The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1972 Page: 4 of 14
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PAGE FOUR-THE CHEROKEEAN OP RUSK, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1972
71 Report Shows 3,594 Died Oh Texas Highways
Colonel WilsonE.Spelr.dtr-
ector of the Texas Department
of Public Safety, said today the
final tabulation of 1971 motor
vehicle (traffic accidents)
shows that 3,594 persons died
last year onTexas streetsand
highways. An additional
121,082 were injured and the
total economic loss was $1,045
billion.
The death figure of 3,594
represents a 1%increase over
the 1970 toll of 3,500. Actually
with all factors considered,
the rise in deaths couM have
been greater, ' Speir <-airl,
'For example, vehicle
miles driven increase! from
68 billion in 1970to over 70.7
billion for 1971. This repre-
sents a rise In total driving
456- From another standpoint,
the number of licensed Texas
drivers rose by nearly
324,000 during the past 12
months to a total near 7 mil-
lion.
"Despite these sizable in-
creases in both miles driven
and numbers of drivers, ac-
tual deaths increased only sli-
ghtly. This means that our
death rate per 100 million
mile1- of travel--the nation-
ally íccepted indicator of
traffic «-afety effertivene --
decrease! fro'n 5.2 in 1970
to 5.1 in 1971. \i recently a
1966, our leath rare in Te.xa'
was 6.2 so progress is being
made," the DPS director ad-
ded.
Of the 3,594 deaths, 2,184
occurred on rural roadways
and 1,410 in urban areas.
There were 2,993 fatal
accidents and total accidents
reported for 1971 was 394,166.
Speir 'aid driving too fast
for conditions and driving
while intoxicated continued
as the primary law violations
contributing to fatal mis-
haps. Other major violations
included driving on the wrong
side of the roadway and fail,
ure to yield the right-of-way.
Tax Returns With Label Alto Elects Councilman, School Board
Avoid Errors Says IRS
Many taxpayer errors par-
ticularly those that delay re-
funds, can be eliminated by
using the pre-addressed la-
bel on the tax package re-
ceived in the mail. Peel the
label from the tax package
and place it on your Form
1040.
Income tax returns with la-
bels can be quickly identified
and processed Mpce they con-
tain necec^ary identifying in-
formation, Ellis Campbell,
Jr., District Director of In-
ternal Revenue for North
Texa=, -aid today.
If your name or address has
changed, make the necessary
corrections on the label and
lightly strike through the
wrong pre-printed informa-
tion. If you have a refund
due, this will help insure
delivery of the check to the
correct address.
Taxpayers should also be
certain that their correct so-
cial security number is en-
tered on the lable before they
file their return.
The filing deadline for 1971
tax returns is April 17, 1972.
Three persons were ele-
cted to the Alto City Coun-
cil in a vote in that city on
Saturday Five persons had
filed for the three positions
open.
Elected were Perry Smith,
134 votes; Mrs. Orel Cram-
mer, re-elected with 120 vo-
tes; and John R. Meller, 111
votes. Other candidates were
J. H. Pearman, Jr., 110 votes
and Larry Womack, 83 votes.
Mr. Pearman was seeking
re-election to the Council.
In the Alto Independent
School Board ofTrusteesele-
ction four persons were se-
eking two positions. They
were Don Henley, Mrs. Bid-
die Wallace, Mrs. Verline
Danheim and John Allen Bean.
Mrs. Danheim and Mr. Bean
were elected.
Warren T. Whiteman tfo
also elected to serve a one
year unexpired term.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1972, newspaper, April 6, 1972; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150960/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.