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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1970

Page

2

Dust Blows Across Texas As Spring Winds Rise

A new storm system near the Arizona-Utah border brings blowing dust to the South Plains with winds 25 to 35 mph and gusts to 45 mph. Temperatures reach upper 70s in Lubbock after 85 near Tuesday peak while cooler nights hover around 40.

Avalanc._ Journal News Services Texas South Plains Arizona-Utah South South Plains Plains Lubbock Panhandle Mercury South Rocky Mountains Southwest Colorado Wyoming South Dakota Nebraska Kansas California Rockies Pacific Northwest Great Lakes New England Minnesota Lake Ontario Deep South Carolinas Virginia

Earth Day educator champions pollution action in Chicago

Frances Vandervoort, biology teacher at Faulkner School in South Shore, bikes four miles daily to reduce pollution. She advocates anti pollution laws and consumer responsibility, warns of DDT effects, and urges reusable items and selective newspaper sales to cut waste. Her family mirrors her stance with minimal car use.

Chicago Frances Vandervoort South Shore Vandervoort Peter University of Chicago Earth Faulkner School

Patriarch Alexei Buried After FiveHour Service

Moscow AP reports Patriarch Alexei of Moscow and all Russia was buried Tuesday at Uspensky Cathedral Zagorsk after a five hour funeral. He died Saturday at 92. Foreign dignitaries included Johan Cardinal Willebrands, Pope Paul VI’s representative.

Moscow Alexei All Russia Zagorsk Uspensky Cathedral Paul VI Johan Cardinal Willebrands

Mrs Huddleston Services Pend in Hamilton

Mrs Jessie Huddleston, 74, died about 7 35 p m Tuesday in a Lubbock convalescent home where she had resided several months. Born in Hillsboro, she moved to Lubbock from Hamilton in 1955. Services pending at Bob Riley Funeral Home in Hamilton with Sanders Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Frank Baker of 3402 56th St and a granddaughter.

Jessie Huddleston Lubbock Hillsboro Hamilton Bob Riley Sanders Funeral Home Frank Baker 56Th ‘St

Athletes Anonymous Forms Aires Anonymous Rugby Aid

Former rugby players form Aires Anonymous to deter aging peers from returning to play. When a member feels the urge to compete he phones another member who visits with six beers and words of discouragement.

Sydney

Local obituaries and notices from Lubbock area

Hospital transfers, funeral arrangements, and the births and deaths of local residents are reported. Notable items include Mrs. J Wf Rhes moving to Lakeside Nursing Home, service details for Charles E Kammer and Mary Lena Bass, and graveside plans for Lou Anna Carter. Also listed are Phi Kappa Phi initiates Donald Longworth and Charles Wade, absentee vote counts, and a Pepperdine A Cappella performance in town.

J. Wf. Rhes Highland Hospital Lakeside Nursing Home Texas Tech University Donald S. Longworth Charles E. Wade Phi Kappa Phi Longworth Wade Tech Union

Yale president warns of campus malaise despite calm

Yale University president Kingman Brewster Jr warns that disillusionment with American life is rising among students even as campus violence appears lower. He urges the press not to misread unrest and criticizes Nixon administration policies while contrasting with Hayakawa of San Francisco State who calls for media balance in reporting.

New York UPI Kingman Brewster Jr Yale University Brewster American Newspaper Publishers Association Bureau of Advertising Middle America J. Hayakawa San Francisco State College Hayakawa San Francisco State Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering Spiro T. Agnew

Houston Pilot Remembered for Lifelong Ties to Ship Channel

Captain Ezra Sherman veteran Houston ship channel pilot died after a long illness at St Josephs Hospital He recalled spending money on whiskey and women and said he would be cremated with ashes scattered on the ship channel His obituary notes his long career from a helper on his fathers boat to port captain and reflects on his marriages and survivors.

Houston UPI Ezra Sherman Houston Ship Channel Sherman Iwo St. Joseph's Hospital Edwin Eikel Intracoastal Towing and Transportation Corp iSherman Masonic Lodge Anahuac Bregan Galveston Houston J Charles California E. L. Morris J. G. Jackson Angleton Inez Scogin Mercedes

Attorney oilman dies. rites pending

Miami Oklahoma UPI reports Byron B. Hoffman 69 an attorney and oilman died Monday at a Miami hospital. He left Miami in 1956 to join a brother in San Angelo in the oil business and moved in 1964 to Great Bend Kansas where he became a distributor for an oil firm. Funeral arrangements pending.

Miami Okla UPI Byron B. Hoffman Hoffman San Angelo Great Bend Kan

Youth Killed In Accident Near Lockney

Telesforo Pena Jr., 17, died on arrival at Lockney Hospital after a car pickup collision 10 miles north of Lockney on FM 378. Sam Spence, 48, of Floydada, in a state station wagon, had minor injuries. Pena, a Lockney High senior and band member, lived in Lockney 12 years. survivors include parents and three brothers.

