Welfare reform urged as welfare costs cited in daily life
The piece calls welfare a wonderland citing cases in San Francisco and New York where people rely on welfare to pay tickets and rent. It notes a Montgomery County Maryland case where twelve people on unemployment funds pool their benefits to live lavishly, arguing for reforms to curb welfare abuse.
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America
San Francisco
Pampa
Texas
New York City
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Montgomery County
Maryland
Life Magazine highlights mail service issues in Mt Pleasant
The Mt Pleasant Daily Tribune reviews Life Magazine coverage of post office troubles and notes the erosion of local mail delivery. It argues for more direct local service, fewer red tape barriers, and staff adequacy, citing stalled routes and the need for zone pricing and flexible postmaster authority.
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Life Magazine
Mt. Pleasant
Pittsburg
Greenville
Dallas
Longview
California
China
Local social notes from Mena and area feature Thanksgiving visits
Mr and Mrs L B Cartwright of Mena Arkansas visit son Don Cartwright and family as Melanie undergoes tests at Good Shepherd Hospital. Various relatives from Kansas City New Orleans Kirbyville Pine Tree and Corpus Christi visit over Thanksgiving with locals. A mother and child escape injury in a Gilmer Highway crash. India selects Gir lion as national animal per Wildlife Board and tourism magazine.
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L. B. Cartwright
Mena
Arkansas
Don Cartwright
Cartwright
Melanie
Good Shepherd Hospital
James Jaggers
Jaggers
Colie Jaggers
Kansas City
Bill Jaggers
Waverly
Harold Ebhlinger
New Orleans
Bill Hogue
Kirbyville
Hogues
Gilbert Smith
Pine Tree
Forrest Walling
Palestine
Kenneth Prater
Pete
Praters
David Wayne Pike
Ft. Gordon
Georgia
Billy Cannon
U. S. Army
David
el Paso
Ross Jones
Corpus Christi
Tommy Allen
Buddy
Julie
Jim Jones
Ross
Susan
New Delhi
Gujarat
Gir
India
Indian Board For Wild Life
Yatri
Shreveport Tax Expert Frames Landmark Reform Bill
Shreveport tax accountant Mitchell L. Woodard told a Lions Club luncheon that the tax reform bill before Congress is the most sweeping this century and will take a year to fully grasp. He warned of the bill’s complexity, noted hearings to resolve House Senate differences, and described equity goals and relief for the poor with broader impact on all taxpayers.
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Shreveport
Lions Club
Congress
Mitchell L. Woodard
Glen Kent
Woodard
House
Senate
Texas Aay University
Texas
Louisiana
Kent
U.S. Congress
Population pressure and Nixon push for population commission
Paul Hawey discusses President Nixon's call for a population growth commission to address looming resource shortages. He cites rapid urban expansion, falling life expectancy for adults in major cities, and pollution as threats, supporting birth control information for low income women. Renowned scientist Rene Dubos warns pollution endangers the future.
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Nixon
Congress
Commission On
America
Rockefeller University
Rene Dubos
Africa Through A Wide Angle Lens On South Africa
An essay contrasts South Africa's apartheid and economic strength with Western critiques. It lauds its modern infrastructure and resources while noting U.S. tension, and discusses figures like Gary Player and Christiaan Barnard. It also covers aging and longevity research, urging continued pursuit of health and wisdom beyond age 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Player
Christiaan Barnard
South Africa
Republic of South Africa
East Texas heritage talk on women as agents of progress
Mrs. Ray H. Green spoke at the Bluebonnet Literary Club in Gilmer on "East Texas Heritage" highlighting women's enduring influence from creation to modern times. She cited sources and noted early settlers paths through Fulton, Nacogdoches, and Jefferson with a nod to historical regional reshaping.
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Chaucer
East Texas
Ray H. Green
Upshur County Historical Society
Bluebonnet Literary Club
Gilmer
Imperial Texas
D. W. Meinig
Lone Star
T. R. Fehrenbach
Houston
Texas
Record meat consumption per person in 1968 US
A record average of 182.5 pounds of meat including beef veal pork and lamb was consumed per person in the United States during 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
ETSU assigns 293 student teachers to 143 schools
Dr Jarrell Gray director of student teaching at East Texas State University says 293 students will teach in 143 schools across 35 towns this fall the largest number for a fall semester. Teaching began November 17 with eight Gregg County students including Nancy Nunnally Gladewater and Brenda Sue McClendon Kilgore among others from Longview and White Oak. Upshur County students Wanda Elaine Robertson Gilmer and Charles W Revill and David Michael Rogers Big Sandy also participate.
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Jarrell Gray
East Texas State University
Dr. Gray
Gregg County
Nancy Nunnally
Gladewater
Brenda Sue McClendon
Leslie Wayne DeBrock
Kilgore
Gladefoxter Mirror Names Local Notables
Local community brief lists Mrs. Harry Kates Neal Clark Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark Harriett Walton Jerry Kates as residents or figures connected to the Gladefoxter Mirror society in an unsigned notice. The item emphasizes names linked to a regional publication or group.
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Mrs
Harry Kates
Neal Clark
Jack Elrod
Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walton
Jerry Kates
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MT. Pleasant Daily Tribune
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Barnes
Sen. Strong
G. H. Adams
Joan Holloway
Austin
Ramsey
Lindley Beckworth
Union Grove
State Senate
Insurance Committee
Oil and Gas Committee
Jaycees
Judy Reynolds
Gilmer Hwy
Ray Bumpus
Ray Preslar
National Animal
Roy Johnson
Rotary Club
Bill
Paul Hawey
Africa
United Nations
Reds
Council On Aging of the American Medical Assn
Frederick Swartz
Winston Churchill
Benjamin Franklin
Michelangelo
Verdi
Victor Hugo
Lonse Graves
Pans
Coffeeville
Elysian Fields
Red Rock
Tyler
John Ben Shepperd
Granny
Don Audas
ETSU
Gladefoxter
Advertising
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
TEXA
Ress Association
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