Friedman Attacks Social Security as a Sacred Cow
Milton Friedman, Newsweek economist, criticizes US Social Security calling the trust funds a misleading label. He cites a HEW booklet and argues payroll taxes are not saved but used to pay current benefits, likening the fund to a chain letter and calling the system a generations compact.
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Newsweek Magazine
Milton Friedman
Social Security
Friedman
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Professor Friedman
Dr. Friedman
Madison Avenue
Gasoline Use Up in 1970 Ties Three Decades High
The American Petroleum Institute reports U S gasoline consumption reached 92 051 037 000 gallons in 1970, up 3 9 percent from 1969 and far above 1960 levels. California and Texas led in usage. New York ranks third. In July 1970 nearly 85 billion gallons were required to keep the nation mobile, underscoring calls for incentives and a national energy policy to sustain production and reasonable prices.
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American Petroleum Institute
United States
Caliornia
Texas
New York
Old Sayings On Drugs And Social Attitudes In Wynne
In Wynne Arkansas a columnist argues that language shapes social views on drug users. He notes a shift from calling users dope fiends to addicts and laments glamorization while stressing the human cost of addiction. He warns against eroding responsibility toward those harmed by addiction.
Blinkin Babies Reported After Early Eye Movements
An unborn baby can blink and move eyelids three months before birth, doctors report. Dr. Alden N. Haffner notes this as part of findings cited by the Society for Visual Care. The society urges thorough eye exams for children starting at age three.
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New York
Alden N. Haffner
Optometric Conconsultant
The
Society For Visual Care
Lions Club hears young officer explain drug abuse scene
Narcotics officer Mike Maxey of Longview Police Department showcased the drug abuse scene to the Lions Club. The presentation included narcotics paraphernalia, drug types sought by addicts, and plastic bags of marijuana seized recently by police. He was introduced by Leon Kapchinsky.
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Lions Club
Mike Maxey
Longview Police Department
Leon Kapchinsky
Maxey
Longview
Austin
Metro
Books At Gladewater Library Spotlight Diverse Works
Gladewater Public Library adds ready to circulate titles including Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The International Book of Ballet, Inside Looking Out and At the Drop of a Veil. The piece highlights Dee Brown's historical account, Lemay's memoir, Brinson and Crisp’s ballet guide, and Alireza's true story set in an Arabian harem.
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Gladewater Public Library
Geronimo
Joseph
Cochise
Red Cloud
Little Wolf
Sitting Bull
Harding Lemay
Manhattan
Battlefields
New York City
Mr. Lemay
Peter Brinson
Clement Crisp
Maranne Alireza
California
Howdy Neighbor Life Spans Joke
A humorous list compares animal lifespans from Ox 25 years to Whale 300 years and Parrot 125 years, followed by a church bulletin sign and a quip about highway hazards from Louis. He signs off with caution about drivers under and over 21 and 65.
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Louis
Special Award For DE Teacher Named by Briscoe
Uvalde businessman rancher Dolph Briscoe Jr will present a special award August 3 at 7 p.m. in Dallas during a five day distributive education workshop. The event, featuring the Texas Association of Distributive Education Teachers meeting, will draw about 500 teachers. Briscoe, board chair of First State Bank of Uvalde, noted the career’s economy contributions and cited past national awards in 1969.
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Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Texas
Briscoe
Royal Coach Inn
Dallas
Texas Association of
First State Bank of Uvalde
Lewis Bracy
Distributive Education Clubs of American
Courage Over Fear Says Experts In Era Of Anxiety
The text discusses a global mood of fear across various domains from nuclear threats to economic worries. It cites Roosevelt's line about fear and argues for replacing fear with courage in all forms to solve problems and restore confidence.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kitchen paint project leads to unorthodox ladder solution
A reader describes painting a kitchen by standing on a portable dishwasher and using a kitchen table as a makeshift ladder. The piece muses on aging, domestic routines, and quirky household hacks, ending with reflections on cowardice and a humorous club S.C.A.R.E.D. for the fearful.
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Carl Rotrammel
Builders Supply
Gladewater Mirror Personnel and Publishes Rates
The Gladewater Mirror lists Harry Kates as publisher and Mrs Harry Kates as general manager and advertising director. Jack Elrod is news editor with Fredalene Clark as women's editor and Harriett Walton as second class mail supervisor. Published Thursdays and Sundays from Gladewater Texas with delivery and mail subscription rates.
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Jack Elrod
Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walton
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
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Safe Deposit Box
First State Bank
Gqade
Sladewater
Wave Bain
Narcotics Control
Jimmy Brown
Louis J, Carlat, SR
Words of
Henry Ford
Johannesburg
South Africa
Willie Upton
Pentagon
New York Times
Washington Post
S.C.A.R.E.D
Society of
Davis Strait
Greenland
Che Gladewater
Harry Kates
Mrs
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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