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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1970
Page
1
Eastern Airlines plans to test two secret weapons for pilots in a last-ditch hijack response. One device allegedly would stun a hijacker, the other a gunlike device firing an unspecified missile.
Salvadore Allende says he will nationalize foreign companies in Chile and insists he will not establish a Communist government. He spoke at a news conference with about 100 reporters, describing nationalization as an economic and social necessity.
The United States and NATO allies allegedly hold about 5000 more tanks in Europe than top Pentagon figures show. The Washington Post reports the extra tanks were found during a four week administrative review of NATO security.
The American Humane Association brands eight movies unacceptable for animal handling. Sol dier Blue Patton El Condor Macho Callahan Mondo Cane Valdez Is Coming Trail of the Hunter and The Outdoorsmen are on the first list after its rating system change.
Clark Kerr former UC president and Carnegie Commission chair says U S medical student enrollment must rise by 30 percent by 1978 to avert a health care personnel crisis. He warns that not adopting commission recommendations will fuel ongoing health care cost inflation.
U S envoys depart for Helsinki to restart year old SALT talks with the Soviet Union. Led by disarmament negotiator Gerard Smith the six man delegation seeks progress before a expected Christmas recess but does not anticipate a arms cut pact by then.
A Pan American jet carrying 132 passengers from Los Angeles to London diverted to Gander Newfoundland after engine trouble. The Boeing 747 lost oil pressure in the outer right engine and landed safely. This marked the second jumbo emergency for Pan American that week following a Heathrow incident where 89 passengers escaped ashore.
Heavy rain swamped the Southeast from Western North Carolina to central Georgia. Macon, Georgia saw more than 5 inches with over half in one hour, while several North Carolina communities recorded nearly 4 inches. Flash flooding occurred in scattered areas today.
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged union members to elect liberal candidates, accusing the Nixon administration of failing to improve conditions for workers. The 76-year-old leader spoke in a paid radio broadcast, saying ballots affect jobs, health, finances, and family futures.
Washington AP reports that the United States and the Soviet Union signed an agreement in Moscow to standardize future spacecraft enabling possible rescue of stranded spacemen. NASA official Arnold W. Frutkin said the pact was signed one day before in Moscow.
Washington AP reports a 20 percent rise in welfare rolls to 12.2 million from June 1969 to June 1970, triggering tax pressures and cuts in services. Officials warn the $8.7 billion budget may need up to $1 billion more, with ADC driving much of the growth and unemployment, court rulings, and eligibility changes cited as causes.
The United States accuses the Soviet Union of violating the 1968 consular convention by delaying access to two American generals and other passengers aboard a U S Army plane that landed across the Turkish border. The State Department demands immediate release and access within four days, citing consular rights and ongoing investigations.
Three explosions damaged two military reserve buildings in Queens and a police motorcycle headquarters in the Bronx within a 20 minute span. No injuries reported though two buildings were occupied. Police said the blasts appeared coordinated. windows shattered and exterior walls damaged at each site.
SAIGON AP The Army says 89 American soldiers may have died from drug overdoses in South Vietnam in the past 10 months with 25 confirmed by autopsy and 64 suspected. A total of 746 troops were admitted to medical facilities for drug related cases through September.
AP reports in Trenton that schools were ordered closed to quell racial clashes tied to pupil busing. Forty injured and 32 arrested in the unrest as authorities seek to restore calm amid disorder. In Belfast, a British soldier shot a civilian during a four hour Catholic protest. riot gas used to quell rioting before dawn.
President Nixon denounced the San Jose assault by antiwar protesters describing it as the worst display of lawlessness in decades. He and Gov. Reagan, Sen. Murphy, and aides faced missiles as riot police cleared a path for his armored convoy. A fire at his San Clemente residence caused smoke damage and evacuation.
Army Court of Military Review vacated Capt John J McCarthy s murder conviction for the 1967 slaying of Cambodian Inchin Hai Lam. A majority says new evidence and a revised pathologist opinion may warrant a new trial, while one judge urged dismissal. McCarthy, a Boston native, praised the decision as a step toward innocence amid years of appeals.
North Vietnamese forces launch heavy assaults on U S and allied positions in Vietnam. Four Americans and three South Vietnamese killed, 27 Americans and 12 South Vietnamese wounded. U S officials say attacks aim to influence voters ahead of elections. Air operations cut by storms aiding enemy mobilization. Cambodian forces also begin major push near Phnom Penh with mixed results. one government soldier killed, 25 wounded.
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