Sergeant Ramon Rodriguez Jr Promoted in Germany
Ramon Rodriguez Jr., 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Rodriguez Sr., was promoted to sergeant in the U.S. Army while serving with the 41st artillery near Schwabisch Gmund, Germany. A Pecos High School graduate of 1970, he entered service in June 1970 after basic training at Fort Ord and last stationed at Fort Lee. His wife Diana is accompanying him in Germany.
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U.S. Army
Germany
AHTNC
Ramon Rodriguez Jr
Ramon Rodriguez Sr
P.O
41St Artillery
Rodriguez
4Th Battalion of the Artilery
Schwabisch Gmund
Army
Ft. Ord
Calif
Pvt Matta completes eight weeks of basic training
Army Private Israel Matta, 19, son of Mrs Emma M Matta, 1221 S Hickory St, Polk, La, recently finished eight weeks of basic training at Ft Polk Infantry Center. He trained in drills weapons map reading combat tactics and Army history with Company A 4th Battalion 1st Brigade. A Pecos High School 1971 graduate.
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AHTNC
Israel Matta
Emma M. Matta
S. Hickory Sr
U.S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Ft. Polk
Matta
Pecos High School
Off campus living grows among UT Austin students
A UT Austin survey shows about 50 percent prefer apartments and 30 percent favor living in their own homes. Privacy, home ownership, and cooking space drive off campus choices while the university stresses diverse housing options and lower costs through campus housing.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas At Austin
Marlene Imber
UT Austin
Fort Worth
Cloudview
Jester Center
Man Woman of the Year named at Sul Ross awards
Sul Ross State University selects Viola Fisher from Sanderson as Woman of the Year and Jack Lee Hardin of Snyder as Man of the Year during the Awards Day Assembly in Alpine. Fisher is Student Congress treasurer and Dean’s Honor List member. Hardin edits The Skyline and belongs to Tau Kappa Epsilon. both are 1972 honorees with other nominees named.
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Sul Ross
Alpine
Tex
Sul Ross State University
Viola Fisher
Sanderson
Jack Lee Hardin
Snyder
Miss Fisher
Sachem Literary Society
Alpine Pilot Club
Robert Fisher
Hardin
The
Skyline
W.R. Hardin
Tau Kappa Epsilon
George M. Cabada
Jack Cooper
Corpus Christi
Sharon Pettigrew
el Paso
Meuth to graduate at Peacock Military Academy San Antonio
Robert D. Meuth son of Mr and Mrs R M Meuth of 1004 S Elm St is among the graduates of Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio and will receive his high school diploma at the commencement May 27 He is a four year cadet a 2nd Lieutenant in the military department and earned varsity football letters in football and track He was vice commander of the Peacock Rangers the combat platoon unit and earned ribbons for useful service and proficiency over the past two terms He plans to attend Mc
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Robert D. Meuth
R.M. Meuth
S. Elm St
Peacock Military Academy
San Antonio
Meuth
Peacock ‘‘Rangers
Lady Senator Jordan to Serve as Acting Governor for One Day
Texas State Senator Barbara Jordan of Houston will act as Governor on Saturday June 10 while Governor Preston Smith and Lt. Governor Ben Barnes are out of state. Jordan, President Pro Tem, will be sworn in and perform duties for the day. She is the first Black woman to preside over a Texas Senate and a U.S. legislative body. Special guests from her districts and across the state will attend.
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Barbara Jordan
Houston
State of
Texas
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Jordan
Texas Senate
Senate
State Capitol
United States
Senator Jordan
Courtenay Crews Earns B S From Sam Houston State
Courtenay Crews of 1618 Morris Street earned a bachelor of science degree at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville on May 13. The graduation ceremony joined 903 graduates across three sessions at 10 am 1 pm and 4 pm in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom. A reception followed in the LSC lobby. The note expresses thanks for cards memorials and floral tributes during illness and death of Wilton L Youngblood.
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Huntsville
Courtenay Crews
Morris St
Sam Houston State University
Lowman Student Center
Wilton L. Youngblood
Community Calendar Week of May 17 Highlights
Activities include Lions Club noon meeting Pecos Crusade services at 6 p m Sul Ross graduation at 7 p m Principal's meeting at 4 p m Evening Optimists 7 30 p m Kiwanis 6 30 a m Rotary noon Pecos Crusade with Reese Morrison 8 p m 3rd and 4th grade Crusade free supper 6 30 p m Color guard at 8 p m on May 19 Armed Services Day Fly-in breakfast at the airport 10 30 a m Friendly Texan Week events Jr Sr Banquet prom 7 p m May 20 Church May 22 Evening Lions 7 30 p m and Pecos Jr High Concert May 23 at 8 p m.
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Kiwanis
Rotary Club
Pecos
Reese Morrison
Armed Services
Sixth Annual Southwestern Area Art Show Invites Entries
The Museum of the Southwest invites West Texas and eastern New Mexico artists aged 16 and up to submit up to three works in painting sculpture ceramics drawing or photography produced in the last year and not previously shown in Midland. Entry fee is two dollars per piece with hand delivery May 19 20 at Lancaster House Midland.
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Museum of the Southwest
Southwestern Area
West Texas
New Mexico
Midland
Lancaster House
Indiana St
Express
Missouri St
Tex
Educators Attend April Reading Tutor Training Workshop
Six regional educators attended the Reading Tutor Training Workshop in Austin April 24 25 as part of the national Right to Read program. Participants Gail Ashby Jean Beach Dorothy Johnston Ethel Horton Dorothy Hendrix and Bill Whitfield trained to tutor children with reading problems and support classroom teachers through one to one volunteer tutoring.
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Austin
Gail Ashby
Jean Beach
Midland
Dorothy Johnston
Pecos
Ethel Horton
Dorothy Hendrix
Andrews
Bill Whitfield
West Texas Education Center
UT Permian Basin Campus Phase 1 Construction Advances
Construction on Phase 1 of the University of Texas at the Permian Basin campus began April 18 and is moving ahead. Preliminary site work and grading are done, the water system is being installed this week, and about 50 workers are currently on site with numbers expected to rise as work progresses.
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University of Texas
Permian Basin
Turk and Nowell Earn Master of Divinity Degrees
Lynn T. Turk of Fort Worth and William T. Nowell of Dallas received Master of Divinity degrees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary spring commencement on May 12. Seminary President Robert T. Naylor conferred degrees on 240 candidates from theology, religious education, and church music schools. Turk earned a Baylor University BA in 1968 and serves as pastor in Mingus. Nowell works as a Buckner Home house parent in Dallas.
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W.F. Turk
South Park St
William T. Nowell
W. Homer Nowell
Country Club
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Robert T. Naylor
Turk
Sylvia
Baylor University
Waco
Mingus Baptist Church
Mingus
Nowell
Dallas
Lavonia
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall
Buckner Children’s Home
Thomas S. Field
William Jewell College
Liberty
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Murry College
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Linda York
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Mark Ferguson
Pecos Senior High School
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Douglas Tillery
Carolyn Clark
Karen Beauchamp
Ronny Salcido, Jr
Ernest Salcido
Mexico
Memorial Park
Jane Colby
Mesquite, Tex
Chicago
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Field
Wheaton College
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
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Southwestern
Southern Baptist Convention
Lynn T, Turk
William T, Nowell
Byer & Sons Pest Control
Pecos, Texas
Playtex
International Playtex Corporation
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