Flying Saucer Calling Republic 6700
Maj DeWitt R Searles stands as Air Force debunker of flying saucers in a longtime public relations role. From his Pentagon desk he denies saucer sightings, guiding reporters and officials to Republic 6700 for saucer questions and repeating the Air Force stance that saucers are misinterpretations, mass hysteria, or hoaxes.
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Pentagon
Maj. Searlests
Washington
NEA
DeWitt R. Searles
Maj. Searles
Uncle Sam
Maj Searles
Scarfes
Maj
Searles
Air Force
Boise
Idaho
Kenneth Arnold
Mt. Ranier
National Military Establishment Public Relations Office
Navy
Republic
Egypt
U.S A
Mexico
Canada
Europe
Pacific
Teven
New Navy Lab Tests Weapons for Harsh Conditions
WHITE OAK Md NEA The Navy has opened a new weapons testing laboratory to ensure ordnance withstands extreme vibration temperature humidity and impacts. Tests simulate dropping water entries depth pressure and salt spray without using real explosives. The facility includes large vibration machines impact rooms water entry tanks and a deep water pressure tank to model battlefield and sea conditions.
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White Oak
NEA
WS. Navy
Navy
VA Sets Training Rules for Vets After Entrance Cutoff Date
The Veterans Administration issues new regulations for veterans in GI training after the entrance cut-off, guiding continuous study until completion and specifying acceptable reasons to change courses. It defines a course as a curriculum or program prescribed by the institution and notes what does not count as a change. Veterans may consult a VA Contact Representative in Ada, Room 301, Post Office.
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Veterans
Post Office
Ada
Scouts Find Airman Beneath Okefenokee Swamps
Gal Homemrille April 10 report: air force veteran Pierre tram death near Okefenokee crash. Boy Scout troop with explorer rankings, led by Robert Shers of Atlanta, locate James Douglas Stewart of Weston West Virginia in harsh wilderness. He is recovering in hospital after week on bamboo sheets and jungle mushroa, aided by scouts.
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Homerville
Air Force
Okefenokee
JY Boy Scouts
James Douglas Stewart
Weston
W. V
Rentel
Thurssey Stewart Beards
Stewart
Robert Shers
Atlanta
Cigaret Trade Expands In Netherland Newspapers
Industry notes show Birach et oak advancing cigarette manufacture amid a rising trade in newspapers. The report highlights production scale and market reach in early press coverage.
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Thei
County birth rates dip in Pontotoc 1949 report
Health stats show 684 births in 1949, down from 727 in 1948, birth rate from 13.2 to 17.2 per 1,000. Deaths reached 273, three more than 1948, with leading causes including heart disease 86, cerebral hemorrhage 32, cancer 9, and accidents 8. Infant deaths numbered 20, up from 10.
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Pontotoc County
J. C. Canada
Litle Kathy Not Lost After All
Kathy McDaniels three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Mickey McDaniels vanished Sunday morning in the eastern town area. A 30 minute search ensued before she was found in a neighbor's house eating Easter eggs she discovered.
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Litle
Kathy
Kathy McDaniels
Mickey McDaniels
East Fourteenth
McDaniels
Polio Victims Hunt Eggs High in the Sky
In San Francisco on April 10 21 two disabled boys, sons of U S embassy officials in the Philippines, were flown by Skymaster to a hospital for Easter egg treasures. A Navy nurse Ensign Helen Casterlin retrieved the eggs during the airborne hunt amid the long flight.
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San Francisco
Military Air Transport Service
Martie
Navy
Helen Casterlin
Joel Bryant
Frank iSentty Chaplin
U. S
Philippines
Neves Never Thorzs Jefferson Rebuffs Vices Claim
In an entry cited by Encyclopedia Biziano, Neves never used tobacco, never played cards, never gambled, and never engaged in a personal quarrel, underscoring a reputation for restraint and self discipline.
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Thorzs Jefferson
Soviet Tells Of Incident
Washington reports that United States officials stated no knowledge of any aerial gunfire exchange between an American B-29 and Russian planes. A Soviet protest prompted an immediate inquiry, with Moscow claiming the incident occurred inside Russian territory about 13 miles from its border.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
Baltic
Roman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
McDermott
Latvia
Russia
Baltic States
England
Air Force
Europe
Navy
Japan
Saipan
Lepaya
Libau
Lithuania
Quadruplets survive as two of the Singleton quartet
An infant pair from the Singleton quadruplets in Eufaula Alabama, the first and last born, survived after two sisters Acns and Pearl died yesterday. Doctors said the two remaining babies are in good condition with an excellent chance. Mrs Maxie O'Neil Singleton noted. The mother was reported in good condition, moved to hospital after a chilling episode Saturday morning.
