Carnival celebrations sweep South America and Aruba
The piece describes February carnivals across South America with Brazil Rio de Janeiro hosting massive street dances and steel bands. Aruba features seven district queens competing for prizes including a Ford car, and a grand parade with over 50 floats ending with the doll burning, while Trinidad and Aruba vie for prominence in steel band contests.
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Virgil Koolman
Aruba
South America
Columbia
Venezuela
Trinidad
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
United States
Europe
Wilhelmina Stadium
Oranjestad
Ford
Senior citizens volunteer through RSVP program on campus
Bay area seniors 60 and older volunteer via Retired Senior Volunteer Program active in hospitals libraries schools clinics and welfare groups. They assist with escorting visits teaching crafts and operating clubs while offering counseling typing and food stamp advice at RSVP desks in Moody Center LC. Enrollment at Lee College fell about three percent from 2940 in 1974 to 2882, with 1785 males and 1097 females. 1915 in-district 865 out-of-district and 102 out-of-state students.
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Baytown
R.S.V.P
Houston
R.S.V.P. Information Desk
Moody
Walter Rundell Hall
Lee College
Robert Cloud
Marijuana use in Baytown linked to high feelings and munchies
A local report describes marijuana as the most used drug in Baytown with forms like tea and brownies. It notes effects including wandering thoughts, intense hunger, and sleepiness, while warning about fake THC and PCP dangers and ongoing medical study on pot’s side effects.
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Baytown
Lee College Choir Acceptances for State Festival
Eight members of the Lee College Choir will attend the Texas Junior College State Choir Festival in Waco from October 27 to 29. Tryouts were held in early October with all choir members participating under Marion Nesvadba. Final results were not available at press time. Dr. Howard Swan will conduct rehearsals clinics and the final performance on October 29.
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Lee College
Texas Junior College State Choir
Marion Nesvadba
Waco
Texas
Howard Swan
Oxidental University of California
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Nursing Department
Mamie Reeder
LC Nursing Dept
RSVP
Fred Adams
Walter Rundel Hall
Ronnie Burt
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