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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
3
The piece argues Watergate reveals broader declines in moral behavior in American life. It cites petty theft in offices, smoking in public venues, escalator misuse, disruptive crowds, and vandalism as signs that many people lack consistent standards. It questions whether politicians differ from the public and if officeholders would act differently.
The FCC bans local pro football on TV, while networks push in out of town games. A congressional proposal would lift the blackout if all seats sell but pay TV could still siphon off games. CBS head warns pay CATV could lock out free viewers and urges blocking rights sales.
Twenty four persons were named to the new State Commission for Professional Competencies to serve through Sept 30 1974. It will include six professional organization presidents later and will identify skills and qualifications to improve teacher effectiveness. A fire ant program in Fort Bend County begins this month. Mirex bait will treat about 495000 acres with EPA approval in a joint federal state and local effort led by Agriculture Commissioner John Witte.
The today in history column lists key past events on October 19 across years. It notes Yorktown's British surrender in 1781, John Adams birth in 1735, Napoleon retreat from Moscow in 1812, siege of Adrianople in 1912, WWII bombing at Guadalcanal in 1942, Suez withdrawal talks in 1954, MLK arrest in 1960, Himalayan border clashes a decade later, Brooklyn College protest in 1970, UN seating move in 1975, and a thought by Orson Welles born 1915.
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor requiring the writer’s signature and address, withholding on request. a maximum length of 500 words. general interest content. and disqualification for poor taste. It states these guidelines to inform potential contributors.
President Nixon's campaign expands into states with potential Senate contests seeking eight seats to gain control. Alabama South Dakota Montana and West Virginia may be added to the schedule as GOP optimism rises. Talks of 1974 runs for Laird Ruckelshaus Finch Cranston Stevenson and Fulbright surface amid stadium name change proposals in Washington.
Quick questions cover furlong meaning as an eighth mile used in horse racing, Sistine Chapel fresco sources from the Bible and myth, Darwin evolution vs Anaximander claim, Kamikaze meaning divine wind, ghost shrimp habitat and coloration, and stomach shape likened to the letter J.
New York AP column lists common irritants from pep talks and toupees to lazy housewives and moonlit postcards. Boyle riffs on societal quirks, traffic tolls, fashion twins, snobs and fake everything, lamenting modern annoyances and wishing for relief.
The Bitter Magnet at the Physical Institute of Technical University of Brunswick is described as Europe’s most modern high magnetic field system for atomic and nuclear research. It can reach 200000 Gauss, about a million times Earth's field, requiring about 350 tons of water per hour to cool copper discs and prevent melting during operation.
Hyde Park visitors see FDR as hero and patriot at the Roosevelt National Historic Site. The 188 acre estate displays his canes, letters with Churchill, the Pearl Harbor speech draft, ship models, stamps, and photographs detailing his life from cradle to grandfather. Despite critics, the Harvard alumnus is shown as aristocratic, humorous, and unwavering despite polio.
The World Almanac recalls that the U S Merchant Marine built nearly 6 000 vessels to support Allied efforts in World War II and lost 605 flagships totaling about 6 million dead weight tons while transporting supplies.
A five member research team in Vancouver has secured 18 500 from the federal government to study the history of Chinese people in Canada. The project is planned to run for three years.
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