Masterful Movie Lays Town Bare
Avalanche Journal staff reviews The Last Picture Show directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Set in Archer City Texas the film portrays a dying town and a group of sexually curious teens with Sam the Lion at its heart. Bev Johnson and Cloris Leachman win supporting acting Oscars while the townsfolk face bleak midcentury life.
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Sam the Lion Ashi
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Oklahoma
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Jeff Bridges
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Shepherd
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Ellen Bursty
Eileen Brennen
Nevieve
Tech Graduate Named District Scout Official
Gerald Carter Jr a 1971 Tech graduate majoring in mess management has been named district scout executive for the Quanah Parker District of the South Plains Council. He plans to move with wife Renee to the five county area including Dawson Gaines Lynn Terry and Yoakum. Robert F Rouse announced Carter starts duties Thursday serving over 1 175 boys in 40 scouting units with Judge George Hansard and John Hegi beth of Lamesa as district chairman and commissioner.
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Yoakum
Amarillo
George Hansard
John “Hegi
Beth
Distret Eharman
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IRA Barricades in Belfast Amid Bogside Tensions
In Belfast and the Bogside area, IRA forces intensified barricades around homes and key figures, aiming to build a fortified barrier network. Report cites attacks on residences including Dr James McGuinness and Eddie McAteer as guerrilla groups order concrete blocks and watch towers to replace burned vehicles and cars.
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Irish Republican
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Eddie McAteer
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Creggan
Nationalist
Tingham
England
Region 16 Honor Choir to perform at Monterey High
The Texas Music Educators Region 16 Honor Choir, comprised of students from six Lubbock junior high schools and 10 area schools, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Schon Auditorium Monterey High. Students were chosen by teachers for the event with Jim Casey as guest clinician, and a rehearsal begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. Admission is free. The Hobbs Board of Education may consider a proposed salary increase for teachers at its May budget meeting, with top salaries rising to about 12,443 for doctorate holders and 11,791 for master's degree holders.
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Schon
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Cording
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Monterey
Hobbs Board of Education
Jim Casey
Odessa High
Teachers “Association
Pennsy
Lake Erie
Aniit
Presque Isle
Alen Island
SPAG Directors Approve Regional Health and Justice Funding
Regional Planning on Health OKayed a multi county program to create jobs for probationers. Funds include 9,576 for Laid Dock Police Department major crime suppression unit and 44,145 for a new law enforcement building in Post to consolidate Garza County and Post PD. Gerald Beavers elected SPAG executive vice president replacing W McKinney.
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Laiddock Police Department
Economic Opportunity
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Levelland
Post
Garza County Sheriff's Office
Post Police Department
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Gerald Beavers
Brownfield
Ath
Ian Terry
W. McKinney
Texas oil production may reach 100 percent capacity
Byron Tunnell predicts Texas will maintain 100 percent crude output as demand rises and new discoveries are pursued. He notes Louisiana, once the sole reserve state, has joined, while deeper, costlier reservoirs and federal incentives shape exploration. He seeks support for his re election and calls for economic concessions to spur new oil fields.
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