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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1973
Page
2
Lamesa Jeanette Summers and Van Gentry named top contestants in the Opti mist oratorical contest. They will compete in the district finals on April 27 in Midland.
Midland City Council met in special session to reassess bids for Midland Air Park improvements after earlier rejection for being too costly. New specifications were approved and bids will be readvertised, with project costs expected to range from 100 000 to 150 000 dollars.
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce sponsors Frank A. Patterson of El Paso for a two night sales clinic at Hobbs High School Auditorium on April 23 and 24 from 7 30 to 10 p m. Registrations available at the chamber office Holiday Inn with last minute reservations at the door.
Midland Jaycees announce the annual Easter egg hunt at Hogan Park slated for Saturday. About 11 000 eggs will be hidden for children aged one to 12 with transportation provided including a bus from Park Center YMCA at 10 15 a.m.
The diesel auto mechanics awards banquet will be Friday in Texan Hall at 8:20 pm with a reception beginning earlier. About 130 students and guests are expected as South Plains College regents and other special guests attend to recognize outstanding auto-diesel students.
A community clean up campaign is planned for early May with segments assigned to clubs and organizations. The National Guard will provide trucks to haul debris as Kiwanis Club Boy Scout Troops 708 and 72 Woman's Study Club and Evening Lions commit support.
Reported launch of Pioneer III toward Jupiter with 6.5 million miles from Earth. Pioneer 10 nearing Jupiter flyby, while a collision in Spain kills two students and injures 18 from an Illinois college trip.
Eunice Oklahoma. James R. Atkinson was named president of the Eunice Chamber of Commerce for 1973 succeeding Will McCasland who served two terms. New officers include Jim Bruce as vice president and Barbara Hayes as secretary. Board members are Larry Larsen Grant Culver and Barbara Hayes. Bruce and Lowe Miller are reelected with holdover directors Atkinson McCasland Bob Blakey Morris Denson and Ishmael Dela Rosa.
Hobbs officials George F. Edwards Gary N. Haner and Harold Wheeler will attend a workshop on the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act in Roswell. The session from 1 30 to 4 p m is sponsored by the New Mexico Municipal League New Mexico Environmental Institute and other groups at Eastern New Mexico University Adult Education Center.
Five people died in Frio County when a tornado swept across an Interstate area killing a teen from San Antonio and injuring two Mexican youths. Two Dallas boy scouts perished as a pine tree fell on their tent, while a Plainview resident, a newspaperman and an infant also died in storms. Other victims included two San Antonio teenagers swept to their deaths by flash floods and an oil worker killed in Rockport. Damages in Plainview reached five million dollars as the Panhandle region endures its fourth tornado in four years.
Sean Mac Stiofain a former IRA commander left Dublin jail weakened but maintaining his demand that British troops withdraw from the north He hinted at a possible return to IRA leadership but said the decision would come later The piece notes plans for a new local parliament and a Londonderry plant with 1500 jobs while violence continues across Northern Ireland.
Cornelius Washington eighteen pleaded guilty to robbery by firearm before a 137th District Court jury in Lubbock. The jury heard police testimony and will deliberate. arguments to be made at 10 a.m. in Judge Robert C. Wins court. Washington has been jailed since his Nov 21 arrest for robbing a service station at 19th Street and University Avenue.
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