Labor Day Drive Safe Campaign Ends Weekend
Labor Day travel begins Friday with the Jaycees Rest Stop program offering free coffee at two Monahans stops near Pyote for 72 hours. Col. Wilson Speir says statewide traffic fatalities may reach 48 during the 78 hour holiday, with efforts including Operation Motorcide and expanded patrols, radar use, and 500 National Guardsmen aiding traffic control.
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Jaycees
Monahans Chapter
Pyote
Wilson Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ward
Speir
DPS
Texas National Guardsmen
M System Names New Assistant Manager
Bill Wade Barnes 19 of 1202 S Gary was named this week as the new Assistant Manager of the M System Food Store. Barnes is son of Mr and Mrs E J Barnes and a 1971 MHS graduate. He attended Odessa College for one year and has worked for M System about four years. He belongs to First Baptist Church and aids the Boys Mission Program and the Sunday night Training Program.
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Bill Wade Barnes
S. Gary
Barnes
E. J. Barnes
MHS
Odessa College
First Baptist Church
Boys Mission
Modern Bitter Magnet Drives Research at Brunswick TU
In Brunswick Germany the Physical Institute of the Technical University hosts the most modern high magnetic field system in Europe. The Bitter Magnet can reach 200000 Gauss, a million times Earth's field, requiring about 350 tons of water per hour to cool its copper discs and prevent melting during operation.
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Brunswick
Germany
Europe
Physical Institute of the Technical University of Brunswick
Special SWC Football Film Premieres on 28 Stations
A 28 minute retrospective film celebrates twenty five years of Southwest Conference football. Premiering Sept 5-9 on 25 stations, the film covers 1947 to 1971 with Doak Walker Bobby Layne era footage and all American stars. It will be available for free loan via Humble Oil Film Library 3400 Southland Center Dallas TX.
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Southwest
Humble Oil Film Library
Doak Walker
SMU
Bobby Layne
Texas
Froggy Williams
Lawrence Elkins
Kyle Rote
John David Crow
Jim Swink
E. J. Holub
Buddy Dial
Jerry Levins
Jimmy Saxton
Bob Lilly
Dicky Maegle
Tommy Nobis
Steve Wooster
Bobby Wuensch
TCU
Baylor
A&m
Arkansas
Rice
Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Southland Center
Dallas
Tex
Glasses Linked to Higher IQ in Children
Dr Charles Brown reports in Practitioner that short sighted children often excel on intelligence tests. He finds most high scorers wear spectacles and links eyeglasses to larger eyes and brains.
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Intellect Insight London
Charles Brown
Practitioner
Brown
Taiwan Puppet Shows Captivate Island Audiences
In Taipei a mix of flash and smoke marks Taiwan's televised hand puppets and sword fables, drawing massive viewership and stalling afternoon life. Officials blame the shows for truancy and misbehavior, yet their popularity boosts station ad rates and public interest remains high.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Monahans Zoning Board Hears R-1 to A-3 Change Request
The Planning and Zoning Board of Monahans will meet at 2:00 PM on September 6, 1972 to consider re zoning from R-1 single family to A-3 multiple family on Blocks 2 4 and 6 Lynn Addition described as 1100 blocks of South Leon and 1100 block of South Murray. Public input welcome.
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Planning and Zoning Board of the
City of Monahans
Lynn Addition
South Leon Avenue
South Murray Avenue
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