Proclamation Declares January 1976 National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe proclaims January 1976 as Volunteer Blood Donor Month urging public officials and organizations to promote blood donation. The message notes yearly blood needs, donor gaps, and the goal of an all volunteer blood supply. It emphasizes timely transfusion, compatibility, and safety of donation.
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Gerald R
Austin
Texas
United States
American Association of Blood Banks
General Telephone offers bank draft plan for bills
General Telephone promotes a bank draft option to automatically pay monthly bills with no extra charge. Customers sign consent at the business office and receive monthly statements by mail. any errors are corrected on the next statement. Gladewater office hours and a contact number are provided.
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General Telephone
Don Pashop
General Telephone Division
Bishop
Gladewater
N. Dean
Texas
Uptown shop moves to West Pacific building
Goldie Wampler and Blaine Shearman moved their store from the alley to the West Pacific site after years of growth. They expanded from gifts and linens into a full women’s wear line with nationally advertised fashions, recalling an open house in 1956 and a bond to the business begun with a coffee and a pledge from Mrs. Wampler’s late husband.
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Burnett
Quar
Quitman Street
Gladewater Times-Tribune
the Mirror
Everett Bank
Goldie
Marie
West Pacific
First State
Ike
Texas districts set ADA at 200.95 per pupil for 1975-76
The Available School Fund allocates 485 064.545 to districts based on an ADA of 200.95 per pupil for 1975-76. The amount, approved by the State Board of Education, will be distributed monthly by the Texas Education Agency, with deductions for textbook administration.
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Austin
Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts
State Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
Raymon L. Bynum
Comptroller
FDA OKS Pringles as Potato Chips Despite Debate
The Food and Drug Administration ruled after review that Pringles can be labeled potato chips if they resemble the traditional snack in appearance and use dried potatoes in the product. The column also notes price trends in imitation butter and lists a tough phonetic spelling quiz with 20 challenging words and their approximate pronunciations.
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Food and Drug Administration
Pringles
FDA
Eye opener continues with chili supper fundraiser
East Mountain Volunteer Fire Department hosts a chili supper at the East Mountain Community Center on Saturday January 24 from 4 to 7 pm to aid the fire department women who built a successful business. Gladewater women are praised for their warm service at Uptown.
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East Mountain Volunteer Fire Department
East Mountain Community Center
East Mountain School
Fire Department
Gladewater
Postal Service Defended By Gladewater Postmaster
Gladewater Postmaster Allen Rich defended the postal service to the Rotary Club citing 95 percent on time delivery and recent upgrades. He warned of rising costs and inflation, noted a GAO study, and said a cost cutting program will cut hours and shift surplus workers while closing some small offices.
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Gladewater
Allen Rich
Rotary Club
Postal Service
Rich
General Accounting Office
Postal Service tightens operations amid fiscal crisis
Postmaster Allen Rich outlined a national belt tightening program amid serious financial problems at the Postal Service. He cited a nearly 1 billion dollar deficit last fiscal year and said cost reductions include limiting outside hiring, curbing overtime, reassigning excess staff, and closing uneconomical small post offices with GAO support for potential closures.
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Postal Service
Allen Rich
Rotary Club
U. S Postal Service
Rich
General Accounting Office
Congress
Clean up debate in Gladewater and city ordinance on junk cars
A resident advocates a city wide clean up before events, notes a new junk car ordinance, fears livestock rules, and proposes a community plan while juggling home duties. She calls for citizen input and suggests mailing ideas to the local Mirror box.
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Gladewater
Smokey
Richard Goode
Mirror
CIA Debates Forever War Over Spy Secrets
A heated exchange between two prominent critics of U S intelligence outlines fear of CIA secrets exposure. The dialogue questions Senate Church hearings and the ethics of espionage while debating Cuba Angola Vietnam and Soviet aims. The speakers cite CIA NSA and FBI briefings as sources.
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Monticello Syke
CIA
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Sen
Frank Church
Dr. Syke
Sen Church
U.S
Fidel Castro
Fidel
Angola
Cuba
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month honors East Texas donors
Stewart Blood Center thanks East Texas donors for supplying over 25 000 pints of blood in 1975 and urges gifts in 1976 as part of the bi centennial. Robert A Fry commends Gladewater ambulance service and Municipal Hospital nurses for prompt care in an emergency and sorrow from Mrs J L Norton.
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Stewart Blood Center
East Texas
East Texans
Robert A. Fry
Gladewater Ambulance Service
Municipal Hospital
Jake Truitt
J. L. Norton
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Dolph Briscoe
ADA
Omnibus
Jerr
Gahnto
Dessunh
Kate
Tate
Joe Jones
Walker
Jones
Larry Aaron
J. B. Poston
Roy Pynes
Fred Hull
Mirror Photo
Hugh Camp
Liberty City
Finis Waggoner
Steve
White Oak
Ray Roberts
House of Representatives
Paul Hardin
McKinney
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
The
White
Oak Texan
Atlantic
South Africa
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Russia
National Security Agency
FBI
State Farm
Harold R. Wells
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington, Ilinois
Hightower's Credit Jewelers
Hos
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