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COMP SOUTHWEST COLLECT ION Lubbock's Home Owned Thursday, TEXAS TECH April 18, 1974 LUEEOCK , TEXAS 79409 Twelve Pages WEST (Week of April 18-24) TEXAS TIMES Dedicated to Informing the Citizens of West Texas Reynell Parkins to Speak to Teachers Here Reynell Monsell Parkins, pro- Twenty-fourth Annual Convention of fessor of the School of Architecture and Graduate Pro- Women's Clubs Set Here Friday-Sunday gram in Community and Regional for the University of Texas, will be Members from throughout the Club members in making this an the keynote speaker for the state will be in the Hub City this interesting confab for those in Lubbock Classroom Teachers' week to attend the 24th annual attendance. Association Public Relations convention of the Stokes-Parker Activities will include a Banquet on Monday evening, April District Texas Association of debutante ball and dance on 22nd, at 7 p.m. in the Coronado Statue For King Proposed Womens Clubs. The three day Saturday evening, tickets are on High School cafeteria. Washington — (NBNS) — More meeting, April 19 through 21, will sale for $5.00; workshops and a With a theme: "Involvement", than 140 members of the U.S. be held at the Red Raider gathering of the women at Bethel several awards will also be House of Representatives have Convention Center, 6025 Avenue A.M.E. Church Sunday morning. presented by the association. sponsored legislation to commis- A. Mrs. Long told the Times that Those awards include: "The sion a statue of Dr. Martin Luther With a theme of "Black Women they are expecting 200 women to Friend of Education Award", King Jr. for the U.S. Capitol. Being Concerned and Getting register for the three day which will be presented by the Noting "Not a single Black Involved", will involve many program. "We hope that women of in-coming president, Ray Craw- American has been remembered workshops which women of Texas Lubbock and surrounding areas ford; "Certificate of Merit Award Board, Mueces County; Consultant and honored by a painting or can all prosper. The Lucky Twelve will come out and take part in this by Texas State Teachers' to General Land Office on statue in the Capitol," the sponsors Club of Lubbock is host group with effort," she said. Association" to the Avalanche- Ecological study of Matagorda Bay introduced the sill on the sixth Delegates to the state meet will Mrs. Marie Long as host president. Journal newspaper by Jewel Area 1972; Consultant for Model anniversary'of the slain civil rights Another local club, Swalahia begin registration at 7:30 p.m. Foster, 3rd vice president; and the Cities Project, Austin, 1972; leader. Club, will join the Lucky Twelve Friday, April 19. Delegates will ************ "Professional Services Award" to member of Citizen's Tax Advisory involved in important business of be presented by Martin Dunca, Commission, City of Austin, 1973; Death Penalty in ire the association, admits Mrs. Long. Lubbock Symphony 2nd vice president. Director of Neighborhood Develop Deleware Approved The editor of the West Texas Dr. Parkins holds many honors ment Program for St. John's Dover, Del. — (NBNS)—The Times, T.J. Patterson, is schedul- Orchestra Presents and is quite active as a lecturer and Neighborhood, Austin; and mem- death penalty, by hanging, has ed to speak to the group on Friday civic leader. Some of his ber of Mayor's Commission on been restored in this state under evening. Pops Nite Concert experiences in special projects Housing, San Antonio, 1972;73. legislation signed by Gov. include; trustee of Mental Health Jim Broome is president of the Sherman Tribbitt. The measure, Conductor, composer, arranger, and Mental Retardation Board of LCTA and Jerry Caddel is 1st Vice which would apply to premedi- music educator, radio and Doctors' Follies Set Nueces County Legal Aid Society President. tated murders, the killing of , television personality, the com- policemen on duty, firemen or plete musician, Carmen Dragon. In City April 27th prison guards, and slaying Under the direction of this famed A gala musical variety show Condemned Anti-Poverty Program, 0E0, committed during felonies, is Music Director-Conductor, the Doctors' Follies will be presented similar to one vetoed by Lubbock Symphony Orchestra will Saturday, April 27, at 8:00 p.m. by Begins to Gain New - Better - Friends Pennsylvania Gov. Milton J. present "Pops Nite 1974" on April doctors, their wives, and nurses of Washington — (NBNS) —The demned to be dismantled in the Shapp. 