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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1969
Page
2
Editorial cautions that harsher oil taxes may curb exploration and raise dependency on foreign sources. It cites testimony from oil executives and a major bank official warning that domestic exploration could require $70 billion in the 1970s, challenging financing under current incentives. It asks whether lawmakers will heed the hard facts or be sidetracked by nitpickers.
The piece contrasts modern abundance with the Pilgrims facing a barren wilderness and no health care or government aid. It urges readers to give thanks and consider whether they are worthy of the original heritage as they prepare for Thanksgiving Day.
Readers across the nation express views on crime rates under Nixon, democracy benefits, consumer protection, party politics and campus crime wording. Contributors from Cottage Grove Oregon, Amialusia Alabama, Wilmot South Carolina, Gwanville Iowa, West Point Mississippi, Somerset Kentucky, Kittanning Pennsylvania react to policy, rights, and historic documents.
The Army offers holiday leave to enlistees with entry dates in December and January. Men starting Dec 10 through Dec 19 ship to reception centers and begin BCT on Jan 5, 1970, with leave to cover the period. Women enlisting in late December also receive leave, ending Jan 4, 1979, with details available at local recruiting offices.
A historical note highlights Jeanie Rumsey Sheppard as the first woman on New York's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, appointed April 12, 1933 by Governor Herbert Lehman, to license regulate and control alcoholic beverages. It also cites other unrelated excerpts on literature bird feeding and a commemorative poem for Eddie Ray Hayes.
Paul Hawey reports on mixed reactions to busing as a tool for integration. Chicago and Minneapolis officials say it failed to improve education or integration, while some civil rights leaders support early social mixing. Other city leaders note a shift away from busing as priorities focus on education quality.
The piece notes Congress races shaping the 1970 elections with Republicans seeking House 30 seats and Senate 7 seats while Nixon aims to project strength. It discusses partisan dynamics, Haynsworth nomination delay, and potential Vietnam endgame and recession fears influencing voter behavior. It also covers busing debates, federal limits, and local California and Oklahoma City cases as civil rights issues entwine with education policy.
A compact reflection on domestic life and modern living. The piece notes skeletons in closets and attic space, praises home maintenance, and muses on breakfast time, intelligent dolphins, and the balance of instinct and discretion while remarking on rising apartment living.
Historians debate whether Babylonian or Egyptian civilization predated the other with no clear consensus. Some argue both started advancing culture around the same period. The item notes Corrigan’s 1938 transatlantic flight to Dublin arriving after 28 hours 13 minutes from New York aboard a nine year old Curtiss Robin.
The report notes Admiral Byrd carried the first American flag to the South Pole wrapped in a stone from Floyd Bennett's grave, recalling his North Pole expedition companion. National Geographic discusses solar hydrogen conversion to energy and the sun's long lifespan billions of years ahead.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered roles including General Manager Advertising Manager News Editor Women's Editor and Contributing Editor with unclear names or dates. The readable text hints at staff titles rather than a complete byline or article content, suggesting a masthead fragment from a historic newspaper page.
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