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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
2
Analysis shows alcohol responsible for half of highway deaths and injuries each year. The Travelers Insurance 1972 study calls for public urgency and national campaigns, noting 27 000 deaths and 2 350 000 injuries from drunk driving and a daily economic loss near 20 million dollars.
Alfred Ross of New York who is 66 and drums for Disney on Parade has reached the donation limit of 135 pints. He urges younger people to donate, noting many children rely on regular transfusions for Cooleys anemia leukemia and other conditions. Dr. William G. Battaile says four million donors giving two pints yearly could meet needs.
W Denham Crawford president of the Edison Electric Institute proposed creating a national energy council to coordinate government energy policies reporting to the President. He told the American Power Conference in Chicago that current policies are a mix of conflicting and incoherent approaches.
The Lawrence Cubmaster Pack 196 thanks the paper for excellent year round coverage of Cub Scouts and Webelos meetings and pictures. The letter commends the newspaper for services to the community. Signed by F Ames Cubmaster Pack 196 Lawrence.
A reflective piece recalls making angel food snowballs that turn hard like frisbees and recounts a morning routine in Gladewater. The narrator notes breakfast routines, a Health awards moment, and a family anecdote about Uncle Jim, ending with work-day fatigue and a quip about napping at the desk.
An editor notes the idea that aging is wonderful if kept youthful at heart, attributing the sentiment to Harry Emerson Fosdick. The short reflection emphasizes vitality and attitude over years.
The Clyde Bros Circus, Inc. performs September 1 2 at the Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo arena with two daily shows at 4 and 8 pm. An all star cast features 23 acts including rings of aerialists dancers animals and clowns led by Col. Lucky Larabee as announcer.
Rates for Texas and non Texas mail subscriptions are listed with monthly and yearly options paid in advance. A consolidation with The Gladewater Times Tribune and The White Oak Texan is noted, dated 1949 and 1969 respectively.
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