Hospital BoardCharts Progress On New Medical Complex
The Lubbock Hospital Board outlines a six month design plan for a 308 bed facility with future expansion to 800 beds. Plans include private patient rooms and no hospital cafeteria, relying on commercial suppliers for laundry and dining. A Burns unit funding pledge of 4600 is announced by South Plains Shrine Club, with further Mason support planned.
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Goyette and
Durbin
Goyette
United States
South Plains Shrine Club
Byron Shotts
Texas
Dallas
Waco
el Paso
West Texas Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Arrives in Moscow
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and his wife Margaret arrived in Moscow with Premier Kosygin for an 11 day visit. They are to tour 10 000 miles from Arctic Siberia to subtropical Samarkand.
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Moscow
UPI
Pierre Elliott Trudeaul
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Soviet Union
Vnukovo
Trudeau
Margaret
Arctic
Siberia
Samarkand
Anonymous donor gives Model T filled with artifacts
An anonymous benefactor left an antique Model T Ford outside the Royal Ontario Museum. The car contained artifacts such as a Japanese armor suit an English water clock and African elephant hide shields.
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Toronto
Royal Ontario Museum
Dropout rates fall as vocational training rises in district
Morris notes the seven to 12 grade dropout rate varied from 5.9 percent in 1959 60 to 3.3 percent last year with fluctuations year to year. He cites vocational training as key to fewer dropouts and describes home and school responsibility in keeping students. 141 left to work 104 quit to marry 139 due to lack of interest or behavior issues.
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Morris
Fishing pond planned at Lubbock State School grounds
Opal Dixon reports a man made fishing pond is being developed on the northern campus of Lubbock State School. The 100 by 220 foot pond will hold 10 feet of water with a possible 12 foot depth and will host fishing outings for residents with volunteers. The project includes trees, picnic areas, a nearby camp site, and an aviary, aimed at fostering friendships between staff, volunteers and students.
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Lubbock State School
North University Ave
Praire
Seymour Evans
Evans
Lubbock Power and Light
Camp
Kiwanis
Lubbock
Lora
Rachel
Richard
Dianne, Student with Partial Vision, Advocates Inclusion
Dianne, a high school student majoring in music at Eastern, supports public schools for all children to foster openness toward handicaps. She is not totally blind, uses magnifiers to read, and relies on friends for reading long tasks and social activities.
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Calif
Dianne
Eastern
Bobby
Old Timers Plan as 70 Year-Old Real Estate Pioneer Reflects
The Hockley fete profile highlights a 70 year old who scored 100 percent on the salesman exam and 99 on the brokers test. He spent 60 days in travel across Arizona New Mexico Colorado California and Texas. Keller farmed near Levelland 36 years before city life since 1950 and recalls hoeing weeds and pulling cotton for 50 consecutive years. He now enjoys church, travel, and cites good health for his age.
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Roy Keller
Hockley County
England
Keller
Levelland
Lubbock
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
California
Texas
Methodists Name New Appointments in New Mexico Conference
The 82nd annual session of the Methodist Church’s New Mexico Conference opened in Odessa at the First United Methodist Church. Dr. Bervis Caswell was named Clovis district superintendent replacing Dr. Earl M. Nowlin. New pastor appointments include J Harold Cates to Clovis First Methodist. Hugh G. Sorrow to Fort Sumner. Harvey L. Cauff man to Grady. C. C. Dorn to Santa Rosa. Glenneth Harrington to Monahans. J Ray Lawler to Crane. The article notes other shifts and unannounced details.
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Tularosa High Rolls
David Drake
Drake
Santa Rosa
First Methodist Church
C. C. Dorn
Belen
Norton Scrimshire
Monahans
Glenneth Harrington
Harwood Methodist Church
Albuquerque
J. R. Bunts
el Paso
First United Methodist Church
Crane
J. Ray Lawler
Trinity Methodist Church
Roswell
Guy Birdwell
Ysleta
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Avalanche-Journal
Hospital Board
For All
Texas State Teachers Association
Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
John Gladden
Lubbock Lake
George Singer
Archie May
Olton
Lamb County
Garena
Til. Baker Company
Hockley Fete
Methodists
YAN State Bank
F.d.1.c
Brady
Plough, Inc
RCA
Home Entertainment Center
Stereophono
W/T
Curtis Mathes
Mullins Bros
TV Land
Royce
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