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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1963
Page
4
The Children’s Bureau of Health Education and Welfare announced a complete revision of Infant Care. The 108 page booklet, priced at 20 cents, is the 11th edition since 1914 and has distributed 48 million copies. officials call the 1964 edition a major milestone.
Mayor Jack Strong saw off 70 Mexico Good Neighbor Project representatives at Union Bus Station for a two week tour of Mexico. Dr. Walter O. Parr and Dean Gerald Thomas lead the delegation distributing 200 head of cattle in September to cities including Monterrey Mexico City Chihuahua and San Luis Potosi. The Texans will join a Fourth of July parade in Mexico City viewed by about 16 000 people and return to Lubbock. Cattle donors include West Texas civic groups and individuals.
Lubbock Derby headquarters announce 13 dropouts leaving 142 hopefuls still in the running for the July 15 race. Wayne Healy says plans for the 16th annual event proceed, with final inspections set for July 13 after pre-inspections in Abernathy July 3 and Lubbock July 6.
Texas Tech associate professor Dr. Roger Brooks receives a $500 American Philosophical Society grant to study 19th century poet and critic Matthew Arnold in New York City's Arnold personal library. Brooks will work with Arnold's grandson Arnold Whitridge on books Arnold read as part of a long term study of influences on Arnold's writings.
Top Royal Saudi Air Force officers will spend three days at Reese AFB starting July 7 to study pilot training and base operations. They will be briefed by Col. Woodruff and visit Wing Commander Col. Gunn and the 3501st and 3500th Pilot Training Squadrons, with tours of maintenance and control facilities.
James G. Allen, student life dean at Texas Tech, will give four lectures at the second annual Student Personnel Conference at Oklahoma State University from July 10 to 13. Topics include off campus housing fraternal sorority issues student government discipline and persistent problems in student personnel administration.
Bob Moates of Eunice has been appointed to the board of supervisors of the State Department of Courtesy and Information. Gov. Jack Campbell announced the nomination for a term ending December 31, 1964. Moates runs an oilfield tank rental firm and the agency oversees ports of entry regulating commercial traffic entering the state.
Two defendants in misdemeanor cases pleaded innocent Saturday and were bond $900 each by Judge James A. Ellis. David Davis, 21, 101 79th St., charged with theft under 50 dollars, and Charles Henry Ishmael, 612 15th St., charged with carrying a pistol, appeared in County Court-at-Law No. 1. Norman Coleman, 20, Lubbock, was fined 25 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty in a Scheck law violation case.
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