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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1970
Page
4
A Pecos Enterprise readers’ page presents multiple letters on family size population, marital roles, neighbor disputes, and hosting relatives. Topics include zero population concerns, interfamily noise feuds, divorce, women’s work norms, babysitting costs, and Thanksgiving observances in Canada.
Hollywood AP reports Merv Griffin nearly quit during a tense mid show moment but stayed with CBS hosting in Television City Los Angeles. He moved from Manhattan to California and notes a tighter two way race with Johnny Carson while Arthur Treacher exited the program.
Weather notes in South Central Texas show 40 to 100 percent rice harvest progress with poor yields and frost damage to grains. Livestock remain in fair to good condition, marketing steady, and pecans peanuts and vegetables in full swing while citrus harvesting rises and irrigation limits persist. Moisture ranges from short to adequate with calls for rain.
In San Francisco Papillon author Henri Charriere tours Alcatraz with his interpreter and argues escapes are difficult but possible with money influence and guard complicity. He contrasts Alcatraz favorably with Devil's Island, notes two partial escapes, and defends his book against Capote and critics.
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