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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1970
Page
1
After weeks of wrangling the Senate shelved the constitutional amendment to directly elect the president. Senator Birch Bayh said the plan may be reconsidered if Congress meets in a post election session in November.
Secretary General U Thant told the General Assembly's finance committee that the United Nations needs at least 199.7 million dollars to cover operating expenses in 1971, about 17 million more than his August estimate of 183 million.
The U S comptroller general investigates arrangements where hundreds of military papers are produced for private gain with editorial work by servicemen. At Lackland Air Force Base Texas airmen were ordered to clip a general’s picture from 10 000 copies of the bases Talespinner after cropping complaints. A Newport Rhode Island Navy base magazine at 1 a copy was discarded when a ship image was misidentified.
The Senate opened a probe into organized urban guerrillas blamed for 300 assaults on police in the past year and the deaths of 20 officers. Judiciary Committee chair James Eastland announced four days of testimony from policemen in more than a dozen cities on protections for law enforcement.
The first trial of S. Sgt. David Mitchell opens with the defense requesting a change of site to a different post. If moved, a new panel of officers would be named for the court martial. Mitchell, 30, is charged with assault with intent to murder for shooting at 30 civilians on March 16 1968 and pleads innocent.
A nationwide manhunt is active for Henry Thomas Ashley 27 of Virginia charged with five counts of first degree murder. Five warrants were issued after three men and two women were shot Saturday night at a tavern and a Gulf Coast beach incident, Pasco County Sheriff Basil Gaines said.
Behavioral scientists will study Janis Joplin behavior to determine if the overdose death was accidental or deliberate. The coroner’s office said autopsy indicated an overdose but further tests are needed to identify the drug.
Charles Manson was removed from the Los Angeles courtroom after lunging at Judge Charles H. Olders and shouting threats during the Sharon Tate murder trial. Bailiffs restrained him as the farce escalated and the judge presided over the hearing.
President Nixon announced a national address on Vietnam for Wednesday night and a new U S negotiating proposal to be presented in Paris on Thursday. He spoke after a nine day European tour noting progress toward peace and possible further troop withdrawals, amid election considerations.
Fair skies prevail with warm afternoons and cool nights through Wednesday. Highs range 75 to 90 degrees on Wednesday, with tonight's lows from 44 to 59.
Egypt's Arab Socialist Union unanimously named Anwar Sadat to succeed the late Gamal Abdel Nasser. Sadat, provisional president since Sept 28, faces an Assembly endorsement and a nationwide referendum slated for Oct 15. The party urged solidarity against hostile forces and affirmed the Soviet alliance.
Viet Cong mortars killed seven South Vietnamese and wounded 52 in a government refugee camp at Phu My in Binh Dinh province as central coast fighting intensified for a third day. Allied spokesmen reported 84 mortar and rocket attacks since Saturday, striking coast and northern areas. Phu Cat air base was hit by two rockets while Landing Zone Schueller came under 25 to 30 rounds with light casualties.
Gen Alfredo Ovando Candia resigned after a revolt by Gen Rogelio Miranda who declared a military junta to direct the country. Miranda announced the junta would oversee elections by August 1972, with Ovando rallying loyal forces and denouncing the vote as fraud. No violence reported as officers clash over leftist expropriations and policy.
A powerful autumn tornado ripped through Shawnee Oklahoma killing three and injuring more than 40. Mayor Pierre Taron tallies damage at 3.5 to 4 million dollars, with 150 downtown businesses hit. A separate twister near Prague killed one. Rescue crews, National Guard and police patrolled the area as looting reports surfaced and city facilities were evacuated.
Federal investigators cite multiple possible violations after a Martin 404 crash near Denver killed 30 passengers bound for a Wichita State football game. FAA and NTSB assess operator certification, aircraft weight limits, and leasing arrangements while noting up-to-date licenses for the surviving crew.
The House Appropriations Committee approves a $66.7 billion defense bill for the year ending next June 30, cutting $2 billion from Nixon requests. It cites risks in the Middle East, demands for better management, and sets aside funds while delaying certain costs including a film aid and a Lockheed emergency payment.
Cairo reports Egypt will not pull any missiles from the Suez Canal area but may extend the Middle East cease-fire by 90 days after the current expiry on November 5. In Puerto Rico, floods and threats to Hispaniola prompt NWS alerts as a tropical low drifts toward the Caribbean.
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