Texas Millionaires Back Culture With Big Gifts
Houston Museum of Fine Arts president Alexander McLanahan notes Texas millionaires give generously, citing a $15 million fund drive with $9 million donated by the museum and $14 million from corporate friends. He compares to Boston’s $13 million 1966 drive and quips about the board’s generosity.
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Houston
UPI
Texas
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Alexander K. McLaAnahan
Boston Musseum of Fine Arts
United States
McLanahan
James Moore Named Division Plant Engineer for Southwestern Bell
James (Jim) Moore is appointed division plant engineer in Lubbock for Southwestern Bell, succeeding the late A L Deckley. He will oversee outside plant facilities across West Texas, transferring from St Louis after three years in the company's general headquarters engineering group.
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James VP
Jim) Moore
Lubbock
Southwestern Bell
A L Deckley
Moore
West Texas
St Louis
St. Louis
Dallas
Mineral Wells
Southwestern Bells
Fort Worth
Tineman
Texas Christian University
Odessa Man Bell Faces Death Penalty for Grocery Store Murder
Robert W. Bell, 21, of Odessa, convicted of murder during a robbery at a 24 hour grocery in Odessa Worthan. Judge Eo sentenced him to die in the electric chair after a five hour deliberation. Bell pleaded guilty but was rejected due to the death penalty pursuit. Defense motions followed and a new trial request was filed.
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Odessa
Robert W. Bell
Membas
Odessa Worthan
Tve Pr
Bell
Sophie Giesawny
Eharpes
John Green
John Berke
Jo Connally
Ao Nostro
Gil Jones
Witmer Gene Ballard
Berke
Ector County Names New Librarian from Lubbock
Midland native Charles Ross Baker of Lubbock will assume duties as Ector County librarian in the last week of March. He was named to the post at a recent county commissioners meeting and currently serves as a field consultant for the Texas State Library in Lubbock. Baker holds degrees from West Texas State University and LSU.
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Midland Spectrals
Charles Ross Baker
Lubbock
Ector County
Baker
Ector County Commissioners
Texas State Library
Midland
West Texas State University
Canyon
LSU
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Jim Moore
Los Angeles
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Metropolitan Museum
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Newark Museum
Detroit Museum
Brown, Foundation
George R. Brown
Brown & Root, Inc
Houston Endowment
Jesse Jones
Ture
Europe
Mies van der Rohe
Ife
Odessa Bell
Bulion Coa
Oxfords
Ghillies
Broadway
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