Monzingo Girl Wins Lubbock Legion Oratorical Contest
Martha Monzingo 17, of 5512 36th St. won the Lubbock American Legion Oratorical Contest at Monterey High School. Her speech was In Defense of Our Constitution. Runners up were Ramona Stokley and Jon Kerr. Monzingo advances to the 19th District contest Feb 11 at Coronado High School for a $225 scholarship.
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Lubbock
American Legion
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Harry Stokley
Dunbar High School
Jon Kerr
Garland Kerr
36Th St
Coronado High School
American Legion Post
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Crosby
Cochran Dickens
Gaines
Garza
Hale
Hockley
Floyd Lamb
Lynn
Mitchell
Terry
Yoakum
Texas
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U. S
Precinct One Pirtle Seeks City Justice of the Peace
Tom Pirtle Sr. filed as a Democratic candidate for justice of the peace in precinct one. A Clarendon Cal. native since 1928, he will face incumbent F. H. Bowie. Pirtle served in the Air Force, is a member of Lubbock First Methodist Church and Khiva Shrine in Amarillo, and has worked in construction, real estate, and as a wholesale amber dealer.
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Tom Pirtle
28Th ‘St
Justice of the Peace
Pirtle
Clarendon Cal
F. H. Bowie
Clarendon
Tex
Lervey
Lubbock First Methodist Church
Khivan Shrine
Amarillo
Southwestern
Portland Cement Company
Derailment delays Katy freight near Granger Texas
A Katy Railroad freight train derailed Thursday night near Granger Texas. Seven rail cars left the track with some empty and some loaded with rock. No injuries were reported and officials blamed a mechanical issue for the accident.
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Chris Pulsche
Denison
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Rogers Speaker Dimmitt Group Dinner Tonight
Will Rogers Jr. is the speaker at Castro County Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 30 p m in the Dimmitt High School gymnasium. Beta Sigma Phi decorates western style. Citizen of the Year and Woman of the Year to be named. Miss Castro County to be introduced. Dimmitt High School Band performs with Richard Bales on special music. Reeford Burrows MC. New officers David Bechtel Carroll Webb. Jack Flynt as secretary treasurer. New directors include M J Reed Dan Nelson Bill Behrends Fred Lemme.
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Willi Rogers Jr
Castro County Chamber of Commerce
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Castro County
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Bales
Reeford Burrows
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David Bechtel
Carroll Webb
Jack Flynt
Im. J. Reed
Dan Nelson
Bill Behrends
Fred Lemme
Sadat Ends Moscow Talks With Push for Peace Term
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat concluded two days of intensive talks with Kremlin leaders in Moscow. A joint communique urged U N mediation to resume contacts and said negotiations aim to settle the Arab Israeli conflict while expanding Egypt's defensive capacity. Details on concrete steps were not released.
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Kremlin
Moscow
Egypt
Middle East
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Gunnar V. Jarring
Israel
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UPI
James 0. Jackson
Eoras
Sadat
Births in area including six pound four ounce daughter
Multiple birth notices list new arrivals at local hospitals. Details include parents names and occupations, birth times, and weights from St Mary's Highland Methodist and other hospitals.
NBC Newsmen Head Meeting at Texas Tech World Affairs Conference
Two NBC news correspondents Paul Duke and Douglas Riker headline Texas Tech World Affairs Conference at 8 p.m. Thursday in University Center open free to the public. The fifth annual event, sponsored by University Center, features analysis of the 1972 presidential campaign.
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Douglas Riker
Texas Tech
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Washington
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Algo
Dallas
Kennedy
White House
Flight Orientation Program for 80 ROTC Cadets In Lubbock
At 1 p.m. today Col Tinney chief of aerospace education at Lubbock High School will start orientation flights for 80 Air Force JUNIOR ROTC cadets. Three cadets will fly 30 minute sorties with the colonel, with more sessions planned on future weekends and after school weather permitting. The program ties classroom flight theory to actual operation.
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Jack R. Tinney
Lubbock High School
Air Force Junial
Wanier
Housewife Runs for County School Superintendent Post
Beverly McDuff a 37 year old Lubbock mother and former teacher announced as a Democratic candidate to leave the county school superintendent post vacant until the state legislature abolishes it. She says she will resign on taking office and will not actively campaign, citing the position as largely pointless and unnecessary.
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Lubbock
Beverly McDuff
Lubbock County
Memorial Endowment Founded at Texas Tech in St Clair Name
Texas Tech University Foundation announces the O. A. S J. Clair Memorial Endowment Fund named for the late industrial engineering professor and former department head. He died January 13 in Midland after a career at Chicago gypsum companies and Tech from 1934 to 1960. Contributions fund to the foundation.
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Texas Tech
O. A
Western nations recognize new Bangladesh state
DACCA Pakistan Austria Belgium Denmark Finland Norway Sweden West Germany Israel joined Britain in recognizing Bangladesh, the former East Pakistan. Prime Minister Muijib Rahman welcomed the move as army troops pressed disarm and aid operations while Mirpur suburb undergoes evacuation. Alec Douglas-Home announced the decision to the House of Commons after a message from Prime Minister Edward Heath.
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