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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1956
Page
5
U S and India prepare for high level talks as President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru meet. Nixon lauded the approaching discussions noting past differences but stressing the decisive moment for two free, independent nations to seek cooperative solutions.
The article traces Dr. Morgan’s career from dean at Colorado A&M to A&M president, noting his 1955 ascent, family, and Virginia origins. It also outlines his education, church involvement, and scholarly contributions while highlighting context of his resignation plans amid campus rumors.
Tass reported Soviet protests over U S air incursions near Vladivostok with three B 57s seen south of the city. Moscow warned future violations would bear U S responsibility and cited a 16 crew Navy loss off China in August and a June 1955 Alaska incident.
Cuban rail wrecks attributed to saboteurs tied to anti Batista forces as a revolt in Santiago, late November, was crushed last week. Reports describe daily damage to railways and communication facilities across several provinces under government censorship.
Readers see that Hungary's revolt persists with Kadar under pressure. Russia reportedly runs the country as workers stage a two day general strike and Budapest officials arrest leaders, while demands for Nagy's return and Soviet troop withdrawal remain central to negotiations.
Detective Chief Forrester notes burglary recovery rises to 41 percent as car prowls and unlocked vehicles feed thefts. He urges owners to stamp hub caps and accessories to aid identification, deter sale, and reduce cases. He warns stolen items worth over fifty dollars can become a felony with penitentiary risk.
Senate leader Knowland discusses Eisenhower policy, tax cuts, and foreign aid. He doubts Nehru can persuade the President on Red China’s UN entry, notes the Hungary crisis diverted global attention, and opposes altering the Senate filibuster. He asserts New Republicanism differs from the New Deal and argues a balanced budget remains key. He mentions VOA and Radio Free Europe, and clarifies liberation policy toward Soviet satellites.
Members of the Lubbock Licensed Vocational Nurses Assn join their regular meeting with a Christmas party at 7 30 p m in the Sable Room of the Lubbock National Bank building. In Bryan Milt Summers 41 is in critical condition with a stab wound near the heart at West Texas Hospital after an altercation at a north Lubbock nightclub. A 30 year old Lubbock man was arrested with assault with intent to murder charges pending.
Governor Allan Shivers and Governor elect Price Daniel met at the Shannual duck hunt in Beaumont. They said they do not expect to discuss politics during the social outing and hope to share the same duck blind.
Ten to twelve persons were reported seriously injured when a Dixie Trailways bus collided with a car between Kilgore and Longview on the Greggton Cutoff of Highway 26. Four ambulances responded and the injured were taken to Gregg Memorial Hospital in Longview. Details were unavailable.
Claude Matthew Neugebauer 12 month old son of Mr and Mrs E H Neugebauer died at home Saturday The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 am at First Christian Church with Rev Dudley Strain officiating The child reportedly suffocated while sleeping Justice of the Peace hoped death was natural Pallbearers are Kenneth Kirkpatrick and Finley Hamman Jr Burial is in City of Lubbock Cemetery Survivors include parents a brother and grandparents from Kansas City and Maplewood Missouri
Luxembourg launches the first European scout troops formed to span nations. The initiative aims to prevent pupils from banding together by nationality and promote cross border cooperation among scouts.
Parrish and Williams died when their pickup left the highway and overturned. Parrish, born in Earth, ran a farm and belonged to Earth Baptist Church. services to be at Earth Baptist Church with two pastors officiating. Funeral arranged by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview.
FBI arrested a suspect in 1955 on charges of kidnapping and robbery with firearms, auto theft, and aiding an escape. Opal Oneida May, 32, was also arrested for harboring a fugitive. The pair were seized at a small Pine Bluff area grocery owned by May, after living in a woods shack and using alias Gary Lynn Middlebrook.
Gen. Matthew Ridgway Gruenther said any concerted Russian invasion of Western Europe should be met with nuclear weapons even if Russia does not use theirs first. He warned the West would lack conventional means to halt a major Soviet attack.
A Cambridge fire sweep destroyed St Marys Roman Catholic Cathedral and damaged multiple churches amid suspicions of arson. Fire Chief Stackhouse cited a half gallon wine jug residue found at State Street Methodist and noted several windows smashed and churches lit afire before dawn. A church official and two housekeepers died in the St Marys blaze.
