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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1972
Page
12
Delma Molinar writes as a concerned Pecos parent on a recent peewee football game asking why Mexican American coaches are targeted. She urges fair play, sportsmanship, and equal opportunity for all races, noting refereeing bias and the impact on boys’ feelings and futures.
John P. Robinson of the University of Michigan reports that Americans spend about two hours daily watching TV, based on five studies for the Surgeon General’s committee. He notes viewers often find TV pleasurable and instructive, with soap operas and medical shows rated highly, though learning impact remains uncertain.
An editorial argues that undecided voters decide elections at the moment they enter the booth. It recalls 1948 Dewey Truman odds and notes widespread voter ambivalence toward Nixon and McGovern. Candidates must reach deep into undecideds’ thoughts to win.
A long rambling look at Texas and border disputes from Sabine to the Gulf, tracing how boundaries shifted with rivers and treaties, the tidelands case over oil, and past quarrels with Mexico and the federal government. It notes Eisenhower vetoes, a 16.35 mile claim, and Red Berry who proposed splitting Texas.
The Senate approved a 4 billion four five year plan for 39,000 local governments, sending the measure to conference with the House. Supporters call it a move toward local control and welfare cost restraint, while opponents warn of fiscal strain and open-ended funding.
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Writers must include signature and address (withheld on request), keep to 500 words or less, ensure general interest, and avoid poor taste. It invites public input while detailing required author identification and content standards.
HAL BOYLE reflect on memory and culture of a past era. He contrasts computer recall with human memory and shares vivid vignettes from mid century life including delights, manners, sportsmanship, travel, fashion, cinema, and Broadway, capturing a nostalgic portrait of everyday American society.
A set of trivia questions and answers covering topics such as Islam’s holy day Friday, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats, the Hatch Acts, Notre Dame football, the 1619 Berkeley Plantation Thanksgiving observance, and Theodore Roosevelt as a member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
On Sept 20, 1519 Magellan began his voyage from Spain to reach the Indies by a western route. Other milestones include the 486 B C naval Greek victory at Salamis, Italian unification in 1870, Chester A. Arthur's 1881 oath, Kiev fall in 1941, 1966 UN admission of 13 nations plus Cyprus, JFK at the UN in 1963, the Queen Elizabeth 2 launch in 1968, and Nixon naming Romana Banuelos treasurer in 1971. Thought for today recalls the proverb about money.
Vice President Spiro Agnew will campaign in blue collar, ethnic neighborhoods to win support from Catholic and other minority workers disenchanted with the Democrats. Nixon aides emphasize labor appeal, including Italian Catholic and Polish communities, while portraying McGovern as weak on welfare taxes and Vietnam policy. Time has shifted Agnew from a restrained 1968 schedule to a wide ethnic outreach in 1972.
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