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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1967

Page

4

Weekend Teen Dances Set at Local Centers

News briefs note teen dances at Maxey and Rodge centers with 50 and 75 cent admission and evening music by The Bitter End and The Premiers. Other items include a reception at Holiday Inn for Ih Plains Trial Lawyers, a workplace injury, a safety contest awards at City Hall, a welfare luncheon, and funeral services for W V Shaw of Sweetwater.

Maxey Community Center Ah Street Nashville Ave Rodge&s Community Center Amherst St Ih Plains Trial Lawyers Agsn Holiday Inn Parkway Winston P. Brummett Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center City Hall Reese Afb

Bad Weather Delays Minisub Research Findings

Navy funds minisub study to explore porpoise aided navigation as weather delays research. Project aims to learn why porpoises perform tasks more effectively and how this natural ability could assist manned subs in marine science and naval operations.

Navy

Four Die In Houston Metal Mishap At Armco Plant

The Armco Steel plant in Houston saw four workers fatally burned when a 60,000 pound ladle of 1600 degree molten metal spilled and exploded after tilting during transfer. Six of 16 hospitalized were critical. an investigation team from Armco to study the cause. In Oakland, folk singer Joan Baez and other protesters were arrested during anti draft demonstrations at the induction center.

Houston UPI Wirmen Nathan Redbrook Norman Doss Leo Bell Houston H. Krueger Armco Useu Jwunay IRI Middletown Ohio James L. Eager Armeés Folksinger Oakland Calif Joan Baez Oakland Military Induction Center

Sionts Name New Officers in Boy Scouts of America

The 1968 slate for the South Plains Council of the Boy Scouts of America was announced Tuesday at Johnson House Restaurant. Jack F. Strong of 3402 64th St. was named president, with J. D. Dyer Jr., M. B. Hood, Champ Rainwater as vice presidents, Marlin Derebery treasurer, and Carl Minor council commissioner.

South Plains Council Boy Scouts of America Jack F. Strong M. B. Hood Champ Rainwater Marlin Derebery J. D. Dyer Jr Carl Minor South Plains W. C. O'Mara L. G. Pierce Harris Underwood L. G. Wilson Lubbock C. L. Abernathy Marshall Formby Plainview Vann Greene Morton Louis Hair Orton R. C. Hall Slaton Grady Henly New Deal Truett Henly O'Donnell J. A. Irish Aberna Lamesa Quanah Parker Shhairman

Littlefield Seeks Chamber Award in West Texas

Littlefield enters the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon City award program. The STEP Committee led by C A Duval submitted the entry Nov 30 to become the first West Texas city to seek the honor, aiming to meet standards across beautification recreation industrial development tourism and education.

Littlefield West Texas Chamber of Commerce Don Wooten Abilene WICC Littlefield Chamber of Commerce C.A. Duval Ted Iecome West Texas

Texas Grain Sorghum Output Increases

The USDA estimated Texas grain sorghum production at 343.485 million bushels for 1967, up from 311.7 million in 1966, with acreage at 6.735 million and yield about 51 bushels per acre. National sorghum crop set a record at 765.617 million bushels.

Washington Agriculture Department Texas Department USDA USDAY

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