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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1971
Page
3
FDA spokesman said no decision yet on legal action over Bon Vivant and Campbell Soup recall. If prosecutions arise, they will pursue them. FDA is not planning to prosecute Campbell and is satisfied the firm acted responsibly.
The Agriculture Department reports 991.2 million pounds of commodities valued at $250.5 million distributed to the poor in the first nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30, up from 61.2 million pounds worth $202.7 million a year earlier. About 3.5 million people participated by July, down from 3.8 million, as larger shipments offset fewer recipients. The data show rising total aid despite fewer participants.
Washington says the U S Soviet pact to curb navy harassment is not linked to China diplomacy. Some diplomats question why Moscow approved an October visit by an American delegation on preventing collisions at sea. State Department calls timing coincidental.
The opening of a two day US Japan economic meeting was clouded by the prospect of retaliation if the 10 percent import surcharge remains long. Japan's Foreign Minister Fukuda cited potential measures amid currency and monetary system concerns. Rogers prepared to urge yen reevaluation and cooperative steps.
A Red Adair Co. team arrived within 12 hours to aid Shell Oil Co. as a gushing Utah well burns in dense smoke. Chief troubleshooters expect days before debris are cleared and a cap devised for the runaway well.
Five Republican senators called for Democrats to drop partisan fights and back President Nixon’s economic plan as he urged Congress to approve tax cuts. Dole, Goldwater, Brock, Griffin and others criticized Dems for withholding support while Meany and Muskie denounced the package as favoring the wealthy over workers.
AP reports Tupamaro guerrillas planned a mass escape from Montevideo’s Punta Carreteras Prison with a 120 foot tunnel. The plan included a tiny traffic sign directing fugitives to a nearby house reading MLN transit director keep to the left.
President Nguyen Van Thieu fears U S congressional action could cut or trim aid if he runs without opposition in the October 3 vote. Sources say Thieu has discussed resignation to avoid possible U S aid reductions despite assurances from U S officials.
Court ordered desegregation via busing shows headway in Pontiac Boston Mobile Dallas and Florida schools amid ongoing parent opposition. Police detained 11 protesters as nine students were injured in a fight at a Pontiac junior high while thousands of Pontiac pupils are bused. In Boston 124 white and 535 non white pupils enrolled at reassigned sites, with many white students not using the special buses. Private Duval County Jacksonville schools report lower attendance as parents resist busing plans.
American helicopters move 1 000 fresh South Vietnamese troops within two miles of the Laotian border as B52 raids pound North Vietnamese positions along the DMZ. The operation aims to disrupt supply routes and infil tration corridors while casualties are modest and contact limited.
Washington AP President Nixon seeks to quiet critics of his wage-price freeze by inviting them into advisory discussions on future steps. He plans a rare joint session address to rally support for the Aug. 15 economic package and to outline a broad consultation approach across Congress labor industry and public. Critics argue the plan shifts inflation burden to workers while aiding business with tax favors.
Gov. George Wallace outlines a five point program during an Alabama Educational Television interview that would keep him from running for president in 1972 if President Nixon honors 1968 promises. He calls for ending busing restoring neighborhood schools freedom of choice and tax cuts for the common people while strengthening national defense.
The float of the West German mark could raise US Army in Europe costs this fiscal year by about 31.5 million dollars. For American GIs, higher rents and tighter budgets follow as dollars buy fewer marks, shifting shopping from economy to PX and commissaries. The rise strains housing allowances and benefits, with Bonn signaling no offset payments. Local clubs and commissaries report rising costs and possible product reductions.
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