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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1973
Page
3
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Skylab 2 astronauts Alan L. Bean Owen K Garriott and Jack R Lousma photographed six drought ravaged African nations Mali Senegal Mauritania Niger Upper Volta and Chad hoping the images aid future relief The crew woke early for the pass south of the Sahara providing new data for drought monitoring and relief planning.
President Nixon told Congress he is ready to compromise on solutions to national problems and urged action on priority legislation. He opposed tax increases and defense cuts while backing a strong presidency and congressional partnership. He highlighted trade pension energy and anti crime bills and urged restraint on spending while veto power remains. He did not dwell on Watergate but pressed for election reform and reform study.
Erma Bombeck, famed for her At Wits End column, receives the Mark Twain Award. The International Platform Association, a public speaking trade group, presents the annual honor to Bombeck for her wit and influence.
The fourth nonaligned nations summit ended with Israel and U S policy condemned and calls for Soviet emigration limits. Delegates from 76 nations urged action on disarmament trade and monetary reform while Cuba cut ties with Israel. Boumedienne chaired the closing session amid mixed Arab responses. Nixon urged budget restraint and warned of vetoes if spending bills exceeded limits.
Reed Drillings reported 199 rotary rigs drilling in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico's Permian Basin last week. The count rose from 196, up nine from a year ago. Eddy County leads with 39, Pecos 24, Lea 19, and Ward 15 rigs active.
Representative George Preston announced the Interim Committee on the Study of Educational Programs for the Deaf and Visually Impaired will hold its second hearing at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the School for the Deaf south campus in Austin, hearing testimony on deaf education from Mental Health Mental Retardation and others. A related hearing on blind education will be held October 2 and 3 at the School for the Blind in Austin, with hearings also scheduled in Dallas El Paso McAllen and Houston. The committee aims to recommend educational programs for the deaf and visually handicapped to the Legislature by September 1, 1974.
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