Middle-Aged Parents Pleased With Gift Baby Born in Retirement Era
Margie and Delvin Janssen of LaGrange Texas welcomed John William Janssen a 7 pound 9 ounce boy at Seton Hospital after a surprise pregnancy discovered during preoperative testing. The couple aged 51 and 55 describe the birth as a gift following a decade of quiet, child-free years. The family includes three married daughters and six grandchildren.
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Margie
Delvin Janssen
LaGrange
Janssen
John William Janssen
Seton Hospital
Austin
Janssens
Tex
Industrial Position Filled By W Eugene Smith in Lubbock
Mike E Skaggs, 26, becomes industrial development specialist for the Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development in Lubbock, filling the post left vacant by Ted St. Clair. Skaggs, public relations manager for CC BCD, will implement the Fantas report, serving as the on the road contact for targeted industries and expanding the economic development department. He is a Plainview native and Texas Tech 1968 graduate with a marketing degree, previously an advertising account executive, and now earns 9600 per year while in training. He and wife Sharon reside with daughter Mary Katherine at 620 B 54th St.
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W. Eugene Smith
Lubbock
Reqx
Cc-Bcd
Logan
Skaggs
Plainview
Texas Tech University
Lubbock Advertising Federation
United Fund
Tech
Alha
Delta Sigma
Delta ‘Tau ’Delta
Sharon
First Baptist Church
54Th St
Mary Katherine
Floydada Bank Names Cashier to Lead Local Bank Team
Floydada First National Bank promotes C. J. Payne to cashier after a directors meeting. Payne, ex county Tax Assessor Collector, has served about a year with the bank. New officers include Kind er Barris president Jimmy Seay executive vice president Charlie Bedford vice president and Lyre Walding Nell Swine vim assistant cashiers with board members Henry Pedford F Norman and Fred Zimmerman ar to round out the group.
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Floydada
C.J. Payne
Jeashier
First National Bank
Payne
Kinder Barris
Ebry
Jimmy Seay
Charlie Bedford
Lyre Walding
Nell” Swine Vim
Farris
Henry, Pedford
F. Norman
Fred Zimmerman
Flurries and Rain Forecast for South Plains Area
A blustery cold front from the west is due today bringing rain and snow flurries to the South Plains. The National Weather Service predicts a 60 percent chance of precipitation during the day, dropping to 20 percent tonight. Strong Colorado and New Mexico ski areas report good to excellent conditions despite a wintery mix. Continued cold in Texas with a warming trend expected Monday through Wednesday. Nearby systems bring snow into Utah and the Plains, with frigid lows reported in Alamosa and milder highs in Florida.
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Nancy Arthur Avalanche Journal
South Plains
National Weather Service
NWS
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Lubbock
Colorado
Texas
Great Lakes
Canada
Caroli- Mnas
Northern Plains
Central Plains
Alamosa
Colo
Vero Beach
Fla
Kress Crash Claims One and Injures Two
A two car broadside on FM 145 at I 27 near Kress left Louis Williams Francis 82 dead and his wife Elena Jewel 80 seriously injured. Kenneth Cowling 42 of Lubbock was in fair condition with a broken arm. Francis died in Plainview after the 4 45 p m crash. The couple resided in Silverton and are survived by four sons and three daughters. The incident marked the fifth traffic death on the South Plains that year. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Kenneth Cowling
57Th St
Lubbock
Plainvew Hospital
Francis
Cowling
Joe Miles
Claudie Hinkle
Tulsa
South Plains
Lato
Silverton
Holly
Muleshoe
Charles
Alvie
John
Margaret Frizzell
Buses Collide Near Marine Killing Six Injuring Sixteen
Police said two buses collided near Marine about 165 miles south of Belo Horizonte. Six people were killed and 16 injured in the wreck.
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Marine
Belo Horizonte
Abductors Agree To Ransom For Industrialist Felipe Huarte
In Pamplona reports say Felipe Huarte's family agreed to pay 790000 dollars at a secret French location to secure his release. ETA denies abducting him and says the motive is to pressure a labor dispute. Negotiations reportedly near conclusion before a Friday deadline.
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Pamplona
Spain
UPI
Felipe Huarte
France
Huarte
ETA
Madrid
Informaciones
Tuarte
Pueblo
Formaciones
Pedro
Ikidnap
Hepatitis cases in Lubbock link to schools probe
Health officials chased a common source for six confirmed hepatitis cases in Lubbock. A cafeteria worker who served Bayless Elementary and Atkins Junior High sparked the school investigation. While water at a nearby trailer park tested clean, incubation makes tracing contact difficult. Corona High notified parents of three cases with additional updates for athletics. The district said no new cases within schools on Friday and expressed hope the outbreak has stabilized.
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Celeste Loucks
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Bayless Elementary
Atkins
David M. Cowgill
Lubbock City County Health Department
Payless
Contac
Bill Parker
Lubbock Public Schools
Coronado High School
Parker
Area Soil Officers Installed at 15 County Meeting
Three new officers were installed during a Friday banquet by the Soil Conservation Society of America at Furrs etaria. Former president Ameal Scott installed Clais Cobb as president Jimmy Lewis as president-elect and council member Robert Fewin. John Hunter of Texas Tech presented a wildlife conservation slide program.
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South Plains
The
Soil Conservation Society of America
Soil Conservation Officers
the Cobb
Jimmy Lewis
Robert Fewin
Lubbock
Warnings on suicide risk noted by San Francisco group
Eight of ten crisis reports contain definite clues and warnings about their intent says the San Francisco Bay Area Death by Own Action Prevention Inc. The organization highlights early warning signs and urges communities to train for intervention.
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San Francisco
UPI
The
San Francisco Bay Area
Suicide Prevention Inc
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