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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
7
A string of reader letters warns about communication with other nations and the impact of government spending. Contributors from Isle, Bridgeport, Bonifay, Newton, and Florence urge talk over conflict, fiscal accountability, rising costs of raising and educating youth, and skepticism toward pie in the sky promises.
Baltimore AP report profiles Jackie DePaul a veteran auto mechanic who has worked in a male dominated junkyard 18 years and co ran a family auto parts business with her husband She handles office work and bookkeeping and says she can assess a wrecked car to estimate its value before purchase She notes men often kid her but dismisses liberation motives for her career and argues women can drive yet are left helpless when stranded far from help.
Washington reports a prime group draft of candidates numbered 1 through 50 will be inducted in July. Selective Service says 7,200 will be called, about 400 Texans affected. The July call raises the lottery ceiling from 1–45 for the 9,000 man June callup, bringing total drafted in 1972 to 22,200. The Defense Department forecasts 0,000 men drafted this year, about half of last year’s 98,000.
On June 2 1924 American Indians were granted United States citizenship. June 3 1808 birth of Jefferson Davis. June 4 1942 Midway battle begins in the Pacific. June 5 1872 Ulysses S Grant nominated for president. June 6 1944 Allied forces land on Normandy beaches. June 7 1769 Daniel Boone begins Kentucky exploration. June 8 1861 Tennessee secedes from the Union.
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