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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1956

Page

5

Educated Zebra to Spotlight at ABC Rodeo Show

The world's only educated zebra named Ribbons will perform at the ABC Rodeo in Lubbock, shown nightly Wednesday through Saturday. Trained by Tom and Jim White of Carlsbad New Mexico, the zebra performs high school style tricks, jumps cars, and vaults on hind legs in the rodeo's specialty act. The event marks the first sports program in the city’s new arena.

ABC Rodeo Carlsbad, N.M Tom Jim White Ribbons Theorld Lubbock Texas Tech Bernie Howell C.S. Tramel Ray Beasor Wolfforth Robert Alexander Slide A. L. Allison Jewell Koonz Side B. J .Hood Harlan Webb Caprock American Business Club Optimists Club South Plains Lions Club Sheriff's Posses South Plains Bill Pittman ABC New Municipal Coliseum Tom and Carlsbad

Steel and Union Start Fresh Talks to Avert 650000 Strike

In New York on June 16 steel management and United Steel Workers negotiators began extended talks aimed at a contract to prevent a 650000 man strike ending June 30. The 22 hour session followed the union rejection of a Big Three offer from U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic.

New York United Steel Workers of America U.S. Steel Bethlehem and Republic

Teens Held After Found In Stolen Auto In Cotulla

Two teenage girls and a teenage boy were held for College Station authorities after being found in a stolen car in Cotulla. A fourth teen, remaining at large, is believed to be with them. The youths had attended a 4 H roundup at Texas A&amp.M College and were reported missing after failing to check in at dormitories.

Cotulla Tex College Station Frank Newman Newman Texas Aem College Bellevue Dallas City County Bove

Eisenhower Signs Bill Giving Bonham Excess Land

President Eisenhower signed a bill granting Bonham Texas 21.9 acres of Veterans Administration land for recreation. The tract is part of 101 acres bought in 1947 for 27000 dollars and declared excess last year. The land reverts to the government if not used for recreation. The budget bureau opposed the bill.

Washington Eisenhower Sam Rayburn Bonham Tex Veterans Administration Budget Bureau

Young Brother Of Liberace Booked As Burglary Suspect

Rudolph L. Liberace, 24, brother of TV star, was booked on suspicion of burglary after being found in a parked car near a residence in Gra nado Hills. Officers said he admitted searching for his wife and had taken a few drinks. Liberace denied burglary links. The incident follows another report about New York seniors' incomes.

van Nuys Calif Rudolph L. Liberace R. J. Madsen E. C.hayes Dick Miller Granada Hills Miller Madsen Hayes Young Liberace Warner Bros John Sublette Liberace Rudolph Rud

Husband fakes drowning to scare wife charged with disorderly conduct

An accomplice told his wife he vanished on a Saturday to pretend he drowned in Lake Michigan. Licht admitted the stunt was meant to frighten his wife Louise as a prank.

Milagu vMe Sala Licht Frank Licht Lake Michigan Louise Licht

Blood Types Linked To Disease Susceptibility

A University of Iowa study presented at the AMA meeting shows blood type may influence risk for peptic ulcers and pernicious anemia, with type O at higher risk and type B and AB less affected. Findings echo English Danish and Swiss research and suggest heredity may help explain disease susceptibility while not ruling out bacteria viruses or stress as factors.

Edwin Diamond Chicago Iowa J. A. Buckwalter University of Iowa American, ‘Medical Association Buckwalter Newsmen University Hospital Towa Buckwaiter AMA United States

Hoover warns heat drives crime rise in summer

FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover cautions that killers, rapists and robbers peak in hot weather. In his annual crime report amid an eight day heat wave, murders surged from July to September and rapes and aggravated assaults rose starting in July with a peak in August.

Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover Hoover

RAF transport plane crash near Perak jungle

A Royal Air Force transport plane carrying nine people crashed yesterday in the Perak jungle, Malaysia. A search party reached the scene and reported no survivors. The mission involved dropping supplies to jungle security units amid illnesses and other hazards.

Kuala Lumpur Malaya Royal Air Force Perak

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