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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1972

Page

7

Debbie's Dreaming But Crown Real Debbie's Dreaming

Debbie, a 21 year old from Tahoka, arrives in Dallas for two days of Cotton Bowl festivities as the 1960 Cotton Bowl event unfolds. She plans to attend the Texas Longhorns vs Penn game and serves as the cotton industry goodwill representative during the pageant week activities.

Dallas UPI University of Texas Wright Longhorns Penn Texas Debbie Goodwill Tahoka

Debby Wright Crowned Miss Maid of Cotton for Cotton Bowl Year

Debbie Wright of Texas was named first runnerup in the Maid of Cotton contest and will tour to promote cotton’s versatility. Phyllis Diller attended a Dallas New Year’s Eve event while Penn State and Texas teams prepared for the Cotton Bowl Classic at Love Field and the Fairmont Hotel.

Dallas UPI Phyllis Piller Motormouth Comedienne Fairmont Hotel Carol Channing Penn State Miss Diller Miss Channing Texas Tech Hhonors Debbie Europe Far East Canada United States Texany Pamehi Loaring-Clark Irvine Bonnie Martin Ashland

Unprecedented France Bank Robberies Net $340000

A wave of holiday bank robberies in France climaxed Friday with attacks netting about 340000 dollars. Police said the toll included a bank official and a young woman killed during a struggle with a gunman. Robbers escaped with cash negotiable paper and jewels from banks, supermarkets and jewelers as the incidents increased daily since Christmas Eve.

Paris France

Redistricting Battle Moments in Austin Case

Attorneys seek final pretrial order in a three judge federal case over legislative redistricting drawn by a five man board. Judge Wayne Justice set a Sunday deadline for stipulations as the trial opens Monday. The state concedes no Negro Democratic nominees from 1600 to 1964 and only four since 1965, while opposing other stipulations.

al Curry Curry Lave Neen Consolidated Austin (Ap Aftier Expeed Dallas County Federal District Court Wayne Justice Tyler

Convict Reformer Charged With Double Murder

In Spartanburg South Carolina ex convict Allen Pruitt 35 is charged with killing Douglas Chesney 277 and William Gantt 42 of Inman. Bodies found slumped in a car crashed into a tree. Pruitt once escaped Virginia State Prison and later became a minister advocating drug abuse prevention and inmate rehabilitation.

Spartanburg S.C Virginia State Penitentiary Allen Pruitt Douglas Chesney William TH Pappy” Gantt Inman Gault Jimmy Carruthers Sydney Aus Pruitt Norfolk, Va Virginia Richmond Atlanta I. Lee. Bailey Virginia Supreme Court Norfolk

Three Die Four Missing In Fire At Montreal Area Hospital

A blaze at the St. Louis Hospital 40 miles north of Montreal killed three elderly women and left four others missing and presumed dead. The 70 bed facility serving the elderly and maternity cases was destroyed by the fire and explosion. Cause not yet determined.

UPI St. Louis Hospital Montreal

Draft office closed for holidays angers deferment seekers

Angry young men stormed the Denver State Selective Service office by phone and in person as they sought to change their draft deferments but found the office closed for the holidays.

Denver UPD State Selective Service Office

Draft deferments and birth notices mix in crisis

The national Selective Service office warned that up to 100000 men under 20 might avoid the draft by cancelling deferments before midnight. Residents debate how to air views, while local births are announced with parent occupations and hospital details as the draft pressure grows.

National Selective Service Office Selective Service Jimmy Wayne Monant Agth

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