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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1972
Page
2
The Gladewater Mirror reflects on compulsory national health insurance arguing it would undermine free inquiry, voluntarism, and private initiative. It stresses America as a world leader in medical progress and highlights the continued value of voluntary programs like Blue Shield benefiting millions.
The American Petroleum Institute cites 660 million dollars spent last year on research and development by oil companies, with 15 million more for field testing. Recovery could rise from 31 percent to 60 percent, potentially yielding 121 billion more barrels and a 24 year longer supply. Deep water production beyond 600 feet shows rapid progress.
Funeral services for Andrew Pete Waschuk 51 were held Monday at 2 pm in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with Father Heberman officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Park. He died after a lengthy illness at the Veterans Hospital in Shreveport. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a native of McKeesport Pennsylvania. Survivors include his wife Geneva Randolph Waschuk and three sisters.
The department released a colorful handout featuring 65 native Texas flower species with notes on regional plant variety. A flat 24 by 32 inch display version is available and framed two-side folders can be requested from Travel and Information Division, Box 5064, Austin 78763. Band students without uniforms may collect after 9:00 Thursday morning. Call in news tips to 845-2235.
A Frankston reader details a Saturday wreck where a nurse named Dorothy Stewart from Gladewater pulled the husband from a burning butane truck after a head on collision. The Highway Patrol praised her bravery as she saved his life without concern for her own vehicle.
A traveler recalls a California vacation note about California versus Texas and Oklahoma tourists, Hollywood experiences, and bus fares. It contrasts perceptions of locals, the cost and mechanics of bus rides, and a stray encounter with a street youth offering literature on Hollywood Boulevard.
A review of Warren Kiefer's The Lingala Code portrays a CIA officer in Leopoldville unraveling a murder thread. The prose blends Congo era chaos with urban American crime echoes and travelogue observations on Dallas, California and Hollywood traffic.
Jimmy Brown critiques the idea of a veep selection by gimmicks and favors a national Vice-presidential Selective Service with draft classifications like 1 VGP and 4 FWC. He warns of dodges to Canada and suggests flame-proof draft cards for all eligible citizens over 35.
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