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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1970
Page
4
The Senate delays Bayh’s plan to abolish the electoral college and shift to a national popular vote. Conservatives fear loss of influence for small states and the risk of mischief in a direct system. Reform, not abolition, is urged as the wiser path for preserving checks and balances.
Federal Judge George Barlow sentences former Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio and three co-defendants for a 1.4 million kickback conspiracy. The judge condemns cynicism toward government and the justice system, urging citizens to reject violence and uphold the rule of law.
Kentucky highway planners paused a seven mile reroute on Route 10 to spare a massive pin oak believed to be the state’s largest. The forester cited a five foot diameter and 58 foot height as officials approved shifting nearly a mile of right of way at extra cost and months of delay. A roadside park will be built around the tree in cooperation with locals.
The column muses on the odd pride and standards of junk jobs like jelly doughnut filling and other tiny crafts. It jokes about how to judge a craftsman's skill, suggesting fairness in how much jelly each doughnut receives to avoid family disputes.
A 1970 ABA piece argues legislative immunity shields lawmakers and high officials from slander suits to protect public interests and enable candor. It notes judges and a local council example where immunity did not apply, stressing lesser immunity for lower officials to protect individuals’ good names.
Jeffrey Ross Stewart, 17, star baseball player, died of a barbiturate overdose in a clubhouse he helped build in Hopewell Junction New York. Friends admitted sharing marijuana heroin and LSD, while authorities arrested teens for failing to report the death and concealing the body. The story portrays a town grappling with drug use amid limited youth activities and parental distress.
GOP Governor Francis Sargent shows momentum in Massachusetts while Boston Mayor Kevin White struggles with a tough primary, weak economy, and Democratic edge. Donahue's primary clash and Marcellino's backing blur loyalties as organizers race to widen turnout.
A veteran observer examines the United Nations milestone in New York warning that the body may not survive to fifty. He cites Syria’s invasion of Jordan, U Thant’s neutrality, and a bloc of unaligned states more focused on colonial issues than peace, as signs of systemic failure.
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