Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 124, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 27, 1973 Page: 1 of 8
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roadside parks, starting back in
the early 1930s.
Today’s modern safety rest
system has speeded the
registration process in foe Inal
few years, if too many owners
wait until the last mmole, long
waits in long lines at county lax
offices and - substations scent
Commission and Jwd&iEiy (W.t.
Ely of Abilene in particular
pushed along the idea until all
engineers became advocates.”
Aside from the convenience and
aesthetic benefit, Texas’
comfort stations
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Serious crim decreases pnm°ry | in roadside parks
Serious crime in the United
States declined 3 percent in 1972,
the first actual decrease in crime
in 17 years, Al'orney General
RichardG. Klemdienstannounced
today.
The downturn in the volume of
crime was disclosed in
preliminary year-end statistics
tabulated by the FBI and released
today.
‘This is a day that we havebeen
looking forward to for many
years,” the Attorney General
said. ‘‘It is an important
milestone in the fight to reduce
crime and is directly attributable
to the strong efforts of law
enforcement oil leers throughout
the nation to turnback the wave of
crime that rolled upward in the
I960’s."
During 1972, 94 major cities
reported actual decreases in
serious crime. Mr. Kleindienst
said, compared with 53 cities in
1971, 22 cities in 1970,and 17 cities
in 1969.
Nationally, serious crime
declined 8 percent in the final
quarter of the year, after
registering a I percent increase
through the first nine months of
1972.
The last measurable decrease
inserious crime — 2 percent —
was recorded in 1955, according
to FBI crime records.
The cri me spiral peaked in 1968
when serious crime rose 17
percentabove the previous year.
In 1969 and 1970, serious crime
increased II percent, while in
1971, the increase was 6 percent.
“Weenter this new period with
an acute awareness that crime is
still unacceptably high.” Mr.
Kleindienst said. "We pledge to
renew our determination and
efforts to make our communities
safer places in which to live.”
The preliminary figures are
contained in the FBI's Uniform
Crime Reports, a collection of
nationwide police statistics
supplied voluntarily by local,
county .and state law enforcement
agencies. The figures were
released today by FBI Acting
Directed-L. Patrick Gray, III.
Violent crime increased by I
percent in l972,comparedwitha 9
percent increase the year before.
Robberies,however, which make
up the largest number of crimes
in the violent c ategory, showed a 4
LevellandHigh School Choir boyx have their right to a little pride. They proved their talent at
Monterrey High School in Lubbock when they brought home adivision one ratify from the judges at
U.LL. Choir contest. (Staff Photo)
WE’RE ALL SMILES-The Levelland High School Choir (iris are smiling pretty and they have good
reason too. Thay received a division one rating at U.I.L. Contest in Lubbock last Wednesday. A
“one” rating is Ike highest award at the contest. (Staff Photo)
percent decrease in 1972. Murder
was up 4 percent in 1972.
aggravated assault increased 6
percent, and forcible rape
increased II percent over the
previous year.
Property crime decreased 3
percent, compared with a 6
percent increase in 1971. Auto
theft declined 7 percent, larceny
$50 and ov er dropped 3 percent,
and burglary was down 2 percent.
Cities over 100,000 population
reported an average decrease of 7
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sought
Choir
cops top
By Karon Ward
he Levelland High School
irs brought home top honors,
Inesday. March2lat,from the
L. Choir Cocert and Sight-
ling contest which was held in
iterrey High School in
bock. Each of the three local
ir*: received I ratings in
icert and II ratings in
dreading. These were the
lest ratings awarded all day at
jontest. The concert division
c contest was judged by three
:es and the sightsreading
sion was judged by one. The
e st was concluded Thursday.
By ANN ARNOLZ
UPI Capitol Reporter
AUSTI, Tex. (UPI) — Legis-
lation moving Texas' primary
elections from May to August
headed for its third round of
Senate debate today, despite
contentions thatamendments have
already made the bill un-
con sti hi tiona I.
Twice before senators have
debated the bill, but adjourned
before bringing it to a vote. Sen.
Nelson Wolff, D-San Antonio,
indicated he would call for a
vote today, however.
House members, meanwhile,
delayed until afternoon their re-
sumption of debate on a bill by
Rep. DeWitt Hale, D-Corpus
Christi, guaranteeing school
teachers a continuing contract
unless officials notify them 17-
AUSTIN —Almost one of every
seven roadside parks and safety
rest areas along highways in the
United States is located inTexas.
A U.S. Department of
Transportation survey of 7,572
roadside park facilities in the
nation shows that 1.059 are along
theTexas Highway system.
The State with the next largest
number of rest areas is
Tennessee with 366 sites.
Texas leads the other states in
the number of "super" safety
rest areas found along Interstate
highways. There were III safety
rest areas counted in the
inventory last year from a
nationwide total of 1,175.
