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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1970
Page
1
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon dedicate the Marine Extension Resources Building at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography on Skidaway Island eight miles from Savannah. He also announces plans to urge Congress to pass laws regulating waste dumping in the seas.
Government experts say the aging Wichita State plane that crashed killing 30 lacked a valid airworthiness certificate. A safety official notes the rented aircraft may have flown into a canyon on a sight seeing route through the Rock Mountains and hit the Continental Divide foot. FAA says the old airliner did not obtain airworthiness status when taken from mothballs in Las Vegas after three years idle.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department says demands for juicier beef sandwiches at fast food shops raise concerns about water use in meat and poultry. It notes water can be added only to improve tenderness or taste and not solely to increase weight or size.
The House passed an anti crime bill 341 to 26 while the Senate approved a narcotics control measure 54 to 0 and both measures move toward conference to resolve differences. The Senate bill faces possible acceptance of the House version.
The U S Command reported 38 American combat deaths in Indochina last week, the lowest weekly toll in about 4 1/2 years. South Vietnamese deaths rose 40 percent from the prior week, while enemy casualties increased slightly.
A Colorado Rockies storm dumped up to a foot of snow and moved into Kansas and Oklahoma, driving temperatures near zero in parts of Wyoming. Cold warnings extended to northern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona, with 40 degree drops along the path. Travel and stock warnings remained for Colorado and much of Nebraska, extended to northwestern Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle as forecasters warned of blowing and drifting snow.
The storm nears the Dominican Republic on its eighth day of Caribbean rain as the National Weather Service reports heavy rain concentrated in eastern Hispaniola. Rain eased over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands while showery activity continued farther east in the Lesser Antilles.
Julian Bond spoke at Mississippi State University warning of a spiraling trap of politics and predicting black enclaves in cities nationwide. He said Negroes would seize power in the black belt of the old Confederacy and establish separate communities in Newark, Chicago, and West Point Mississippi.
A bomb exploded early this morning at the San Rafael county courthouse causing heavy damage to two courtrooms but no injuries, authorities said. The blast, likely dynamite, followed a anonymous tip from a San Francisco operator warning of a bomb five minutes prior.
In Los Angeles Watson, a Tate murder trial co defendant, remains mute during a preliminary hearing as three psychiatrists are appointed to assess him. Watson, 24, will be tried separately from Manson and the three women on the murder conspiracy charges. arraignment postponed to Nov 6 for psychiatric testing. A witness named Watson as the killer leader for the August 1969 Tate forays. The judge noted no bizarre behavior, just silence, and expressed uncertainty about his current sanity. Wheat referendum delay moves to Senate. stands to save $1.5 million in mailing costs. Southwest Texas weather: windy, cooler tonight and Friday, high 77, low 40.
Congress moves to curb Indochina war spending and withdraw U.S. troops. Rep. Riegle pushes timetable lock for June 1 withdrawal while Fraser aims to end funding by June 30. The House defense bill would trim 2 billion, cap war costs, and cut back dozens of weapon programs while preserving major systems.
In Bolivia General Juan Jose Torres declared himself president after routing General Rogelio Miranda and Alfredo Ovando Candia, restoring leftist rule. Miranda’s resignation followed a year of leftist military governance after a coup. A radio report from Oruro claimed loyal officers killed 10 leftist demonstrators as supporters gathered.
Clay Cochran, head of the National Rural Housing Coalition, told the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs that rural America suffers deliberate neglect in federal aid. He cited 65 million rural residents and noted two thirds of bad housing and poor water and sanitation resources are in rural areas.
Canadian officials pressed FLQ members to negotiate for the release of British diplomat James Cross and agreed to broadcast a Quebec separatist manifesto. The ransom deadline of noon demanded $500000 and the release of 21 Quebec political prisoners. Cross wrote a letter claiming good health while police questioned 33 suspects as Mrs Cross viewed a lineup.
At Paris the Viet Cong dismissed President Nixon's five point peace plan as a ploy to prolong the war. Ambassador Bruce urged careful study while Mrs. Binh demanded U S withdrawal and argued for Viet Cong terms in Indochina.
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