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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1972
Page
4
West Texas leaders including BI Collins and Dr. Glenn Barnnett push Texas Tech Medical School opening efforts. The facility aims to train 200 students yearly with new teaching methods and a family physician focus, as construction begins on Phase I A.
President Nixon received a briefing from Henry Kissinger at Camp David after Kissinger's whirlwind trip fueling hopes of progress in Vietnam peace talks. The dinner gathering included Secretary of State Rogers and NSC aide General Haig.
Amid regional tension, Libyan mobs trample the British embassy flag and damage the Tripoli plaque in protest of Britain's asylum policy for Moroccans. Libyan officials lodge a formal protest with London, and Western relations remain strained as Khadafy-era措施 unfold.
Mrs Minnie Steinhauser 63 of Wilson dies at Lakeside Nursing Home Lubbock funeral set at St John Lutheran Wilson officiated by Rev Louis Balderach burial at Green Memorial Park Wilson under White Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters two sons and extended family with 14 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annette Menzel 79 of Hobbs will be at 3 am Monday at Griffin Funeral Chapel with burial at Prairie Haven Cemetery. She died early Friday in Lea General Hospital. Also listed are services for Russ Jones 7 of Hermleigh at 3 pm today at First Baptist Church Hermleigh with burial at Hermleigh Cemetery. He died about 10 am Friday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital.
Services for Jasper D Rayburn 86 of 1916 St St will be at 10 am Monday at the 17th Street and Avenue M Church of Christ with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction. Rayburn died Friday about 3 57 pm at Ray's Hospitality Home. Services for Roy L Hite 73 of Odessa will be at 10 am at a funeral home chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Garden under Hubbard Kelly direction. Hite died Thursday night in Medical Center Hospital.
Civil rights group Operation PUSH pushes for minority hiring and business contracts with major firms. Negotiations target General Foods after signing with Schlitz to direct 15 percent of business to minority firms and 15 percent nonwhite employment.
In San Antonio two men died in separate Friday night and Saturday shootings. Jose Villarreal 27 was killed and his brother Ramon 18 wounded after a tavern gathering during a late night ride. Robert Moore 23 was killed and another man 30 wounded in a post wedding party argument at about 3 a.m.
Warren Riddick, longtime Houston Chronicle employee and president of PUSH, will be remembered at a Monday funeral service in Houston. His career spanned 28 years in the Chronicle circulation department and accounting roles, followed by leadership as president. PUSH says it will ease into talks with major firms as it reviews existing contracts while projecting new deals. The Schlitz agreement is expected to channel over $30 million into Negro and minority communities.
Walter L Crider 70 of Post died after a lengthy illness. Services 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Post with burial in Terrace Cemetery under Mason Funeral Home direction. Crider former insurance salesman, longtime Post resident, member of WOW and Post Volunteer Fire Department. Wife Esther Lawson Crider, five children including Weldon Crider, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
A C Bush 54 a Hobbs resident died on arrival Thursday at Hobbs Lea General Hospital Death attributed to natural causes Services set for 12 30 p m Monday at Roberts Funeral Home Chapel Burial in Muleshoe Cemetery Griffin Funeral Home of Hobbs directed He was a laborer former farmer WWII veteran Survivors include two daughters Lettie Mae McClain and Mary Hornsby both of Hobbs two sons James Williams of Washington and Robert Williams of Odessa and a brother Willie of Dallas
Services are set for 10 a.m. Monday at Park Drive Baptist Church for Kenneth Dale Garrett 23 of Levelland who died Tuesday in Corpus Christi from head injuries after a bicycle accident. The Rev. Guame of the Episcopal Church will officiate with burial in Memorial Gardens. Garrett served in the U.S. Navy. survivors include his wife and two sons.
Mrs. Cornelia Moore Winn a Terry County resident since 1906 died Friday night after falling ill at a senior citizens party Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m today at Crescent Hill Church of Christ with Douglas Rohre and Joe Chisholm officiating Burial will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home care Survivors include her son Kenneth E of Brownfield a granddaughter and four great grandchildren
Motley County resident Velma Williams 63 died after a motorcycle collision with a parked car in Matador. Police report two others were killed in Dallas earlier, with services pending. Williams leaves three sons and several grandchildren.
Mrs Ethel Calahan 83 of Dallas died Friday afternoon at Presbyterian Village Nursing Home Dallas after an extended illness. Services will be at 4 pm in White Funeral Home Chapel with Rev George A Dale officiating. Burial in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral Home direction. She was born in Bolivar Tennessee and moved to Lynn County in 1937 from Nashville Arkansas to serve as assistant post mistress. She lived in Tahoka until moving five years ago to Dallas. She was in the Presbyterian Church and Phoebe K Warner Study Club of Tahoka. Pallbearers named Dr Emil Prohl Eldon Carroll Fred McGinty L A Forsythe George McCracken Garland Pennington.
Libyan demonstrators gathered in Tripoli to condemn the British decision and marched to the British Embassy. They shouted anti British slogans, climbed the building, tore down and trampled the flag, and damaged the embassy plaque. No crowd size was given.
Services for Mrs Tha Cherry 86 of 1507 40th St will be 10 am Monday at Oakwood United Methodist with Rev Lyman Wood and Dr J B Fowler Jr officiating. Graveside 5 pm Monday at Quail Wesley Cemetery directed by Bertley Funeral Home Grand- Likewise. Survivors include four sons and four daughters. The obituary notes regional health care outreach program and medical education efforts.
Two Austin children identified as Yvette Smith, 7, and Lee Hl, 28 months, died Friday night in a casualty incident. Police and investigators are processing the scene and issuing early statements.
Mrs. Lorene Day 55 of 3406 56th St died Friday after a brief illness at Methodist Hospital. Services Monday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev. Charles Latrick officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. She taught in Lubbock public schools for 25 years, retiring January 1971 from Parsons Elementary.
Grave side services for Shirley A. Clemons infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon Clemons of Bovina will be held at 9 30 a m Monday in Bovina Cemetery. Officiating will be Cecil Bunch of the Church of Christ in Bovina. Burial by Parsons Ellis Funeral Home Friona. Survivors besides the parents.
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