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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1970
Page
1
The Agriculture Department sent new food stamp instructions to states to address problems in administering aid to poor families. The move follows a September charge by Secretary Clifford M. Hardin that there was widespread evidence of careless and sometimes fraudulent administration of the program.
FT BENNING Ga AP The court martial of Lt William L Calley Jr has recessed for a long Thanksgiving holiday with a jury of officers awaiting testimony linking him to the My Lai killings where 162 Vietnamese civilians were slain. Only one of 21 witnesses testified Calley appeared at the hamlet.
In Yosemite California the AP reports a new educational program teaches igloo construction and snow country survival. The course covers shelters like snow mounds caves and tunnels to protect skiers trapped by sudden storms.
In Washington Nguyen Cao Ky, the South Vietnamese vice president, recalls proposing Vietnamization five years ago. He said he feared a large American troop presence would erode Vietnamese nationhood and provoke strong antiwar reactions in the United States. He urged rapid expansion of Vietnamese armed forces and assignment of main combat tasks to them.
Over the last two years the United States conducted about 6,000 reconnaissance flights over North Vietnam under a vague understanding. The accord, formed in Paris in late October 1968 by U S and North Vietnamese negotiators, aimed to halt American bombing but remains open to conflicting interpretations.
Freezing air settled over the Deep South with overnight lows in the 20s in many areas and colder temps extending to northern Florida. A warming trend was forecast but limited relief reached Florida tourists waking to 30s in the Miami area.
Forsyth County high school in the Charlotte area canceled classes after two racially charged incidents on Tuesday. North Forsyth High near Winston-Salem remained closed through the weekend. Jordan Matthews in Siler City and 4 L Brown High in Kannapolis also faced closures or boycotts amid campus fights.
The National Milk Producers Federation says protective goggles could help cows that stare at bright lights. New Zealand dairy farmers report cows going blind after observing welders at work on a pipeline. the involved company now provides goggles for cows that watch welders.
Monroe County Court in Paris Missouri will stop paying wolf bounties starting December 1 until further notice. The action comes as the bounty budget is exhausted by a heavy late summer and fall kill rate of six to 14 wolves weekly and because the state has not paid its half of the $15 bounty for the past year.
Fighting broke out today between army troops and Palestinian guerrillas in northern Jordan. A government source says troops drove mutineers from Thahrat Asfour on the Jerash Irbid road, while Palestinians report a continuing battle with mortars and machine guns. King Hussein plans a Cairo visit with Sadat then a Western tour, with potential Arab summit on Palestinian representation and statehood talks.
Guinea reports another invasion by mercenaries hired by Portugal with claims of repelling attacks. President Sekou Toure appeals to friendly nations for swift support as regional bodies consider emergency meetings in Addis Ababa and Dakar. A U N mission arrives in Dakar to assess the crisis while US discusses diplomatic options. Southwest Texas forecast: warmer, with highs 65 to 80 and 70 to 85 Thursday.
The United States prepares about 500 aircraft for missions over Laos Cambodia and possibly North Vietnam under classified contingency plans. Defense Secretary Laird indicated more bombing could occur if violations of understandings with Hanoi persist, while aircraft deployments and prior reductions shape current air power in Indochina.
An early morning pipe bomb exploded outside Aeroflot and Intourist offices in midtown Manhattan. No injuries were reported though windows shattered in the three story building and two adjacent structures. In Mount Enterprise Texas a school bus overturned injuring 15 to 18 with no fatalities reported.
The Nixon administration notes a contrasting November wholesale price drop ahead of the consumer index. Officials hint at tougher action, possibly targeting wage and price increases, including rail and GM wage deals, while inflation alerts zero in on rail wage board recommendations and jawboning as policy shifts.
Defense Secretary Laird tells Senate and House committees he will seek strong countermeasures for any North Vietnamese retaliation against U S prisoners after the failed POW rescue. He says the weekend actions do not change policy and defends intelligence on the raid while facing questions from Fulbright and Gore.
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