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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1972
Page
2
The Gladewater Mirror argues business leadership is at a crossroads. It urges chambers of commerce to motivate local and regional leaders to preserve free enterprise and build a solid economic base. It warns against complacency and warns that failure to lead may invite others to take control.
A federal court heard four days of testimony on House and Senate redistricting with a decision due in a week or two before the February 7 filing deadline. The case, heard in San Antonio Tyler Houston and Dallas, centers on single member versus multi member statewide districts and their impact on minority representation and campaign costs.
A letter from E. K. B. Lee Jr. thanks Mrs. Kates and the Gladewater merchants for a warm Christmas season coverage from the VA Hospital in Shreveport Louisiana on January 5, 1972. He praises local papers for personal homegrown news, appreciating parade photos, school and church events, and the community spirit. He wishes health and prosperity in the new year, noting the dedication of Hanks and Neal as a legacy to the town.
A spoof candidate declares the Poverty Party ready for the presidency with slogans like Poverty is Beautiful and Let me lead the nation to genuine poverty. He spars with Humphrey Wallace Lindsay and McCarthy amid a tone of campaign bravado and media indifference. The piece ends noting a church announcement for Harry Hunt Jr at Friendship Baptist Church in Gladewater with services Sunday.
The board plans a shift from 20 to about 62 quarter units for graduation, using in service periods for study. A new year round economics driven system reuses buildings. Consolidated applications with 3000 plus students may form cooperative units for more services. Larry Osborne is appointed head of Language Arts. He succeeds retired Enid Aycock.
A personal reflection recounts a hospital stay after an overindulgent bath and stress from holiday events. The author appreciates care, resumes work at the Mirror, jokes about indispensability, and envisions upgrades like carpet and drapes in a small town office while maintaining optimism for 1972.
The Gladewater Mirror lists staff roles including general manager and news editor, notes consolidation with related papers, and provides home delivery and mail subscription prices. It states postal details for Gladewater Texas 75647 and dates of consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan.
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