Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1979 Page: 1 of 44
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speech was presented by Gen. William C.
Westmorland, U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Later
that morning, the statue of Gen. Douglas
MacArthur was unveiled during ceremonies
headed by Col. Russel O. Fudge. The Fourth
Army Band provided music and speeches
were delivered by Maj. Gen. William C.
Chase and W. Fred Duckworth. Mrs. Douglas
MacArthur participated in the ceremonies
10th ANNIVERSARY - Dedication cer-
monies of the newly constructed Douglas
MacArthur Academy of Freedom were held
10 years ago on the weekend of Oct 17-18,
1969. Paul Haney was the featured speaker
at a dinner the night of the 17th, and the
academy was formally dedicated the mor-
ning of Oct 18. Lt Gov. Ben Barnes was
master of ceremonies and the dedicatory
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BROWNWOOD AREA - Partly cloudy with chance of
showers and a little cooler Thursday. High Thursday near 80,
low tonight near 60.
Maximum temperature here Tuesday 91, overnight low 63.
Sunset today 7:03, sunrise Thursday 7:42.
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forts to accommodate nearly 80
reporters and photographers
covering the landing, they de-
nied reports that the exercise
was merely a media event.
“This is a training exercise
which reinforces the Marines
and Naval units (stationed at
Guantanamo Bay),” Navy
Capt. John Fetterman said at a
briefing Tuesday night.
committee.
Jarvis, president of Land- S
mark Life Insurance Co., was
elected to serve a three-year
term.
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HOMECOMING MUSIC - James Allen Davis, Of BHS Class of
’64, wiU be entertaining the exes at the homecoming dance
Saturday night in the Brownwood Coliseum. The dance, which to
among a number of activities will begin at 8 p.m., planned for
this weekend.
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made the dedication. The Academy of
Freedom is an honors program of the social
sciences division of Howard Payne Univer-
sity. The educational program is designed to
build competent, dedicated and intelligent
leaders of tomorrow.
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★ Brownwood ex to lead dance band ★
The Brownwood High School Dallas-Fort Worth area due to “but the kids loved it because it began to work in the Dallas-
Ex-Students Association will be its ability to entertain audiences was the first time they had a Fort Worth area as a
sponsoring a dance in con- from every age group. The four live bend play for a dance that professional contracting
. with Brownwood High young musicians in the group played their style of music. musician. His experience in-
homecoming activities can play tunes from the swing "The guys in the band were on eludes accompanying
_turday. era of the 1940s, early rock and an ego trip by the end of the celebrities sch as Bob Hope,
The dance will be held in the roll from the 1950s, progressive night due to the enthusiastic Red Skelton, Rich Little, Danny
Brownwood Coliseum from 8 country, rock music from the response, and the next day we Thomas, Chet Atkins, Helen
pm. Saturday until 1 a.m. The 1960s, and easy listening music all started writing more O’Connell and Anita Bryant. He
band will play from 9 p.m. to 1 that appeals to all age groups arrangements for the band, has performed with several
a.m. Tickets are available and tastes. trying to increase our reper- nationally-known orchestras
through the BHS Ex-Students Davis began his professional toire so we could play a com- and has appeared on numerous
Association for paid members musical career while a student plete four-hour dance. television productions
at 13.50 each, or J7 a couple. at Brownwood High School, “By the time I graduated, the The Brownwood High School
Playing for the dance will be organizing his own band to play library had over 100 tunes in it, homecoming, then, will also be
Masquerade, a band equally at for school dances. He and we had played dozens of a professional homecoming for
home playing rock. country- remembers playing his first dances and parties throughout James Davis and his band,
western, jazz or yesterday's engagement after a BHS Brown County.” Masquerade. He adds, “It has
standards. The leader is James football game at an after-game From this beginning, Davis been a number of years since I
A. Davis, a Brownwood High get together in the Old Adams went on to study music and have played in Brownwood (the
graduate, Class of 1964. Street Community Center. "Nit . receive bachelor’s and master’s Anita Bryant show in 1977) and I
Masquerade has become in- only had four tunes that we ' degrees from Texas Christian look forward to seeing my old
creasingly in demand in the knew how to play,” he said, University. At the same time he classmates and friends.
