Truman Says Communists Must Choose War or Peace
President Truman stated it is up to the communists to decide between widening the Korean conflict or pursuing a peaceful settlement. He avoided comment on reports Lt. Gen. Ridgway has authority to bomb Manchuria and noted MacArthur can speak and travel freely despite lingering constraints. The president reiterated no plans to recall MacArthur and mentioned others with potential strings, while acknowledging ongoing policy disputes that led to MacArthur's dismissal.
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Washington
Truman
Matthew Ridgway
Manchuria
United Nations
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Acheson
ECA
Pat Hoffman
Manent
Courtney Whitney
Ada Estimates Rat Population At Least Twenty Thousand
Ada city health officials report an estimated 20 000 to 25 000 rats amid a city wide survey on rat borne disease and garbage control led by Dr J Canada and M J Wilcomb. The team found mites lice and tapeworms in samples and noted property losses from rats while urging community wide garbage storage improvements to curb infestations. A full report will go to the city manager after the survey ends.
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Ada
Canada
Pontatoc
M. J. Wilcomb
J. S. Wheeler
State Department of Health
Mills Garrison
Sanitation
Oklahoma
Wilcomb
Methodist State Student Movement Meet Opens Friday
The Oklahoma Methodist Student Movement conference, postponed from Feb due to snow, resumes in Ada this weekend with 200 delegates projected. Chaplain George Baker of SMU will lead as platform speaker, joined by Forest Field and Irving Smith. The program includes four addresses, planning group meetings, banquets, and conferral of new officers led by Ada student Floyd Young.
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Oklahoma Methodist Student Movement Council
Ada
Methodist College
Sarzin
Sara Jane Ledbetter
CCW
Chaptain George Baker
SMU
Oklahoma
Forest Field
Oklahoma City
Irving Smith
Wetumka
Floyd Young
Rev
C. A. Ridge
New First Methodist Church
OCW
Larry Heaton
Murray Names Trip To Banking Board
Gov. Johnston Murray appoints three to the state banking commission A M Benbrons of Woodward H E BlcDonald of Sallisaw and F A Wooten of Idabel were named by the State Bankers Association executive committee Retiring members are D C Sellers Cy Ellinger and C A Smelser
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
State Banking Commission
A.M. Benbrons
Stock Exchange Bank
Woodward
H. E. BlcDonald
Sallisaw State Bank
F. A. Wooten
First State Bank
Idabel
State Banker's Association
Commission
D. C
Weather outlook for Oklahoma with clouds and storms
Considerable cloudiness tonight with warmer conditions in the northwest. Partly cloudy Friday with a few scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon or night. Warmer Friday with lows around 50 to 35 in the northwest and 60 in the southeast. highs Friday near 75 to 69.
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Oklahoma
Indians Need More Funds for Care and Education
Washington report notes Rep. Toby Morris championing higher funding for Indian education and health programs. He cites the Indian office budget at 65 million, arguing it should be 185 million to better aid Navajo, Hopi, and other tribes. Rep. George Schwabe condemns the treatment as a disgrace.
