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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1975
Page
1
Jimmy Brown reporter for the Gladewater Mirror and publisher Mrs. Harry Kates were cited by the Texas Nursing Home Association for a series on Gregg County nursing homes. Brown visited the nine facilities, focusing on resident care services and offerings.
State Public Safety Director Wilson E. Speir said Labor Day Weekend traffic in Texas could claim 42 lives from 6 p.m. Friday August 29 to midnight Monday September 1, urging drivers to reduce speeds and cooperate with officers to curb drunken driving and speeders while extra DPS troopers enforce rules and promote the Motorcide awareness program.
State Rep. Jimmy Mankins spoke at the Kilgore Rotary about the 64th Legislature's actions, criticizing anti business trends, noting 760 laws passed from 3500 bills, and citing budget allocations to education, welfare costs, and energy studies. Also reported are local obituaries, school events, and community notices.
The Rev. James Brannen former pastor of First United Methodist Church is in the coronary care unit at St. Elizabeth's Hospital Beaumont in critical condition after a heart attack he suffered Thursday shortly before noon. Family members say his condition stabilized some Saturday morning.
Exxon says a $66 million plus $10 million expansion will begin December 1 near the Hawkins Gas Plant to drill a secondary recovery station for the 10 519 acre Hawkins field. The project aims to recover 189 million barrels of oil, with Fish Engineering as prime contractor employing 400 to 500 workers at peak, field office by mid September, completion planned for November 1977.
Howard Chanler, 75, of Kilgore, was charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife Mary Elizabeth Chanler. He is jailed in Rusk County awaiting a $50,000 bond as investigators pursue further details.
Gladewater Municipal Hospital directors voted unanimously to raise room rates to 54 dollars for semi private rooms and 56 dollars for private rooms on advice from CPA John Singer. The 64 bed accredited facility now operates with 59 beds and faces higher costs and a staff shortfall. The board cites Medicare changes and a higher minimum wage as factors in the industry wide trend. A new doctor, M. A. Qureshi, is expected to join the staff.
State Senator Peyton McKnight of Tyler launched Citizens to Preserve the Texas Constitution to oppose the proposed new charter in the November vote. He argues the charter shifts power toward the legislature, adds over 100 permissive sections, and costs between 1 and 11 billion dollars to implement. The group lists backing from former officials and a public relations team, while Governor Briscoe’s stance remains undecided.
Dr Qureshi joins as cardiologist and general practitioner while five doctors on staff generate about 225000 yearly each. Medicare rules since 1974 push hospitals to charge more, with Municipal Hospital seeing an 11 dollar daily deficit and 60 percent Medicare patients. Patient days decline due to utilization reviews and shift to outpatient testing. no profit on Medicare patients burdens non Medicare payers.
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