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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1970
Page
2
The page presents a quotation from Justice George Sutherland and a Benjamin Franklin reflection on printing. It frames press freedom as a vital interpreter between government and the people and warns against censorship that would hamper open reporting. The content reflects 1970s Pecos Enterprise context with historic quotes.
Four Central High School students were shot in Pontiac Michigan after a racial confrontation between black and white youths outside the school Monday. Police said a rock throwing and running skirmishes followed with seven injuries to officers and civilians. The incidents appear to stem from a Friday football game altercation.
The New Jersey Senate approved a bill to downgrade possession of small marijuana amounts to a disorderly persons offense with a six month maximum for first offenders. The measure also stiffens penalties for drug pushers and offers rehab tied records and confidential reporting arrangements. The legislation would review marijuana penalties within a year and extends penalties for LSD amphetamines and barbiturates. It also enables limited rehab assurances for first offenders and confidential reporting to the Health Department.
Admission entries list Valente Estrada Betty Crowley Evelyn Burns Roddy Rosson on September 30. Dismissals include Lilly Gray and baby girl. October 1 brings Lupe Gonzales Jeannie Sue Tiechman and Willie Metcalf. October 2 notes Harry Foster. October 3 shows none. Subsequent discharge notes include Jeannie Sue Tiechman and baby Lupe Gonzales and baby Betty Crowley and Willie Metcalf.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Gonzales of Barstow on October 1. A daughter was also born to Mrs. Buddy L. Tiechman of Pecos on October 1.
The five-day jail revolt in New York ended when 41 prisoners at the Long Island City jail surrendered via a Fire Department ladder. They had protested bail delays, overcrowding, and alleged brutality, with negotiations led by Mayor John V. Lindsay and threats of police action.
In Tel Aviv the U N commission hears Egypt accused of missile base construction near the Suez Canal with Soviet antiaircraft missiles. Sadat faces balancing a left wing and right faction while veteran officers fade from power. Lebanon sees Saeb Salam invited to form government as Franjieh takes the presidency. In Amman the Jordanian government frees 19,097 Palestinians and to release 1,833 more soon.
Saigon officials banned long-haired foreign males from entering South Vietnam, calling it a bad example for local youths. The rule applied to travelers and residents, with expulsion threatened for noncompliance. The measure targets hippie styles but excludes Hoa Hao practices not deemed conflicting with customs.
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