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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1968
Page
4
The Clare Sentinel lists weekly publication details and editorial staff. It also shows mail subscription rates: $4.50 in Clare County and military service, $5.50 in Isabella Gladwin Osceola Midland Mecosta, $6.50 elsewhere in Michigan, $8.00 for other states.
A new push in the Michigan Legislature seeks a clear definition of what constitutes a lottery and what is permissible. Rep. George Montgomery notes the 1968 attempt failed but urges a precise, swift update after Supreme Court questions. Attorneys General Kelley and supporters urge strict wording to curb promotional schemes and aid prosecutions.
A discussion notes that the Justice Department forced the Los Angeles Times to divest the San Bernardino paper, now owned by Gannett. The piece questions rationality of allowing one company to own many papers while restricting others and criticizes a Fair Employment regulation on job ads by gender.
A nine year old boy near Clare halted a derailed train by signaling from the track after spotting a broken rail on the Ann Arbor line. His quick action stopped the engine just feet from the damaged rail, preventing a potential wreck.
Mrs. Corbin Lochala of Crossett Arkansas recalls childhood visits with cousins at grandma's house in Covington County Mississippi. She describes red clay hills, a dirt fireplace, turnip greens and hog jowl, reading Baby Ray Book, grandma singing The Old Rugged Cross, and grandpa chewing tobacco before everyone slept.
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