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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1967
Page
12
In Lubbock the Civil Defense leaders Louis Simmonds of Brownfield and Harry N Tower of Lubbock outline an emergency program at City Hall. Tower, Lubbock Civil Defense director and association vice president, invites interested residents to attend.
The first Rivalry Day at Lubbock Christian College starts at 1 p.m. on the campus track field. Freshmen and sophomores compete in football basketball soccer and games like a three legged race and pie eating contest. The winning class receives a 1%-foot trophy to pass to future winners. Student Senate led by John King and El Pugh aims to make Rivalry Day a yearly fall tradition.
George Gallup reports a national poll of 1527 adults shows 44 percent favor a law sending a drunk driver to jail after one drink, 52 percent oppose, with women and those over 50 more supportive. Scandinavian examples illustrate strict penalties and high compliance, while U.S. highway deaths tied to excess drinking prompt debate.
Dr. Richard Carlson of Texas Tech Psychology, awarded by the U S Health Education and Welfare Department, will lead an 11 month study titled Brain Atlas for the Black Tailed Prairie Dog. The project examines prairie dog dominance hierarchy and its relevance to human brain function. Carlson, with a graduate assistant, plans to study about 50 prairie dogs in the lab.
The Rev. Philip Schug of San Antonio will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lubbock located at 36th Street and Avenue U. A public party honoring him is set for 8 p.m. today at 4811 15th Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Basil Semanchick and will run after the Texas Tech Iow State football game. His sermon is titled The Wonder of Being Loved.
Lt Cmdr Ron Stanfield took command of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in Lubbock replacing Lt Cmdr Lester E. Zook who moves to San Diego as surface programs officer for the 11th Naval District. Stanfield entered the Navy in 1957 and prior duties included USS Lakeland USS Taconic and staff of Atlantic fleet. He recently returned from security duty aboard USS Great Sitkin.
Rev. Phillip Schug former minister of the San Antonio Unitarian Church and executive secretary of the Southwestern Unitarian Universalist Association speaks at 11 A.M. Sunday September 24 at the Unitarian Church 36th and A. His topic is The Wonder of Being Loved.
A devotional plea asking divine grace to endure worldly temptations and keep pure hearts and minds in service to God through Jesus Christ, requesting spiritual steadfastness for believers.
Results of a mail referendum in which Lubbock County farmers cast 1 052 votes for the community Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service committee. The 12 committee members will meet at 9 a m Wednesday in the ASCS office to elect a county committeeman and two alternates. The term of Melba Thompson on the county committee is expiring. Community results include A northwest M J Stanton chairman S B Deavours vice chairman Paul Crosnoe Jr member B northeast W J Grimes Verbal Peeples J C Heinrich C southeast Lee Roy Heinrich R C Hall Jr Nestor Kitten D southwest Billy B Boyd Cecil Bradshaw Pete Alexander. The Corpus Christi festival is observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
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