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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1976
Page
5
The Bears name honors on the 110 percent honor roll with Big Lick titles. Key players Bruce Attaway Scott Prosch Michael Gunter Ricky Copeland Van Townsend and Paul Turner are highlighted for tackles and team roles.
Former Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson pleaded guilty to helping Armand Hammer cover up illegal campaign contributions. Judge Hart fined Watson 500 dollars as Hammer and Occidental Petroleum personnel faced more severe charges. Watson said he did not know of the scheme and expressed regret over his actions.
Seven Hawkins High School FTA members plus sponsor Ava Hines attended the District VIII FTA Workshop at Paris High School on Sept 25. Lisa Lyle, state FTA VP, spoke on 1976 77 goals and new challenges. The Hines-Mathis Chapter opened with 66 members.
Gladewater A team defeated West Rusk 15 3 15 8 while the B team lost the first game 7 15 but won 15 9 and 16 14. Cathy Hill led with 9 points, Heidi Palmer 8, Eileen Dennis 8, with Edith Cleveland and Palmer strong on defense. Brenda Walker scored 14 for the B squad. The teams travel to Lindale next week and host Quitman on Oct 12.
A bareback rider from Wichita Falls Texas was critically injured at the New Mexico State Fair rodeo in Albuquerque. Johnny Trout bucked off a horse and landed head first, crushing two neck vertebrae and leaving him paralyzed from the neck down at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Doctors planned surgery soon but offered no recovery prognosis.
A 1972 Oregon Bottle Bill required deposits on beverage containers. In year one beverage litter fell, but by 1974 litter rose 52 percent. Costs included $7 million in pre tax earnings loss, 40 percent drop in private label and warehouse soft drinks, 165 to 227 jobs cut, 8 of 29 bottlers sold out, and 26 cents more per case for soft drinks. Free brochure available from Aluminum Company of America.
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