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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1969

Page

3

Degrees to be conferred at SU today

About 694 candidates for degrees will be conferred by the university at 4 30 p m in the Amarillo Civic Coliseum. Dr Mera Humphreys 55, noted end on the Tennessee football teams and listed in Sports Illustrated, is among the honored figures. The university chorale and iconic band will perform under Dr Houston Bright of WTSU, with the event detailing the campus’s honors program.

NYON Mera ‘Humphreys James P. Cornette Amarillo Civic Spr Humphreys University Wall Cve Manetienes Houston’ Bright WTSU

Mishap Near Crane Kills Six Returning from Dance

AP reports a three car crash near Crane on Saturday involving seven youths returning from a high school dance. Six people died and five of the group were in the party returning from the events.

CRANE

Portales Eastern NM University selects six cheerleaders

Six students at Eastern New Mexico University Portales were chosen as the 1969 70 cheerleaders for major athletic events next year. A freshman coed and man will be elected later. The group includes Debby Files Susie Jackson Catana Montoya Jack Craig John Johnson Gary Sparger and alternates Gay Nell Brown Sue Ann Talley Robert Odle. A dance party tragedy involving several of the troupe occurred as they traveled home from a high school dance. Seven dancers were injured and killed in a crash near Crane Texas. the victims included Jose Casillas Olga and Rosalinda Casillas Socorro Zenegas Elva Zuniga and Rodolfo Diaz Gonzalez. The group was mostly Mexican Americans from McCamey Texas.

Rodolfo Diaz Gonzalez Fort Stockton Gonzalez Crane Texas Odessa McCamey Jose Casillas Ft. Sill Okla Olga Rosalinda Soccoro Zenegas Elva ‘Zuniga Emancio Aguilar Jr Socorro Carrasco

Justice Douglas Calls for Public Officials to Disclose Incomes

Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas urged full disclosure of income sources for all public service members at a Monticello news conference during a conservation weekend at Allerton Park. He noted his ties to the Albert Parvin Foundation, which funds his foundation executive work and traces to his book America Challenged.

Monticello, Ill William O. Douglas U.S. Supreme Court Secretary of the Interior Douglas Monticello Allerton Park Decatur Albert Parvin Foundation Parvin’ Foundation America Parvin

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