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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1970
Page
4
Gov Smith outlines plans for the Texas Communities Tomorrow conference targeting towns under 12 000. Tyler Mayor Ben Johnson and Longview Mayor William Rice welcome participants as state agency staff review development programs and Beautify Texas and Texas Municipal League reps take part.
The FBI Uniform Crime Reports 1969, released by FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, show 1969 violent crimes up 11 percent and overall serious crime near 5 million cases. Robberies, burglaries, and thefts drove large losses. nationwide population rose 13 percent since 1960 while crime volume surged 148 percent.
Memorial gift to the library and a Wednesday Story Hour pause for preschoolers resume September 2 at Gladewater Public Library. An Oklahoma project repurposes an old desk, tile, and house numbers to teach second graders time. Classifieds offer various dog rescues and contact numbers. Gladewater Ministerial Alliance discusses crime data, noting auto, bank, and residential robberies, losses, recoveries, and police solution rates for 1969.
College Station fall gardening tips from Dr. J E Larsen of Texas A M University Extension horticulturist. He urges seed bed prep and transplanting for a long season of fresh vegetables while detailing crop choices temperatures soil fumigation moisture and mulch practices for healthy yields through midwinter.
Gladewater Lions heard Dale Simpson of Longview describe Gregg County’s work for mentally retarded children. She outlined needs for facilities and personnel, noted 2200 county children with 600 local classroom slots, and discussed day care and recreation centers planned with the Gregg Association funding.
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