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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1969
Page
7
Three teenage girls joined a three week mountaineering course in the Uttar Kashi region north east of Delhi. They said adventure is not only for boys and praised mountaineering as a cure for shyness. They climbed Gowma peak at 12000 feet and now eye Everest.
The text notes a claim that Franklin D. Roosevelt is the 32nd president because Grover Cleveland served as both 22nd and 24th, challenging the standard 32nd designation and recounting the inaugural medal identification.
Toledo police consider a new round shield and a modern mace replica for crowd control. Captain William Gray led about three years of development with a plastics firm to create a bullet resistant shield using heavy fiberglass and a resin metallic coating to slow projectiles before impact.
A Gladewater Mirror letter from the East Texas Council on Alcoholism praises January coverage that boosted inquiries to the Alcoholism Information Center. Also, Gray, a veteran police officer, tests shields and a mace prototype, advocating a satellite monitored icecap forecast for ship safety.
Pontiac promotes a limited time sale featuring Cordova top Whitewalls redlines fiber-glass belted tires custom wire wheel covers mag wheels and a remote trunk-lid release. The dealer urges immediate visit to take advantage today.
The Gladewater Mothers March of Dimes telethon raised 685 dollars with strong support from local groups and students. Chairmen were Mrs. Ralph Nobles and Mrs. Bill Pullen, with Mrs. Garfield Hill leading Weldon area efforts. Donations highlighted a $10 gift from C. B. Johnston and several $5 plus gifts. The team thanks all donors and teenage marchers, and promises to improve outreach next year.
A record 29,294 Post Korean veterans and servicemen entered Texas schools for the fall term, with VA official Jack Coker predicting a spring surge. The article notes changes to the Post Korean GI Bill increasing education aid and urges first time applicants to obtain their Certificate of Eligibility to avoid delays in VA education checks.
Lone Star Steel Company in Northeast Texas has doubled rewards for the arrest of those responsible for the murder of striking employee A. S. Blackburn since the stoppage began October 15, 1968. The United Steelworkers Union condemns the violent act and urges swift justice.
W T Mullins aims to establish six acres of coastal bermuda and twenty acres of Pensacola Bahiagrass on his Longview area farm, while Ralph Prince near White Oak plans seventy acres of coastal bermuda common bermuda and Pensacola bahia.
United States mined 307 182 000 ounces of gold between 1799 and 1965 according to the National Geographic Society. At $35 an ounce the value would be about 10 751 370 000 dollars based on that output.
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