Malpractice insurance drives up Gladewater hospital costs
Gladewater Municipal Hospital faces a sharp liability policy rise from 7475 to 20140 for 1976 77. Administrator Milton Bolgiano orders a bid search while Gerald Hall notes this is the lowest rate found. The piece argues lawsuits push costs onto patients and hospitals across Texas with per bed liability rising to 314.
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Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Milton Bolgiano
Gerald K. Hall
Hall
D. W Canfield Insurance Agency
Boon Chapman
Austin
TILA
Texas Hospital Association
THA
DW Canfield
Gerald Ko Hall
the Mirror
Gladewater
Gerald Hall
Red Cross and COMSAT Test Disaster Communications Link
The American Red Cross joins COMSAT in a joint experiment to test high power satellites for emergency communications when normal systems fail. A lightweight movable earth terminal will relay messages via a satellite to COMSAT Labs and then to Red Cross headquarters, enabling voice, teletype, and facsimile transmissions.
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Washington, DC
American Red Cross
Communications Satellite Corporation
Comsat
Bryce Torrence
Red Cross
Disaster Services
CVS
Cape Canaveral
Comsat Laboratories
Clarksburg
M.D
Washington, D.C
Comsat Labs
The
SUPER National Park System Explains its Mission to Use Preserve Enjoy
In a Bicentennial era feature, the story explains the National Park System’s purpose to preserve unimpaired natural and historic resources for future generations. It contrasts parks with forests and notes Yellowstone as the first park in 1872, with about 300 treasures nationwide including Grand Canyon and Alcatraz. The Netherlands also donates over 20,000 hyacinths to Seattle for parks and public gardens.
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National Park Service
Congress
Gran Quivira
Chaco Canyon
Mesa Verde
Pea Ridge
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Washington D.C
Yellowstone
Carlsbad Caverns
Big Bend
Grand Canyon
National Park System
America
National Forest System
Glacier Bay National Monument
Alaska
Theodore Roosevelt
Manhattan Island
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Washington
Dlc
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco
Seattle
Wash
United States
Netherlands
End Lump Sum Workman Payments Say Reforms Needed
Sidney McKinney, a new Texas Industrial Accident Board member, urged ending lump-sum settlements and adopting periodic payments tied to verified losses. He argued this would curb unjust losses, reduce attorney fees, and lessen board lawsuits, while warning against federal preemption and calling for clearer compensation guidelines.
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Dallas Times Herald
Richard Bonner
Dallas
Texas Industrial Accident Board
Sidney McKinney
Texas Association of Business
Texas Manufacturers Association
McKinney
Dolph
Briscoe
Texas
Congressional benefits increased by Bell critique
Rep Bell accuses Congress of self serving action at session end listing raises in salaries staff budgets office allowances and new budgets. He notes higher costs per member amid rising population and inflation while urging action on reforms.
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Bell
Calif
House of Representatives
Senate
District of Columbia
Congress
Congressional Action
The 30ys From Brazil by Ira Levin at Lee Library
In a 1974 novel, seven aging Nazis led by Mengele plot to disperse to Europe and America to murder ninety four men while a survivor, Jakov Liebermann, hunts them. The work links past war crimes to a dangerous present conspiracy with ties to Simon Wiesenthal.
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Josef Mengele
Auschwitz
Europe
America
Fuhrer
Ira Levin
Brazil
Dr Mengele
Bavaria
South America
Jakov Liebermann
Simon Wiesenthal
Liebermann
Mengele
Levin
Rosemary
Lee Hoffman
Texas
William Edward Syers
Mr. Syers
Proclamation designates Red Cross Home Safety Week in Texas
Governor Dolph Briscoe proclaims March 17 1976 as Red Cross Home Safety Week urging Texans to inspect homes for hazards and enroll in a free Red Cross first aid class to improve accident response. The notice highlights higher home injury rates and promotes safety and first aid education across divisions and chapters.
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American Red Cross
Texas
Capital Area
West Texas
Gulf Coast
Red Cross
Fed Cross
Nixon in China a satirical what if piece from 1970s press
A humorous column imagines Richard Nixon lingering in China after a 1972 trip. It features Mao Zedong officials joking about Nixon’s Watergate and jokes about plumbers, fortune cookies, and job offers in the People's Republic while mocking U S press coverage.
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Richard M. Nixon
Red China
U. S
Mao & Company
Washington
Ford
New Hampshire
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Nixon
Red
China
Kenny Kissinger
State Dept
Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
Hackensack
New Jersey
Mao
Richard Nixon
When the Mirror Week That Was Fails to Shine
A reader recounts misdated newspaper issues and a misfiled classified ad while describing home remodeling chaos. The piece touches on heating outages, power issues, and the habit of improvising repairs, all narrated with a hopeful, humorous tone about spring and better days ahead.
Public records open at Gladewater Hospital office
Copies of the proposed governing body qualifications membership and work program will be available for public inspection at the Gladewater Municipal Hospital administrative office. Written comments are invited. The text also references the Assize of Bread of 1203 and its focus on false weights.
Gladewater Mirror Apportionment and Subscription Notice
The Gladewater Mirror lists publishing details for Gladewater Texas with address at Glade Avenue and Dean Street. It notes second class postage paid and home delivery rates for in state and out of state subscriptions. Consolidated with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on November 28, 1949 and The White Oak Texan on June 1, 1969.
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Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
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Fonis Waggoner
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