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Washington
Congress
Toby Morris
D-Oxia
House
Morris
Indian Affairs
Indian Office
George Schwabe
R-Okla
Ridgway Tours Hokkaido With 45th Division Leaders
General Matthew B. Ridgway supreme commander in the Far East visited Hokkaido Japan meeting the 45th Infantry Oklahoma National Guard Division staff and command group. He conferred with Northern Command leaders as Ambassador Sebald and staff officers accompanied him on the tour.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S
Far East
Japan
Hokkaido
45Th Infantry
Oklahoma National Guard
Ridgway
Roderick FR. Allen
Northern Command
Walter F. Winton
Pioneer Annie Curry 81 laid to rest at Konawa
Services held at First Baptist Konawa for Annie Curry 81 longtime Oklahoma resident. Burial in Konawa cemetery with Watts Funeral Home directing. She died Tuesday at home of her daughter Deb Julian after two years illness. Born January 13 1870 in Mississippi she helped build Konawa starting 1904 with her late husband J L Curry. Survived by five daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Konawa
First Baptist Church
Annie Curry
Oklahoma
L. J. Gray
Gene Gouthit
W. Austerman
Lloyd Miller
F. M. Streetman
J. W. Bullington
Glenn Brewer
Konawa Cemetery
Watts
Buster Sharp
Deb Julian
Gamage Moorer
Oklahoma City
Ray Sullivan
Long View
Tex
Ted Shaw
Lincoln
Ark
Leonard Stokes
Jung Chapman
Atoka
Marshall Jones
Maryland
U Basebal L meet results first round action
The Associated Press reports first round results from the U baseball meet with multiple pairings: Claws B Martha defeated Fairview Consolidated 4 to 6, Meridian beat Chickasha 11 to 7, Warren 11 beat Cavie 0, Amber 5 over Bethel 3, Plainview triumphed over Por erty Vinson 9 to Blackburn 9, Friendship 3 over Bethany 2, Stratford 4 over Newcastle 2, Luther 12 over Mountain View 11, Noble 8 over Tecumseh 3, Pioneer 3 over Tupelo 8, Crooked Oak 2 over Bowlegs 12, Washington 8 over Alex 2.
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Associated Press
Martha
Fairview Consolidated
Meridian
Chickasha
Mz- Loud
Warren
Cavie
Amber
Bethel
Pipeed
Plainview
Porerty
Vinson
Blackburn
To Deity
Friendship
Bethany
Stratford
Newcastle
Luther
Bridgecreek
Mountain View
Noble
Tecumseh &, Pioneer
Tupelo
Crooked Oak
Bowlegs
Washington
Alex
Wayne
Petition Filed for Grand Jury in Pontotoc County
A Thursday petition to call a grand jury in Pontotoc County was filed with District Judge John Boyce Bicheel. Abs Holloway, court clerk Tywan, and local officials noted signatures are being gathered, with many names from across the county. Officials said the probe may extend beyond whiskey to broader county activities, and a delay may occur due to May dockets. County Attorney Coy A. Mowe dy indicated an assistant of the attorney general will be asked to help, as rumors of liquor law violations circulate since April 8, 1949.
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Pontotoc County
John Boyce Bicheel
Abs Holloway
Tywan
Coy A. Mowedy
Navy Divers Bring Bodies to Shore
Navy divers recovered wreckage and mangled remains from a Cuban airliner and a Navy trainer after a midair collision near Key West. By April 28 two bodies were brought up, with nineteen located the day before, as divers worked in relays to rescue remains and locate wreckage across the sea floor twenty feet deep.
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Key West
Fla
United States
Truman
James A. Atkinson
Jacksonville
Boston
Quinton Little to Succeed McBride in Oklahoma City
Ardmore oil man Quinton Little to replace Publisher Joe McBrice of Anadarko and join the University of Oklahoma regents. Gov. Johnston Murray praised McBrice’s 11 years of service. Little’s appointment by the governor awaits Senate confirmation with a March 29, 1958 vote.
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Oklahoma City
H—Quinton Little
Ardmore
Joe McBrice
Anadarko
University of Oklahoma Isari of
Regents
Johnston Murray
McBrice
Little
Sovetnoy
Senate
Murray
Plane lands at sea as sub saves two flyers
A navy plane crashed at sea yesterday and its two crewmen were rescued by a submarine. The Navy reported minor injuries for the pilots Te High G. Nett and EA Burka Lucas, noting the incident was not linked to a separate fatal collision of a civilian airliner and a Navy plane.
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Key West
Fla
Navy
Lucas
Slaughter Reds Continue to Slaughter Reds
United Nations troops on the Korean front pulled back across a widening front as Chinese forces pressed toward Seoul. The withdrawal stretched 27 miles in five days with heavy fighting on the Yonchon Uijongbu corridor and near the Hwachon reservoir. Allied defenses held in places while a major thrust toward Seoul forced new lines and delaying actions.