The sheer size ofTexasand the
State-maintained highway system
— more than 70 thousand miles —
have a lot to do with Texas’
leadership in the restarea field.
More to the point is the fact that
Texas was the first State to buitd
roadside
tirst roadside parks built in the
early '30s, which included only a
few simple tables arranged under
a welcoming tree.
Texas first roadside park is in
use sti II, duly marked as the first
of its kind with a historical
marker. It is located on State
Highway 71 in Fayette County,
near the community of West
Point.
The program started almost by
accident. Years later, the late
Gibb Gilchrish. who was State-
Highway Engineer at the time,
recalled:
"Texas was undoubtedly the
first state in the United States to
build roadside parks. A chap
named William Pape, Sr^ was
county foreman on a road near
Smithville where there were
some beautiful live oak trees
along acreek.
"He built some tables and
benches and things of
deadline
is Friday
AUSTIN—For all practical
purposes. Saturday. March 31 w ill
be the Iasi day to register motor
vehicles for 1973, Robert W.
Townslcy. director of the Motor
Yehjck Division of the Texas
Highway Department. said
recently.
Townslcy noted that the law set
the final registration date as
April I. which this year foils on
Sunday when county tax offices
are closed.
The 1973 license plates must be
displayed on vehicles registered
in Texas slartiag Monday. April
2. So they must be acquired not
later than Saturday. March 3L to
avoid
that the
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drinking water, information
displays, sewage dumping
stations for recreational vehicles
as well as the fomiliar picnic
arbor units.
They are a far cry from the
aesthetic
benefit,
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his was just the first of two
____jest scheduled for the
Levelland choirs this year. They
will also be attending the Sea-
Ara ma Music Festival in
Galveston the first week in May.
They wit I be performing the same
music there as they did at the
U.I.L.Contest-Therewillalso be
several solos and ensembles
entered in the contest and the
LevellandHighSchoolChoirs are
planning to bring home top honors
one more ti me.
Lewis Young, 127 Cherry St. is
the proud possessor of $50 in
Bingo Bucks. Young won last
week's Newspaper Bingo contest
when he blanked out the card that
he picked igiattheMexi-Teria.
Another $50 has been added to
the pot for this weeks purple card
game. $250 in ori2c money has
already been claimed. Pick up
your bi ngo cards and Die Sun News
and pfov this wees. You could be
the next winner
Teachers
attend
Weather convention
The forecase for Levelland and
vicinity is partly cloudy through
Wednesday with a slight chance
(twenty percent) of showers
today, and a little cooler
Wednesday. The high today
should be near 70, the low tonight
is expected to be in the low 40s.
and the high for Wednesday in the
upper 60s. W inds should be from
the southeast at ten to twenty
miles per hour and gusty today,
turning from the west northwest
tonightatten to fifteen miles per
hour.
The time for the Little
League baseball meeting
called for Wednesday night
has been changed to6 p.m.
All parties interested in
the organizational
gathering should meet at
the courthouse. A new slate
of officers will be elected
for the coming season.
I
FourHockleyCountv educators
attended the 94th Annual State
Convention of the Texas State
Teachers Association March 22-
24 at the Houston Convention
Center
Among the 14,422 TSTA local
association members and guests
attending were four Hockley
County voting delegates. They
were: Mrs. Jo Copeland,
President of the Hockley County
Unit; Mrs. Wilda Stagner, Vice-
President / Warren Morton,
Superintendent of Smyer Public
Schools. Secretary-Treasurer,
and Claud* Northcutt, Publicity
Chairman (Chairman)
The 1422 official delegates are
elected from the 470 TSTA local
associations throughout the state.
They were certified by districts
on the basis on one delegate per
lOOmtmbersorfractionof 100 to
represent the 156,000 members
of TSTA. Every association is
entitled to at least one official
delegate.
Murry Banks, noted
psychologist of Midland,
Michigan gave the keynote
address for the convention.
Sir Ronal Gould, British
eudeator, spoke at the second
general sessionMarch23rd.
Bank's publisher of six books,
spoke on. "WHAT TO DO UNTIL
THE PSYCHIARTRST COMES,"
which happend to he the second
most frequently given speech in
i* cworkl.
Sir Ronald Gonhl. who wax
conferred knighthood by Ike
Quccen ol England m 1955. is a top
British educational leader from
Southgate .England.
The Champion Little Dr to biers Bobcats defeated the Lottos 52-4* here Saturday night.
Minor League crown for foe second time in a row. Prom left to right ia the first row are Ta
Niblett, Tod Mayfield. Kevin Barnett, Paul Herring, and Ty Mayfield. From left lathe I
Randy Beck,Scott Phelan, Brent French, Randy Leaks, and
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Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 124, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 27, 1973, newspaper, March 27, 1973; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1139057/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.