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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1972
Page
2
Four students were elected Friday as officers of the GHS student council for the 1972 74 schol year. William Harden is elected president and Dennis King is among those named in the ballot results.
Gary Boyd reports that over 430000 FFA members celebrate National FFA Week starting February 19. He notes 104000 FFA graduates yearly from agribusiness courses and skills in forestry, mechanics, and horticulture aiding youth toward agricultural careers. The piece also covers a Happy Face Blue Birds meeting touring the Gladewater Mirror print shop and visiting the Erickson home for refreshments, with listed attendees and leaders.
President Nixon rests in Hawaii before flying to Peking for talks with Mao Tse-tung. Ronald Reagan said favoring steps toward improved relations, with Chou En-Lai set to welcome the party. Hangchow named as likely meeting site, as Nixon schedules a major diplomacy push.
Fifty members and guests praised Luphelia Middlebrooks for a pine tree landscape at the Gregg Art Guild February meeting. Ila Cook introduced the speaker, who displayed watercolor works and discussed teaching in Stephens Arkansas and at El Dorado Art Center. Details on the March Spring Show will follow. attendees from Gladewater included Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Woods among others.
The Gregg and Upshur County C B Club formed on February 14 as a public service nonprofit for Citizen Band radio enthusiasts. Officers elected for 1972 include Wayne Wilson president Billy Gibson vice president Glenda Gibson secretary Jesse Bustin treasurer and several committee members. Citizens interested in B radios are welcome to visit anytime.
A columnist laments not joining Nixon's Red China trip, mocks exclusion and media coverage, jokes about alternative roles and personal curiosities, and predicts Chinese leaders’ responses during the visit.
A Gladewater column recounts spring fever and a plan to tidy a desk and plant flowers while noting early riser routines, a surprising fortune cookie rumor from Red China, and local society updates. It mentions Louise Ford, the Starrs, and Pate Stewart wedding plans for February 26 at East Mountain Baptist Church.
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