SWEPCO Honors 60+
More than 60 East Texas Division employees of Southwestern Electric Power Company were honored for tenure at the annual service awards banquet in Longview July 1. Attendees included 325 employees and guests with J. Lamar Stall presenting awards and Erskine J. Best presiding.
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East Texas
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Longview
Erskine J. Best
Contessa Inn
Swepco
J. Lamar Stall
J. Mason Reardon
Floyd W. Adams
William E
Ed) Strong
Dan Horton
James C. Scott
Clyde Jay Smith
Henry T. Bankston
Dan A. Fried
H. D. Fuller
Floyd C. Green
Phillip E. McCarty
Gaston L. Walker
James A. Weir
Bobby W. Furrh
Daniel L. Hill
Thomas Moore
Frank E. Pence
Gladewater
Norman Roberts, Jr
Jimmy Lee Soape
Julius R. Williams
Joe D. Ballard
James J. Brady
Charles W. Collins
Pamela Crittenden
Jamesb. Hammoné
Ronnie D. Hearn
Thomas M. Knight
LeNora E. Miller
Glenn D. Nelson
Jan Oliver
William O. Owens
Crime Control Plan for Texas Seeks Tougher Penalties
Lloyd Bentsen urges a sweeping crime program to curb rising crime across Texas. He calls for mandatory sentences for repeat offenders and harsher penalties for gun use, plus improved police training and community involvement funded by federal grants redirected from gadgets to policing programs.
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Houston
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Our
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas
Rep Ray Roberts sees economy turning up and crime reform urged
Rep Ray Roberts notes economists predict a gradual recovery with rising output and falling unemployment. He cites low district unemployment, inflation easing, and May retail gains, while urging criminal justice reform and criticizing delay on capital punishment rulings. He backs tough crime measures including mandatory death penalty for hijackers and kidnapping penalties.
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U.S. News and World Report
Supreme Court
Texas
Congress
Oil Giant Price Rise Tangles Ford Tax Fight
The eight major oil firms announce higher gasoline prices, citing President Ford’s $2 per barrel tax and rising Middle East oil costs. The author argues the move will devastate motorists and deserts streets while accusing big companies of resisting liberal political pressure.
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Ford
Middle East
Washington
Reflections on faith, family, and global prices in 1975
A personal column recalls missing a patriotic church program, family milestones, Granny Scott’s life, and jokes about oil company profits and a looming Ham War. The writer muses on summer weather, Bicentennial plans, college milestones, and absurdities of politics and economics.
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First Baptist Church
Harriett
First Baptist
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
St. Augustine
TWU
Mary
Granny Scott
Granny
U.S
Europe
Henry Kissinger
Smithsonian Institution
Gladewater Mirror subscription rates and history
The Gladewater Mirror lists home delivery and mail rates for Texas and out of state subscribers. It notes the paper’s consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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Samuel L. Holtzclaw
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Upshur County
Lloyd Bentsen
Sheriff’s Office
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Wilkins
Ray Roberts
Labor Department
House
Carl Albert
Senate
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Jimmy Brown
Gladewater Publishing Company
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Dean Street
Gregg County
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