Masterspy Abel's England birth affirmed by grave marker
Moscow report reveals new details about Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, the Soviet spy. The marker lists William Fisher as Abel’s birth name, with parents Frenevich Fisher and Lubov Fisher, and notes birth July 11 1903 and death November 15 1971. Abel, detained for espionage in 1957 and exchanged in 1962, had used aliases and lived in Western life for years. He arrived in Canada aboard a ship in 1948 carrying an American passport under a dead man’s name Andrew Kayotis.
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Moscow
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel
England
Abel
Andrew Kayotis
Emil Goldfus
Martin Collins
Willam Fisher
Fisher
William Genrykovich-Abel
Dolf Ivanovich
Frenevich Matveyevich Fisher
Lubov Vasileyna Fisher
Russia
Francis Gary Powers
Bolshevik Party
Germany
Quebec
West Texas State U Names Dean Meek To Replace Roberts
West Texas State University announces resignation of dean of women Mrs. Jean Moore Roberts to Sept 15 and appointment of Saundra J. Meek as associate dean of student life for women. Meek, 30, holds two degrees from WTSU and has served since 1963, after teaching in Clayton New Mexico Briscoe Amarillo. Roberts will move to Corpus Christi where husband Ronald Roberts becomes agricultural extension agent for youth development in Nueces County.
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Miss Meek
West Texas State
Jack Meek
WTSU
Wheeler
Briscoe High School
Clayton
N.M
Briscoe
Amarillo
Miss’ Meek
Wtsu Testing and Counseling Center
Tower Dinner Tickets Selling Briskly Here
Tickets sales are brisk for an area appreciation dinner for U S Sen John Tower at 8 p m Aug 29 at the Red Raider Inn Earl L Butz U S secretary of agriculture is to be principal speaker Jack Markham dinner chairman has appointed Tower Dinner Committee members including Margaret Pappas co chairman Dr James Granberry program coordinator Mrs Raymond Tapp coordinator Rex Saffle finance Sid Moore arrangements Margaret Shook decorations and Jerry McDonald publicity Members of Texans for Tower organization sponsoring agency said approximately 400 persons have indicated they will attend Markham said the affair was strictly nonpartisan Those wishing to attend may contact Markham at 763 5326 or R S Tapp regional finance chairman of Texans for Tower at 747 2507 or McDonald at 762 0854
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U.S
John Tower
Red Raider Inn
Earl L. Butz
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Jack Markham
Tower
Margaret Pappas
James Granberry
Raymond Tapp
Rex Saffle
Sid Moore
Margaret Shook
Jerry McDonald
Texans For Tower Organization
Markham
R. S. Tapp
Texans For Tower
McDonald
Mahon To Speak In Denver City
U S Rep George Mahon of Lubbock will address a joint Denver City Lions and Rotary Club meeting after a noon luncheon at the Denver City Community Center. He chairs the House Appropriations Committee and is touring his district before the legislature reconvenes September 5.
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Denver City
U.S
George Mahon
Lubbock
Lions
Rotary Clubs
House Appropriations Committee
Permian Basin
Midland-Odessa
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State U. Names Dean
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Mahon
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