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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1971
Page
11
Police estimate air force helicopters destroyed a million plants in raids targeting the Umbuabuta and Umkomaas areas. The campaign aimed to eliminate marijuana crops and assist patrols in the valley region.
An intensive four week UNC program for Navajo children ages 6 to 12 with slow learning or hearing problems will run on the Navajo Reservation starting June 7. Five full time UNC staff, led by Andrew Nielsen, will work to remedy language issues and reinforce English use at Thoreau boarding school, with long term goals to share successful methods with teachers across the reservation.
Long-serving district buildings chief John L. Roberts announces retirement after 44 years with District Six. From Meeker and Central schools to Greeley High custodial work and later superintendent of buildings and grounds, Roberts reflects on changes in facilities, student growth from 3,000 to over 30,000, and his transition to a consultant role surveying campus assets.
The Spartan Scroll outlines 1971 graduation activities at Lucerne Farm, with senior breakfast and guest speaker Larry Osborne. It lists class officers for 1972, Future Teachers of America banquet results, and yearbook editor duties, naming Kim Bernslandt, Kris Richardson, Jan Erickson, Sue Schaumberg, and others.
President Nixon will appear live on four television and radio networks in a 30 p.m. EDT news conference. Press Secretary Ziegler said there will be no preliminary announcements and the session will be a direct question and answer. Nixon last held a news conference May 1 in San Clemente.
Thespians host annual buffet supper and officer installation at Mrs Kay Girant s home tonight. G Club closes year with a film at Island Grove Park. Greeley area high schools conduct Baccalaureate at Garden Theatre UNC on June 6. Rev Ed Beck of Warren Methodist Church to speak. rain venue if needed. Open House for retiring Mrs Dawson set for June 6 in GCHS lounge. End of school year activities noted. seniors dismissed June 9 with grads June 10. junior and sophomore programs conclude June 9. commencement June 10 at 8 pm in GCHS gym. Summer wishes expressed.
Maplewood Elementary Principal Kenneth Humphreys invites two parent and community meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the school gym to discuss educational plans and goals for the 1971 72 school year. The notice names Wake Forest star Charlie Davis as last season’s Atlantic Coast Conference scorer with 690 points and a 26.5 point average.
Atlantic Beach Florida students react to the possibility of Julie Nixon Eisenhower teaching in their elementary school next fall. Children, teachers, and officials weigh in on looks, admission concerns, and potential classroom changes as the Nixon family moves into the area.
Indianapolis Star quotes Dr Barbara Pilon of Indiana University urging parents and teachers to read aloud to children as an active, ongoing educational practice. She notes kids love reading, the joy of learning, and the need to engage early to prevent future dropout risks, while stressing broader language skills like listening, speaking, and writing.
Miss Penny Eaton daughter of Mr and Mrs Eaton of Greeley earns cum laude at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla California. She also receives the Bank of America certificate for excellence in English and the school religion prize as part of a 441‑girl graduating class at the church affiliated college preparatory school for girls in grades seven through twelve.
AP report notes Pearl Bailey may be the top cave bust in show business, as Lester B. Dill of Meramec Caverns on Route 66 declares. Dill dedicates a room in her honor while the Miss Bailey figure jokes about the racket and ongoing scenery changes.
Local graduates earned diverse degrees across Colorado. Thunderbird School of International Management awarded a bachelor in international management to Milton Klingenberg now of Greeley. Daryl Wiest received a two year Farm Fellowship from Great Western Sugar Company for agronomy work near Idalia. Larry Paw Win and Gary James Sievers to Mesa College Grand Junction for two associate degrees. Joel Bechtel earned a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Northeastern Junior College seniors Dan Long, Charles McKnight, Carol Mahan, Paul Walters, Jane Akahoshi, Kenneth Salberg, Gregory Zack, Larry Thomas, Ronald Hoff, Carolyn Meisinger, Bonnie Engel, Harry Ashbaugh, and others noted as graduates. Charles Hetsinger, Kenneth Murrow, and Lee Lindblad of Windsor plus several Eaton and Greeley area students also recognized. Dorothy Widstand, daughter of Mrs. Moran of Greeley, to earn a Master of Social Work from the University of Utah with a thesis on attitudes toward convicts. Kay Billings and Gwen Tollefson named Omicron Nu members at Colorado State University. David Maxwell of Greeley to receive a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Northern Michigan.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY Colo AP A record number of 6002 young men across the country have applied for appointments to the Air Force Academy a spokesman said Colonel Dennis Catrioney said an academy board found 2145 applicants fully qualified but had to screen out 1400 because of budgetary limitations The admission rate is about 10.7 percent this year compared with 12 percent for other years About 85 percent of cadets entering are nominated by members of Congress the officer said 15 percent receive nominations from the president or vice president as sons of deceased or disabled veterans or from ROTC or armed forces programs
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