Word: townes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Small Town in Germany, le Carr...
...fortunate homeless animals are put to sleep. Millions are abandoned in town dumps and on lonely roads by people who actually believe that a domesticated animal can fend for itself. They freeze or slowly starve; many are hit by cars and left to die. There are no expensive tombstones for these animals...
Relatively Closed Town. Hatcher, 35, the mayor of a smaller, seedier and far less diversified city (65% of the work force is employed by U.S. Steel), was able to tap foundations as weU as the Federal Government. When he threatened to re-evaluate U.S. Steel property, the results were immediate. The company started building middle-income houses, recently gave the city land for a park and donated some funds. Altogether, Gary has received more than $30 million in federal and private grants-more than in its entire 62-year history...
...police department against organized gambling and prostitution, which have been Gary's second-biggest industry for years. In the first half of 1968, police made 157 gambling arrests -more than five times the total for all of 1967. In one year, says Hatcher, the wide-open "sin town" of Gary has become "relatively closed...
...close of the basketball season last year, Jim Tillman and Gary Schull were stars with no place to shine. Till man, one of the highest scorers in the na tion in his junior year at Loyola Uni versity in Chicago, was drafted by the home-town Bulls last year to play in the National Basketball Association. But when the Bulls failed to offer a contract to his liking, Tillman decided to forgo pro ball for a season...