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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1970
Page
2
Editorial reflects on newspaper work and its rewards from free advertising to informing the public. It notes the role of press in government transparency and commerce and shares a timeless verse about balance of happiness, trials, hope, and perseverance for youth starting life after school.
A private committee of 100 touts a universal health plan with 65 percent of costs funded by taxes and government. Critics warn of high tax burdens, potential doctor shortages, and doubts about Congress approval this year. The piece cites Medicare Medicaid and welfare, plus private plans already covering many workers, as context.
The Gladewater Public Library curates a varied collection including A Concise History of Western Architecture by R Furneaux Jordan and Party and Holiday Decorations You Can Make by Karen Carlson McCann. Other reads include A Fairly Good Time by Mavis Gallant and A Shower of Summer Days by May Sarton. The Western title traces architecture from ancient Egypt to modern trends as the catalogue expands with fiction and nonfiction. The piece notes market trends for the 1970s with larger supermarkets and more stores, plus tax data from forty two states.
Gilmer residents backed by a petition of over 500 signatures urged the Texas Highway Department to install a second traffic signal on U S Highway 271 north of the existing light. The department refused after a traffic survey cited adequate gaps and called for stricter speed enforcement.
Dr Howard C Bennett president of East Texas Baptist College warned Rotarians that church related private colleges in Texas face a tightening financial crisis. He cited rising costs and fixed tuition and urged support for preserving the dual system that blends church related colleges with state schools.
Louis shares quips on social trends and manners while noting changes like both sexes wearing pants. He warns against drinking and driving and jokes about gossip and pasts while trashing hospital traffic and business travel.
An official memorandum seeks statistical data from Indian industrial concerns. The question asks for the number of employees broken down by sex. The memo emphasizes gathering gender-disaggregated labor figures.
Gregg County residents will meet Congressman George Bush at a July 17 hamburger supper in Marshall. The seven county event at Marshall Lions Park aims to connect with voters in Harrison Nanola Rusk Gregg Upshur Marion and Cass Counties.
The notice provides editorial staff names, mailing address in Gladewater, Texas, and city newspaper policies. It lists subscription rates for home delivery and mail, regional consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan, and a standard correction policy for erroneous reflections.
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