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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1967
Page
4
A speculative piece ponders how a retrial for Jack Ruby might have unfolded, weighing legal options and potential outcomes had he survived his imprisonment. It explores questions of justice, public memory, and the possible directions a new trial could have taken.
Sister Francet ta Barberis former Webster College president backs Sister Jacqueline Grennan’s plan to grant lay status to the college and end vows. She urges secularized leadership, notes possible new patterns for Catholic higher education, and says Loretto sisters may stay as faculty if qualified.
The article notes Houston as boxing capital with Muhammad Ali and Ernie Terrell set for a world heavyweight title unification bout at the Astrodome. It mentions three world championship fights in three months and public appearances by Ali and Terrell at the Golden Gloves. The bout will be globally televised and may settle the split in recognition between the WBA and other bodies.
New York based Educational Travel Association and Air France offer two month long summer sessions for college students at Paris Ecole Pratique and University of Salzburg. Priced at 225 dollars including courses lodging meals and programs with July and August sessions. Departures from New York set for June 30 July 31 and July 2 August 2 with round trip airfares to Paris 526.30 and to Vienna 611.80. Extensions tours available after sessions.
Drama instructor Mr Thurman Rowlett says the department is preparing a three act play a musical and several one act plays for the spring. Details will be released next week targets include acting and musical talent with student tryouts invited.
The Readers Digest Almanac notes that in 1965 Americans spent 12 million dollars on alcohol and eight million on tobacco, compared with two million on books. This highlights consumer spending patterns across categories and implies differing societal priorities.
Gamma Phi Kappa reveals spring pledges Judy Frost Mary Ann Holiday LaVerne Sadik Susie Sanders Pat Wendell and Linda Wilson. A welcoming party was hosted at Cherry Lazenby’s home. Pledge Week runs Feb 6–10 with a slave sale outside the cafeteria at 7:30 a.m. The initiation slumber party is scheduled at Janet Enoch's that evening.
The council at Thursday's special meeting elected Courtney Curry sophomore representative to replace Susan McCraw and appointed her as Senior Night Committee chair. The session also covered outcomes from a Austin trip about the Student Council Convention and discussed upcoming elections for Colonel Lee and First Lady and the Confederate Ball Court, with dates not yet set.
Readers Digest Almanac warns that if someone swallows ammonia or lye, give 2 tablespoons of vinegar in two glasses of water and feed the whites of two raw eggs or two ounces of olive oil. Then call a doctor for medical guidance.
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