The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 18, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 4, 1970 Page: 2 of 4
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THE WAR WHOOP
Much 4. 1970
Crime Rate Climbs
According to DPS
AUSTIN Colonel Wilson E.
Spoir ditector of the Texas De-
li jrtment of Public Safety said
today statistics compiled by the
DPS indicate that major crime in
Texas increased 15 9 in 1909
over the previous year.
There were an estimated 432-
251 major criminal offenses in
the state during 1969 as com-
pared to 372912 in 1968. Of the
total 389969 offenses occurred in
urban areas and 42282 in rural
sections.
Speir gave these rates of in-
crease for various crimes: murder
tnd homicide up 1.5 rape up
33.2 robbery up 53.1 burglary
up 17.1 aggravated assault up
22 7 theft up 12 5 and auto
theft up 22.8.
The overall crime rate was up
17.4 in cities of over 100000
population up 13 5 in cities be-
tween 50000 and 100000 and up
13 3 in cities between 25000 and
Coming Events
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4
0:30 p m. Religious Life
Piogram.
THURSDAY. MARCH 5
9:30 a.m. College Worship.
FRIDAY. MARCH 6
0:30 p m. Senior - Alumni
Barbecue Lytic Shores.
Ecumenical Affairs Banquet.
SATURDAY. MARCH 7
7:30 p.m. Presentation Rad-
ford Auditorium.
Gamma Sigma Mother-
Daughter Luncheon.
MONDAY. MARCH 9
12 noon Pi Kappa Delta.
4 p.m. A.A.U.P. Meeting In
faculty lounge.
0 p m. Alpha Chi.
7 p m. A.P.O.
TUESDAY. MARCH 10
WILLSON LECTURES.
5:30 p.m. Student Associa-
tion Government Joint Session.
7 p.m. S.E A.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11
WILLSON LECTURES.
Dr. Gordon Bennett awaits completion of the form on which
he signed for candidacy for Abilene City CounciL Mrs. Ben-
nett look on at ono of tho city tecretarles officially register
Dr. Bennett.
50000 The rate increased 13 1
in cities between 10000 and 25000
3 7 in cities between 5000 and
10000 and 17.77o in cities between
2500 and 5000.
In the rural areas the rate went
up 7.2 in counties with over 50
residents per square mile up
51.3 in counties with from 35
to 50 rural population per square
mile and up 60 3 in those with
20 to 35 rural population per
square mile. The rate of increase
was 1.1 for those with 10 to 20
residents per square mile up 18
in counties with from 5 to 10 and
down 4 5 in those having fewer
than five rural population per
square mile.
The DPS which compiled the
report from offense reports sub-
mitted by State and local officers
said the crime clock in Texas tick-
ed off one major crime every 114
minutes during I960. There was
a murder every seven hours a
rape every 3 Ms hours and a rob-
bery every hour. One burglary
occurred every 4V4 minutes an
aggravated assault and a theft
every 20 14 minutes and an auto
theft every 14 minutes.
The DPS Director said state-
wide crime clearance rates declin-
ed from 27 to 26. The clear-
ance rates in urban areas held at
26 the same as last year while
those in rural sections declined
from 44 in 1968 to 34 in 1969.
"All Texans are concerned with
the continuing increase in crime
and I am convinced there is a
growing public awareness of the
threat posed by the criminal and
lawless clement" Speir said.
"There is no one solution to the
problem but public support for
good law enforcement and a will-
ingness on the part of citizens to
become involved in upgrading
the total criminal justice system
will be of significant benefit.
"I would urge Texans to notify
their local authorities whenever
they witness crimes or suspicious
activities. I would also urge all
citizens to be willing to serve on
juries and to assess upon the
guilty appropriate penalties which
will serve as the proper deterrent
to the commission of criminal
acts."
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'Longest Mile' Suggests
Solutions For Appalachia
by Tom
Despite noteworthy efforts by
John F. Kennedy and scores of
other influential men and women
Appalachia remains one of the
most neglected areas of our
country today.
Rena Gazaway attempts to
open a window to Appalachia in
her book "The Longest Mile"
printed by Doubleday and does
a good job of it.
Dr. Gazaway assistant profes-
sor at the University of Cincin-
nati's College of Nursing and
Health writes of her experiences
during a year she spent in an
Eastern Kentucky hollow which
she calls "Duddie's Branch."
Bennett Files
For Council
Retiring McMurry College
President Gordon R Bennett and
Robert D. Hunter vice president
for public relations and develop-
ment at Abilene Christian College
will be running for seats on Abi-
lene City Council with the back-
ing of tho Citizens for Better
Government.
