Theatre opens at Ko kernot Lodge June 23 with six plays
The new amphitheatre at Ko kernot Lodge will open to the public Tuesday night June 23 with the Theatre of the Big Bend starting its summer program. Dr Norman McNeil of Sul Ross State University will present a folk ballad program and the outdoor theatre will offer better acoustics. The 1970 season runs through August 15 featuring six plays, with a staff led by E Clayton McCarty and Cecilia Thompson and free admission courtesy of the University and local communities.
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Ko»kernot Lodge
Theatre of the
Mr. Mc Carty
Cecilia Thompson
Roy Lassiter
Stanley Keilson
Molly Faulk
Raduate
Alpine
Big Bend
Alpine Summer Recreation Plans Picnic and Activities
Alpine plans a Friday at 1 PM picnic with 4 lunch items to be brought by members. The program offers drinks, dues at 2.50 for eight weeks plus insurance, and registration at the gym. Free swimming lessons start Monday June 22 with six instructors at the high school from 9 to 11:30 and 1 to 6. Other summer events include track meet, arts and crafts, tennis, doubles volleyball, and gymnastics contests. Ramon Molinar resigns from the police department for personal reasons.
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Bob Hardin
Alpine Ie
Hardin
World Soaring Championship contestants greeted in Alpine
The City of Alpine and service clubs host visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday June 20 at Sul Ross University Mall. Entertainment by a community band led by Leon Theriot and a Sul Ross group directed by Ross Hise with folk songs by Donna Hine. Tours of the Sul Ross University Museum and campus sights, refreshments, and a polished agate souvenir key chain for each contestant.
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Alpine
Sul Ross University
Leon Theriot
Sul Ross
Ross Hise
Donna Hine
Alpine Pilot Club
World Soaring Championships Host at Sul Ross University
Over 300 contestants gather for the 12th World Soaring Championships housed in five dormitories at Sul Ross State University. Dr. Norman McNeil notes university support and revenue from dorm rentals while visitors stay in Alpine Fort Davis Marfa area motels. Teams arrive from Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile Denmark Finland England Iceland India Israel Italy Norway Netherlands New Zealand Poland South Africa Sweden Switzerland West Germany Yugoslavia Guernsey Hungary and the United States.
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Sul Ross State University
Norman McNeil
McNeil
Alpine
Fort Davis
Marfa
Big Bend
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bellum
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Nmark
Finland
England
Iceland
India
Israel
Italy
Norway
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Guernsey
Hungary
United States of America
Wilson Named Comptroller at Sul Ross State University
John C. Wilson assumed duties as comptroller of Sul Ross State University on Monday June 15. He succeeds Jack Minnox who returns to the State Auditor's Office in Austin. Wilson previously served as chief fiscal officer for the Adjutant General's Office in Austin and held the rank of colonel. He and his wife have a six year old son. Dr Norman McNeil noted Wilson is also an experienced rancher.
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John C. Wilson
Sul Ross State University
Norman McNeil
Wilson
Jack Minnox
State Auditor's Office
Austin
Adjutant General’s Office
McNeil
City to Lease 105 W Holland Building for Customs Use
The city council approved leasing the old City Building at 105 W Holland to the General Services Administration for U S Customs from July 20 1970 to Jan 30 1974 at 50480 monthly. City to remodel at its expense adding eight offices a special room and a vault and a 10 foot rear extension with bids to remodel open July 1.
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W. Holland
Ne Ee
General Services Administration
U. S. Customs
Merchandise Stolen From Highs and Drug Store Break‑In
Police report says about $50 worth of merchandise vanished from Highs and Drug Store late Sunday night or early Monday. Windows at Sheppard and Hale TV were broken with no theft. Rocks were found inside both Highland Drug and Hale TV.
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Highsand Drug
Jean Pate
Shepp Pr
Hale TV
Highland Drug
Soaring meet opens at Presidio County Airport with 80 pilots
Over 500 visitors expected as eighty pilots from twenty five countries register for the first U S championship soaring meet at the Presidio County Airport set to open at 10 a m Sunday June 21. Admission to the airport is one dollar per car beginning Saturday June 20. Awards will be on July 4 with Gen Brooke Allen to attend the closing ceremony.
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Presidio County
United States
U. S
Brooke Allen
U.S
FAI
Big Bend
MarineAlpine
Rocky Mountains
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Paris
France
National Aeronautic Association
Washington, D. C
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