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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1966
Page
9
A conference on cheating organized by Hu Gunot High School student leader Paul Conte will be held in Richmond after a survey showed cheating as a widespread problem in about 70 of 100 responding high schools. The survey cites parental and college pressure, group conformity, and belief cheating is easier than prep as major causes.
The university expands undergraduate offerings to eight percent areas of study and adds programs in mechanized agriculture medical technology Latin geochemistry geophysics textile technology and management. Education remains the largest group with 1676 majors in Arts and Sciences. Future plans include a School of Law Pharmacy Medicine and Dentistry as part of a broader shift toward a multi purpose state university.
The article records Monterey and Lubbock area residents sharing New Year resolutions and wishes. Teens pursue better grades and studious plans, adults seek peace in Viet Nam, health, organization, and family devotions, while a pastor hopes for church growth and peace.
The case notes a $6 million settlement for Mrs. Hudson ending a divorce suit. Arguments are scheduled for March 16 on the appeal of a suspended Port Arthur officer Glenn Hamman. The piece also covers a widow Louise Hudman failing to collect death benefits from former San Angelo mayor Paul Hudman after his fatal overexertion and heart ailment.
Fire at a Saigon radio station caused by undetermined causes trapped a girl inside but rescuers retrieved her after the New Year. Authorities reported no other injuries and ruled out a Red bomb attack. In Damascus, Syrian cloth weavers face higher charges.
A man trapped when his car stalled while crossing a river endured six hours on the roof before a National Guard helicopter rescued a companion. Red Cross mobilizes blankets and cots flown from California to Phoenix as reservoirs near the city hold record water. Temperatures surge into the 60s ahead of a cold front. Havre Montana reports six below as 45 mph winds lash the region.
In Rome AP dispatch ship Mandalay hits reefs near Bahama waters after a 1963 voyage, sparking prayers among survivors. Captain Hall and crew struggled to reef sails as six foot seas roared, while passengers noted calmer seas than a prior collision.
Burke’s vessels operate from Watson Island near Miami and are registered in the British Bahamas. The narrator notes the Mandalay’s voyage and Burke’s maritime operations in the Caribbean and Bahamas registry.
In a historic shift the Dominican Republic’s 1966 budget prioritizes education over defense with a larger allocation to schools while military spending stands at $36 million.
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