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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1971
Page
2
By Sig H. Atkinson a extension family specialist outlines ways to foster good study habits for children. Create quiet well lit study spaces with minimal glare set regular daily times ensure rest active play before homework and limited TV conflicts. Include age appropriate help and quiet activities for preschoolers during study periods.
Busy Brownfield week features Garden Club annual home tour with Mancil Hinsons and others, Santa themes, handmade crafts, and evening window displays. Community notes include bond election reminder for City Power and Light Plant, courthouse renovations, and holiday goodwill messages from Louise Porter family.
An essay ponders gratitude from an atheist. It asks who he thanks when feeling grateful, exploring religious language and secular appreciation.
Rep Victor Veysey introduces H.R.11828 to curb hepatitis from paid donors. He cites 1970 serum hepatitis cases and argues blood banks rely on unscrupulous donors. He seeks clear labeling and stricter licensing, noting seventeen states lack banking laws and only seven license banks. A Washington voucher for donors is shown as example.
A column suggests sending the piece to Representative Victor V. Veysey at Longworth House Office Building Washington DC to show support for H.R. 11828 and to back a major national effort to recruit voluntary blood donors.
A teenage advice column discusses relationships with a paraplegic man, gift misreads, and hair removal options. It urges open discussion about parental and fertility questions, suggests charitable gift dialogue, and advises consulting a dermatologist for unwanted facial hair with cost and permanence considerations.
Conservationists called for a minimum 100000 acre Big Thicket National Park in East Texas. The State Banking Board approved nine phantom bank charters for multi bank holding companies in Waco Longview and Houston amid protests. The Texas Highway Commission approved future revision of interstate routes in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Senator W E Snelson of Midland filled the governor's role for a day on December 4.
The article extols David A. Blaiklock's Release from Tension as a practical guide for modern life. It cites Bible examples, notably Paul, to show how reliance on grace can keep tension and anxiety under control, avoiding the trap of worldly quick fixes.
The piece argues miscarriages of justice show the need to reassess how society handles mental illness. It highlights a Maine case of a sane man kept in a hospital for over 40 years due to clerical error and calls for outside expert analysis of Texas mental hospital programs to reduce political fighting and improve treatment, citing religious community support as potential aid.
The article critiques inflation driven by wage gains exceeding productivity and cites union demands as a key factor. It lists examples in trades and outlines Nixon era Pay Board guidelines limiting raises to about 5.5 percent annually with protections for pre freeze contracts and lost raises, arguing unchecked inflation harms the economy.
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