election bid won’t steer his own political plans. He will not announce for months and cites a busy schedule. Hill praises Texas air pollution progress and sues to block new federal controls, criticizing penalties and asserting a need to address local pollution first.
In Phoenix Senator Barry Goldwater rejects Ralph Nader s demand for Nixon resignation and urges the President to address Watergate questions before the Watergate Committee. He argues the nation faces domestic and global tests and wants the Watergate probe wrapped up quickly while stressing his leadership role in GOP reform.
Texans vote on nine proposed amendments to the 1876 constitution amid talk of a 20th century rewrite. The measure includes Amendment No 1 to raise legislators pay and require annual sessions, backed by Gov Briscoe Lt Gov Hobby and Speaker Daniel. The result hinges on a Houston vote where a mayoral race could sway outcomes.
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