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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1970
Page
1
Congress approved a political broadcast reform bill limiting radio and television campaign time to curb spending. The measure, passed 60 to 19 in the Senate and 247 to 112 in the House, could face a presidential veto amid heavy Republican fundraising.
The Senate approved by 79 to 0 a bill to let pornographic mail recipients return items and bill the sender for costs plus a 50 cent surcharge. The measure requires clear labeling of such mail.
In Dublin a bank closure forces people to seek cash from bartenders druggists and grocers as the crisis threatens Northern Ireland. Union leaders weigh calling out 3000 Bank Officials Association members across six British governed counties.
Dr. Carl F. von Essen and UC researchers unveil a remote control cancer treatment that delivers small radioactive cobalt beads directly to tumors through tubes. Beads are guided to the cancer site by cables to minimize damage to surrounding tissue.
In Washington, a quota-setting trade bill has slowed from expected House passage as opposition grows and lawmakers rethink strategy before the November elections. The measure would shield textiles and shoes, set quotas on other goods, maintain the oil quota system, and offer exporters a new tax break.
Barbara Hoyt testified that Susan Atkins said Sharon Tate died last because she watched the others die first. Hoyt, 18, a former Manson follower, overheard the remark a month after Tate and four visitors were killed at Tate's home in August 1969 while the group lived at a Death Valley ranch.
Senator Bayh vows to halt all Senate business by objecting to unanimous consent and barring committee meetings until his constitutional amendment for direct presidential election is voted on. He says this tactic is needed to overcome what he calls opponents’ filibuster tactics.
Washington authorities announced a two week postponement of a threatened nationwide rail strike to give negotiators more time to resolve the long running firemen vs brakemen job dispute. The UTU and railroads continue talks after the deadline with government mediation backing a phased elimination plan.
The FTC labeled enzyme detergent advertising by Proctor & Gamble Colgate Palmolive and Lever Brothers unfair false and deceptive in a proposed complaint. Settlements could require listing nonremovable stains and labeling boxes. Procter & Gamble disputed the claim noting enzymes remove many stains while others rely on nonenzyme ingredients.
Beir ut reports fierce Jordanian army clashes in northern Jordan as 5000 Palestinian guerrillas allegedly surrender. Amman sustains evacuations with a chartered Middle East Airlines flight set to take 100 Americans and others out. In Irbid heavy artillery and tank moves push guerrillas to the outskirts while Syrian forces withdraw near Deraa. Curfew hours are eased to aid Red Cross relief as fighting continues.
Tass reports Luna 16 capsule parachuted to a Kazakh steppe 50 miles from Dzhezkazgan at 1 26 a.m. EDT. Soil from the Sea of Fertility will be analyzed by the Academy of Sciences. The mission marks the first unmanned moon soil return, amid Soviet rhetoric of future probes to Mars and beyond.
About 800 male undergraduates marched on a coed dormitory Baker Tower at Cornell University in Ithaca New York. They demanded undergarments and handed out fake prices while laughing students watched. The incident ended after about 30 minutes with the crowd dispersing.
South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky arrived in Paris to attend peace negotiations and then planned a Washington rally on October 3. Ky declined to discuss his future role, carrying no new proposals, and would appear at a rally led by Rev. Carl McIntire.
U S Command reports 52 American deaths and 333 wounded in the Vietnam war last week, the lowest toll in 4 1/2 years, with South Vietnamese casualties also down and enemy deaths at 1,217, the lowest in four weeks as disengagement continues. The report notes smaller guerrilla actions and fewer large battles.
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