Our turn to blink in a dangerous world
An editorial review cites Life Magazine writer Floyd Sidey and columnist Stewart Alsop warning of a rapid Soviet arms buildup. They predict a possible future crisis similar to Cuba or Pearl Harbor, with the Middle East as a likely flashpoint and new grim military surprises on the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floch Sidey
Life Magazine
Mr Sidey
Sputnik
Stewart Alsop
Middle East
Pearl Harbor
NASA deals with self deploying roll up boom patent
NASA researchers William Tumulty and Wayne Seurs at Goddard Space Flight Center developed a rigid strip that coils on a spool and deploys into a pole or antenna shape. The self deploying boom stores energy to spring out and can be made non conducting or varied in cross section. Patent No. 3,608,844 covers the idea and is royalty free with non exclusive licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Tumulty
Wayne P. Seurs
Aerospace
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Md
Drugs and their Abuse pamphlet aids first aid care
The American National Red Cross distributes a pamphlet titled Drugs and their Abuse based on National Academy of Science National Research Council work. It aims to help Red Cross First Aid students and others understand drugs, effects, medical uses, overdose and abuse, and first aid procedures. Director Robert M. Oswald helped found the Red Cross Safety Programs. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urges citizen vigilance and active opposition to crime, calling for lawful, engaged communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American National Red Cross
American Red Cross
National Academy of Science
National Research Council
Robert M. Oswald
Red Cross
Texas Governor Salutes Crime Stop Efforts and Alcoholism Month
A Texas governor and a state crime prevention office thank the Gladewater Mirror for promoting the Crime Stop program and announce January 1972 as Alcoholism Information Month. The letters urge continued civic support and outline a four article series on alcoholism and its public health implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Justice Council
Texas
CJC
Bob Weddle
Brazos
Austin
Tax Reform Guidance Books For Individuals And Businesses
Two new tax handbooks priced at 75 cents each aid taxpayers. The first covers the Tax Reform Act of 1969 with a filled 1040 form and explanations. The second helps file 1970 income and excise taxes for 1971 with corporate and partnership problem solutions.
Texas court blocks school funding by property taxes
A San Antonio three judge panel ruled Texas public school financing based on local property taxes unconstitutional. The Edgewood ISD suit argued district wealth disparities violate equal protection, giving two years to craft a new system and signaling possible higher taxes or shifts in funding. Governors and agencies brace for impact as welfare and DDT rulings and unemployment benefits reform also unfold.
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Austin
Tex
San Antonio
Texas
Ben Barnes
Edgewood Independent School District
Bexar County
Crawford Martin
Preston Smith
Smith
Senate Committee On Occupational Education
Texas Research League
State Board of Education
Martin
New Library Selections Highlight Texas Themes and Reads
Texas in Color by Evelyn Oppenheimer showcases state spots like Kilgore oil derricks Tyler rose gardens and Dallas in vivid illustrations. New drug and business law titles plus fiction such as Event 1000 Sunday at Six and Spoon River Anthology expand reads for borrowers. Short items note retroactive pay debates price display rules UT study on migration and upcoming teacher workshops beginning January 10.
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Texas
Evelyn Oppenheimer
Kilgore
Tyler Rose Gardens
Jefferson
Dallas
Miss Oppenhemmer
David Lavallee
Lanccerfish
Joseph Hascomb
New York City
Elizabeth Corbett
Midwest
Charlotte
Spoon River
Edgar Lee Masters
Hoyn
Internal Revenue Service
University of Texas “Business News
Year 1971 was a banner year for me
The writer reflects on a year-end tradition of review and self praise as 1971 ends. He notes the impulse to rehash last year month by month and laments the public reluctance to revisit past events while acknowledging 1971 was especially notable for him.
End of 1971 Reflections on a Daughter's Wedding
Fredalene Clark writes of a mind blank due to year end events and upcoming wedding. She recalls numbness, lists New Year customs, and mentions hog jowls and black eyed peas as possible southern luck rituals, noting personal family habits.
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Mary Jean
Louisiana
Indiana
Southern Governors’ Conference
Thes
New Year Musings from Louis J. Carlat Sr
A reflective column covers New Year themes, food notes, and humorous jabs at politics. It includes self deprecating lines about publishing, recipes, and a playful spoof on a presidential bid while listing 1971 events like the Statue of Liberty protest and Nixon wage controls, closing with a hopeful patriotic benediction.
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America
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NASA
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ciuizerry
Harry Kates
Gladewater
Mrs. Kates
Mauna Kea
Island of
Hawaii
Gladewater Mirror Box
Gladewater, Texas
Mrs. Clark
Fain Williams
Rotary
Walter Talley
North Main Street
Church of Christ
Fredalene Clark
Louis J. Carlat, Sr
Cuba
Robert
Henry
Louis
Poverty Party
Nixon
U.S
Japan
West Germany
Britain
France
Italy
Yesteryears
Russia
Mississippi
League of Nations
Geneva
Monroe
Fremont
California
Quitman Street
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade4 Avenue
Dean Street
Gregg County
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White
Oax Texan
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