Winter recreation in Texas demands extra preparation
In Texas, winter recreation requires caution and proper gear as river levels rise and water turns cold. Experts Pat Taylor and Bob Evans debunk two myths about mild winters and no snowbelt, detailing risks from hypothermia to thin ice and advising on clothing, packing, and base depth for winter skiing and snowshoeing. They compare desert cold fronts to Rockies trips and note regional differences across the state. The piece closes by linking broader shifts in recreation to year round schooling and a modest winter activity potential, then inserts a separate line about U.S. infant death rates and pregnancy care from the March of Dimes.
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College Station
Texas
Pat Taylor
Bob Evans
Taylor
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Evans
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Taylor and Evans
Central
West
Wichita Falls
del Rio
Panhandle - South Plains
Shipwreck on Padre Island recalled in Baylor feature
Baylor University features recount Dr. Compton Smith memoir detailing the 1846 Spanish American War era voyage from Galveston to Brazos Island, a storm wreck on Padre Island, crew survival, and improvised survival on the sandbar as they awaited passage to Point Isabel and war prep.
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Baylor University
Padre Island
United States
Mexico
Compton Smith
Texas
Galveston Island
Col Joseph Bennett
Smith
Schooler
Rosella
Galveston
Point Isabel
Brazos Island
Rio Grande
Dr Smith
New York
Dr. Smith
Blood banks face shortages after December dip
The Texas Medical Association urges donors as December declines strain inventories. Donations drop in December while traffic accidents and illness rise. Blood draws take about ten minutes, with minimal discomfort, and most can donate roughly every two months. People who had hepatitis, certain drugs, malaria, or tuberculosis symptoms in recent years are ineligible.
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The
Texas Medical Association
Ben
Predictions for 1978 From a Nostalgia Column
A 1978 syndicated feature forecasts dramatic events across politics, science, and culture. It envisions an oil boom in Indiana along the Ohio White Wabash rivers, heavy rains boosting western deserts, a future rise of crime related to arson, and a shift toward conservative liberal battles in politics. It also mentions entertainment revolutions, brutal sports, and a Brave Billy club amid new gossip columns from Canada.
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Indiana
Hoosier State
Billy Carter
America
Billy
CLA
Canada
Lovelle Parsons
Hedda Hopper
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Whichita Falls
Rockies
U.S
Nations
National Foundation March of Dimes
Port Isabeli
Port Isabel
South Padre
Steve Blam
Ber
Martina Me Cian
Bor
Teras Ree
Cameron County
Guise
Port Sane
Ming
Aeneas Bases Bank
Island Bank
P.O. Box
South Padre Island
Robert Renteria
Edinburg
Port Family Center
Corpus Christi
Brazos de Santiago
Brazos
Santiago Pass
Supo
Middle East
Far West
Green Bay
McNeught Syndicate, Inc
Sandy Retreat Motor Inn
Laguna Vista
RCA
Petty
F. V
Radio Shack
Laguna Heights
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