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Brown County Council on year by the council. read by making inexpensive PTA and other sponsoring dergarten. He said the district Once ashore, the Marines
Alcoholism Teenage involvement groups books available to them for per- groups. Support of local See GREEN on 2A were to move into defensive po- Texas Utilities Co.of Abilene,
ASpeaking on behalf of the are expected to be formed at sonal ownership, business and individuals will was elected to the executive
alcohol information and abuse both Brownwood High School The project may serve all also be important. Every slin
urogram was Walter Chandler, and Brownwood Junior High children and youths, at least local funds will be matched with
assistant principal of Brown- School. three years old who are eligible $3 in federal funds, and the
wood Junior High School and a “We feel this program will for enrollment in preschool, publishers'discounts of 40 to 45
member of the Brown County reach the students quicker than elementary and secondary percent will mean that every
Council on Alcoholism adults would,'’Chandler said. schools, and services must be local dollar will put books in the
Chandler spoke of the peer “We have children both in BHS provided equally to all par- hands of six or seven children.
Those deciding to vote ab- as those accepted for regular
sentee should bring their voter absentee voting.
registration card to their county The system is set up so that,
clerk’s office. Before voting th- “If you want to vote, you can
ey will fill out a form stating pretty well vote," Reecie Bell,
reasons for their decision to Brown County Clerk, said. Bell
vote absentee. said she “hopes for a good tar-
Six excuses are accepted for nout."
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Matson, a spokesman at X
Atlantic Fleet headquarters in
Norfolk, Va.
Three Navy warships had
carried the Marines close to the
shore at dawn in the show-the-
flag exercise, hastily arranged
by the Carter administration as ,
a flexing of military muscle in ,
response to the presence in ।
Cuba of a Soviet brigade, about
500 miles west of Guantanamo.
In Washington, a Pentagon
spokesman said there was no
overt action by the Cubans.
About 2,200 Marines were in-
volved in the exercise, a prac-
tice reinforcement by helicop-
ters and amphibious vehicles at
Guantanamo Bay, on the east-
ern tip of Cuba 500 miles from
Havana.
Military officials insisted the
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba sitions behind the 17.4-mile per- close to the 45-squaremile base,
(AP) — Marines swarmed imeter fence, then engage in but a bout a half-dozen tanks and
ashore by helicopter and am- about four weeks of training and an equal number of anti-
phibious craft in a practice drills before returning home, aircraft guns were said to have
landing today on the beaches of Sources in Washington said been shifted to the vicinity of
the the only U.S. military base they viewed the call-up of about the base.
on communist soil. A Soviet 3,000 Cuban reservists and other Administration sources also
surveillance ship stood offshore action as "normal pre- said a Soviet hydrographic re-
and Cuban reservists in the cautions.” search ship, which .S. In-
area were called to duty. There was no indication in the telligence officials say is a cov-
“So far as we know, there Washington reports that the er for surveillance activities,
were no problems” in the 8 a.m. Cubans were moving any troops was reported off Guantanamo
landing, said Cmdr. Howard
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z By BONNIE SUDDERTH absentee voting. Citizens may
- Bulletin Staff Writer vote absentee if they:
$ Absentee voting began today -Expect to be out of town on
V on the three Texas Legislature the election day.
proposed constitutional amend- —Are age 65 or older.
ments that will be submitted to -Have religious beliefs that
A the voters at the Nov. 6 election. interfere with regular voting
The proposals concern (Dap- —Are sick or physically
pointments of notaries public, disabled.
(2) legislative review of state —Are an election clerk or poll
agency rulemaking, and (3) a watcher.
farm and ranch guaranteed —Are confined in jail.
loan program. Applications to vote absentee
Absentee voting will continue by mail are also being ac-
through Nov. 2, four days before cepted. The excuses for voting
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