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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1970
Page
2
Reece Johnson of Pecos Texas applies to the Planning and Zoning Board for a zoning change on Lot 1 and 2 Block 56 College Addition from R-2 to R-4. A public hearing is set December 1 1970 at 7 30 P M in the Pecos City Hall Council Room.
A thoughtful essay notes that some of the most valuable items are those obtained at no price. It argues that true worth emerges from scarce or meaningful benefits rather than money spent, cautioning against assuming free means inexpensive.
The article notes three GM plants produce parts vital to car building and that IVE members have been on strike since Sept 15 as national and local contracts run out. It cites Fisher Body Mansfield and Chevrolet Warren as unsettled locals affecting production with 43 other facilities also lacking local agreements.
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam ends a Texas stop and continues his 17 day tour with visits to military installations training for the war effort. He spent a night at Fort Wolters and attended a gala with Madame Ky as guests of Brig. Gen. Robert Mackinnon. He will proceed to Maxwell AFB Alabama later today after leaving Carswell AFB.
The state enjoyed a calm autumn lull as strong winds faded after a weak front. Morning fog reduced visibility near Brownsville and McAllen. Temperatures ranged from 28 degrees in Dalhart to 63 in Corpus Christi, with warmer skies forecast before a new front moves in from the Rockies Sunday and Monday.
Two Texas A&M University researchers at Lubbock conducted trials on seedling cotton with short term pesticides in combinations. Lanstan PCNB and Terracor Super X fungicides plus four herbicides were tested, with results showing improved stands and weed control while not harming growth. Persistence remained acceptable and residual weed growth was limited.
A gibbous moon lies between half and full in waxing or waning phases. The deepest mine reaches 11,246 feet and yields gold. Legend says the raven, Noah's Ark messenger, turned black for not returning. Some maps now treat Europe and Asia as Eurasia.
The U S Command reports two Army OH6 bubbleshot helicopters shot down adding to three losses in two days and bringing U S helicopter losses to 19 with 6 000 American deaths since 1961. Crashes occurred 286 miles northeast of Saigon and near the Laos border as four crewmen died.
Final arguments in the first court martial of an American soldier in the My Lai massacre case are due today. Col George R Robinson will instruct the seven officer jurors on the law before deliberations on S Sgt David Mitchell's guilt or innocence. Mitchell, 30, from St Francisville Louisiana, faces assault with intent to murder for firing at 30 unarmed civilians in Mi Lai on March 16 1968.
Calm returned after two days of unrest at Paris High School in Paris Texas where about 100 white and 100 black youths gathered. Police said only a few Rangers remained as reinforcement requests were largely canceled and two youths were arrested amid minor vandalism.
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