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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1968
Page
11
America's birthrate decline won’t affect primary and secondary schools soon. A record 500 million attend kindergarten through high school this year, with continued growth into the 1970s. Educating children costs roughly $623 per pupil annually, excluding capital outlay, while total basic education spending nears $30 billion yearly.
Lester continues on page 1 with tribute to a longtime chair of the 15 county Texas Historical Survey Committee. She earned many markers for Jefferson sites and is survived by her husband daughter Mary Evelyn Dowell of Dallas two sisters H C Baggett Ft Worth G V Yoachum Jefferson and two grandchildren.
Gilmer hosts the third East Texas Yam boree Art Show with chairs Col and Mrs. W T Kouba and Mrs. B J Hogg announcing rules. Entries due Oct 24 at Farmer's & Merchants Bank, judging that afternoon, prizes range up to 10 dollars. four top division prizes. A separate full recipe for wholewheat bread is also provided.
Kilgore College president Dr Randolph C Watson announces John W Alexander joins the journalism faculty. A veteran newspaperman with degrees from Mississippi College and Missouri, he will teach journalism sponsor the college paper and yearbook. He served in the Air Force as Public Information Officer and later directed information for the Air Defense Command. He and his wife reside in Longview Texas.
Texas DPS acting director Col. Wilson E Speir reported the crime rate for January through June 1968 rose about 15 percent from the same period in 1967. Major categories including murder rape robbery burglary aggravated assault theft and auto theft all showed increases with urban areas rising more than rural areas.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports 3,707,682 houses sprayed with DDT nationwide in 1967. This figure highlights the scale of vector control efforts during the period. Government agencies, public health campaigns, and regional districts coordinated the nationwide spraying program.
The Texas Employment Commission reports a slight month to month job loss of 4,300 in July, with total employment at 4,363,300 and a 2.9 percent unemployment rate. Farm work fell as vegetable and cotton harvests paused, while nonfarm sectors gained. The statewide jobless total stood at 130,000, the lowest for July in 15 years, with expectations of further declines into early fall.
Anthony Quinn survives a home light failure accident in Italy as his son Lorenzo suffers a scare but recovers. Sergio Franchi entertains Ed Sullivan in costume during a wine scene rehearsal watched by director Stanley Kramer. The Molly McGuires unit and other Hollywood happenings are noted with various cast and crew sightings.
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