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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1956
Page
5
Texas highway experts outline plans for a 1975 traffic ready interstate system. Contracts are let for Texas projects, design speed set at 60 mph for flat terrain, 50 mph urban, with divided highways where volumes require. Right of way varies, frontage roads and access controls emphasized to ensure safe passing and future expansion.
In Lawrenceville Georgia seventh grade teacher Colleen Marie Wiggins 26 faces possible job loss after refusing to sign a pledge against racial integration. She said she loves her profession and children and chose to fight for her position rather than sign the statement.
In Dallas last night, 15,000 star gazers gathered in a pasture 25 miles south of Dallas to view Mars as it neared Earth at about 35,225,000 miles. The crowd waited hours for a second glimpse while deputies reported traffic jams rivaling major football games due to narrow roads.
Stamford Texas reports Mrs Roy Plumiee a telephone operator received a citation for quick thinking that helped save the life of seriously burned McLennan 65 on February.
In San Francisco three Americans connected with Shanghai based magazine labor plead innocent to sedition charges. John W. Powell Sylvia Powell and Julian Schuman face counts tied to printing and distributing seditious material in the Red China era. The case was set for September 18 for defense evidence motions and further court review.
Mexican geologists Jose Rane and Francisco Viniegra warned at a geological congress that Popocatepetl the 17 800 foot volcano 40 miles from Mexico City could erupt again triggering earth shocks. The volcano estimated to be 800 000 years old has been dormant for centuries.
Braemar Scotland witnesses a risky moment as champion wrestler John Bland loses his kilt during a Highland games event. The queen, her children and about 20 000 spectators react with laughter as Bland’s plaid wraparound is displaced. Bland, wearing plaid shorts beneath the kilt, jokes about the incident.
Houston report states Dr. Samuel Nabrit, president of Texas Southern University, announced that several white students have enrolled at the historically black school. He could not confirm exact numbers, noting one student withdrew that day. The campus, founded in 1947, expects about 3,000 students this fall.
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