Texas Traffic Deaths In 1968 Hit Record
DPS director Col. Wilson Speir reports 1968 traffic deaths in Texas at a record 3,481, up 3 percent from 1967. Death rate per 100 million miles fell to 5.5 despite 8 percent more miles driven. Rural fatalities rose 0.5 percent. urban deaths up 8 percent. Total accidents 940,268 with 216,972 injuries and an economic loss of 836.8 million dollars.
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Pat) Speir
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Library Best Sellers at Sterling Municipal Library
The New York Times weekly best seller list includes titles available at Sterling Municipal Library. Reserve via phone 427-7431. Books listed include The Salzburg Connection Mac Innes Portnoy's Complaint Roth Airport Hailey Force 18 From Navarone MacLean Preserve and Protect Drury The First Circle Solzhenitsyn The Hurricane Years Hawley The Last Queen Lofts The Money Game Adam Smith The Arms of Krupp Manchester Thirteen Days Kennedy The Day Kennedy Was Shot Bishop The 900 Days Salisbury The Trouble With Lawyers Bloom.
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