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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1971
Page
11
Editorial praises Connecticut residents for pressuring lawmakers to repeal the state income tax. The measure raised cigarette and gasoline taxes and boosted sales tax while Governor Meskill trimmed an $85 million budget deficit, citing the repeal as motive. Public demand allegedly drove spending cuts and reform.
The article compares the BBB to historic civil rights groups facing criticism from militants and outlines the Council of Better Business Bureaus CBBB plans. It details five priority targets including bureau expansion, regional offices, updated self regulatory guidelines, consumer education, and mediation panels. A June 22 appellate ruling clearing the BBB of libel charges boosts its fight against false advertising.
Wapakoneta Ohio holds on to a nickel pay phone rate with no planned price increase, aiming to keep the low rate through 1988. The town is also notable as the birthplace of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon.
AP Wonderwomen from the Associated Press headquarters form a soft ball team in Central Park and battle Time Inc. rivals in a coeducational game. The columnist Sam Woobbins recounts his initial skepticism and eventual respect for gender equality while announcing the formation of the APco educational Wrestling Team.
New York imposes regular fire drills for office workers in tall buildings. Buildings housing 900 or more people must appoint a fire safety director to oversee evacuations after two deadly skyscraper fires last year that killed five and injured 74.
A critical appraisal argues that black-run cities like Newark and Gary face bankruptcy as middle-class residents flee. The piece condemns liberal allies, warns of dire social costs, and urges Black Americans to seek new alliances while condemning radical politics and urging responsibility.
On this day in 1850 California was admitted as the first Pacific Coast state. New Mexico and Utah were organized as territories. In 1776 the term United States official. Lincoln licensed to practice law in Illinois in 1836. Cleveland's wife bore a child in 1893. Sun Yat-sen's first revolution attempt in 1894. End of WWII surrender in Nanking in 1945. US troops in Korea and Soviet occupy north Korea. Soviet nuclear talks in 1955. Johnson sign safety bills in 1965. Hello Dolly longest running Broadway show in 1964.
A playful column explores how doodles on a napkin reveal a date’s nature, from romantic crosses to practical squares. It also riffs on trivia about the dollar game, turf fibers, mule etiquette, nylon stockings, taxi births, snails, and a classic vacuum cleaner origins tale.
House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills resists delaying a 1972 tax base increase and favors a stiffer future schedule under H R 1. The plan would raise the Social Security tax base to 10 200 and cut workers pay by 5.4 percent next year, with higher benefits for retirees. Mills aims to build reserves despite calls from the Social Security Advisory Council and officials urging restraint.
The piece argues Chilean president Salvador Allende faces economic peril from losing skilled technicians overcentralizing industry nationalization and scant worker cooperation. It compares Chile’s path with Mao’s China and Soviet bloc states, warning of labor slack and potential economic decline if policies persist.
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