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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1971
Page
2
A major oil company unveils abrasive jet drilling to speed deep well work in hard rock. Field tests show rates four to 20 times faster than rotary drilling, with potential to cut costs in costly regions and influence future energy supply and prices.
The editorial urges cautious easing after November 15 and questions broad barriers proposed in the price-wage freeze. It argues against broad dividend restrictions, notes interest rates fall outside the plan, and calls for a measured balance to curb inflation while boosting productivity and jobs.
A concise explainer outlines the federal wage price freeze policy, its aims, scope, and key rules. It clarifies which costs are covered, reporting requirements for employers, and the penalties for violations while noting the program’s duration and enforcement mechanisms.
The guidance explains that veterans returning to pre service employment receive any missed pay increases, with hires at the existing scale during a 30 day lease. It lists agencies providing freeze information, notes welfare payments are not covered, and states teachers may still receive master’s related increments if bona fide promotions are in place with employer certification.
A collection of letters and snippets from various papers questions U S foreign aid charity at home and abroad. Readers critique government spending and legislative pay while addressing price freezes and local government powers on taxes and rents.
Senator Hollings calls for reduced fiscal targets in Washington as part of a broader budget debate. He argues for modest reforms to curb spending while preserving essential programs and national priorities.
Senator Ernest Hollings of South Carolina ended any chance of a second spot on the Democratic presidential ticket after marrying a new wife. The divorce from his 24-year spouse last November left four children aged 11 to 20. Hollings, a moderate with a New South image, had been discussed as a vice presidential pick amid Southern political wins and his hunger and malnutrition hearings. He had previously acknowledged neglect of the issue as governor.
A catalog review highlights Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal as a thriller about Charles de Gaulle. Arthur Hailey’s Wheels examines Detroit’s auto industry. Thor Heyerdahl’s reed boat voyages are recounted, and Gerald Hawkins analyzes Stonehenge’s archaeology and astronomy.
The Senate's Hollings and his new Catholic wife from staff spark Catholic and Southern tensions. Analysts warn of impacts on his vice presidential prospects amid 1972 campaign dynamics.
A Sherlock Holmes themed mystery by Arthur H. Lewis features the Sons of the Copper Beeches in Philadelphia. A renegade Colonel Eberhardt bets he can disappear for six months within 125 miles of Philadelphia, avoiding the state line, prompting a tense chase ending in murder.
A satirical critique of upcoming detective and medical dramas that hinge on handicaps and illness. The author mocks shows featuring disabled detectives and leprosy themed plots, jokes about a sleeping family and a fungus infected athlete, and imagines outrageous concept pitches like Joy City and The Dozer Family.
A reflective notice from Sandy, England notes a domestic run of chores postponed as Peggy Mary’s art and church meetings fill the weekend. While beds are kept tidy and pillows debated, postscript reports snowy owls in the Shetland reserve hatched four young, part of 13 since 1967.
A humorous column reflects on taxation and resource worries, noting inflation’s bite and the disabled path of modern youth. It jokes about marriage timelines and the old fashioned work ethic, ending with a plea to drive carefully near schools to protect pupils.
The Gladewater Mirror lists Harry Kates as publisher and Mrs Harry Kates as general manager and advertising director. Harriett Walton is noted as associate editor amid other staff. The paper is consolidated with The Gladewater Times-Tribune and The White Oak Texan, with subscription rates and mailing details outlined.
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