Mother apologizes for son's assault at local store
Mrs. Jackie M. Johnson, mother of Michael T. Harmon, writes to the editor to apologize to a Birdwell's salesman and a police officer after Harmon struck a salesman and assaulted an officer following an argument at Hirdwell's Department Store in Silsbee on October 9. She discusses medication, shock treatment, and calls for community action and voting.
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Jackie M. Johnson
Michiel
Neuorological
Beaumont
A.C.C. News
Los Angeles
Birdwell’s
Town Newspaper Masthead and Staff List
Editorial staff includes Editor and Publisher R. L. Read, Reporter-Photographer Charlie Warner, Society Editor Leona Whitman, Secretary Fern McAdams, and others. Mechanical department lists Harold Leigh and James Johnson among foreman, operators, and press staff.
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R. L. Read
Charlie Warner
Leona Whitman
Fern McAdams
Trudis Holdlyfiel
Richard Weatherley
Barbara Pare
Lola Burgess
Harold Leigh
John S. Basye
James Johnson
Billy Joe Williams
Ford's foreign policy studied as continuation of Nixon Kissinger era
The piece argues Ford’s approach largely mirrors Nixon Kissinger, sticking to detente with Moscow, maintaining a strong defense, and expanding arms sales. It notes ceilings on weapons but questions strength of actual arms control, cites budgets, covert aid, and a wary stance toward postwar global shifts, with focus still on Moscow.
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Henry Kissinger
Ford
Soviet Union
Africa
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Washington
Moscow
Ronald Reagan
Hiroshima
Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Pentagon
Ford Administration
Tran
Saudi Arabia
Sident
South Korea
Philippines
Angola
Congress
Give Us The Right To Practice Your Right
A reflective editorial calls for protecting press freedom and public access to information. It argues reporters face gag rules and jail for sources, urges business leaders to support open reporting, and frames journalism as essential to a functioning democracy and better communities.
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Dem
Sheppard
Cleveland, Ohio
Boston
Massachusetts
Pines
Main Street
White House
State Capitol
AARP Group to Gather at Read-Turrentine School
Silsbee AARP Chapter plans a 6:30 p.m. October 14 covered dish supper at Read Turrentine Elementary on South 7th Street. Mrs Lanore Masters director of Dairy Council Inc will discuss pre-oon foods. Allie Lee Wilkinson public…
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Silsbee Aarp
Read-Turrentine
South 7Th Street
Lanore
Ratliff to Lead Carter Campaign in Hardin County
Roger Ratliff named co chair of the Carter presidential effort in Hardin County. Texas Democratic leaders say the county level organization forms the strongest and largest part of the statewide campaign. Ratliff is an attorney from Silsbee.
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Roger Ratliff
Carter
Hardin County
Austin
Jimmy Carter
Chuck Parrish
Texas Carter
Parrish
Bob Armstrong
Calvin Guest
Texas
Carter Mondale
Ratliff
Silsbee
Votaw and Thicket Plan Water System and Memorial Tree
Local residents in Votaw and Thicket organize a community club to support a new water system and a firmer future, with aims to establish a fire department and aid needy families. They plan a Memorial Tree requiring $1 per name, with a light bulb and name recorded permanently, led by president Mrs L C Wooten and other officers.
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Votaw
L. C. Wooten
Mary Hinson
Mary Cecil Collins
Minerva Moye
Bessie Harrison
Wynette Moore
Linda Buttington
Amber Eason
Blue Bird Group Schedules Two Meetings and Parade Theme
The Busy Sunshine Blue Birds met Sept 29 at Angie Allen's home to study race horses and jokes. They rode horses and enjoyed refreshments by Shaunde Parker. On Oct 6 they visited Park Mall to view a 1909 ladder rack and learned fire prevention. Dawn's mother taught trick or treat bag making. Mandy Spell provided refreshments. Parade entry theme: Come join the Blue Birds. We've never laid a rotten egg.
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Sunshine
Blue Birds
Angie Allen
Shaunde Parker
Park Mall
Dawn
Mandy Spell
Low Down on Soldiers Unionization Debate in Congress
Rep Bob Wilson notes AFL-CIO push to unionize military personnel. Opposes expansion arguing military discipline and wartime needs require non democratic control and that volunteering comes with obedience to a single command. References Supreme Court stance and the absence of a draft.
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Supreme Court
United States
Crump’s Grass Roots Comment Raises Unionized Forces Query
In a pointed question, Crump wonders if a unionized Armed Forces would elevate President George Meany of the AFL-CIO to military ranks such as General or Admiral, implying a critique of a potential crossover between labor leadership and military structure.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Oer
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