Morality and Strategy in Southeast Asia Warfare
A 1960s editorial argues Christian morality separates from military strategy and condemns American life as valued over Asian lives. It criticizes Nixon era policies in Cambodia and Laos and warns against expanding war toward North Vietnam while urging Christian voices to demand withdrawal and restraint.
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Laos
Nixon
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Camboda
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Thieu-Ky
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Extended benefits urged for New York unemployed
About 35,000 jobless workers across New York state were advised to register for extended benefits. Governor Rockefeller signed legislation extending unemployment aid from 26 weeks to 39 weeks during sustained high unemployment periods.
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New York
Rockefller
Luxuries and daily indulgences from a cluttered home
A writer lists personal indulgences from perfume to furnishings. She muses on mixing fragrances at home, a $499 water bed, and foam pebble chairs, weighing practicality against comfort and family fun in a candid reflective note.
Gladewater Maneuvers Highlight Patton and War Memoirs
Local readers learn General Patton conducted a 1941 maneuver near Gladewater Texas as part of the Battle of Shreveport. The feature notes Marshall observed Patton's display and details Patton's 380 mile trek. The piece also reviews Papillon by Henri Charriere and new titles by Ernest K. Gann Jill Tattersall and others in the library's shelves. In Iraq meat prices are set to rise 15 percent due to a dry winter with barley imported to support cattle feed.
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George Patton
Gladewater
United States
Patton
Ladislas Fargo
Marshall
Shreveport
Texas
Henri Charriere
Paris
French Guiana
Columbia
Devil’s Island
Venezuela
Ernest K. Gann
Flavius Silva
Eleazar Ben Yair
Rome
Jill Tattersall
Lady Ingram
Walter J. Slatoff
Allan Lewis
Baghadad
Iraq
Military hair and discipline reform sparks veteran grumbling
A broad critique rails at new service policies ending strict grooming and drill routines. The column laments later wakeful reveille, civilian mess service, long hair allowances, and dormitory housing replacing double-bunked barracks, arguing the changes erase time-honored traditions.
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Kps
Satirical Letter and 1971 Highway Funding Figures
A mixed page features humor and social satire from Louis and a Chicago AP brief on 1971 federal highway funds. The report states 1971 federal highway funds total 21.2 billion with receipts higher than 1970 and outlays totaling 20.4 billion including 12.2 billion in capital.
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Chicago
Commerce Clearing House
Gunsmithing program at Trinidad Junior College thrives
William Prater, head of gunsmithing classes at Trinidad Junior College, says demand for trained men outpaces the program’s output as most graduates start their own shops.
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Trinidad, Colo
William Prater
Trinidad Junior College
Gladewater Mirror personnel and publishing details
The Gladewater Mirror lists Harry Kates 1897 1964 as General Manager and Advertising Director with staff including Mrs Harry Kates Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark and Harriett Walton The paper published Thursdays and Sundays at Glade Avenue and Dean Street Gladewater Gregg County and outlines home delivery and mail subscription rates with consolidation notes for The Gladewater Times Tribune and The White Oak Texan dates notations included.
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Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
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Towanda
Chestertown
Faberge
Lanvin
Prince Matchabelli
Revlon
Christian Dior
Dierling
Elizabeth Arden
Cherie
Avon
Helena Rubenstein
Mary Grace
Lions Club
GU Lions Club
John Ward
Ward
Glen Kent
Allen Holcombe
David
Mirror
Louis J. Carlat, SR
Howdy Neighbor
Johnny
Louis
Pentagon
IBM
Cola Cola
U. S
Dean Martin
Timothy Leary
Words of
Andre Gide
By Ace Reid
Cossin Kuowfo
Che Gladewater
Harry Kates
Neas Bara
Eseccceresees
Mrs
Jack Elrod
Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walton
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
Ress Association
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