Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, July 09, 1970, Image 3
Vandals Destroy Property At Jr. High
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Vandalism at Houston Junior High School included
desecration of the American flag, shown thrown in the
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Windows were broken all around Houston Junior High
School, with the lunch room suffering a large amount of
broken glass damage. Many windows were also broken
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In the book storage room 17 gallons of duplicator
fluid war# poured over the books, completely ruining
floor and smeared with paint from the open jars in the
school's art class. Halls and floors of rooms were covered
with paint in many colors.
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in the gymnasium in recent vandalism before the actual
school building was entered.
them. Books are soggy, with covers and print smeared.
Houston Junior High's science lab was demolished.
Every supply cabinet was broken open, with doors warp
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Entry to tho book room was apparently made by
kicking out the ventilator louvers and crawling through
after trying to break the lock. Locks on other doors were
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AdM to tha paint in thii hall at Houston Junior
High School it wall-to-wall chalk, including tho chalk
poured together in a corner, and on Tuesday when the
vandalism was discovered the fumes of sulfuric acid still
burned the eyes of anyone who entered the room.
broken, including the counselor's office, where records
were removed and scattered on floors.
boxes thrown down where they were emptied.