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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1971
Page
10
The piece argues against punishing 162 congressmen who voted against the school prayer amendment. It asserts the Supreme Court did not ban religion in schools but forbade state written prayer, while religion teaching remains possible. It questions the value of an amendment that would amount to a hollow rote exercise.
Reports show Latin American student protests focus on political change and accusations of U.S. cultural interference rather than classroom improvements. Key figures cited include Manuel Marcus Pardinas and Jose Revueltas as leaders, with references to Mexico City events like the Tlaltelolco massacre and ongoing debates about university autonomy and democratic socialism.
A public service feature explains how courts often hold dozing drivers liable for crash consequences, citing cases where long hours, fatigue, or near-fading episodes led to negligence. Passengers are rarely liable for a driver’s sleep, unless specific foreseeability applies. Written by Will Bernard for the American Bar Association in 1971.
Ray Cromley argues for a top to bottom overhaul of U S foreign aid to align with Nixon and Kennedy aims. He cites misaligned projects, faulty local planning, and overreliance on metrics. He urges training local managers and letting recipient nations plan defenses with U S technical support.
Reports from Yale and Stanford describe a surge in library use as students pursue study over activism. Stanford counts 653 Sunday noon to 1 PM entrants, with weekday nights often surpassing seating capacity, reflecting possible economic concerns and waning radical politics.
Dr Joseph Kraut of UC Berkeley argues life on Earthlike planets would use similar enzymes and molecular machinery to perform essential functions. He suggests there is a single efficient path for assembling life, not random variation. If intelligent beings exist elsewhere we may never contact them, but they would resemble familiar humans rather than green blobs.
Highlights include Tarawa battle end American victory in 1943 and Franklin Pierce birth in 1804. Notes cover Lookout Mountain 1863, Bavaria joins North German Confederation 1870, Axis Rome Berlin Tokyo 1940, WWII rationing 1945, espionage conviction 1954, 10 years ago border detention, 5 years ago cost of living high, a year ago POW camp incident in North Vietnam. Beech er quote ends.
In Nagoya and Hiroshima plants workers earn roughly 3 500 dollars a year with bonuses and overtime plus extensive fringe benefits. Lunch, transport, housing, medical care, and cultural activities are provided. Lifetime employment, company unions, and automatic wage boosts accompany strong export growth and high productivity.
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