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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1966
Page
11
Texas motorists face a peak holiday danger as 47 deaths are forecast during the Christmas weekend. DPS and Col Homer Garrison Jr lead Operation Deathwatch from December 23 to 26 and again December 30 to January 2 with 150 extra patrols to curb reckless driving and reduce tolls.
FBI figures show crime up 10 percent in the first nine months of 1966 versus 1965 across the United States. Rural and suburban areas rise, with violent crimes up 11 percent. murder up 8 percent, rapes and robberies and aggravated assault up 11 percent. Property crimes also climb. The editor calls for public cooperation, reporting crimes and serving on juries to curb rising crime.
The essay argues that postwar population and GNP growth demand better adaptation to a technological age. It cites 41 percent population rise and 225 percent income gains since 1946, with GNP near 740 billion yearly. It emphasizes space era achievements, invention, and the need for risk capital and fiscal responsibility to sustain progress and free enterprise.
D. E. Scott laments waste in public programs and debt while urging balance in expenditures. He questions the Vietnam War funding impact, critiques tax policy, and argues for universal front-line service as the only fair draft solution. He mocks coffeemaker shortages and bureaucratic inefficiency in Washington.
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