Bennett will run for the south-
side seat now held by Arch Batjer
while Hunter for the northside
place now occupied by Dr. John
C. Stevens ACC president.
The new candidates will be op-
posed by Mrs. Amelia Aguirre
and Howard Caver respectively.
Dr. Bennett has been president
of McMurry since 1958 and will
retire this June.
A 1922 graduate of Stamford
High School he held several
school posts in the area before
coming to the college as adminis-
trative assistant to the president
in 1048.
He Is a 1926 graduate of Baylor
University received his master's
from Hardln-Simmons University
in 1944 and his doctorate from
Wichita Falls M 1 d w e s t e rn
University.
ON CAMPUS
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Principii
Kershaw
The name of the hollow and the
name of the county in which it is
located arc both fictitious but the
people are real.
A part of their reality is a cul-
ture so out of tune with the rest
of the country that it seems hope-
less at times to contemplate any
kind of social reunion between
the Branchers and the flat-landers.
Education has no value in the
Branch for there is nothing to
read and therefore no reason to
waste time on all that "markin' "
business. Work is something to
be avoided for the kind of jobs
offered Branchers are those which
detract from him as a man. And
why would anyone want to leave
the Branch? What else is there?
Dr. Gazaway paints a very coal-
blackened picture of the area one
that leaves the reader wondering
if anything at all can be done to
change the system and the struc-
ture. In the final chapter she deals
directly with past present and fu-
ture attempts to deal with Ap-
palachia. "The poverty program
not only failed the hollowers it
never really reached them."
She suggests that young men
be taught to work with heavy
equipment and in replanting
forests giving them something to
do and assuring the one remaining
valuable commodity of the area
trees. She ends by saying that
even if that doesn't work the
hollowers will be no worse off
than they are right now.
Editor
Associate Editor
Amusements Editor
Reporters
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Photographer
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THE
McMURRY "COLLEGE
African Films
Scheduled
Films arc being shown each
Monday at 7 p. m. in the Library
Seminar Room by Dr. E. A. Bo-
jarski professor of English.
The class showings are open to
any interested persons.
The schedule includes the fol-
lowing: Monday 9 III: Three Wise Men
of the World A review of South
Africa in terms of the people and
their cultures. This film shows
everything that is South Africa
and emphasizes the dangers of
forming too hasty a judgment on
insufficient evidence portrayed In
tho manner of the Aesop fable.
14:02 min.
Monday 16 III: Citizens of To-
morrow The purpose of this film
is to illustrate how all the activi-
ties and prc-occupations of a child
assist in preparing him for the re-
sponsibilities and inheritance of a
new generation. 18:20 min.
Monday 23 III: The Ever Free
an exploration of a country's
pulsing cities. The theme por-
trays the tradition of a people
proud of the past and dedicated
to the future. 19 min.
Monday 23 III: Workshop of a
Continent This film portrays the
industrial and mineral wealth of
the most highly-developed coun-
try on the Continent of Africa.
17 min.
Monday 30 III: Climate of
Change South Africa has needed
an adjustment to allow its variety
of fauna to survive. Here you
see the vast game reserve and the
steps taken to preserve wild
animals. 14 min.
Monday 6 IV: Southern Sym-
phony Here music is used to
emphasize the variety of cultures
of a multi-natioinal country. The
various cultural contributions arc
described with poetic narration.
20:53 min.
Monday 13 IV: My Own. My
Native Land In a tour of a land
of promise the Transkei a
young man proudly unfolds the
progress no wbeing realized in a
once primitive land.
Monday 20 IV: South Africa's
Scientist Throughout the years
South Africa has stimulated pio-
neer scientists in the fields of
archaeology ecology veterinary
medicine sociology and antropol-
ogy. This film shows the vast
spectrum of scientific endeavor
being undertaken. 12:47 min.
Monday 20 IV: Assegai to Jave-
linA film showing how South
Africa's Bantu people maintain
top physical fitness and enjoy a
recreational life in a world that
is changing from the old to the
new in less than a lifetime. 10
min.
Friday 1 V: South West Africa:
the Challenge This is the story
of the taming of a land portraying
the progress South West Africa
has made since 1920. 22 min.
Monday 18 V: Radio Bantu
This film uses the theme of a
radio network serving a multiplic-
ity of cultures and interests. The
Bantu peoples are seen in their
everyday life in cities and in tra-
ditional situations. 14 min.
Kay Schubert
K. O. Long
Tom Kershaw
. Pug Doavenport
Randy Spenco
Miko Ford
Stan Kucharskl
Kay Osrroskl
Miko Dudley
Jim CockreU
Kathy Slgman
Dave NoU
Pat Bennett
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