Indians trip yields vivid memories of Kashmir and Taj Mahal
Quentin Abernathy and Jack Phillips plus two wives joined a 28 member group touring India's Vale of Kashmir and Lake Dal near the Pakistan border in mid February. They hunted waterfowl with limited luck and visited the Taj Mahal, later describing poverty and hospitality in Indian villages while noting the lake's floating vegetation and primitive roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Brown
Quentin Abernathy
Jack Phillips
India
Kashmir
Lake Dal
Pakistan
Charles Davis
Longview
Phillips
Abernathy
Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan
Lake
Dal
Vale of Kashmir
Chukkar
Food stamp program drives beef prices and budget strain
The piece argues that rising beef costs stem from expanded food stamp demand, claiming higher stamps raise demand and prices. It cites figures from the Texas Cattle Feeder Association and highlights political battles over cuts, warning of greater taxpayer costs and inflation through 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HY Jim Wok
Tampa
Allen
South Dakota
Deore McGovern
WeGovern
Texas Cattle Feeder Association
Tips and Tithes Reflections From a Church Newsletter
A church newsletter from Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Lilburn Georgia ponders tipping and tithing. It contrasts tipping a waiter with giving to God, suggesting many people honor service workers more than divinity and questions who is feared or loved more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Lilburn
Georgia
Baskets for Fried Chicken Suppers
Shallow rectangular baskets lined with napkins hold chicken and sides such as potatoes or onion rings plus a radish and stuffed celery salad. Round baskets suit fresh fruit and cookies for dessert.
Big Sandy minister charged in thefts
The Rev. Lacy, a Big Sandy minister, is free on 10900 bond on felony theft charges. Authorities recovered about 3000 antiques and books from his home tied to more than 100 libraries and stores across the state. An informant named Lacy after a long investigation aided the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
David Britt
Lacy
Britt
Marion County
Lucille Bullard
Jefferson Museum
Jefferson
Procrastinators Club spoof prompts lighthearted reflection
A humorous column notes National Procrastination Week and the Procrastinators Club of America. It quotes president Les Waas about delaying elections, paying dues late, and preferring to postpone tasks. The piece also mentions Evergreen Nursery in Gladewater offering landscaping and bakery goods under new ownership.
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Procrastinators Club of America, Inc
Elrod
Mary Jean
Associated Press
Les Waas
Waas
Mr. So-and-so
Waasso
PCA
Luby’s
Gladewater
Evergreen Nursery
Timbuck
Carter presses contact with ordinary Americans
The nation notes President Carter making direct outreach through a public inauguration walk, meetings with federal workers, and calls from many citizens. The piece praises his efforts to cut pomp and engage with everyday people, presenting a down to earth image of leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Washington
Carter
Vicar Johnson to Lead St Mark's Rosenberg
The Rev Richard H Johnson formerly of St Marks Gladewater and St Michael and All Angels Longview accepts a call to be vicar of St Mark's Rosenberg. Easter services mark his last in Gladewater as St Mark's and St Michael's await new leadership in June. Johnson also leads local Southside Day Care Center and has guided growth at both churches during his tenure since 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Johnson
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Gladewater
St. Michael and All Angels Church
Longview
St. Mark's Rosenberg
Johnson
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French Broad
North Carolina
Transylvania County
Blue Ridge Mountains
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Pi Insd
Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Texas
Gilmer
Big Sandy
Tyler
East Texas
Kilgore
E.R. Pete McKain
Pete McKein
Bobby McPherson
Bomby McPhere
Harold Wells
Pol
Eddy Herold Wells
James Walker
James Welker
Burton E. Eichel, JR
Jon &. Gichel
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
Burlington
Historical Society
Carnegie Library
Boston
U.S. Census Bureau
Ruslan
R. H. Johnson
Congress
Turkey
House
Senate
Howard Lebus
Ferry Gladewater
Phillips Drive
Hwy
Tropica
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