23 in the Lubbock Municipal Methodist Hospital in the Moody Office of Economic Opportunity, preWatergate days of the second ************ Auditorium. Appearing on the Auditorium of Lubbock Christian the antipoverty agency con- Nixon Administration, has begun program will be William Hartwell, College. Staged to benefit the Inmate College Ban Upheld to show surprising survival signs, Richmond — (NBNS)—A federal bass-baritone and director of vocal Heart Institute of the Southwest, including an endorsement from judge has refused an inmate's music at Texas Tech. all proceeds will go to the nonprofit 1973 Inflation Alabama Gov. George Wallace. request for a temporary restrain- activities of the Institute. Carmen Dragon's accomplish- A number of Southern gover- ing order preventing the prison Hello Doctors" will be the ments extend into all areas of Hit Poor Hardest nors and congressmen, once the system of the state from revoking music. In the recording field, he opening number featuring all the Washington — (NBNS) —The harshest critics of the community Continued on Page Twelve Continued on Page Twelve Continued On Page Eight rate of U.S. inflation in 1973 was action program of OEO, have the highest since 1947 and added begun to agitate for extension of Lubbock Girl Wins Model Award from $730 to $1,572 to the cost of the agency for another three Pam Knighten of Lubbock, a living for a typical family of four. years. Governor Wallace wrote freshman student at South Plains According to a staff study by the congressional sponsors assuring College, was awarded a plaque for Joint Economic Committee of the them that public officials through- "Outstanding Model" at the recent Congress, the accelerated inflation out Alabama have indicated to him South Plains Area Fashion Show in last year also produced clear their desire that the antipoverty Levelland. The award was evidence that the poor were hit agency continue. presented by Daryl Pults, harder than their more affluent A youthful member of the South manager of J.C. Penney's of fellow citizens. Carolina delegation, U.S. Rep. Levelland. "The differential impact of Mendel J. Davis, told the 10th Pam, 21, the daughter of Mrs. inflation on the poor during 1973 is annual conference of the National James Emma Knighten of especially dramatic," the Joint Association for Community Deve- Lubbock, is majoring in fashion Committee researchers found. lopment, meeting in New York, merchandising at the College. She "Prices for the poor rose 10.8 that preservation of OEO is "just won .the modeling award on the percent during 1973, compared to a as important as impeachment." basis of her figure, poise, facial 8.5 percent price rise for rich and Davis said he was "not features, movement of body, how an 8.8 percent rise of middle prejudging" President Nixon on well she showed the clothes, how income persons during the same impeachment but he was critical of she projected her personality and period, an 'extra' 2.0 percentage the Administration's anti0E0 how her mood and movement point rise for the poor. stance to the tune of the $1.4 billion changed to fit each garment. "This means that in 1973 low a year he is urging be authorized Judging the 22 models for the show income persons suffered about for the agency. was Barbara Haskett, assistant one-fourth more inflation than did Sen. Jacob K. Javits (RN.Y.), a fashion coordinator for the Dallas middle and upper income longertime friend of OEO said it Apparel Mart. consumers," the staff study said. would take a "herculean effort to Because of her award, Pam has Since August 1971 the impact of save OEO." He said, however, that been asked to do some modeling inflation on the poor has been even he believes the Nixon Administra- jobs this summer and next summer greater. According to the study: tion is prepared to "move away" for a Lubbock department store. "Over the course of the 28 months from the effort to dismantle the She is presently working as a sales since August 1971, prices have agency in the days with Nixon and clerk in ladies sports wear in the risen about 15.9 percent for the his since departed advisers were South Plains Mall. Her eventual poor, 13.4 percent for the lower flushed with the presumed goal is to be a fashion coordinator middle class, and 13 percent for the anti-poor mandate of his 1972 or perhaps a model. rich. The differences in the indexes landslide victory. Pam is a 1972 graduate of for the poor and the other groups Rep. Augustus Hawkins (D- Dunbar High School. She has five are disturbing for such a short time Calif.), chairman of the House sisters, Mrs. Glenda Lasley and period. Education and Labor subcommit- Rhonda Knighten, both of Lawton, "The most important factors tee considering OEO extension, Okla.; Brenda Knighten of causing this unusual situation are obtained a favorable vote in his Denver; Mrs. Renie Amos of the sharp rises in food and housing committee for a three-year Houston and Sheila Knighten of WINS MODELING AWARD—Pam Knighten, 21, a freshman prices, which together comprise a extension under the name of the Lubbock. She also has seven at South Plains College, has won the "Outstanding Model" award at the 40 percent larger share in the Agency for the Development of brothers, Elonzy of Denver, recent South Plains Area Fashion Show.