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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1976
Page
10
Letter excerpts offer kitchen tricks and home hacks from readers. Tips include toasting French bread with butter for grilled flavor, using foil to trap steam, nylon net to cover tables at picnics, a hair dryer to dry damp uniforms, and sharpening dull scissors with aluminum foil. The column invites readers to send hints and notes Heloise cannot answer individually due to volume.
Sixteen people and three Mexican firms were indicted in a conspiracy to smuggle laetrile into the United States for sale as a cancer treatment. The 12 count indictments charge production in Tijuana and secret imports, with Americans including Dr. John Anton Richardson and Ralph Bowman among those named. Other charged chemicals included vitamin B15 and WobeMuges. The operation allegedly charged patients up to 700 percent more than Tijuana drug costs. laetrile is not FDA approved and import is prohibited.
Washington AP reports Marine recruiters faced pressure to meet quotas by signing up men who failed mental moral and physical standards. Testimony before a House subcommittee cited abuse by drill instructors and cases like 17 year old Ronald Bannister who faced threats and humiliation in San Diego. The probe links the practice to the all volunteer system and quotes Marine Commandant Louis H Wilson and Lt Gen Robert H Barrow as witnesses.
At the United Presbyterian Church General Assembly in Baltimore the eight day convention debated ordination of an avowed homosexual minister for the first time. Delegates narrowly supported a report recognizing possible future change while maintaining current discouragement. A broadly representative task force will study ordination and related issues. William P. Thompson was re-elected stated clerk to a third five year term.
The inquiry asks why you opposed tougher penalties for murder for hire and on-duty police officer killings, and for repeat offenders and crimes with firearms. Provide reasons tied to your policy positions, legal standards, and consideration of existing statutes, public safety impact, and constitutional concerns.
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