Texas crime rate climbs in first half of 1968
Acting DPS director Pat Speir reports Texas crime rate for January through June 1968 runs about 15 percent higher than the same period in 1967. All seven major categories show increases with murders, rape, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, theft and auto theft rising. Urban areas surge more than rural, with large county differences noted.
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Austin
Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Speir
Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police
DPS
Anc Amy
Thunderstorm power rivaling atomic bombs in Nebraska
A Weather Bureau climatologist compares a Nebraska thunderstorm to seven Hiroshima bombs in energy, noting storms can be as damaging as tornadoes when concentrated. The expert adds thunderstorm energy is usually dispersed over a wide area, but can exceed a tornado’s impact in strong concentration.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
R.A. Meyers
Weather Bureau
Miss America Pageant Set For September Broadcast
Atlantic City hosts the Miss America Pageant on September 7 with about 20,000 in Convention Hall and an estimated 16 million TV viewers. The event features Bert Parks as emcee with a new closing line, efforts to diversify entrants, and a total $60,000 in scholarships plus appearance contracts. Debra Barnes of Moran Kansas is this year’s titleholder, who reflects the pageant’s blend of tradition and spectacle.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Corny
Albert S Marks
A Tate
Bert Parks
Lily White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
jDlegrees
Dia
Hanna Carroll
Lena Horne
Leslie Uggams
Philip Savage
Tristate
NAACP
Debra Barnes
Moran, Kan
Ed Mc‘Mahon
NBC
Gir
Annual Vehicle Inspection Time Runs Until April
The 169 vehicle inspection period begins in Texas with a April 15 1969 deadline. More than six million vehicles are expected to be inspected at nearly 5 000 stations statewide. The minimum fee is 1.7 dollars, not including repair costs.
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Auslen
Texas
Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Speir
DPS
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Narinder Singh
Harris County Federal
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