THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1976
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— Both houses of the
lature this week passed a bill
iropriate $40,000 to complete
gricultural and Mechanical
ge at Bryan. Debate in the
e was extensive. One of the
influential arguments for pas-
the necessity of refunding
to the federal government
entire sum of $40,000 was not
mated.
— The condition between
oville and Eagle Pass is criti-
Se, wording to Captain McNelly,
arrived here Monday with
ers he arrested in Atascosa
ty. More than a hundred out-
different sections have i n-
it and hold the reins of
, The law is trampled upon
(lie) ivil officers are powerless. The
;e of Maverick does not
in his own house. King
ir’s band take property from
in daylight, and they dare
or attempt to recover it.
IANCHE COUNTY
is going actively on. Mr.
Ireen, formerly of Waco, has a
iker which averages 350
ils per day.
PUS CHRISTI — Since the
of January there have been
Ibags of wool shipped from
Christi, weighing 1,494,063
Wool dealers in town say
mount of wool on hand and un-
led totals 519,577 pounds. Ac-
receipts total 2,013,640
ids. It is estimated that not
than two thirds of the spring
lasbeen received here.
L COUNTY — There was a
gprejudice and a very general
that the death penalty be
luring eel to a man named Ferrel who
bund guilty of murder in the
ee and sentenced to the
tentiary for 25 years. Had he
clii [Scroggins, whom he no doubt
igi idedtokill, nobody would have
greatly, but his killing a
a uncaused the most intense in-
ition.
VESTON — Among the good
of these Centennial times are
— that no barber shop
ges more than 15 cents for a
i, and beer has gone down to
cents per glass.
ANTONIO — The latest thing
satwenty-cent coin. The size is
that of a two-bit piece that
can barely detect the differ-
We can’t understand why
were gotten up. Certainly not
litate in making change, for
are dimes and half-dimes fox-
purpose. The issuance of this
coin will be annoying to all,
in particular.
ANTONIO — Calico is ex
cheap in San Antonio, 25
to the dollar, and merchants
in place of brown paper fox
ing purposes.
ERTISEMENTS — G. Caen’s
tgi each Dyeing and Scouring - Es-
hedin 1874. All kinds of gent-
i’s and ladies weaiing apparel
in all colors. Gent’s clothing
and pressed on one day’s
Many people think having
gonorrhea is about as serious as hav
ing a cold. They know all they need
to cure “the clap,’ as gonorrhea is
commonly called, is a shot of an
tibiotics from their private physician
or local health clinic.
But recent research has shown
that gonorrhea is a very dangerous
disease, Texas Department of
Health Resources (TDHR) officials
say.
Women, in particular, can con
tract and spread this sexually trans
mitted disease without even know
ing it. 80% of gonorrhea-infected
females do not experience early
symptoms; there usually are no
outward signs until the disease has
caused serious complications. Re
cent studies have shown that many
males infected with gonorrhea also
may be symptom less.
Gonorrhea is still on the rise in
Texas. According to statistics re
leased by the Department of Health
Resources, November, 1975, the
disease showed the largest number
of cases ever reported in a single
month. A total of 76,486 gonorrhea
eases were repox ted in Texas in 1975
— an 8% increase over the previous
year.
These figures may be only a small
part of the pictuxe. TDHR officials
estimate that as few as one case in
every five is reported.
Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection
that initially attacks the sex organs,
rectum, eyes and, sometimes,
throat. The mucous membranes of
these organs are ideal for prolifera
tion of this type of bacteria.
Gonorrhea is transmitted by sexual
or close body contact.
In females who have no early
symptoms and go untreated,
gonorrhea may spread through the
reproductive txact causing “pelvic
inflammatory disease” (FID). FID
may cause Fallopian tube scarring
that can make pregnancy difficult or
impossible and increases the chance
of miscarriage.
FID appears to he increasing sig
nificantly in metropolitan com
munities. TDHR officials estimate
that 17,000 hospital admissions in
Texas in 1974 were attributable to
FID. They suspect that about 400
girls in Texas are absent from school
every day because of this painful,
late complication of gonorrhea.
In males the symptoms are usu-
and a yellowish discharge from the
penis from three to five days after
penis from three to five days after
exposure to the disease.
In addition to sterility, gonorrhea
can cause heart disease, crippling
arthritis, and blindness.
Because gonorrhea is difficult to
detect in women, TDHR officials
are encouraging physicians to sc
reen their female patients for the
disease — especially those between
the ages of 15 and 29. The test is
quick, reliable, and no more com
plicated than a routine Pap smear.
Young, at-risk women can request
the test from their doctor or at a
local health department VD clinic,
family planning clinic or “free
clinic.” The majority of female
gonorrhea cases in Texas last year
were found via this screening pro
cedure.
It is important to establish that
the gonorrhea patient has been
cured following treatment. Studies
indicate that 15-20% of patients re
screened four to six weeks after
treatment are re-infected with the
disease.
The only way to confirm cure is to
repeat the initial diagnostic test
until two successive negative cul
tures have been obtained. Sites for
post-treatment follow-up culturing
should include the cervix and re
ctum in women, urethra in
heterosexual men, and urethra and
rectum in homosexual and bisexual
men.
TDHR officials stress the impor
tance of post-treatment follow-up
tests and the need to xefer sex
partners for medical examination.
Another major venereal disease,
syphilis, is also increasing in Texas.
According to Department of Health
Resources statistics, there were
1,579 cases of infectious syphilis re
ported in 1975 — a 12% increase
over the previous year.
This increase in infectious
syphilis, the first in 5 years, is proba
bly due to changes in the VD control
program, TDHR officials say. They
cite a better working relationship
with the homosexual communities as
a significant factor. 39% of the
syphilis-infected males in Texas last
year named at least one same-sex
contact.
Symptoms of syphilis may include
a painless sore on the sex organs,
rectum, or mouth about 10-90 days
after sexual or close body contact
with an infected person. A rash, sore
throat, headache, slight fever, or fal
ling hair may appear three to six
months after the initial sore.
But syphilis, like gonorrhea, is
dangerously deceptive. Symptoms
may go unnoticed and will disappear
without treatment, but the disease-
producing organisms remain in the
body and may cause lasting damage.
Untreated syphilis can cause insan
ity, paralysis, blindness, deafness,
heart defects, and death.
For the prevention of venereal
diseases, the condom or “rubber” is
the most reliable if used correctly.
Other methods include vaginal
foams, thorough cleansing of male
and female genital areas, and urina
tion after intercourse.
LAKEVIEW CLUB
Ladies $1.00
3 Miles N. on Tabor Road
Saturday Night: Frenchie Burke with Roy Robbins and the
Availabies
From 9-1 p.m.
STAMPEDE Every Thursday Nite
(ALL BRANDS BEER 40 cents)
Every Tuesday Nite
LADIES $1.00 MEN $2.00
All Brands Beer 40c
8-12
Dance every Tuesday and Thursday
:ion also
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Bryan, ill
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