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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1975
Page
3
The Portuguese government ordered Republica to cease publication while a special press tribunal decides the legality of the seizure by Communist workers. Lisbon’s only non Communist daily faces court action amid the dispute.
California New York and Tennessee move to blunt a looming crisis by capping malpractice insurance rate hikes and expanding oversight. Florida judges push to assure continued coverage at Jan 1 rates as doctors protest and a Bay Area walkout spreads. New York enacts a rigorous new suit limit and a shared pool to keep insurers available. Tennessee passes a bill to curb malpractice lawsuits.
AP reports Saigon remains ungoverned nearly three weeks after Communist forces seized control. Banks closed and money scarce while markets reopen and looting declines. North Vietnamese troops dominate most strategic positions, though civilian administration is absent and officials speak of possible reunification and normalization efforts. Lt Gen Tran Van Tra heads the military management committee overseeing the city.
Sears, Roe Buck & Co. forecast an end to discounts and markdowns sparked by the recession as inventories improve. President Ford seeks $2 billion in loan guarantees to reshape railroads and veto a strip mining bill, while energy tax moves target gas guzzlers. Dow edges up 0.08 to 837.69. Airline fare requests and price watchdogs shape the travel economy.
Houston AP reports William S. Brines, chairman of the American College of Hospital Administrators, urged cutting government health care giveaways and expanding preventive programs. He proposed state actions like Sweden’s license suspension for drinking drivers and argued funds are wasted on crisis care instead of addressing root causes. Brines spoke at the Texas Hospital Association convention.
The FTC unveiled five guides to curb testimonials in advertising. Two guides took effect: expert endorsements require homework and organizational endorsements require considered, collective judgment. Other three guides remain proposed, open to public comment before final action.
In Fort Worth AP reports Wayne McCully milks black widow spiders to harvest silk for crosshairs on transits and levels used by engineers and surveyors. He describes a method with a turnscrew reel and Q tips, noting a spider can yield about 100 feet of web stored in glass jars for instrument reticles.
President Ford viewed a fictionalized account of Theodore Roosevelt sending Marines to Morocco to rescue an American woman and her children. The film, based loosely on 1904 events, parallels Ford’s Mayaguez rescue last week. Actor director John Milius notes the story centers on a woman rather than a man.
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