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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
2
The United States alone may stave off a Russian food shortage as Soviet grain output falls short by millions of tons, deepening farm crises. American agriculture stands as a showcase of capitalism driven by private initiative, science, and enterprise in a democratic system.
A Reader's Digest article explains life saving changes in automobile design driven by industry and government. Innovations include energy absorbing steering columns dash panels that bend windshields that bend but do not shatter and seats with head supports along with antiburst door latches to reduce injuries and fatalities.
Police and fire crews logged a busy weekend with a grass fire on Mill Street near the Moulin Rouge started by burning trash, a couch fire from a cigarette near Gold Nugget, and an oil spill blaze on Phillips Springs Road. Weekend patrols included armed robbery at A&M Package Store, vehicle collisions on W Upshur and Miller Street, vandalism at Rosedale Cemetery, and several noninjury wrecks. Witnesses noted a 1955-57 Chevrolet may have struck a fence and left the scene.
December 1972 letters from Dennis King thanking Mrs. Clark and the Gladewater Mirror staff for publicity during his campaign for District VII Future Teachers of America President. He credits the newspaper with helping him gain the honor and praises the paper’s role for Gladewater and nearby residents.
The writer laments reliance on astrology amid poverty, joking about sign Virgo and the promise of money. They note creditors preferring cash over horoscopes and reflect on astrology’s age and influence in daily life.
Fredalene Clark salutes the Gladewater fire department for supplying a red jeep and trailer and helping build a float for the Christmas Parade. She credits three people and the department for the effort and humorously imagines herself driving the jeep in the future.
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