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Eufaula
Ala
Twao
Acns
Pearl
Maxie O'Neil
Your Garden Plan for Spring Planting and Maintenance
Plan your yard to scale using spring catalogs and a pencil. Notes should map existing plantings and future additions, with lilies highlighted for their color, fragrance, and repeated summer blooms. The article covers pruning, dormant spraying, aphid control, azaleas in 3 to 10 inch pots, lawn reclamation, and a quiz on soil and sun requirements.
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NEA
Gower
Singleton Lame 2 house near Clayton Alabama 13 miles apart
Local note records a two house situation near Clayton Alabama about 13 miles apart and roughly 149 miles northeast of Birmingham. Details are fragmentary but indicate a rural link between the two dwellings and their distant relation to Birmingham.
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Clayton
Ala
Noutheast
Birmingham
Miss Treva Simmons Seen At Healdton Brothel Visit
Local notes report Miss Treva Simmons visiting a brothel at Healdton for a few days. Several area residents attended church meetings and quilting sessions, with visits among families in Fittstown and nearby towns during Easter weekend.
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Treva Simmons
Healdton
Cook
Pong
Allard
Missionary Council of the
Assembly of God Church
Owen Smith
Cushing
Bill Simmdns
Terrell Winton
Okmulgee
Q.E. Cherry
James Gabler
Borger
Tex
Elmer Holliman
Shirley Doolittle
Lexington
Beverly Doolittle
Tulsa
Trl Doolittle
Walter Graper
Ada
Doyle Ramsey
Pauls Valley
Jake Hawery
Ozella Neal
Neil
Dallas
Fittstown
Bill Thiig
Oklahoma City
Hawk Ray
Wauldine Rowe
Bob Aahley
Earl Scott
Hamp Holt
Seminole
Frank Montgomery
Shan Craddock
Atoka
J. R. Loman
Byng
W. A. Teel
Lost Pigeon Finds McAlester Home
Texas homing pigeon adopted a new residence in McAlester today at a service station. Ralph Taylor, a station operator, found the feathered visitor strutting about his office and tried to shoo it away. The bird wore a tag reading F, S McKamy.
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Mcalester
Oxla
Texas
Ralph Taylor
Taylor
McKamy
Ada Census Chief Warns Ada May Lose Population
Paul Henderson head of the nine county 1950 census office warned Ada may show little or no gain after the count. He told the Ada Lions Club that figures are not complete and Oklahoma cities report declines since 1940. He urged Ada residents to assist census takers to ensure an accurate count for funding and projects.
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Paul Henderson
Ada
Henderson
Ada Lions Club
Bureau of Census
Washington
Oklahoma
Keith Marshall
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
County 4-H Event Set Friday at Ada First Baptist
Pontotoc county 4-H club round-up begins 9 30 a m Friday at the First Baptist church in Ada. Plaques donated by Ada merchants will be awarded to school winners in high grade and rural groups. Blue red and white ribbons will mark individual placings by groups. Boys enter timely topics team demonstrations and appropriate clothing for girls. A health contest opens to both boys and girls. Each contest split into grade high and rural divisions with entering in both divisions possible. Lake Murray Lodge vacation report dedication in May.
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Pontotoc County
First Baptist Church
Ada
Puzzling Pigeon Hits McAlester Mystery
Dallas reports a pigeon found in a keg near McAlester raises questions about its breed tendency for long flights. Taylor suspects the bird is not homey and wonders how it ended up far from its likely origin.
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Dallas
Taylor
McAlester
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Flying Saucer
Douglas Larsen Sea
Maj. Dewitt R. Searles
By Douglas Larsen
WEA
Ordnance Environment” Laboratory
Robert C. Kocle
Boy Scout Troop
Airman
Neves
U.S
Jon Duford
Houston
Det
Neved
Hayie
Johnnie
Cleveland
Enimont
Beure Krusingk
Maki
Bruces
Alla
Henry Pree
Walter
Jack
Fittstown News
Census
Lake Murray Lodge
Southwest
Eee Douglass
Aosta
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