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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1972

Page

2

Crosbyton Banquet Praises Local Leaders and Romane

Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce honored Dr. W M Romane former Crosbyton resident now at Texas A M College Station as guest speaker calling Crosbyton the luckiest people. Local awards went to Maggie Lemley C M Huddleston Fletcher Stark and Roy Lee Ellis for service leadership and first cotton bale recognition.

Susie Perkins Journal Crosbyton W. M. Romane Chamber of Commerce Romane Nell College Station Texas A&m A&m Romano Maggie Lemley Curry Crosbyton Review Fire Department Chamber Crosbyton Lions Club Crosby County Fletcher Stark T. J. Taylor Crosbyton Clinic Stark Taylor Roy Lee Ellis Ellis

Winter storm disrupts Midwest travel and Texas cools

An intense snowstorm weakened as it swept from Iowa to Minnesota delaying travel and stranding about 800 motorists at a rural Iowa cafe. Snow extended to the Great Lakes as a cold front moved south with warnings of dangerous forest fire risk in East Texas and warmer conditions expected across the state.

Associated Fress Midwest Iowa Minnesota Lois Simmons Williams Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Panhandle Edwards Plateau South Plains Dallas-Fort Worth Texas West Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey New York New York City Connecticut Long Island London Rockies Plains Fargo N.D McCoy Air Force Base Orlando Fla

Lazbuddie Youth Wins Grand Champion Barrow at Palmer County Show

Lazbuddie Future Farmers of America member David Gallman exhibited the grand champion Chester White, giving Lazbuddie its 12th straight year of grand champion honors. Danny Clark won reserve, with 260 entries overall. Judges included Jerry Stockton today and Justin McBride tomorrow in Friona. The event is co sponsored by Friona Young Farmers and Palmer County Stock Show association.

Friona Lazbuddie Palmer County David Gallman Future Farmers of America Barrow Gallman Chester White Larbuddie Danny Clark al Kirby Bovina Duroc Dwight Green Farwell Hampshire Jack Smith Poland China Dale Gallman Cross Breeds Jerry Stockton Frenship High School Justin McBride Deaf Smith County Hereford Friona Young Farmers Palmer County Stock Show Association

Presbyterians Unite for Lubbock Church Meeting

Presbyterians from the North and South met at Lubbock's First Presbyterian Church for a day-long session of worship and communion. About 120 people from Amarillo Wichita Falls Abilene and Lubbock attended with a business meeting planned the next day. The host pastor Rev. Robert D. Nicholson called the gathering heartwarming. A gavel for moderator Rev. Sam B. Laine was presented to a colleague during illness.

Lubbock First Presbyterian Church Amarillo Wichita Falls Abilene Robert D. Nicholson Sam B. Laine

Ex-Iraqi Leader Escapes Death In London Assault

Former Iraqi Premier Abdul Razak al-Naef avoided a fatal ambush when gunmen stormed a London apartment Friday. His wife shielded him with her body, was wounded in the shoulder and back, and remains in hospital in stable condition. The general has lived in exile in Britain since 1968.

London Abdul Razak al-Naef

Repertory Dance Theatre of Utah Delivers Modern Program

The University of Utah troupe wowed a 1000 plus audience at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium with a three day residency ending in a public recital. The program featured works by company members including Manzel Senters Tim Wengerod Viola Farber and Bill Evans. Major piece Utah family scene by Evans earned praise for color and technique. Nocturne and African dance opened and closed the program highlighting muscular discipline and ethnic rhythms. Support came from the Lubbock Cultural Affairs Council and Texas Tech University Artists Series with grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities and NEA.

Jack Sheridan Avalanche-Journal University of Utah Lubbock Municipal Tthat Manzel Senters Him Joan Moon Tim ‘Wengerd Wengeroday Clark Kathleen McClintock Bill Evans Utah Evans Linda C. Smith Lynne Wimmer Kay Clark Gregg Lizenberry Inj Viola Farber Five Lubbock Cultural Affairs Council University Artists Series of Texas Tech Texas Commission On the Arts and Humanities National Endowment For the Arts Washington, D. C

Local Birth Announcements Highlight Five Newborns

The notices report births at Methodist Hospital West Texas Hospital Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital and other area facilities. Parents include Reeves Conner Terbush and Garcia with weights ranging from four to eleven pounds and times from early morning to late morning.

Jack Gerald Conner Tiang St Ren West Texas Hospital Lam Colson Contraction

Colombo rupee fixed to the U.S. dollar

Ceylonese rupee is pegged at parity with the U.S. dollar, tying local currency value to American exchange rate. The move marks a shift in monetary policy and affects trade prices and import costs for Colombo and broader Ceylon.

Colombo Ceylon U.S

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