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Glen Clements
Tokyo
United Nations
U. S
Pointblank Range
U. N
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Hwachon Reservoir
Seoul
Eighth Army
Munson
Yonchon-Uijongbu
Changgo
Uijongbu
Munsan
Kapyo
Stamp Holder Wins Phone Armored Ardmore Bootleg Case
District Judge William J. Monroe ruled a federal liquor stamp proves nothing about bootlegging via telephone. The decision let Ardmore resident T. Shephard regain phone service after Southwestern Bell had cut 15 lines under a temporary restraining order. County Attorney Gene Ritter had sought to cut lines. Monroe said the petition lacked legal violation facts and noted liquor stamps do not prove illicit telephone use. Ritter weighs appeal. ruling frames bootlegging phone shutdowns as a constitutional issue in dry Oklahoma counties.
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Ardmore
Okla
William J. Monroe
T. ¥. Shephard
John C. Caldwell
Caldwell
Seoshwestern Bell Telephone Company
Feder
Stampa
Gene Ritter
Ritter
Monroe
Frid Miller
Shephard
Aoman
Oklahoma
Bels
Rain Falls Over Part of County
Rain fell lightly in parts of the county on Wednesday while Alles Stonewall and Fittstown reported good showers including hail in Fittstown. Ada saw about four tenths of rain but clouds bypassed the city. Thursday dawned sultry and cooler as a front moved through.
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Thearth
Alles
Stonewall
Fittstown
Placr
Ada
Dire
House approves grain aid for famine struck India
Washington April 28 The House approved a plan to provide 3.19 million dollars worth of American grain to famine stricken India on a grant basis. Leaders expect floor debate next week with top priority. Senate relations committee panel may act Friday on a companion bill.
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Washington
House
Ruten Foran Ae
India
Senate
Srerateim
Truman Seeks Higher Taxes and Tighter Credit Controls
President Truman urged Congress to extend the defense production act, raise taxes, tighten credit, and impose fair price ceilings on farm and other goods. He proposed parity-based price ceilings, subsidies to boost low-yield production, and controls on housing loans and commodity trading to curb inflation and stabilize living costs.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Chicago Welcomes General MacArthur With Large Rally
Chicago crowds of thousands greet General Douglas MacArthur on arrival at Midway Airport. He is greeted by Mayor Kennelly, reviews an honor guard, and chats with private Lee R. Dunn after a 17 gun salute. A MacArthur Day jamboree follows at Soldier Field.
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Chicago
Martin Kennelly
MacArthur
Robert E. Wood
Ed Ruses
174Th Military Police
Fort Sheridan
First Cavalry Division
Lee R. Dunn
Walthill
Neb
Dunn
Japan
Walter Healy
Inez Gingerich New OEA Head
Inez Gingerich of Enid is elected president of the Oklahoma Education Association, the first woman in the role since 1937. She will take office May 2, succeeding Garland Godfrey, with Cissence Davis named president elect and Henry Connery Cooper as vice president.
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Aroma City
Jpj
Iez Gingerich
Enid
Oklahoma Education Association
Salicting
Jay 2
Garland Godfrey
Davis
Miss Gingerich
Heny Coneny Cooper
Ada Rounduppers Meet Friday Night
Ada Rounduppers club members gather at the Elks club Friday at 2 20 p m for their monthly meeting led by President Cal Myers A free feed is offered This meeting will decide if the Ada Quadrille on horseback will operate this year The Quadrille has appeared at rodeos in Oklahoma and Texas for several years and members seek to keep the group active The club will also decide which rodeo to attend next year
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Ada
The
Elks Club
Cal Myers
Oklahoma
Texas
Fragile Quip Sparks Talk of Faint Hope in War
A pensive remark suggests that with widespread hardship only a few married couples survive, implying grim social strain and resilience amid conflict. The line hints at a harsh view of modern life and enduring relationships under pressure.
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U.S
Lake Success
Methodist State Student Movement
Banking Board
Rep
Gen. Ridgway
Tae
Tee Cee
Quinton Little
McBride
Sub
Arkansas National Guard
Stall
Walter Lea
Allen
Sega
General MacArthur
Inez Gingerich
OEA
Ada Rounduppers
Seaton
Bob
Mighty
Newt Lark
Allus
Lyth
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