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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1966
Page
3
President Johnson proclaimed Sunday Fathers Day and urged expression of gratitude to fathers. He also proclaimed Sept 17 Citizenship Day with ceremonies to inspire service to the country. Additionally the week was named Gas Industry Week to recognize the gas industry's contributions to national security and health.
The Texas attorney general plans to petition the U S Supreme Court to reverse the Fifth Circuit ruling that Texas cannot execute Eugene Welch until he has a sanity hearing. Welch was convicted in Grayson County for a 1962 robbery murder and sentenced to death.
Subcontract bids totaling 4 114 553 were opened for three proposed 12 story Tech dorms at 19th Street and Flint Avenue. Low bids include Drew Woods Co for mechanical 1 920 000 Tarver Electric for electrical 708 850 Ellis Manufacturing 778 976 for built in furniture Commercial Kitchens for food service 373 727 Hunter Hayes Elevator 353 000. General bids to be opened later. The six tower Wiggin complex aims for September 1967 completion with fall 1969 targets for remaining dorms.
Twenty five job corpsmen from the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos gave blood in Austin this week to help Sadie Mae Wimberly of San Marcos. Sadie Mae was taken to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston May 9 for treatment of a facial hemangioma. Hospital spokesmen said her condition requires ongoing transfusions due to profuse bleeding.
About 125 children from Lul Ipock homes are invited to a Shriner fish fry at Buffalo Springs Upper Lak from 5 to 8 p m today. Public welcome. Shrine members sell tickets for 1 each. Contact Bob Stribling for details. Proceeds support Shriner hospital programs. Door prizes include a television set rods and transistor radios.
A 48 year old Lubbock man Er nest Lynwood Rowell pleaded guilty to two liquor law violations before Judge Edwin H. Boedeker. Rowell received a 350 dollar fine plus costs for unlawful possession of intoxicants dated May 24 and a 400 dollar fine plus costs for unlawful transportation of intoxicants dated May 31. Carl Summers, 43, also pleaded guilty to a check law violation with a 25 dollar fine and costs. Claude James, 33, is held on 500 dollar bond after pleading innocent to an aggravated assault charge from February 20.
Registration for the fall term opened for new South Plains College students with scheduling interviews. Applicants must submit admission forms, a high school transcript, and a national college entrance exam score before a pre-registration appointment. About 264 returning students already registered. 564 pre-enrolled last summer.
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