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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1972
Page
3
Residents fear a rat surge as Covent Garden Market shuts in 1974 and moves to a 64 acre site across the river. City officials promise sewer seals and poison drops to halt a potential rodent outbreak amid the market’s decline.
Washington AP report says state and local governments will invest portions of revenue sharing money in U S savings bonds and Treasury bills. Treasury officials note no law blocks such lending to the federal government for interest and one expert suggests possible lower rates for borrowers. About 5.3 billion dollars will be mailed to governments in December and January as the initial allocation.
Captain James W. Lanning of Sylvester Texas was cleared by the Army after a thorough investigation into alleged atrocities by a 25th Infantry Division company under his command in spring 1967 near the My Lai area. Lt. Gen. John Hay noted no grounds for action.
An Argentine woman may be the first to give birth after an ovary transplant. The baby is due in March with no complications so far. Doctor Raul Blanco reported the case to the Brazil Israel Congress of Fertility and Sterility, noting no rejection symptoms and no preventive treatment used.
The government shuts down public and commercial activity to avert unrest as former dictator Juan D. Peron returns from exile. Thousands of followers plan to greet him at the airport while President Lanusse seeks to harness Peronist backing for March elections. Peron’s return fuels factionalism in Argentina’s largest political force.
USDA reports the U S cattle herd could reach a record 122 million head by January 1 1973 as beef demand and high prices boost expansion. The 1972 gain may be the sharpest in a decade with beef cattle prices remaining strong into fall and winter.
James W. Thompson administrator of Lynn County Hospital Tahoka died in a Cessna crash 18 miles northeast of Breckenridge after taking off from Red Bird Airport Dallas Sunday night. He disappeared during a storm interval between Mineral Wells and Abilene. Wreckage located by a private pilot friend as Civil Air Patrol searched.
Mrs. Sam E. Wilson received two checks totaling 3 696 006 to pay 3 570 acres for Mustang Island State Park near Corpus Christi. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the sale after years of legal battles, ending with the Supreme Court ruling against a challenge by Pearce Johnson and others. The donations include a life sized Mustang ornament for park entrance.
St Johns Lane in Rome Italy is claimed as the world’s narrowest street at nineteen inches wide. The entry cites the narrow passage as a benchmark for extreme urban bottlenecks and tourist interest.
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