Adoptees Liberated and Reunion Dilemmas
A Texas welfare worker discusses the growing adoptee rights movement and the push to reveal birth parents. Story notes ALMA and Orphan Voyage activity, reunions, privacy concerns, and the emotional stakes for adoptees and natural parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Thomas
Texas Department of Publ Welfare
Upshur County Unit
Adoptees Liberty Movement Association
ALMA
New York Cty
Orphan Voyage Group
Colorado
Dallas
Texas Welfare Department
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Texas
Thomas
Child Welfare League of America
National Council of Adoptive Parents Organization
State Department
Paris
Welfare Department
Utah educator Dr Ethna Reid speaks to Gladewater faculty
Dr Ethna Reid Director of the Exemplary Center Reading Institute in Salt Lake City appeals to Gladewater faculty at Gay Avenue school auditorium. She outlines eight practices of effective teachers, stressing immediate correction, elicited student responses, targeted vocabulary, high mastery goals, and gradual fading of teacher support. The talk was sponsored by Dr Henrietta Grooms and Region VII Education Service Center Kilgore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Gay Avenue
Ethna Reid
Exemplary Center
Reading Institute
Salt Lake City
Utah
Henrietta Grooms
Region VII Education Service Center
Kilgore
Reid
ECRI
Roy Johnson
O. G. Johnston
Freda Jetter
Firefighters Battle Grass Woods Fire Near Camp Natowa
Gladewater firefighters spent over four hours battling a grass woods blaze that destroyed more than 100 acres near Camp Natowa with Forest Service aid. Earlier fires included burning trash on McCormic Road and a cigarette started grass fire near Middle School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Natowa
Upshur
Swepco
Gladewater
Forestery Service
Middle School
McCormic Rd
Longview
Maple St
Highway 271
Police activity round up ends week with thefts and arrests
Routine items fill the week end police log. A stolen ladder and walking board were recovered in Longview and released to the owner. Nickey Lee Foster jailed on AWOL charges. Alecia Watsons purse stolen from a car seat at 519 West Marshall, later recovered. A hit and run at 507 Jeanette with no injuries. Coke machine break in at the ag building, about 50 dollars in damage and 2 to 3 dollars in change believed taken. A juvenile shoplifted at 12 15 p m. An attempted break in at James Mills residence on East Shepperd with no theft. Tommy Rushing arrested for forgery and turned over to Gregg County officers.
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Longview
Nickey Lee Foster
U.S Army
Alecia Watson
W. Marshall
Jeanette
James Mills
E. Shepperd
Tommy Rushing
Gregg County
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Mom
M Your
Son
BY Cherie Hopkins
PTA
Tom
East Texas
Jobe Drug Co
California University
Adoptees Liberation Movement
Ronnie Gothard
Gregg
Moin
NASA
Sandusky
Ohio
Food Service Coodinators
Nashville
Indiana
Joe and
Amelia Dewees
Thelma Grayson
Verna
Jay Kilgore
Hugh Mixon
Brown County
Oak Manor
East Texas Finest Nursing Home
Oak Manor Nursing Home
East Hwy
Elwanda Walker
MEA Security Service Co
ED Partain
W. Upshur
Ian
Gladewater’s
Brookshire
FORD
Gladewater Mirror
Police News
Hightowers Credit Jewelers
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