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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1976
Page
1
A Cleveland doctor reports prairie dogs may mirror human cardiovascular traits and cholesterol shifts, offering rapid study potential. With monkeys scarce at about 1100 dollars each, the doctor proposes local prairie dog farms at about 100 dollars per pair to supply ongoing research demands.
The May cohort of 157 Andrews High graduates, many already employed, struggle with everyday business language. From The Modern Secretary, terms are seen as misinterpreted phrases and require clearer channels and memo trails. See SANDS, Page 8.
The board of trustees tentatively approved the 1976 77 school budget totaling 6 082 156 a net decrease of 192 787 from last year The local maintenance fund drops to 5 765 694 while bonded indebtedness falls to 316 462 The discussion included salary comparisons among district administrators and aides citing Dr Norman Hall and assistants Claude Harcrow Norman Payne and others with cross district figures San Angelo Pecos Monahans Big Springs and Andrews districts referenced in the debate.
In Andrews County a solid turnout favoring Democratic runoff contests produced key results. Lonnie Gross lost to Bill Chesney for Precinct 1 as Chesney 440 to 353. Glen Williamson defeated Ronald Ragsdale for the 109th District attorney nomination with 2,813 to 2,242 statewide. Local precision totals show Williamson leading in Winkler County and runner up in Crane and Andrews counties. Statewide votes also included Jon Newton narrowly beating Jerry Sadler for the Railroad Commission seat and W. T. Phillips defeating Carl Dally for Court of Criminal Appeals.
Two people serious injured when a 1975 pickup overturned on Seminole highway seven miles north of here at 2:55 a.m. Dwayne K. Lee and Teresa DeVoss were taken to Permian General Hospital. DeVoss in satisfactory condition with multiple fractures. Lee with a damaged lower back vertebra in ICU.
County commissioners accepted Johnny Smith Motor Co. bid of 4922.93 for a three quarter ton pickup for Precinct 2. Other bids were M&M Chevrolet 5099.05 and Wheeler Buick 5104. They also hired Mary Settles as district attorney's secretary starting May 1 at 278.77 monthly, Ken Craig and Joan Stinnett as temporary workers in June, and John Kenneth Peterman in the Parks Department in May. Additional actions included choir members Maggie Natividad and Betty Slocumb being named in a state contest, travel for a cancer patient, and authorization for attorney attendance at a Texas association meeting.
Andrews High School band students earned two first division solo medals eight second division solo medals and five first division ensemble medals at the state solo ensemble contest in Austin. The twirling ensemble of Hirst Jensen Longshore Dodd O'Dell took a first division for the second year running.
Sixty nine students enrolled in summer school at the high school starting Monday. Enrollment totals exclude drivers education. with multiple courses the figure rises to 86. Drivers education has 221 participants, 160 on the driving range and 61 in classroom plus driving. Athletic director Tommy Watkins reported a strong summer recreation turnout, better than anticipated. Mark Hooper and Arthur Rosiles will attend Boys State in Austin through June 15 with sponsor support from Downtown Lions Club and Rotary, $90 each. Fenner will take the high school student council to a leadership conference at North Texas State from June 27 to July 2.
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