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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1972

Page

4

Borger Club Members Dominate District Convention Events

At the district spring convention in Midland the Borger club earned praise for outstanding work. Lawson Wallace of Plainview won the speech contest and Ani Sircar of Borger won the tall tales contest. Wallace advances to the regional contest in Dallas on June 16 and 17.

Borger Cutaanding Ray Laird Chute Midland Lawson Wallace Plainview Club Ani] Sircar Wallace Dallas

Snyder Wins Top UIL Play Award at Austin Meet

Snyder High School dominated the state UIL contest in Austin with the play Ondine directed by Jerry Worsham earning the top prize. Dales High School placed second while Snyder earned multiple individual honors including Mike Dennis best actor and Allana Patterson best actress and Samuel French outstanding performer.

Laidbock Area Austin Snyder High School Ondine Jerry Worsham Dales High School Stafford Snyder Mike Dennis Allana Patterson Samuel French Danny Martin Delores Lewallen Joe Bullerd Muleshoe Pff Helen Nelast Andrews Vicky Davis Littlefield Terri Wagener Midland Lee Jean Petkovsek Ae Aaa Donna Bigham Meadow Mark Dudley Merkel Mark Joyce Number Sense Sally Shelton Lubbock High School David Butts Wolfforth Frenship Steve Orwig Lubbock Coronado Sharon Kneblick Anton Darla

Tri-State Festival honors Christian High School bands

Christian High School band and choir earned a trophy at the Tri-State Musical Festival in Enid Oklahoma marking a third consecutive block of wins for the groups.

Yenue Block Christian High School Nee Mal Ntuibon Enid Okla Takes

Emmy Awards Highlight 1971 72 Winners Report

New York and Los Angeles host the Emmy ceremonies with 44 awards across news crafts daytime drama and children programs. ABC NBC CBS led with top honors as Sesame Street and The China Trip along with Apollo 5 coverage receive prizes and production teams are cited for multiple categories.

New York Joseph Buce Brian ABC teleiVision Los Angeles Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Get NBC. Prat Supreme Court CBS Peverams Lic Pass Broadcasting NBC

Roaring Fire Strikes Amherst Church

A damaging blaze hit a church in Amherst causing extensive damage. Fire crews battled flames for hours as the building suffered significant structural and interior losses. No injuries were reported, and investigators will determine the cause.

Fire Alarms Sound Amid Citywide Drill

A partial OCR reading shows alarms and fire response drills prompting residents to evacuate areas briefly. Authorities advised caution as responders checked blocks for safety and tested systems.

Fragmentary note on protests and slogans from movement

Partial OCR outlines a protest scene with "Workers in" and "British army out" slogans. Mentions democracy movement and socialist groups in a cryptic fragment.

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South Plains traffic deaths rise with Acculest collision

Near Idalou, Weaver and wife were in a car when the accident occurred. Cisneros' death raised the South Plains traffic toll to 41 for the year, compared with 137 for the same period in 1971. It was the 22nd Lubbock County fatality. Last year at this time county deaths totaled 17.

Ls Lz Weaver Cisneros South Plains Lubbock

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