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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1957

Page

8

Tech Board Holds Back Reasons For Firing Professors

The Texas Tech board refused to disclose reasons for ousting Abernethy Greenberg and two others after a Saturday meeting. Directors cited private matters and stated they would not publicize employee dismissal grounds, while considering potential outside investigations by accrediting bodies.

Inge Fund For Adult Education Stenstaff Stensland Watkins Newsman Jim Lindsey Midland Ting The Bard Tech Lindsey C. L Stony) Wall Amarillo Floyd Gooldridge Dallas Douglane Big Spring B. N. Jones Harold Hinn Plainview Texas Linds Abernethy State Democratic Party Greenberg Off Tee al ¥Rnethy Watkinw Associated Press Aber Abey Wat Hawaii Abe Siow Lubbock Hitler pro@spor Mnethy Kernethy Ters Oa Tech Board Berg Tech Board Southern Assn American Assn FE. N. Jones Haley Texas Tech Western Cotton Oil Co Midland Reporter-Telegram Hinn Harvest Queen Mill and Elevator Co P. C. Callaway Corpus Christi Tom Lineberg Kermit Rancher Orme Cosden Petroleum Corp Wall Pioneer Natural Gas Co Wooldridge Texas Tech Board Douglas Orme J. Evetts Haley Canyon C. I Floyd

Seven Hurt In Four Car Crash Near Lamesa

A four car collision on U S Highway 180 near Lamesa injures seven people, one critically. Among the injured are a unidentified woman with New Mexico plates and her two children, a 16 year old driver Adolph Aguirre of Lamesa, and passengers Rita Aguirre Mary Helen Filaberto Hernandez and others. Everett Daniels of Dallas and James Patterson of Seminole were in two other vehicles with varying injuries.

Lamesa Here Lamesa-Seminole New Mexico U.S. Highway 180 Adolph B. Aguirre Rita Aquirre Mary Ilelen Filaberto Hernandez Aquire Everett Dean Daniels Dallas Daniel James W. Patterson Seminole Patterson

Night Out At Rodeo Brings Swedish Student To Akron Visit

The 20th anniversary Soap Box Derby in Akron draws crowds for the event featuring 159 contestants from across the U S and abroad. Margareta Sundström from Husum Sweden stays with the Lyle family in Ralls Texas through June attending Ralls High School activities and American field service exchange programs.

Stewart Rogers Montgomery Dinah Shore Dale Evans U. S Alaska Canada Germany Philippine Islands Akron Charities Portsmouth Ashland Washington, D. C Goodrich Washington Joseph Kaspar Jr Randallstown National Rules Committee and Contest Board Lubbock Terry Winans Clarksburg W. Va Joe Kafka New Brunswick N. J Chipper CBS KNYO Page One Ralls High School Lyle Ralls American Field Service Margareta United States Sweden Rnglish Ralla England Father Sundstrom Sundstroms Mel. Sundstrom Sundstrom Husum First Methodist Church Lutheran Church Betsy Mississippi Florida

Final Action At Ralls Rodeo Draws 1500 Spectators

About 1,500 people attended the final night of the annual Ralls Jaycee Rodeo ending a three day celebration with a dance featuring Weldon Turpin orchestra. Sissy Smith of Ralls was named rodeo queen and Byron Tun nel of Tyler was honored along with ex national Jaycee officer Jimmy Moore. Final event results crowned Barrington champion in saddle bronc riding and Palvador champion in calf roping and double mugging with top prizes awarded.

Ralls Weldon Turpin Sissy Smith Byron Tunnel Tyler Jimmy Moore Post Palvador Kenneth Tompson Mack Ellerd Petersburg Burton Jimmy Byrd Bruce Baker Bobby Byrd Snyder Joe Vandever Conaght Conte Mildred Farris Iowa Park Cheryl Tillson Crosbyton Mildred Bartlett Anson Cathy Brakebill Farris

Syria Declared A Red Colony By Diplomats

Diplomats in Beirut say Syria has fallen to an army clique after the resignation of Gen. Tewfiq Nizameddin and the appointment of Col. Afit Bizri. They claim the Kremlin influenced Bizri’s appointment as part of a Soviet arms aid package worth 100 million dollars.

Beirut Lebanon Syria Tewfiq Nizameddin Afit Bizri Bizri Kremlin

Senate Seeks Jury Trials Limits in Civil Rights Injunctions

Senate debate narrows the proposed federal court injunctions on civil rights violations by restricting jury trials to voting rights disputes. The measure would allow contempt findings without juries in civil cases while criminal contempt would require juries in most situations. Some House Democrats push for a stronger standard, with others backing the Senate version. Administration positions remain unsettled.

Senate House Democrats

Births Listed At Local Hospitals In Abilene Area

A stream of birth notices from Methodist Hospital Lauf Clinic Porter Clinic and West Texas Hospital details newborns weighing from six to eight pounds with times such as 4 45 p m and 6 30 a m The fathers occupations include farmer hatchery manager welder carpenter and salesman and mothers names appear with addresses in Lubbock Slaton Abilene and Abilene area locales.

Dave Turnhow Shallowatary Methodist Hospital Morris Jiminer Rt. 2 Slaton Lauf Clinic Noah Solis Lubbock Porter Clinic Hospital Welder Billy Joe Taylor Dartmouth St. Mary's Hospital B. J. Willingham Ave B West Texas Hospital Texas Telecasting 0 T. J. Sparks Abilene

Daughter of U.S. Ex-Ambassador Named Soviet Spy

FBI counterspy Boris Morros named Martha Dodd Stern, daughter of a former U.S. ambassador, as a Soviet spy who once tried to betray him. The House Un American Activities Committee aired sworn testimony outlining espionage concerns and unnamed individuals, plus alleged plots to obtain kompromising information on high Americans and plant a spy in Cardinal Spellman’s office.

Washington Boris Morris FBI Martha Dodd Stern U.S House Committee On Un-American Activities Morris Hollywood Prague Czechoslovakia Germany Morros Eisenhower Cardinal Spellman New York United States

Airliner lands safely in San Francisco after tire blowout

United Air Lines DC-7 with 61 aboard touched down smoothly at San Francisco International Airport after losing a tire on takeoff from Idlewild. Captain Clyde Parlett, 53, reported the issue over Sacramento and guided the craft to a controlled stop with an escort from fire trucks and police cars.

Clyde Parlett United Airines San Francisco New York Idlewild Airport United Air Lines San Francisco International Airport San Carlos Calif Parlett UAL

Faculty firings at Texas Tech spark hearings calls

Abernethy Greenberg and Stensland contest ouster as they demand public hearings and charge political action behind actions. They accuse board members of collecting evidence and urge open inquiry while considering future moves and possible university associations.

Abernethy W. D. Watkins Jim Lindsey Tech Board Greenberg Court of Public Opinion Southern Assn American Assn Tech Per Stensland Stensland Talk National Fund For ‘Adult Education West Texas Council On Regional Development Stensland Ralsey Query Anyeone Greanders New York American Psychological Assn

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