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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Page
5
Former city leader Laughlin recalls the rise of the city commission form, his role in starting city upgrades, and the ongoing growth of Hobbs. He cites financial strain during transition, notes improvements by current and past officials, and explains retirement after 16 years on the council.
The FCC dismissed allegations that the Pacifica Foundation has Communist Party connections and found no broad censorship role beyond flagrant violations. The agency renewed licenses for three Pacifica FM stations and issued a new one in New York and California while noting no evidence warranting further inquiry into Pacifica’s affiliations.
Capt Don Gates formerly of Idalou and later Texas Tech student now stationed in Adana Turkey served as medical attendant on the Bob Hope overseas Christmas tour. He traveled to the Black Sea Adana Turkey Athens Crete Tripoli and Naples during the assignment. Also Pvt Robert Hastings son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Johnson completed eight weeks of infantry training at Ft Gordon after enlisting September 1953 and graduating from Dunbar High School in 1962.
Texas Tech will open spring semester registration Tuesday with enrollment expected near 11 000. Enrollment runs 8 am to noon and 1 30 pm to 6 pm through Thursday noon January 30. Classes start Friday January 31. Graduate students may enroll February 1 from 8 am to noon. Fall enrollment was 12 036. Fourteen hundred residence halls and a union orientation set for January 31 in Coronado Room.
Twenty eight nursing students from the Vocational Nursing School will cap at 7 00 p m in Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church. Director Corinne Lattimore will explain the ceremony and read The Nurse s Cap poem. Caps will be presented by Instructors Louise Linker and B Arline Gross. The rite marks end of practical training and start of seven months of hospital training toward graduation. Music by Mrs Charles Northington and devotional by Mrs A L Fack ion. Also on the program will be special nurses by Mr and Mrs L A Coward Bible presentation by Mrs WOW Betholis and reading of The Nurse s Prayer by Mrs Dorothy Wilbanks.
An open textbook hearing will be conducted at Lamesa High School from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on February 1. Representatives from Lamesa and nearby Dawson County schools including Klondike Flower Grove Ackerly O Donnell Borden County Seminole Brownfield and others are invited. Sessions cover textbooks in music readers arithmetic geography French band instruction typing chemistry economics English and graphics.
Kenneth Kelsay of the Levelland fire department is appointed assistant fire chief by Chief John Roberts, succeeding N. H. Quiett who has held the post for 19 years and plans retirement in a year.
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