Yarbrough to retire rich while touring colleges
Glenn Yarbrough plans an early retirement after a busy college circuit. He aims to invest in a $300,000 yearly goal and dreams of funding a school for gifted orphans on a property he bought in Jamaica.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1966
Page
9
Glenn Yarbrough plans an early retirement after a busy college circuit. He aims to invest in a $300,000 yearly goal and dreams of funding a school for gifted orphans on a property he bought in Jamaica.
Shrimpers and crews were held eight days and fined 200 per boat for fishing in Nicaraguan waters. In July 194, nine Tampa shrimpers faced 7500 fines per boat and were freed after three weeks. Fishermen accuse diplomats of inaction while negotiations with Latin American authorities continue amid ongoing clashes since 1950. Shrimp remains a leading national harvest and U.S. agents in Mexican ports assist emergency needs.
Brownsville Texas AP report urges Girl Scout leaders to guide growing numbers of youth, calling for strong leadership and organized activities at the annual group gathering.
A Met Opera performance was disrupted when Minnie was ill and Dorothy Kirsten could not sing. Eleanor Steber performed soprano, Franco Corelli continued through bronchitis until advised to stop. Bardini drafted as standby tenor debut postponed.
On January 18 1966 the Almanac notes birthdays of Daniel Webster and events across history. It lists the first English settlement in Australia 1788 the Versailles peace conference opening 1919 and the lifting of the German siege of Lennard 1943. Jeanette MacDonald burial 1965 is noted.
Reported dispute over a jazz festival near a novitiate raises concerns that the event would disrupt a quiet and private area. Opponents warn thousands of fans could ruin home privacy and beach property values while supporters call for cultural activity. Public comment quotes include calls to protect the novitiate’s silence.
The New Mexico Legislature opened its first regular even year session at noon with reapportionment and appropriations on the agenda. Gov. Jack Campbell, a Democrat starting his fourth year, was expected to request about 170 to 175 million dollars in general fund appropriations.
President Johnson asks Congress to authorize 200 million dollars for the newly organized 1 billion dollar Asian bank, signaling federal support for rapid development and regional funding. The request comes as the administration seeks to bolster foreign finance and strategic economic ties.
Texas Tech Army and Air Force ROTC units set commissioning at 10 30 a m in the Tech Union. Col B W Paden and Maj H L Gantz will confer commissions on 12 Army cadets and eight Air Force cadets. Notables include KSEL president R B McAlister and Rev J H Hodges with Lt Col J H Buechler administering the oath.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports 1965 cotton harvest at 97 percent complete as of last week. Snow and ice delay spring in West Texas but watermelon planting begins in South Texas and the Coastal Bend. Wheat, citrus, and vegetable crops show varied progress across the state.
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