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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1972
Page
7
Brent Wilkins, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilkins, is reported out of the ICU at Children's Clinic in Dallas after major lung surgery. Friends establish a medical fund at The First State Bank to aid the Wilkins with expenses.
Golfers welcomed as Maxey Country Club formerly Gadewater reopens after extensive repairs. The nine hole course is open to the public seven days a week. In Los Angeles, liquor delivery trucks display numbers on roofs aiding police helicopter pilots in hijacking prevention.
Gladewater Bears opened cage play against Kilgore Bulldogs and lost 77 to 39. Dennis King led Bears with 13 points while Kilgore’s Jerry Loyd scored 16. Bears host Pine Tree Pirates next Tuesday with games at 6 and 7 30 p.m.
Two day refresher training for Soil Conservation Service personnel in radiological monitoring was held at the National Guard Armory in Mt. Pleasant. Rayburn P. Nash organized the session for SCS staff across 10 work units and 13 Northeast Texas counties.
A nationwide Smoking and Health Project by the National PTA distributes over ten million brochures to alert youths to smoking hazards. Funded by the U.S. Public Health Service, the six year effort coincides with National Education Week observances in January 1972. For details write to Mrs. Carolyn Hendrick, Project Director, Smoking and Health National PTA, 700 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
The Texas Legislature 1968 grants that unsolicited goods delivered to a recipient may be refused or kept as a gift with no obligation to pay. Exceptions include bona fide mistakes, substituted goods, or goods ordered by the recipient. The piece warns about negative option plans common with book and record clubs, stressing timely action to avoid charges. It also mentions drainless marine outboard engines for 1972 with no fuel discharge due to a recirculating device.
The text notes that many pregnancies are accidental and suggests waiting until you genuinely want a child. It emphasizes personal desire as a factor in timing and highlights the high rate of unplanned pregnancies.
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