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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1970
Page
2
An editorial urges thoughtful citizens to pledge reforms beyond personal habits. It calls for environmental care, government solvency, higher work quality, and respect for others to restore values and reduce law and order issues in the coming decade.
The 1971 Texas Fertilizer Conference will be held January 6-7 at College Station’s Ramada Inn. The event, themed Marketing for Profit, is sponsored by the Texas Plant Food Institute and A&M’s Agricultural Extension Service. About 200 attend. The program includes a Plant Food Institute organization session, panel discussions on micronutrient research, and awards for county soil fertility programs. Participants include Institute president Ross N. Irvin and various officials from TAES, Texas Tech, First National Bank Shreveport, and industry representatives.
A White House official notes 59 major bills awaiting final action in Congress amid calls for new spending. Welfare and relief costs surge to a 12.7 billion peak, with deficits threatening inflation and higher prices. Rep. Mills warns that debt and lack of restraint risk the nation’s fiscal health.
Washington report fronts Rep. Richard H. Poff of Radford as a potential Nixon nominee. The 18 year House veteran is praised for anti crime work but lacks deep judicial experience. Confirmation hurdles echo Carswell and Haynsworth debates amid party shifts.
The Tax Reform Act of 1969 makes it easier to claim foster children as dependents under the same terms as natural children if they live with the taxpayer all year. A foster child under 19 or a full time student who earns $625 or more can qualify, given other tests are met.
A liter corresponds to the volume of a cube with each edge measuring ten centimeters. This unit defines the standard liter as the space occupied by that cube.
Louis presents a collection of curiosities and musings on population growth space travel media and daily life. He ruminates on China possibly becoming one in three people by century end notes on space walking and city safety and offers light social commentary and humor.
A field guide notes 992 types of wire and warning devices for cattle. It covers military versus ranch use, 1800 wire aficiona dos clubs, and two newspapers. Earlier, Meriweather patented undulating wire in 1892 and 48 barbed wire patents appeared in 1882 1883.
A new group CODAC organized in Tyler aims to curb drug abuse from multiple angles. A seven member board was elected to form task forces involving the community, with support from city and county government, law enforcement, educators, physicians, and students.
A reflective holiday column catalogs post holiday chaos from broken toys to wrapping paper and clutter. It notes family tempers, mounting bills, and the shift to New Year plans with a joking reminder of 364 shopping days left.
A nostalgic Christ mas memory recounts a household full of relatives and friends named in playful verse. The author recalls gifts perfumes jewelry and clothes while watching old home movies and recalling Colorado camping. Communion at First Methodist Church and a quiet, orderly Christmas prep mark a reflective year end.
Texas A&M geneticist Dr. N A McNiel studied a 181 member West Texas family across four generations finding 31 with detached or partly detached retinas and seven who are blind. He concludes detached retina is autosomal dominant and urges family tree studies to identify at risk members.
The piece notes postal service remains widely used while mail rates rose sharply since 1932, with possible future increases. It contrasts telephone costs, which fell, citing a three minute daytime call between Chicago and Los Angeles being cheaper than in 1932. It quotes W Graham Claytor Jr on railroad regulation and its impact if unrealistic. It also mentions recycling efforts and Goodwill Industries initiatives turning handicapped workers into taxpayers.
The Gladewater Mirror lists Harry Kates as general manager and news editor with staff including Mrs. Harry Kates Jack Elrod and Harriett Walton. Published Thursdays and Sundays in Gladewater Texas with home delivery and mail rates for Texas and out of state, noting a 1949 consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and 1969 with The White Oak Texan.
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