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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1971
Page
3
Researchers led by Balsam at Texas Tech study prairie dogs to understand fatigue and habituation. They implant brain electrodes, observe activity in a cafeteria cage, and test drugs, diets, and oxygen inhalation to see effects on running and alertness.
Worcester authorities recovered a fifth body from the rubble of a downtown rooming house fire that killed four others. Investigators examined reports a flaming object may have been thrown from a window to ignite rubbish as flames raced through fiberglas ceilings and central chimneys.
D R Jack Pinkston 49 of Stanton died of an apparent heart attack at home. Services at 10 a m Wednesday at Stanton First Baptist Church with Rev Warren G Hall officiating. Graveside at 2 30 p m Wednesday in Divide Cemetery 10 miles north of Water Valley. Survivors include wife Wanda two sons Jimmy Wayne and Larry Don both of Stanton and a sister Mrs Other Clary of San Angelo.
News briefs note a February shooting at a residence, upcoming meetings at 8801 22nd St and a Texas Tech English symposium with eight speakers. Also reported are funeral services for McAlester Birkelbach McLeod and Hart, plus jury delays in a personal injury suit and several hospital condition updates.
Services for Mrs. Matie Curtis 80 are set for 2 p.m. today at Sandhill Baptist Church with Rev. Craig C. Wilcox officiating. Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery under Mosre-Rose Funeral Home direction. She died about 6:30 a.m. Monday in Caprock Hospital. Born in Lafayette she moved to Floyd County in 1941. Survivors include two daughters Leona Mayo Floydada and Beatrice Potter McCaulley a son Burl Curtis Greenville a sister Dora Hemphill Hamlin three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Margarita Sanchez 69 of Wolfforth dies at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Services set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Christ The King Catholic Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home direction. Survivors include Ignacio husband. five daughters three sons three brothers and four sisters.
A brief note describes Mercury as the closest planet to the sun and the smallest among the major planets. It emphasizes its small size while marking its position in the solar system.
Graveside services for Mrs. Cora Jobe 76 former resident will be held at 3 p m today at Lamesa Memorial Park Rev Bill Hardage pastor of First Baptist Church will officiate Branon Funeral Home in charge she died Saturday night in an Athens hospital after a brief illness She is survived by a daughter Mrs Frank Moran of Chicago a son Bill of Athens and several relatives in Texas including Lampasas Abilene Cisco Burnet and Austin
Poem urging readers to replace silence with kind words and greetings. It cites Psalm 28 1 and warns that unkind silence hardens hearts and blocks charity while friendly speech strengthens bonds and prevents misunderstandings. The piece emphasizes gracious conversation to enrich relationships.
Texas Tech head football coach Jim Curlen will speak at a noon luncheon in the YMCA gym. The event starts the member ship report meeting campaign, with further meetings set for Friday and late March. Campaign workers led by Evan Roberts aim to recruit about 400 workers and new members.
Tex Lee Lewis of Slaton was ruled indigent in County Court by Judge Edwin H. Boedeker allowing his release from jail for inability to pay 139 dollars in misdemeanor traffic fines. Boedeker will enter a deferred judgement giving Lewis time to settle the amount after a habeas corpus filing referencing an innocent-law precedent.
The elections committee announced 3105 candidates will contest Indonesia's general election this summer for the 360 national parliamentary seats.
Services for Mrs. Noble LaVerne Wynn 61 of Lubbock begin 2 p.m. Wednesday at Broadway Church of Christ with ministers Cline B. Drake and Horace Coffman officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home directions. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Steve Dearth of Lubbock brother P. O. Smith of Lubbock half brother Ed Hill of Brownfield and six pallbearers Joe Haire Jack Haire Don Clary Weldon Thornton J B Rackler Robert Lee Hagler.
Services are pending at Steed Todd Funeral Home in Clovis for Floyd Fogland 42 who died Sunday at Clovis Memorial Hospital He was a Trinity Methodist Church member and Veterans of Foreign Wars member Survivors include wife Delia a daughter Brenda Lynette Fogland parents Myron and wife of Cheyenne Wyoming four brothers Bill San Mateo Max North Platte Bob and Dick in Army and three sisters Dora Houpt Marjorie McDonald and Betty Mutchler all of various listed locations
Thirteen persons appeared before Judge Edgar H. Boedeker in County Court-at-Law No. 1 on Monday. Billy F. Malone pleaded guilty to shoplifting and received a $25 fine and one day in jail. Others faced charges including aggravated assault on policemen and shoplifting, with various local defendants named and bonded for further proceedings.
