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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1970
Page
1
The Nixon administration weighs a quota style plan to curb racially homogeneous federally funded housing developments. An official says the approach would pressure developers to create mixed outcomes or lose approval.
Ford and GM reported strong early demand for new subcompact cars on sale last week. GM sold 1,734 Vega 2300 models on its introduction day as UAW strike limited production. Ford moved 2,912 Pintos over Friday and Saturday, the first two days of sales aimed at competing with foreign imports, notably the Volkswagen.
An official South Vietnamese report details the death of a 50 year old woman and the rape and death of her prospective daughter in law near a U.S. base. The incident has sparked rising anti American sentiment with a group calling for U.S. forces withdrawal. A U.S. report says no American troops were involved. The South Vietnamese report stops short of conclusions but suggests possible American involvement.
In Las Vegas at a Republican fund raiser, Vice President Spiro Agnew warned that popular songs considered clean fun mask latent drug culture propaganda. He urged Congress to curb creeping permissiveness to strengthen national resolve.
President Nixon plans a congressional message proposing a sweeping reform of U S foreign aid to replace the 1960s AID structure with stronger international development institutions. No cost figure is released as aides say the aim is to outline legislation for action next year.
The Associated Press reports Humphrey remains the favorite in Minnesota Democratic Senate bid as six states hold primaries. In Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is unopposed for renomination, with observers watching the vote margin.
The United Auto Workers began a national strike against General Motors, idling hundreds of thousands of workers in the United States and Canada. Pickets surrounded GM facilities in 31 states and two provinces as negotiations failed to yield a pattern-setting contract.
The Weather Bureau alerts warn of Tropical Storm Felice moving toward the Texas Louisiana border with gale warnings from the Mississippi River to Galveston and a hurricane watch from Morgan City to Port O Connor. Forecasters expect increasing winds, tides, and rains, with possible brief hurricane force gusts north of the center.
The federal judge halted a planned nationwide rail strike affecting about 500000 workers and set Sept 22 for a hearing, delaying action until 4 45 p m Sept 23. Picketing occurred in several cities despite the restraining order against four AFL CIO unions targeting three lines.
Arab guerrillas demand freedom for 13 prisoners in exchange for hostages as 54 air line hijack captives remain. Rail unions strike despite court restraining order. A tropical wave nears Florida as police confront gunfire in a Negro housing project in New Orleans. Nixon calls for major foreign aid overhaul and a security program. A male passenger attempting to reach North Korea is shot by a private guard after briefly seizing a Trans World jet.
Enemy troops stopped a government Cambodian drive and five fighting spots opened in Vietnam's north. U S forces announce troop withdrawals totaling over 3 000 with 1 500 Vietnamese troops leaving Cambodia operations. Taing Kauk stalled the big offensive as 26 Cambodians were killed and nearly 100 wounded. 600 refugees were flown from Kompong Thom with uncertainty over its fall.
U Thant urged the creation of a special international tribunal to try hijackers in the name of all peoples of the world. He spoke at a $150 dinner before the 25th General Assembly, noting hijacking endangers many nations and could erode sovereignty. The remaining hostages, about 55, were among 400 seized on three jets in a Jordanian desert. the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine held them as talks continued with Israel over jailed guerrillas.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad said Washington backs Israel and blocks Middle East peace talks. He warned Cairo will not let Palestinian groups jeopardize Arabs’ peace efforts as Israel accuses Egypt of ceasefire violations.
Washington AP A suit against the Presidents Commission on Pornography was settled out of court. Charles H. Keating Jr. won the right to file 66 pages of minority and technical reports. The commission will release its report on September 30 amid ongoing controversy.
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