Faulk recounts false charges and support for First Amendment
Humorist John Henry Faulk spoke to about 200 in Rundell Hall on November 7 about American freedoms. He recalled his blacklist fight with AWARE, CBS loss, and a libel verdict of 3.5 million, noting no arrests during the Red Scare and praising the Constitution and First Amendment.
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John
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Aware, Inc
AWARE
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O'Brien Receives First LC Service Appreciation Award
Mrs. O'Brien was honored November 7 in Rundell Hall Auditorium with a clock plaque and reception in Moser Hall. A permanent plaque will be placed in the Moody Center Board Room. She joined LC in 1970, held multiple secretarial roles, and served as Deputy Grand Matron 1984 85. The award recognizes full time staff with one year plus service and salary scale eligibility. An anonymous committee selects the recipient.
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O'Brien
First LC
Cloud
Regents Map LC Future With College Master Plan
Lee College Board of Regents selects SHWC Inc to draft a master plan addressing future needs and space use. The firm will study library expansion and new women’s PE facilities, with $25,000 budgeted and a seven to ten month timeline.
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Laurie Barnett
Lee College Board of Regents
Shwc, Inc
Alden Weaver
Weaver
Early spring pre-registration dates announced at Moler Hall
Early spring registration opens December 2 at 9 a.m. in Moler Hall. Returning students register 9 to 7 on December 2, non returning students 9 to 7 December 3 and 9 to 4:30 December 4. Counselor Bobbie Wheatfall notes it helps secure class options and avoid closed courses. Students must obtain a timed process sheet, pay fees, and apply at Admissions and Records.
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Moler Hall
Bobbie Wheatfall
Admissions and Records Office
Early counseling urged for Lee College students before registration
Counselorsаяing Lee College students to visit the Counseling Center before registration to plan careers and degrees. Gertrude Teter says counselors will help identify abilities, interests, values, and future job opportunities using handbooks and aptitude tests. Call 425-6384 for details.
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Betty Pral
Lee College
Gertrude Teter
Teter
Lee College Participates in Great American Smokeout
Lee College joins the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout on November 21 with campus events. Students pledge not to smoke, adopt a smoker for the day, and enter prize drawings. sponsors include Interfirst Bank, Curtis Mathis, Kroger’s, Holiday Foods, Red Lobster, White’s Cafeteria, and Tia Maria’s.
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Lee College
Peggy Durant
Smokout
America
Ms. Durant
Texas Nursing Students Association
Interfirst Bank
Curtis Mathis
Kroger's
Red Lobster
White
Tia Maria's
Lee College Community Relations
Baytown Humana Hospital
Donna Cowart
Private phones placed in dorm amid unpaid bill case
Lee College dorm residents get personal phones for emergency use only after a legal dispute over a long distance bill estimated between 1,000 and 4,000 dollars. Mitch Fogle, Rebel guard, installed a phone paying 90 dollars for setup and 20 dollars monthly, with responsibility for long distance calls. Officials refuse to comment as attorney Peebles handles the matter and possible action against a former SC basketball player remains unconfirmed.
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Lee College
Leonard Riven
Mitch Fogle
Fogle
Robert Cloud
Bettie Bennett
Rick Peebles
Peebles
Committees Tackle Textbook Policy at LC Bookstore
Two committees formed to fix bookstore operations have begun proposing solutions. William Farley aims to draft a textbook sales policy and its implementation, while Bettie Bennett’s panel studies procedures at other junior colleges. They plan to meet soon to align goals amid textbook shortages and rapid tech-driven obsolescence.
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William Farley
Faculty Assembly
Farley
Bettie Bennett
Laura McFarland
Bennett
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