Lockney Telesforo Pena Jr Lockney Hospital Here Department of Public Safety Sam Spence Floydada Spence Penn South Plains Pena Carter Funeral Garza Funeral Home Harlingen

Henry H. English Dies at 59 in Lubbock Rites Held

Henry Hf English 59 of 2320 54th St died after a lengthy illness. Services 4 p.m. today at Henderson Chapel with Rev Stan Blevins officiating. Burial Resthaven Mausoleum. Born Blossom, resident since 1942. Survived by wife Bennie two sons J Bryan Seattle WA William Henry Dallas two daughters Beth and Mrs David Burlesmith Tulsa a brother Garth 3109 32nd St and six grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Mary Lena Bass 8Th St Canyon Methodist Church City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Bass Lubbock County Pioneer Park Henry Hf. English 54Th St Henderson Chaj Stan Blevins First Cumberland Presbyteran Church Resthaven Mausoleum Henderson Funeral English Blossom Lubbock Bennie J. Bryan Seattle Wash Wiliam Henry Dallas Beth David Burelsmith Tulsa Garth 32Nd St Bob Rawls Frank McGlain Ronald Preston Ben Farr Winston Clark Richard H. Cole

Fire damages Paul Taylor home kitchen in blaze at 1909 Gilat St

Firemen said it took almost 10 minutes to extinguish a 6:35 pm blaze at Paul Taylor's home. damage estimated at $1,000. Cause attributed to a pan of grease left on the stove. Other Tuesday responses included a two car collision on 19th Street and Avenue A with gasoline scene, a grass fire at 2801 with SL, and a trash fire at 214 42nd Bt with no damage.

Paul Taylor Gilat St Damace Fire i Department 19Th Street Avenue A

Be Yourself and Let Words Reflect You

Poem emphasizes the art of being authentic and avoiding vanity. It mentions how impressions from speech and writing shape others' judgments. The speaker suggests listening to others to gain insight and improve self.

Enzyme treatment tested for slipped disc

Howard University researchers report successful animal tests of a non surgical "enzyme surgery" to digest and remove the slipped disc. They caution human trials require safety studies before use.

Bernard Sussman Marion Mann Howard University American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Prague press decries bands bowing to foreign language

The Communist party newspaper Rude Pravda complains that Czech rock groups with names like Hoboes and Skywalkers are kowtowing to foreign language and culture.

Prague Communist Party Paiper Rude Prave

Ecology Seminar Tackles Garbage Woes At TTU

Texas Tech University hosted the fifth ecology seminar on waste disposal with professors Grub Bennett and Dregne outlining municipal solid wastes agricultural and industrial waste. They discussed incineration air pollution landfills composting and ocean disposal as limited or unsuitable long term solutions. Two more seminars will follow on successive Tuesdays addressing alternatives to mass waste and preserving heritage.

Texas Tech University Tech Agricultural Engineering Walter Grub W. F. Bennett Harold E. Dregne Department of Agronomy Dregne

Regional Groups To Meet Today In Lubbock

The South Plains Association of Governments and five regional councils will meet in Lubbock today to discuss mutual goals. Ten representatives from the governor's planning division and other state agencies are expected to join the meetings at a designated time in Koko Palace. Regional councils from the Upper Rio Grande Valley, Concho Valley, West Central Texas, Panhandle and Permian Basin regions will attend the SPAG event.

South Plains Upper Rio Grand Valley Concho Valley West Central Texas Panhandle Permian Basin SPAG Brousp

Benningfield Rites Planned At Noodle Baptist Church

Funeral services for Billy J. Benningfield 37 of 51 55th St. will be at 3 p.m. today at Noodle Baptist Church. He died in a one car crash two miles north of Jayton on Texas 70. His wife and four children were injured. Burial is Merkel Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, four children, a son in Sweetwater, his parents, and a brother.

Charles E Chuck) Kammer Ave. R Apt. 2 Witzke Baltimore Lubbock Kammer Charrles Wesley Clifton 1709 Ave. C Apt. 1 Jamison Funeral Home Clifton Methodist Hospital Southeast Drive Noodle Baptist Church Noodle Billy J. Benningfield 55Th St Jayton Texas 70 Benningfield Hamlin Sammie Susie Hendricks Hospital Abilene Billy Brenda Doug Robertson R. L. Porter Antioch Baptist Church Merkel Foster Funeral Home Jones County Machine Oil Transport Co Ben

Services Today For Mrs Bates

Mrs Bertis Mae Bates 73 dies after lengthy illness in Paducah. Funeral at First Baptist Church with Rev Hermam Ervin and Rev Ban Collom officiating. Burial Garden of Memories Cemetery under Norris Funeral. Survivors include sons Karl and Glenn both of Paducah, five grandchildren, one great grandchild.

Paducah Bertis Mae ‘Bates First Baptist Church Herman Ervin Lubbock Ban Collom Garden Memones Cemetery Norris Funeral Home Bates Fannin County Richard Memorial Hospital Karl Glenn

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Mrs. Huddleston Pend Fort Walters Army Hospital Goode Army Fort Walters M. M. Smyers 1522 East 2Nd Lou Anna Carter Hillcrest Memorial Park Franklin Bartley Lovington East Side Church of Christ Ira Benjamin Barnes Smith- Rogers Funeral Home John Henry Langford Scurry County Union Baptist Church Snyder Cemetery Bolger Funeral Home Wanda Mangram Muleshoe Larbuddie Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Pepperdine College Los Angeles Broadway Church of Christ Broadway Norman B. Hatch Randy Neugebauer 69Th St Neugebauer David Goode Mineral Wells Lub-| ‘Bock Lubbock Avalanche Journal Lubbock Avalanche Rib Munney Ening Mundey NASA Henry H. English Shepherd Julien C. Hyer Washington Avenue S Mrs. Bates L&h Drugs University Anderson Pena Ha Tras Olulett An Jewelers
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