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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1977
Page
7
Beverly Rhoades of the Texas A&M Extension Service previews spring summer 77 jewelry trends. Fabric jewelry with silk flowers knots and beads appears for day and night wear. Traditional gold remains popular with combinations of gold with white ivory and black. Hair ornaments necklaces bold bangles and fun jewelry like ceramic cords and leather straps offer fresh looks.
Ann Landers columns showcase parent and administrator clashes over discipline and respect. Readers describe timid administrators, overbearing parents, and students who feel no fear, while a Wilmont Junior High principal defends staff and urges accountability. The exchange ends with a note on safety, courtesy, and historical reference to Thomas Becket.
The Oak Ridge Boys will perform at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Odessa College Auditorium with Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys opening. The gospel group turned progressive country act has performed nationwide and abroad and holds multiple Dove and Grammy honors. Tickets 4 at the door or 3 in advance at Musicland Endless Horizons and OC book store.
Robert A. Stubblefield of Houston eye safety chairman for the Texas Society for the Prevention of Blindness announced a state wide drive to enroll all Texas secondary schools in the Wise Owl Club. The program aims to prevent eye accidents in classrooms and workshops.
Social notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Highsmith of El Paso to Pecos and Clyde, by Ms. Vicki Cravens at 519 Oleander with Harold Simpson, and by Mr. and Mrs. J R Moorman from Pecos to Houston for the A U V Convention trip with daughter Carol Moorman.
Ronald Therman Cravey of Abilene is selected for inclusion in the 1977 Outstanding Young Men of America. He joins about 11 000 peers recognized for community service, leadership, academics, business achievement and civic participation in a publication co sponsored by the United States Jaycees and other organizations. Doug Blakenship chairs the 12 member advisory board. The program honors young men excelling in various fields.
Public school teachers and administrators in El Paso and eight surrounding counties are invited to a 7:30 p.m. briefing on school legislation at the El Paso Teachers Association building. Earl Cantrell will lead the session, with TSTA District XIX leaders Charles Holmes and Mary Polk in support. The group reviews bills advancing in the Texas Legislature including a proposed teacher pay raise and retirement, sick leave, contracts, and certification measures.
In a light column Phil Pastoret notes the shift from gossip to data coordination and jokes about celebrity detachment. He compares dry martinis served with a whisk broom to the modern gossip culture and finds celebrities as ordinary as the rest.
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