Bill Co sponsored by Rep Roberts Eliminate Admission Fees
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will drop entrance and admission fees at recreation areas beginning Oct 15 1968 except for areas with developed facilities. Rep Rocky Roberts and Rep Ed Edmondson championed the measure which passed the House Public Works Committee unanimously. Army official Robert E Jordan noted fees will apply only at heavily developed sites and not for general water areas or light shore lands. Roberts praised the Army decision and has pushed to remove user fees since 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Roberts
Ed Edmondson
D-Okla
House Committee On Public Works
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Army
Robert E. Jordan
Corps of Engineer
Jordan
House
Roberts
Local Republicans open Main St headquarters in Gladewater
The local Republican group opens a Main Street office in the former Gladewater Credit Bureau building and plans a Saturday canvass to test voter support. Call 845-3983 or 845-4130 to join. Also notes student ticket sales at Broadway and High schools, price 0.50 Thursday rising to 1.25 Friday. Bears travel to game against Buckeyes at 8:00.
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Main St
Gladewater Credit Bureau
Bob Hill
Broadway School
Bears
Buckeyes
LTV Aerospace Gregg County Plant Dedication Saturday
Ling-Temco-Vought to dedicate its Gregg County Airport plant with a 10 am ceremony for staff and guests and a public open house at noon. The 76,000 square foot facility will display A-7 Corsair II components and XC 142 Tri-Service and V-Star models. Plant employment is about 165 now, rising to 500, with payroll over 3 million. full capacity expected by mid-1969.
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Gregg County
LTV Aerospace Corporation
Ling-Temco- Vought
LTV Aerospace Div
LTV
Winston H. Roberts
LTV Aerospace
Gladewater
City Officials to Meet at Industrial Conference Luncheon
City Manager Bill Langford and Charles McChesney will attend a special Industrial Conference Luncheon in Austin where Gov. Connally will address the proposed constitutional amendment to permit cities to sell industrial revenue bonds. The East Texas Chamber of Commerce backs the measure because East Texas borders Louisiana and Arkansas with similar laws. Follow the Bears to Gilmer Friday Night.
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Bill Langford
Charles McChesney
Austin
Gov. Connally
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
East Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
East Texas Treatment Center Rebuilds Lives in Kilgore
The East Texas Treatment Center in Kilgore, a Gladewater United Fund supported agency, provides about 806 treatments monthly to children and adults with physical and mental handicaps regardless of race or creed. It serves 17 counties and operates with a 45 member board of directors.
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East Texas
Kilgore
Kilgore, Gregg and Rusk County
Easter Seal Society
Longview
Henderson United Funds
Texas
Gladewater to vote on 600000 sewer bond in charter election
City Council in a special session voted to place a charter amendment election before Gladewater voters. If approved on November 12, a 600000 bond for sanitary sewer improvements would be issued, with seven changes proposed to the city charter including removing the 20 year bond maturity limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Melvin Jenkins
Ef, R
Pete) McKain
Gregg County
Gregg Upshur Conservation Awards At Banquet In Gladewater
Area residents received honors Tuesday at the Upshur Gregg Soil and Water Conservation District Awards Banquet held in the Gladewater High School cafeteria. Diana Farmer H S McKellar was named Outstanding Farmer by Dean Rice of Gilmer Lions Club. Ronald Dugan earned Outstanding Teacher honors. Beverly Townsend of White Oak won first in the essay contest, with Sandra Medlin of White Oak High School taking second and Cris Conner of New Diana third. Union Grove H S FFA won Land Judging. Dennis Chafin and David Williams accepted for the district.
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Union Grove High School
FFA
Upshur-Gregg Soil and Water Conservation District
Woodland
Gladewater High
Diana Farmer
H. S. McKellar
Dean Rice
Gilmer
Gilmer Lions Club
Ronald Dugan
Union Hill
Beverly
Floyd E. Phillips
Dennis Chafin
David Williams
Prayer Refocus on Listening and Reverence
A brief devotional urges drawing near to listen rather than offer rash words. It cites Ecclesiastes as a guide to keeping speech few and humble before God. The prayer asks forgiveness of sins and surrender to divine will in Jesus name.
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Heaven
Earth
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Rep
U.S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Army
Rky Roberts
D-Tex
Mirror
John Allen
County Judges and Commissioners Association
Allen
Il] Owens
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Neil Cooper
Jim Holcomb
Walter H. Bennett
First Methodist Church
J. XN. Crouch
L. Bright
Mineola
Curtis Bright
Pauline Cowley
East Texas Area Camp Fire Council
Jerry
Navy
Air Force
Liv
Vought Aeronautics Division
the Bears
United Fund Agency
Byron Spencer
UGHS
Dennis Smith
Walter Pither
Ronnie Mitchell
Lacy Hogue
F. M
Cregg County Airport
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