NATO defense planners believe atomic weapons give them a defensive edge with guided missiles and long-range artillery. Britain France and other Atlantic Pact partners still lack these weapons. At a Paris NATO council meeting, Charles E. Wilson promised to help equip allied units with tactical atomic weapons, though America will supply only conventional missiles for use with them. U.S. legislation allows transfer of missiles with atomic warheads.
A 17 year old from Lubbock is charged with assault with a motor vehicle after a car knocked down Patrolman Glenn Cherry directing traffic at College Ave and 14th St. at noon Sunday. The youth fled the scene but was arrested minutes later at a drive in cafe on 4th Street. Police seek the hit and run driver of a separate crash at 13th St and Ave K that injured Pauline Lamkins.
Ira IL Thurman 64 first vice president of the First National Bank of Big Spring died in a hospital. He was a Mason Shriner Rotary member and past Rotary officer. At death he led the local Chamber of Commerce and served 12 years on the Big Spring Independent School Board. Survivors include his wife Doris a daughter three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday.
Knapp Hall at Texas Tech plans a doll party to benefit Lubbock Toys for Tots. About 350 coeds will donate new and cherished dolls, some bought for the drive, to bring joy to underprivileged children during the holiday season.
Mrs Richard Hope and Mr Richard Hope welcomed a daughter at Meino Hospital weighing seven pounds on Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Joan Pitts greeted a son at 2702 45th Street at one thirty on Saturday. A child born to Mr and Mrs L E Smitheen at Eight Hereford weighed eight pounds twelve ounces at three thirty Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Eugene Pate reported a baby weighing seven pounds at West Texan Hospital on Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hickox of 306 Bosa Tom welcomed a child at St test Hospital weighing seven pounds ten ounces late Sunday evening.
Funeral services were partially set for Johnny Lee Washington a Littlefield Negro whose body was found near his home Saturday night Jamison Funeral Home listed a 2 30 p m service for Wednesday with location and minister to be announced Washington a former Amarillo Veterans Hospital patient was expected to return home Saturday morning and appeared to have suffered a heart attack
Senator Byrd of Virginia, head of the Senate Finance Committee, warned that defense spending may increase and a 1957 tax cut seems unlikely unless foreign aid and domestic outlays are sharply reduced. He suggested any savings should be split between tax cuts and payments on the national debt.
President Eisenhower's refugee chief Tracy Voorhees announced the American Legion has purchased all available Hungarian American dictionaries to aid refugees fleeing to the United States. A sample dictionary was presented at a White House ceremony by Daniel of Danville Virginia, national commander of the Legion.
An exodus of Malaya's chettiars, Indian money lenders, begins as they rush to relocate assets before Malaya's full independence from Britain. They funded the Malayan Railroad and various public works, with current emphasis on small personal loans.
President Eisenhower may invite Yugoslav Communist leader Tito to visit the United States. Tito, who broke with Stalin in 1948, is seen as fostering independence movements in Eastern Europe and the Soviet satellite orbit.
The Navy will set up 10 to 12 monitoring stations from Greenland to Antarctica during the 1957 58 International Geophysical Year to study atmospheric radioactivity and fallout hazards. The effort, led by the Naval Research Laboratory with cooperation from the Atomic Energy Commission and weather agencies, follows proposed 14 million roentgens per million persons by age 30 guidance.
About 50 persons attended the Yale Christmas party for Pi Delta Phi and Le Cercle Francais at Dr. C. P. Qualia’s home. Guests enjoyed Buche de Noel, coffee, chocolate, and gingerbread as French carols played and records of French songs were heard. several French speakers from Lubbock attended.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Alberta Hubbard aged 84 of 519 39th St. are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rix Funeral Home Chapel. She died Saturday night in West Texas Hospital after about a month of ill health following a long residency in Lubbock.
Frank M. Edwards a former rancher and longtime Kerrville resident aged 101 died Sunday in a Houston rest home. The Texas native was noted as one of Kerrville's most colorful figures during his years there.
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