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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1968
Page
2
Mirror outlines seven proposed amendments to Gladewater city charter including deletion of the 20 year bond repayment limit to allow a $600,000 sewer bond. Engineering plans by Bill Nelson and Associates promise near full sewer connection and support city growth while warning of penalties for inaction and new state pollution laws.
President elect Nixon inherits a nation at war with high taxes and prices, deep crime, and waning global standing. A divided public with three major parties tests his aim to steer a moderate center as Congress must eventually unite behind national needs.
The column argues Nixon faces a plurality mandate and should shift toward a national popular vote, noting 10 million Wallace voters and HHH support on the left. It warns of lingering Wallace influence and urges a return to founding principles to deter Wallace's return. Wagon ruts along the Oregon Trail echo enduring change.
A profile of Captain John Lansdale born in Gladewater with his wife Mary and four children. He enlisted at 17 in the Marines during Korea, reentered service during Berlin Crisis, served in Vietnam, earned the top Ft. Sill OCS score, and became an officer and Thailand advisory leader. He reflects on lessons from Vietnam shaping Thailand operations.
A list of names appears alongside notes about the Retail Merchants Division adding five companies to the 100 percent roll. The Drive Chairman calls all division heads, captains, and workers to a Report meeting at 3 30 Tuesday November 12 at the United Fund Office. Friday total $10 662 20. England consumes tea far more than coffee while Americans drink far more coffee than tea.
Three Glade water department members Supt Earl Wagner Tom Garner and J W Pierce will attend the third annual East Texas regional water and sewage works short course in Tyler. Garden Club honors go to Mrs Loyce Phillips for horti culture and arrangement with a tri color ribbon. Gladewater city manager Lee Vickers elected to Texas Municipalities board at 46th annual Houston meeting.
Paul Harvey urges the President elect to focus on the United States, end burdensome foreign commitments, and restore national pride. He criticizes entangling alliances, wasted dollars, and promissory promises while calling for disengagement from global meddling and a renewed emphasis on domestic strength.
The Gladewater Mirror lists publication days Thursday and Sunday at Glade Avenue and Dean Street in Gladewater Texas. It details second class postage, mail rates for Texas and outside Texas, and advance payments, noting consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on Nov 28 1949.
The article chronicles rapid advances in materials and methods for housing driven by petrochemical research. It cites spray-on houses, plastic walls, and prefabricated rooms enabling affordable four bedroom homes, three day site readiness, and mass production to ease costs despite potential trades disruption.
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