27 May 1967
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Newspaper
Waco News Citizen
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1967
Page
1
Bo Calvert receives 600 monthly as city administrator and 270 as a lifelong retiree, totaling 870 monthly. The chief earns 855, highlighting how longevity and disability pensions boost retirement income and fuel tax spending and potential conflicts with off duty police activity.
Waco aims to crown a beauty capitol with 18 seniors signed for Miss Lake Waco, as winners in Heptad contests are mailed to New York and Dallas. Jeannie Tidwell, Miss Junior Lake Waco, prepares for the senior division while Judi Lackey, Miss Texas Beauty, boosts local fame at a War Wagon premiere. organizers tout a major May to June showcase with theater, movies, and a possible state contest in Waco.
The first statewide York Rite Festival in Texas runs May 26 27 at the Texas Memorial Grand Lodge Temple. Grand Captain General Edward Bloomquist chairs. Chapter degrees, Council degrees and Commandery degrees are presented by teams from Waco Tyler and Houston. Colonel Buzz Aldrin joins as a participant with about 150 Master Masons conferred.
Dr Abner V McCall president of Baylor University will deliver the commencement address at Kilgore College about 200 associate degrees will be awarded during the graduation exercises at 745 p m in Kilgore College Auditorium.
Reed, vice-president of operations for General Dynamics Fort Worth division, spoke at a TMA breakfast at Kanada Inn. He described using JCAFB facilities for modifications at Waco division and noted General Dynamics won a 1.7 billion dollar production contract for the F111 fighter bomber.
News media viewed a picnic outing at McLennan Community College where Dr. Wilbur Ball presented slides of planned buildings. The first phase covers 1750 day students at the Bosque and Brazos river estate, with a 160 acre site bought for 290000 total, occupancy due next September.
Dr. W. R. White, president emeritus of Baylor University and 1917 graduate of Howard Payne, will deliver the commencement address Thursday at 9 30 a m in Brownwood Coliseum. About 120 degrees are expected to be awarded to graduates of the Baptist college.
Six Flags Over Texas starts summer hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week beginning Saturday May 27 and running through Labor Day September 4. Angus G Wayne Jr founder and president calls the 1967 spring operations the best ever.
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