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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1972
Page
2
The Gladewater Mirror criticizes a proposed idea to license newspaper radio and TV newsmen as a serious threat to free expression. The piece warns licensing would require exams, give state authorities control over content and reduce the press to a state finding board.
The article reflects on the 1932 mood with Hoover urging integrity and employment recovery. It highlights a thriving chain store expanding 50 percent, urges price reductions through volume buying, and advocates innovation, streamlined regulation, and restraint from parochial interests to develop energy and economy amid low mood. Mr Willard F Rockwell Jr. is named as North American Rockwell Corp. chairman.
Garfield Hill and Em manuell Turner attended the Governor's Traffic Safety Workshop in Mesquite April 26 to 28. About 25 East Texas cities shared ideas on traffic problems and local safety needs with sessions led by Texas Transportation Institute staff. Susie Jo Beebe, daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Schmidt of Gladewater, was among the attendees.
Doyle Johnson appeals to Upshur County voters in a Democratic primary May 6 1972 to renew his four term as sheriff. He cites fair impartial law enforcement and asks citizens for continued support with his family joining in the message.
Jim C. Alvey announces his candidacy for constable of Precinct 3 in Gregg County. He is 34 from White Oak, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and lives at 216 FE Hillcrest White Oak. He pledges full-time service, cooperation with law enforcement, and addressing rising crime and juvenile issues. Paid political announcement.
Durban AP report notes vice squad bought a purported blue movie that turned out to be an Apollo moon landing newsreel. Chetty fined $133 for fraud after failed porno sale claim.
In the race toward the May 6 primary Texas candidates trade harsh insults while incumbents tout records and challengers cry foul. The piece mocks the lack of imagination in name calling and imagines a state society to promote political taunts as a tradition.
A reflective diary style note describes the author amid growing desk clutter at The Mirror. It details filing quirks, personal systems, and the struggle to balance paper intake with daily tasks. The piece ends with a sharp AP report: in Pretoria, South Africa divorces among whites rose from 4,328 in 1960 to 7,748 in 1970, amid a white population around 3.8 million.
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