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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1968
Page
2
Homebound congressmen face voter discontent as taxes and deficits fuel inflation concerns. The National Tax Reform Committee promotes a 15 point program to cut the federal budget by 20 billion, using Senators’ spending records to pressure reelection campaigns and demand budget restraint.
A Fred Pool editorial argues that honest work is honorable and people should earn pay matching their worth. It rails against idleness and handouts, noting many refuse to work at disliked jobs while society supports them, and urges personal responsibility and job pursuit.
An editorial criticizes Congress for granting exemptions to manpower cuts for FAA and postal workers after a tax rise. It argues pilots' work-by-rule delays and looming rural post office closures show stop-gap fixes, not long-range solutions, and calls for pay-your-own-way, nationwide service funding rather than sector-by-sector buyouts.
A 7-year-old boy from Bessemer, Alabama recovers from a mastoid operation. He has faced near death after a visit to the Valley of the Shadow and, though still ill, desires to go home. A family friend spoke of prayer and the child responded with a hopeful remark about recovery.
Hilary Milton vowed to attend church every Sunday as long as he lived. From a hospital bed in 1927 through storms and distance, he kept faith, attending services across Alabama Washington D C and Virginia. He joined NASA in 1962 and never broke his covenant despite weather and travel hurdles.
Joe Louis at 54 remains fit and formidable as he nears legendary status. The Brown Bomber held the title from 1937 after beating James J. Braddock until retirement in 1949, renowned for a lethal punch and disciplined ring craft.
Hospital notices list numerous admissions and dismissals at CITY HOSPITAL and HART CLINIC-HOSPITAL. The piece shifts to a boxing memory of Louis, then a South Africa bus slogan tale, followed by Kentucky political trivia and a debt warning from the Kentucky Government Council about a debt exceeding $1 billion.
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