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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1965
Page
2
Kay Pitner was crowned homecoming queen at Snyder High School on Friday night. Her father, K. C. Pitner, city secretary, assisted as part of the halftime ceremonies during the football game.
Bishop J Waskom Pickett arrived in Lubbock and began a four stop talk series in the county. He spoke at Slaton First Methodist Church and was scheduled for services at St John’s and Forrest Heights Methodist churches and a church night dinner at First Methodist Church. Pickett, long a missionary in India, is retired in Glendale California and authored works praised by church leaders. The arrangement was coordinated by Rev George E Turrentine. He arrived in Lubbock by plane from Midland.
In a shift to mobile counterinsurgency, Colombia's army says most bandit groups are wiped out after 17 years of La Violencia. Only the 150-strong band of Sureshot remains, allegedly aided by Communist links. Fewer than 300 killed this year show a drop from 1962. The military plans to aid peasants with roads, schools, hospitals, and sanitation.
Roy Furr of Lubbock and member of the Texas Tech Board and statewide Steering Committee argues Amendment One provides a funding source for construction and equipment at Texas Tech and 16 other state colleges. He cites growth projections from the Texas Commission on Higher Education and says 120 percent enrollment rise is forecast by 1975, with 50 million in matching federal funds at stake.
Industrial engineering expert Dr Lillian Gilbreth will visit Texas Tech November 1 to 4 for seminars open to all interested. A banquet honoring her is scheduled November 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union building with tickets at 2.50.
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