New Miss Lake Waco Holly Koppe Crowned in Third Try
Holly Koppe, a Waco native and Hill Junior College alumna, was crowned Miss Lake Waco 1967 after her third attempt. She designs her own gown, plans to teach journalism, and will juggle Miss Lake Waco duties with summer study in St. Louis and classes in Nacogdoches. Her win followed a pageant audience of about 600 at the Waco Theater. The article also notes Navy Lieutenant Commander Jerry R. Griffitts, SAR pilot from Waco, and a CARE MEDICO Tunisian orthopedic program report.
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Holly Koppe
Holly
Koppe
Hill Junior Colege
See
Hill Junior
Press Club
Seventeen
Lake Waco
Waco
St. Louis
Steven F. Austin
Nacogdoches
NAVY
Jerry R. Griffitts
R. A. Griffitts
34Th St
Gulf of Tonkin
Abilene Christian College
Abilene
Texas
Griffitts
Billye M. Fox
Avenue F
Miss Lake Waco Pageant Sparks National Rise
Judi Lackey crowned Miss Lake Waco and credits the event as a stepping stone to a national career. She later became a division semifinalist in the International Beauty Congress and received praise from officials, later modeling offers, and a Braniff stewardess position for writing material.
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Lake Waco
Judi
Holly Koppe
U. S
Japan
Yugoslavia
Malaysia
Texas
Hill Junior College
California
New York
Braniff Airlines
Tank Repair Course Completion for Pfc Martin Cortez
Private First Class Martin IL Cortez son of Mrs Rosa Cortez of 1508 Windsor Waco completed the Tank Repair Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
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Martin IL. Cortez
Rosa Cortez
Windsor
Waco
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Land Owner Sets Deer Quota
Texas Parks and Wildlife notes county discussions on winterless deer harvest as an urgent measure to curb overpopulated ranges. The land owner holds final say on sex and number of deer marked for hunting, with the department issuing permits and counts but no harvesting strings. The owner can set proportions and may close the season on his land at any time.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Air Force Major Ledbetter Graduates from Staff College
Air Force Major Melvin N. Ledbetter, son of Mrs. Woodrow Byrd of Waco, completed the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB on June 9. A Waco High School and Baylor University economics graduate, he was commissioned in 1955 and has served in Vietnam. His wife Willie is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Ayms of 3223.
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Melvin N. Ledbetter
Woodrow Byrd
Burnett
Waco
U. S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College
Maxwell Afb
Ala
Waco High School
Baylor University
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Vietnam
Willie
Mary Ayms
Hughes Earns 4000 Welch Scholarship at Texas Interscholastic
David C. Hughes, 1967 Connally High School graduate of Waco, won the $4000 Welch Scholarship from the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation. He ranked second in Conference AA Debate at the state meet and scored 1182 on the SAT and 131 on the National Merit tests. Hughes starred in One-Act Play and Debate, served in NHS and other clubs, and plans chemistry at Southern Methodist University. The TILF secretary praised the top Texas students.
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David C. Hughes
Connally High School
Waco
Texas Interscholastic League Foundation
Hughes
Southern Methodist University
Widow Defends Garden From Trespassing Snake
An 87 year old widow sent a handwritten note to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department asking for a snake bulletin after spotting a snake in her garden. Officials examined the report noting the blunted tail and 5 1/2 foot length suggesting a harmless species.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Prairie Chickens Make Gains in Panhandle Coasts
Lesser prairie chicken counts in the northeast Pane handle show a 200 percent rise over three years. In Wheeler County counts reach 7,000 with 5,500 in Lipscomb and Hemphill, the highest in 14 years. Ideal nesting conditions and intact grasses drive the uptick according to Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist Dick De Arment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler County
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Dick DeArment
Lipscomb
Hemphill
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Pretty Personality
Deborah Guyton
Pamela Kay Lassetter
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Sufiness Tennis Center
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Charles J. White Welding Shop
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Judi Lackey
John Connally
Slim Pickens
Bruce Cabot
Ken Curtis
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Starcraft
Reynolds Distributing Co
Dick Reynolds
Explorer
Petarncraft
Gator Trailers
Reynolds
Loop Dr
Air Force Grad
R. J. Kidd
TILF
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Mgr
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Carol Hoeld the
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