Nixon the Only Practical Choice for President Now
The Mirror endorses Richard Nixon as the qualified leader to halt national decline. It argues the nation faces crime, war, inflation, and weakened institutions, urging voters to rally behind Nixon to prevent Humphrey or Wallace from winning. Nixon promises renewed law and order and an end to the Vietnam conflict, stressing his experience in Congress and as vice president.
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Mr. Nixon
the Mirror
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
Republican Party
Breathalyzers to debut in Texas DPS DWI enforcement
Colonel Pat Speir announced 62 breath analysis instruments will be placed in service Friday October 25 as the first batch of 90 to be used in Texas in 80 counties with high DWI activity. The devices will be located in districts including Dallas Houston San Antonio and Amarillo with officers collecting breath samples at a field office.
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Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
DPS
Dallas
Sherman
Greenville
Denton
Dallas-Fort Worth
Tyler
Texarkana
Marshall
Longview
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Gilmer
Houston
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Wharton
Richmond
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Corpus Christi
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Alice
Harlingen
McAllen
Linton
Ern Methodist University
First Methodist Church
Davis
Fred Jackson
Carl Harrison
Methodist Hospital
Harrison
Bonham
Owens Country Foods
Fannin County Fair
Leon Ponkoff
Gladewater Charter Amendments Shape Sewer Bond Plan
The city faces seven proposed amendments in the November vote to update the 1955 charter. A key change would extend revenue bond payback to 30 years, easing sewer system costs as Gladewater expands service to new areas and boosts home development while retiring hospital bonds next year. The decision will determine the city’s path over the next two decades.
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Gladewater
Aleviate
Local Folks Share Visits And Travels Across Towns
Local residents recount trips to San Antonio Toledo Bend and Houston and note health updates. Max Copeland returns from Vietnam with family welcome and new home in Gladewater. Jean and Doyle Dougan visit Houston. Judy Jones attends the University of Texas. Warren Gibbs Jr joins Phi Theta Kappa at Kilgore College.
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City Hospital
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Toledo Bend Dam
Lake
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Vietnam
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Gladewater
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Bud Johnston
Bates, Ark
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Doyle Dougan
Houston
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Doyle
Judy Jones
Weimar Jones
Judy
University of Texas
Warren Gibbs Jr
Warren Gibbs
Phi Theta Kappa
Warren
Kilgore Junior College
Bobby Young
Gerald Richardson
Hardy Ragsdale
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Ragsdale
Hamilton Jenkins
John Jenkins
Beth of Richardson
Paul Harvey Column Continuation in Mirror
The Mirror will carry all three Paul Harvey weekly columns with two appearing on the editorial page each Thursday and one on Sunday.
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Paul Harvey
the Mirror
Volunteers Drive Home Fronts With Civic Service
The speaker urges applying the good neighbor policy at home first and abroad. He praises Phi Beta Kappa wife Angie and other capable volunteers serving on the Salvation Army Board and in infant welfare, mental health, and hospital work, contributing brainpower to civic causes.
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Angie
Phi Beta Kappa
Salvation Army Board
Call for Volunteer Service and Government Reform
An editorial argues for re directing wasted woman power into community betterment and urges a civic volunteer ethos over handouts. It praises seven university seminars co sponsored by national groups and envisions civil service as a duty and honor, rallying youth to identify with a cause beyond money.
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Ten
D. C
United States
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sears Roebuck Foundation
National University Extension Assn
Fix-It Tip Weathered Wood Decks Reduce Sun Glare
When placing a patio outside windows or doors, use a weathered fir or cedar deck to prevent sun glare. Wood decks also patch more easily than concrete decks.
United Fund targets 4500 deficit as campaigns wrap
Sulphur Springs Hopkins County United Fund leaders explored Friday how to raise 4500 to cover a projected deficit in the current campaign. Subscriptions on the books reached 26409.95 toward a 33500 budget to support member agencies in 1969.
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Hopkins County
United Fund
White Oak Lake
Marshall — Exomet, Incorporated
Marshall
Exomet
Kilgore
Kilgore High School
R. E. St. John Memorial Stadium
Nacogdoches
Henderson
Wesley C. Davis
Perkins School of Theology
South
U.S. Spain war base lease dispute looms in 1968 policy clash
The article describes an impasse over naval and military base leases in Spain valued at about 500 million dollars. Spain seeks up to 700 million in arms and equipment, while the United States offers around 100 million. Time is short before the six month extension expires, risking base closures without a new agreement. It also notes potential administrative issues if Humphrey Nixon or Wallace win the presidency.
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Washington
United States
Spain
U.S
U. S
State Department
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Hubert Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
White House
George Wallace
Congress
Local Obituary Fragments Mention Kates and Clark Family
Fragmentary notes list names Harry Kates 1897 1964 and Mrs Harry Kates, with unclear relations to Neal Clark Esciliata Jerry Kates Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark Harriett Walton. Text appears damaged, unclear dates, places, or causes.
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Harry Kates
el Neal Clark
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