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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1972
Page
2
A Ralph Nader health group attacks the use of DES as a morning after birth control pill, citing a link to vaginal cancer in daughters of women who used DES. Some scientists call the report unscientific while government panels study the issue ahead of FDA action.
Government bans DES in animal feed due to cancer in lab animals and Delaney Amendment constraints. FDA actions include labeling warnings for pregnant women and a 1971 bulletin seeking reports on cancers in children exposed in utero. About 100 cases counted. Nader group questions risks of morning after use. Advisory Committee decision pending on future FDA use guidelines.
After a long fight in the General Assembly the United States secured a plan to cap annual UN assessments at 25 percent as soon as practicable, with a possible start in 1974. The United States now pays about 31 to 32 percent of the UN budget and faces a $64 million share this year of $203 million. Len Gale McGee praised the decision as strengthening the UN despite congressional cautions.
The Nixon administration delays for three months the threat to withhold nearly 700 million dollars in federal welfare funds from states that fail to purge ineligible and overpaid recipients. HEW will use the extension to negotiate regulatory changes and meet with state officials on welfare reform while maintaining the crackdown on fraud and improper payments.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP- Apollo ends its era as exploration moves beyond the Moon. Eugene Cernan, last man on the Moon, and Harrison Schmitt reflect on humanitys jump into the universe and the enduring call for peaceful space travel. The plaque at Taurus-Littrow speaks for a bid to return someday with peace and hope for all mankind.
Former Minnesota lieutenant governor James Goetz told Republicans in St. Paul that the party is far from a viable instrument to win back control in 1974. He charged the endorsement system as closed and biased, calling it one of the worst offenders and advocating a return to open primaries for major candidates.
Calendar item for Monday December 13 lists an open house for the Mile Club at Laporte School after a concert. A gun safety film will be shown. a game warden will answer questions. Lunch will be served.
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