Museum attendance hits record at Texas Memorial Museum
An all time attendance high was reached in March and April at the Texas Memorial Museum with over 31 000 visitors. Dr W W Newcomb Jr says peak daily totals reached 27 000 as geology paleontology exhibits fill the basement and Texas history and natural history displays occupy other floors. He urges teachers to schedule school visits ahead to ease crowding. Elephants reportedly used as switch engines at an Indian cement plant can move three freight cars and operate track switches with their trunks.
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India
Traffic Flow Plan Aimed at Arlington Downtown
Graduate students Subba Rao and Hon-Leung Chan with Dr. John J. Haynes develop a computer coordinated signal system for 19 intersections in Arlington downtown. The project uses traffic surveys, estimates a 20 second per car saving and at most one stop per trip, with cost around $4000 and 700 hours spent so far.
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India
Hong Kong
John J. Haynes
Civil Engineering Department
University of Texas
Subba K. Rao
Madras
Hon-Leung Chan
Haynes
Rao
Chan
Visitors Gather at Akridge Home for Family Reunion
Mr and Mrs H M Martin of San Angelo visited Mr and Mrs F L Ak ridge while he recovered from a heart attack. Tex Akridge returned home Friday. Hardy Akridge of Fort Worth Jerry Morgan of Odessa Winfred Williams of Ker mit Oscar Moon J W Evans and daughter of Pecos joined the gathering. Everyone was home for Mother's Day.
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San Angelo
F.L
Tex) Akridge
Mr. Akridge
Martin
Mrs. Akridge
Tex Akridge
Hardy Akridge
Fort Worth
Jerry Morgan
Odessa
Winfred Williams
Kermit
Oscar Moon
J.W. Evans
Pecos
Akridge
UT creates College of Humanities led by Stanley Werbow
Dr. Stanley Werbow becomes acting chairman of the Germanic Languages Department and leads the newly formed College of Humanities at the University of Texas. The college, part of a Arts and Sciences reorganization, groups philosophy and languages to bridge technical and humanistic interests. Werbow, a medieval German literature and historical linguistics scholar, has taught at UT since 1953.
Barker's Biography Published
The Texas State Historical Association releases Eugene C. Barker Historian a biography by Dr. William C. Pool a former Barker student and SWT State University history professor. The text covers Barker from his East Texas blacksmith days through his Austin campus career 1899 to 1950 and his death at 82 in 1956.
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Barker
Texas
Pool
East
Austin
Drownings Rise in Texas During First Quarter
AP reports thirteen more deaths from drownings and water accidents in Texas in the first three months of this year versus last year. George Cook of the Parks and Wildlife Department notes game and water safety officers are patrolling lakes rivers and coastal waters to enforce the Texas Water Safety Act. He warns waterways are becoming as congested as highways and dangerous.
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Texas
George Cook
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Cook
Rentzel Says He Is Fresher and Stronger After Probation
Former Dallas Cowboy Lance Rentzel told the Dallas Morning News he is more confident about his future after a trade to Los Angeles for Billy Truax and Wendell Tucker. He acknowledged his probation for indecent exposure has given him perspective and gratitude, saying it may be the best thing for him.
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Bob St. John
Dallas Morning News
Rentzel
Los Angeles
Billy Truax
Wendell Tucker
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