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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1975
Page
2
A panel of doctors in Pittsburgh reports a definite link between alcoholism and male sterility. Dr. Joshua Perper cites severe testicle damage in men with alcohol history, possibly from liver-intolerant hormones or direct alcohol toxicity to the testicles. The finding suggests two potential mechanisms behind hormone disruption.
President Ford told Tulane students the Vietnam war is finished for the United States and urged Americans to write a new agenda for the future. He recalled visiting Vietnam in 1953 and praised national unity while acknowledging sorrow over Indochina. The speech followed a ground breaking for a Hebert library.
In Saigon Gen. Duong Van Minh refused the presidency while Tran Van Huong proposed premier with full powers, as Thieu's allies push for a new coalition government. In Washington, Congress approved aid to South Vietnam and limited U.S. troop use to safeguard evacuations, with evacuee numbers rising and ships shuttling from Clark and Guam.
About 1,500 anxious Vietnamese gathered in front of the U S Embassy in Saigon hoping to be evacuated. Parents clutched documents and pleaded for help while gate guards remained silent and rumors spread amid scarce, unclear information. Many had worked for U S forces or American firms. most faced an uncertain future as Saigon’s fate loomed.
A Texas bill to regulate handguns faces bleak odds this session as a crowded Austin hearing heard opponents note that ownership of rifles and shotguns remains unchanged. Rep. Ragsdale defended the plan, while gun owners and collectors urged rejection citing constitutional and practical concerns. The bill would require licensing, ban certain inexpensive handguns, and offer a $50 bounty for surrendered pistols, with exemptions for officers and dealers.
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports that March saw a $9 year over year dip in the market basket price for farm produced foods, the first decline since July. Experts warn cattle and hog trends could push retail and overall food costs higher again through midyear amid harvest and economic factors.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told a Moscow dinner honoring Syria that Israel would receive the strictest guarantees of its existence if it returned all Arab territories seized in the 1967 war. He tied such guarantees to Israeli withdrawal from occupied land in an appropriate agreement. Prime Minister Rabin said Israel faces a world struggle, notably with the United States, but did not deem relations in crisis.
Kathrine Giesick of San Antonio was ordered arrested as an accessory in the murder of Patricia Albanowski of Trenton. She testified she acted as telephone go-between for her husband Cladius Giesick and Texas preacher Samuel Corey, who is on trial for first degree murder. The couple had discussed an insurance scheme and a marriage plan around the victim prior to her death in New Orleans.
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