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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
6
In a wide-ranging statement Hill links equalization funds to property tax reform and school financing. He argues for a special session to craft a comprehensive plan, criticizes Briscoe’s highway bill, vows opposition to intrastate gas price controls, and questions the federal tax approach to oil and welfare.
The snippet notes a vacation in Morgan City Louisiana visiting daughter Myral Miller and family, plus seafood and sightseeing in New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. It advertises the Glenwood High School class of 1967 reunion on July 2 with reservations urged to Mrs Don Smith for Gladewater Texas. Also mentions a reception at the chamber of commerce and a family evening at the Tennis Swim Club.
Lawmen discuss state crime program advances including 10 crime labs with three more planned and 2.4 million criminal histories at the Texas Crime Information Center. They urge professionalism and loyalty while backing a Court of Criminal Appeals expansion and opposing marijuana decriminalization.
Texas Attorney General John Hill lauded law enforcement at the East Texas Peace Officers Association convention. He urged beefed up training and standards, funding for salaries, and stronger cooperation across federal, state, and local agencies to improve crime control and the death penalty framework. The event drew about 400 officers and guests.
Cancer expert urges early detection for colon cancer as key to higher cure rates. Dr. Rulon W. Rawson notes colon cancer often affects those over 60 and that screening like stool tests and sigmoidoscopy can reveal cancer or precancerous polyps. Early diagnosis leads to about a 90 percent cure rate with proper treatment.
Do you have further questions Call your local American Cancer Society unit or M D Anderson Hospital Tumor Institute Cancer Information Service toll free 1 800 392 2040 in Texas 792 3245 Houston area.
Dr. Stephen H. Spurr of the University of Texas predicts doubled timber prices and more wood product imports for the United States. He argues rising demand and shrinking commercial forest land leave little choice but to import or expand production on remaining forests, though political and economic restraints hinder growth while lands convert to farming and suburbs.
Chief Jimmy Davis reports the Gladewater police department is at full strength after a walkout that took 80 percent of the force. Deputies and highway patrols aided during the crisis, and Davis notes the current team works well with strong community trust. Riza Khan, linked here as a Persian Cossack Division officer, is mentioned in a historical aside about Iran’s leadership.
The National Rifle Association was formed in the United States in 1871 to promote shooting with rifles and pistols as a sport and training activity.
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