LaDewater Mirror Reports 1972 Party Choices
Washington preview notes the 1972 party field with Humphrey and Young as Democratic options and other candidates raising controversial issues.
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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1970
Page
2
Washington preview notes the 1972 party field with Humphrey and Young as Democratic options and other candidates raising controversial issues.
The piece argues Hubert Humphrey stands as the only major Democrat avoiding the New Left surge. It notes calls from Young Democrats for Vietnam withdrawal and a $5,500 annual income, plus investigations of the Black Panthers, reflecting factional strain post Chappaquiddick. It contrasts aging incumbents and the loss of charisma with Humphrey’s cautious stance.
The White Oak PTA met January 27 in the school auditorium. Reverend G W Elmore of Greggton Methodist Church spoke on living in a changing age and current life conflicts. Membership reached 377 and several events and meetings were announced for 1970.
A historical report notes that roughly two thirds of the Arctic Ocean remains covered by drifting pack ice in both summer and winter, illustrating enduring ice dominance in the region.
Fragmentary OCR text from a historic page yields a brief item mentioning a mirror, a location named Gladeater, and multiple unreadable or stray phrases. The readable context shows no clear event, date, or identifiable persons to expand.
A Cuero Texas reader argues for drastic cuts to poverty programs to spur work, while columns from Turlock Cortland Terre Haute Harrisonburg Waterville Cascade echo skepticism about new federal agencies and rising government spending.
This IRS Q and A covers refunds timelines and delays, form 1040 use with schedules, tax free injury compensation, dependents records, envelope use, correcting labels, car expense deductions, and W-2 timing. Key points include refunds typically 5-6 weeks, 10 weeks before contacting IRS, most file Form 1040 with only one schedule, and W-2s due by January 31 with employer follow up if late.
A collage of telegram style gags and cartoons from a Mississippi newspaper features witty lines about friends, doctors, barbers, and common sayings. Classic wordplay includes playful mis-hearings and affectionate jabs about everyday life.
Dr Harold Williams, testifying before a Senate subcommittee on the birth control pill, says an outright ban is unlikely despite evidence of risks. He urges enhanced research and mandatory risk statements with each pill, citing cases of blood clots arthritis cancer and severe mood changes. Williams, a San Francisco physician and attorney, argues for identifying susceptible women and cautions about mental health side effects.
Extension clothing specialist Fannie Brown Eaton of Texas A&M University predicts 1970s youth will set dress rules reflecting personality. Clothes will be un cluttered versatile and comfortable with tech friendly fabrics like nylon satin vinyl coated silk and polyurethane.
Monday menu offers barbequed beef on bun with buttered potatoes baked beans milk and cupcake at the school lunch program.
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