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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1970
Page
2
Entertainer Art Linkletter, grieving over his daughter Diane's death, urges parents to actively counter drug exposure. He calls drug abuse a national plague and urges education, open discussion with children, and community actions to prevent substance use across all school levels.
A West Coast brewery organized a large cleanup along a Portland to coast highway removing tons of trash. Months later the highway is again littered with cans and debris, prompting a critique of public responsibility and the value of such publicity stunts.
A note on the number 13 linking to a Babylonian king with 13 wives. The piece humorously contrasts busy people chasing status with a suggestion to slow down to avoid risk. It ends with a remark about Rai travel being slow but reliable to avoid Cuba.
The piece mixes club programs on oil conservation with Atlanta City Forum gardening efforts and a book excerpt by Minton C Johnston. It includes a playful wild rice note, Janus reflections on the new year, a Sunday school joke about forgiveness, Census Bureau hiring figures for 1970, and a Calvin Coolidge quip.
The 12th annual County Judges and Commissioners Conference will run February 3 to 5 at the Ramada Inn in College Station. Speakers include Sen. Ralph Hall and Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr., with sessions on the Dynamic and Expanding Role of the Commissioners Court and environmental pollution updates.
The 31st Annual Texas Safety Conference will be held in Dallas for four days in March with 200 speakers and panelists. More than 2,000 accident prevention leaders from across the nation are expected to attend, addressing topics from traffic safety to industrial hygiene and fire prevention. Pre-registration is urged. attendance is open to all. Contact Texas Safety Association at 1623 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin.
Sam Houston Johnson, LBJ’s brother, offers anecdotes on Lyndon B. Johnson with mixed critique. The memoir portrays him as a behind the scenes ally with wry, sometimes blunt observations of politics and family life.
SY and Jill Miller present an appeal written as a public letter claiming women were created to embody gentleness beauty and love. The authors ask readers in advertising film and television to restore women to their true position and purpose and express frustration at being used only as symbols. The piece seeks societal recognition of feminine values and a public response.
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