In Middletown New York a 65 year old retiree Russell J Perrone shot and killed Dr Michael F Camillo 42 at Horton Memorial Hospital as he treated Perrone for cancer. Perrone fired four times then reloaded his weapon before pursuing Camillo up a stairwell where he died two hours later. Perrone surrendered to bystanders and is held without bail in Goshen pending a Friday hearing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cruz Moreno, who died Saturday night after a long illness, will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Margaret Marys Catholic Church in Lamesa. Rev. Pat Hoffman will officiate. Interment will be in Lamesa Cemetery under Branon Esthan Funeral Directors. She is survived by daughter Connie Salazar of Lamesa, son Robert of Lamesa, sisters Lupe Rodriguez of Lamesa and Filgénia Gonzales of Austin, and six brothers F. M. Hipolito Eup Manuel John Hipolito Felix Hipolito and David Hipolito.
Jesse James Lee 85 longtime South Texas resident died Sunday in Lubbock Services at 2 p.m. today at Smith-Rogers Funeral Home Chapel in Lovington with Rev. James Moseley officiating Burial in Lovington Cemetery He was a retired school teacher who had lived in a Plains nursing home five years Survivors include two daughters Mrs M G Yarbrough Jal NM and Mrs May Calhoun Sheridan CA a brother R B of Brownwood six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
John J. Neese 61 of 1318 42nd Street died about 145 a.m. Sunday in University Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at W Rix Chapel officiated by Rev J Robert Moore with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include wife Peara of Earth runswick Emmitt of Lubbock three brothers Hollis Corpus Christi Paul Arkansas George California and five others.
Keith Carter of 1711 43rd St. drowned Sunday in Haskell County while attempting to retrieve a drifting boat on Lake Stamford. After a 12 hour search in high winds his body was recovered about 9:30 p m. Survivors include his parents brother and grandparents. Services 2 p m at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Merrill Abbott officiating.
Edward E. Hargon Jr. 23 of Clovis, an insurance adjuster, was found dead in his home Monday. Curry County coroner Dr. James B. Moss ruled death by his own action. a pistol was found nearby. Wife Janice discovered the body. body taken to Sherwood Mortuary. Survivors include wife, a daughter and a son, and his mother Mrs. Harry Reisiger of Clovis.
Autopsy findings in New York indicate civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage possibly caused by sea surf, rough water, or debris impact during swimming. Young, 49, led the National Urban League and had just attended an Africa conference before his body was viewed at Riverside Church.
Harold C. Beevers 49 of 506 Zenith Ave dies after a pickup collision on EF 30th St. Funeral at Faith Temple at 2 p.m. with Rev. E D Throckmorton officiating. Burial at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Autopsy pending. police report details. Survived by Deborah Lamb Plainview, parents D C Beevers of Lubbock, and brothers L D and D J Beevers of Lubbock.
The deadline to apply for the Lubbock Community Ambassador position has been extended to March 31 due to Texas Tech early spring vacation. Roy Bass, chairman of the ambassador program, says the extension will give students more time to prepare applications.
Services for Mrs C L Ellis 83 of Slaton are set for 2 p m at the Church of Christ with Kenneth Burnett presiding Burial will be at Englewood England Funeral Home She is survived by a son Sam of Belen New Mexico three daughters and two sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren
Tommie Hedgeoth 69 of 6114 Sherman St. died about 10 15 p m Monday in a Roswell New Mexico hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a retired cook and Alba native who moved to Lubbock in 1939 from Kermit. He belonged to the Knights of Pythias and Parkdale Baptist Church. Services are pending with Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home. Hedgeoth had resided in a Roswell nursing home the past year.
Britain and Poland announced a long term trade pact after talks. Britain reported exports to Poland in 1970 at 144.6 million dollars while Polish imports reached 151.2 million dollars.
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