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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1971
Page
3
Washington AP report says the Selective Service System set the lottery number at 125, down from the 140 previously cited. Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr notes that drafted men will receive 30 days notice to report for induction, up from 10 days.
Senators Edmund S. Muskie and Walter F. Mondale will introduce legislation to lower Social Security taxes for 63 million Americans while raising them for 8 million. They argue the current payroll tax disproportionately burdens low income families and seek a more progressive funding approach.
In Belfast troops hunted guerrillas and hidden caches after days of fighting that killed a soldier, 22 year old Brian Hall, and injured 12 civilians. Three I R A fighters were said to be treated in makeshift Catholic city hospitals as army stated a bomb contained up to 100 pounds of gelignite.
Capt. Ernest Medina, cleared of murder charges in the My Lai massacre, has submitted his resignation after 16 years of service. He said he leaves the Army with deep sorrow and regret and expects his career to end in about two weeks.
In Meade Maryland the Henderson My Lai coverup trial focuses on two sworn transcripts each over 40 pages single spaced. The 406 page manuscript contains Hendersons Pentagon testimony to Lt Gen Peers inquiry into civilian killings at My Lai.
Patrick E. Gorman, head of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen, told Congress the Nixon administration's wage price freeze cheats workers and gives super profits to the meat industry, calling it a Robin Hood in reverse.
United Mine Workers official Justin McCarthy says negotiators are not close to a settlement as the coal strike enters its fifth day. About 80,000 miners in 20 states have been affected since the old contract expired early Friday.
Defense lawyer Sam Brubrick argues Linda Kasabian was the true leader of the Tate killings, not Charles Tex Watson who he says was drugged and manipulated by Charles Manson. He contends Manson had a year to influence Watson to become a "robot" under drugs. Watson faces trial as a member of the Manson group convicted in 1969 murders.
A British Wyss report notes hints of a high level shake up in Beijing. Premier Chou En-lai appears publicly while Mao Tse-tung and Lin Piao are absent from National Day scenes and editorials fueling speculation of factional power struggles and possible leadership changes.
The Senate approved a 350 million dollar cap on U S spending in Laos, barring bombing and extending reporting requirements while allowing administration plans to continue funded programs. The vote, 67 to 11, followed Stennis backing and Kissinger outreach, with broader Indochina actions including a separate aim to cut off bombing funding pending House action.
South Vietnam reports 364 North Vietnamese dead after daylight and air battles across the Cambodia frontier. Ground forces resume two key highways near Krek as Cambodian and allied units press to link Phnom Penh with Kompong Thom.
The House debates a $15.4 billion three year tax cut part of President Nixon's economic program amid labor opposition. AFL-CIO President Meany blasts the measure while the Ways and Means Committee tightens benefits for business and boosts individual cuts. Chairman Mills predicts a wide House majority.
President Nixon’s plan to save 1.3 billion by delaying federal pay raises for six months cleared a House veto fight but now faces Senate opposition. The House rejected the veto 207 to 174, with Sen. Frank Moss planning to bring the issue to the floor.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers continued talks with Jordanian and Israeli officials at the U N General Assembly seeking a six point plan to reopen the Suez Canal and a broader Middle East peace. Egypt and Israel show little movement with Egypt favoring direct talks still rejected by Cairo and Eban warning real progress requires Israel Arab direct negotiations.
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