Fourth Marine Division in Iwo Jima Campaign Endures Uncommon Valor
The Fourth Marine Division suffered 9 090 casualties with 1 731 killed in 26 days as it invaded Iwo Jima. Admiral Nimitz praised the Marines with the line uncommon valor was a common virtue. After assault operations the unit rested in Hawaii before returning to duty, crossing over 21 000 miles of the Pacific.
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Pacific
Iwo
Japan
Fourth Marine Division
Iwo Jima
Kwajalein
Saipan
Tinian
FINIL
Chester W. Nimitz
Hawaiian Islands
Clayton Mitchell
Paradise
Pacific Ocean
City considers closing unbuilt Canna Street in Bettlewoods Gardens
The city manager may recommend a resolution to close the south section of Canna Street in Bettlewoods Gardens Addition. Williams notes the street never opened and HW Fitzgerald, owner of adjacent property, requests the closing. Canna Street fronts US Highway 80 east.
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Canna Street
Bettlewoods Gardens
Williams
HW. Fitzgerald
US Highway 80
Life Insurance Choices and Policy Changes
Advice on comparing life policies. If offered a switch, obtain the new proposal in writing and consult your agent to see if an old policy can be amended. Holding whole life policies longer increases value, while a new policy may lose value and restart a contestable period of two years.
Gladewater School Board Hires Four New Teachers
The Gladewater school board, in a light two hour session, approved five new teachers, accepted two resignations, and planned a rental-fee policy for facilities. Supt. Roy Johnson noted a complete 1977-78 faculty roster except for a counselor and discussed maintenance and building lots for trades classes.
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Gladewater
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Jack Earp
O. G Johnston
Methodist Church
Robert Hugman
Henry Bown
Bull Carroll
Broadway
Gay Avenue
Tyler
Supt. Johnson
Martha Drive
Gay Avenue School
Serendipity Visitors Reflect on Sacrifice in Korea
Two travelers witness a rural scene in Korea where Chi Houi's family tills a rice field with a plow after selling their ox to fund the church. The lawyer and merchant are moved, and the lawyer vows to double his pledge, realizing true sacrifice costs him something meaningful.
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Korea
Chi Houi
Telephone firms may vanish like railroads under new bills
Don Bishop of General Telephone warns Congress could reshape phone service with the Consumer Communications Reform Act. He argues FCC deregulation risks higher costs, citing current averages of about $9 monthly for customers and $17.30 for General Telephone, with support from Bell System and 1,600 independents and unions. The act has bipartisan backing and was reintroduced in 1976.
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Gladewater
Congress
Don Bishop
Af General Telephone
America
Bishop
U.S. House
Senate
U. S. Representatives
CCRA
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
General Telephone
Bell System
Texas dairy business growing across the state
Texas dairy operations are expanding with rising total cash receipts from dairying. In 1976 Texas milk and cream receipts reached 347.4 million dollars, up from 299.5 million the year before, with about 320000 dairy cows and 3181 dairymen. April milk production totaled 273,182,814 pounds, led by Hopkins County with 47,350,131 pounds, followed by Erath Wise Johnson and others.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Tomaszewski
Hopkins
Erath
Wise
Johnson
Comanche
Grimes
Cooke
Wood
Upshur
Parker
Message To Washington helps with social security and enlistment issues
A reader asks Senator Bentsen to fix his social security direct deposit problems after moving from San Antonio to Austin. The senator reports the error was corrected after calls to the Austin local security office and the national office in Baltimore. Another reader seeks guidance on re enlisting in the Army, with the reply that a high school diploma or GED is required, and contact the recruiter after finishing schooling. The column explains the service aims to answer questions on federal government matters.
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San Antonio
Austin
Bentsen
National Social Security Office
Baltimore
Army
Washington
c/o
Lloyd Bentsen
U.S. Senate
D.C
Ethics of ethics lingers in Congress amid money saga
An aging House ethics committee faces pressure over elusive codes of conduct as a South Korean businessman linked funds prompts scrutiny. Lawmakers blame Republicans for slow progress while media and voters demand a viable ethical framework amid cash in congressional pockets.
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Congress
Congressional
House
Capitol Hill
Washington
House Ethics Committee
Senate
Carter
Oversight Commission
Privileges Commission
Unemployed Youth Faces Jobs Gap and Rising Wages Debate
A reflective column discusses unemployment rising while vacancies persist in the United States. It recalls childhood jobs, community pride, and the lure of opportunities for young people in fields like mechanics, plumbing, and engineering as Congress debates minimum wage hikes and ethics.
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United States of America
Congress
Gladewater Mirror publication details and prices
The Gladewater Mirror is published Thursdays and Sundays by The Gladewater Publishing Company at Glade Avenue and Dean Street Gladewater Texas 75647. Subscription rates include $1.25 per month in and outside Texas with yearly options. home delivery and mail terms are noted. the paper is consolidated with The Gladewater Times Tribune and The White Oak Texan with dates referenced.
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Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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