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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1969
Page
7
Two senior residents, Mrs Best and Mrs Bell, have taken up tribikes, riding two miles daily to shed pounds and medical bills. They discovered the difficult balance, with many finding tribikes hard to ride, yet believe them suitable for almost any age. They bought theirs in Arizona and note Sears and J C Penney carry tribikes, though local stock may be limited.
Friday night opening games end with First Baptist 14 Memorial Baptist 1 and First Methodist 13 East Mt. Baptist 6, Latter Day Saints 20 Friendship 3. Public urged to watch every Friday at 7 p.m. Bear Park East Pacific. Dillard and Miller attend district Texas Federation of Music Clubs meeting in Paris with Mildred Littlejohn presiding. Reverend Walter Buehrle serves as assistant camp director at Camp Gilmont for teenagers.
Corporal Victor L. Fishback received commendation for quick action preventing a serious helicopter incident at Phu Bai Vietnam. He neutralized flight controls and lowered the collective after an engine start ing event, averting danger to personnel. Fishback, in Vietnam since November 1968, serves on the carrier Valley Forge. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Fishback of Layfayette Louisiana and grandson of the Vick Robinsons of this city.
Jarvis Christian College associate history professor B. B. Wellman earned a Ph.D from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth on June 4 with a dissertation on Parker Ranch Hawaii. He will head Jarvis history department in 1969 70 and has bucking horses at his Upshur County ranch.
Hollywood chatter notes KGIL DJ Dick Whittington spoofing on Laugh-In and a New York employment tale with Saint Christopher. Patricia Neal worries over medical recovery costs while Florence Nightingale’s role proves costly. celebs Gemman Jones, Burl Ives, and Harold Robbins linked to moves and projects. New Mexico warns of gerbil swarms threatening crops.
New York reports the prime lending rate increased to 8.5 percent, up from 7.5 percent. Banks raised rates across the board, hitting large corporations hardest while small businesses, consumers, and farmers face higher costs. Rep. Wright Patman urged Attorney General Mitchell to pursue antitrust action against the banks.
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