Polish official seeks asylum after denouncing Moscow
In Frankfurt August 16 a Polish foreign ministry official won political asylum in West Germany and angrily denounced the Kremlin. He called Poland a Soviet slave colony with rights erased by Warsaw leaders under Moscow, and said over 90 percent of the country is aligned with Soviet plans.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Polish Foreign Ministry
West Germany
Kremlin
Boguslaw Borowite
Poland
Warsaw
Wiadomosci Polskie
Polish Red Cross
Warsaw Foreign Ministry
Borowicz
Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
Thermometer swings as cool front lifts temps over Oklahoma
A late cold front cooled 24-hour temps in Oklahoma from 100s to 70s with widespread relief. Ada hit 105 while Lawton 106 and Durant 103 matchedFrederick 108 near 71 after the front. Tulsa logged the most rain at 0.31 inch.
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Oklahoma
Ada
Associated Press
Frederick
Lawton
Waurika
Hope
Altus
Durant
McAlester
Antlers
Ardmore
Chandler
Shawnee
Tulsa
Baby Disappears with Stroller in Indianapolis
Thirteen-month-old Debora Kay Jones vanished with her stroller while her mother shopped at an east side store. Police flooded the area as Mrs. Jones screamed for help. Ten minutes later Dorothy Edgel of Chicago found her three-year-old daughter Peggy, who said the stroller was hers, and returned it to the grocery.
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Indianapolis
Debora Kay Jones
East Side
Robert Jones
Dorothy Edgel
Chicago
Peggy
Dolly
Confederate Death Saddens Ada
Joseph Haden Whitsett Whitsett Ingram, 103, one of Texas last three surviving Confederate veterans, dies at Bonham Texas. Mrs Nell Ingram of Ada mourns as Whitsett Ingram, who served with Shelby's Escort in Missouri cavalry, has a namesake son in Ada and a long family bond with his great uncle, now attorney Whitsett Ingram in Oklahoma City.
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Joseph Haden
Whit
Texas
Bonham
Tex
Nell Ingram
Ada
Ingram
Whitsett
Shelby
Missouri Cavalry
Whitsett Ingram
Whit" Ingram
Oklahoma City
Joseph Whitsett
Waive Prelim on Theft Charges
Floyd Nunnelley and John McCormick, held in county jail, waived preliminary hearing on car theft and two larceny charges of farm machinery before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd. Bonds set at 3309 each. Hearings on the other two charges scheduled for August 21 and 25 with bonds 2000 each. Accused of taking a cat from Dr. T G Forsythe Allen and farm machinery belonging to Dr Forsythe and Buck Gilmore of Allen. Property value listed at 300 per item.
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Floyd Nunnelier
John McCcormick
C. W. Floyd
Nunnelley
McCormick
T. G. Forsythe
Allen
Forsythe
Buck Gilmore
Yoshida Seeks Informal Phase Of Treaty Talks
Premier Shigeru Yoshida told the Japanese Diet in Tokyo that stationing American troops in Japan is essential for security and defense. He said he would sign a unilateral treaty with the United States providing for Japan’s defense after occupation ends, calling the draft treaty just and unparalleled in history.
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Tokyo
San Francisco
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
U. S
Yoshida
Old Maids Celebrate Second Annual Old Maid Day in Denton
In Denton Texas on August 14 more than two hundred women admitted to being old maids and enjoyed an afternoon of gaiety. Miss Dorothy Babb, a Denton college instructor who started the event, noted gifts and laughter as attendees joined a big cake theater party and corsages. Miss Mary Marshall, age 76, was recognized as the oldest participant while Blanche Griffin, 23, was hailed as the youngest self described old maid.
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Denton
Tex
Dorothy Babb
Denton College
Bessie Brown
Miss Babb
Mary Marshall
Nat
Blanche Griffin
Warden Stands Firm as Oregon Prisoners Strike
Warden George Alexander said he would not transfer a guard to a post outside the prison walls amid a sit down strike by nearly 1000 Oregon state prisoners over guard Morris Race. The stoppage halted prison industries while inmates called Race a troublemaker. Alexander defended Race, noting he helped stop a life-term inmate fight.
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Salem
Ore
George Alexander
Oregon
Morris Race
Ted Audett
Race
Alexander
Minc
Helping Hand Boomerangs Help Neighbor’s Prize Plants
Yorkton Saskatchewan report of a man named Roebuck who sprayed weed killer for a neighbor and, on returning home, fumes from his clothing killed most of the prize plants inside his home. The incident highlights accidental plant loss from pesticide exposure.
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Yorkton
Sask
Storman Roebuck
Wrong Drug Tests Kill Two In South Dakota Inquest
A 28 year old University of South Dakota doctor admitted using the wrong drug in a test that killed lab tech Jack Clifford and secretary Ardys Pearson. Dr Louis F Michalek notified investigators. an unexpected drug mix caused fatal toxities after injections of morphine sedative and cortisone were prepared. A fourth participant was saved when antidotes failed to reverse the outcome. The inquest is set for later today as authorities review the case.
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Vermillion
University of South Dakota
Louis F. Michalek
Clay County
Martin Weeks
Michalek
Jack Clifford
Ardys Pearson
Donald Slaughter
University Medical Serioa Sair
Michales
Slaughter
Scheels
Heginning
Dallas
Tex
Billy Joe Pevehouse Leaves Iron Lung
Billy Joe Pevehouse, once admitted to Valley View hospital polio ward and kept in an iron lung for about two weeks, is now free of the lung apparatus. He spent days in the ward then alternated between a bed and the lung, but hospital officials say he is out of the iron lung now.
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Billy Joe Pevehouse
Valley View Hospital
Youth Enlisted at 13 Wounded in Korea Then Discharged
New York records show Juan Torres enlisted at age 13 and was wounded in Korea, later discharged due to age. He tried to rejoin but was told to obtain a Puerto Rico birth certificate for eligibility.
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New York
Korea
Juan Torres
Puerto Rico
U S and Philippines Agree on Mutual Defense Pact
The United States and the Philippines reached a mutual defense pact pledging to meet common dangers if either is attacked. The accord, to be signed near the opening of the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco, confirms existing base and aid arrangements and forms part of a broader Pacific security effort amid rising Cold War tensions.
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Washington
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
Ami
Japan
U. S
Pacific
Britain
John Foster Dukes
Dulles
CBS
Russia
Cloak and Dagger Officer's Death in Italy Claimed Solved
Truck carrying about 20 Wagoner youths overturned west of Sulphur on SH 7 during road work. Driver George Whittaker escaped with cuts while other riders were treated for shock and minor injuries at Sulphur hospital. Patrolman Bill Antonette reported soft shoulder skid caused the crash during the Fall Creek Baptist assembly return.
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Wagoner
SH 7
Here
Davis
Bill Antonette
Fallz Creak
Two Americans Linked to OSS Officer Killings in Italy
The Defense Department said Maj William V Holohan, aged 49, was murdered behind enemy lines in Italy seven years ago. It stated two fellow American servicemen aided by two Italians carried out the cold blooded killing. All were attached to an OSS mission parachuted into enemy territory to obtain intelligence on partisan guerrilla bands. One ex serviceman denied involvement while another withheld comment.
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Washington
Italy
Defense Department
Department
William V. Holohan
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Large Marijuana Crop Destroyed Near Line Creek Bridge
Federal narcotic agent Ted Hagstrom destroyed a large area of marijuana growing wild around Line Creek Bridge about a mile north of Chickasha Oklahoma after a tip. The field appeared uncultivated though some stalks were found beneath the bridge.
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Chickasha
Oklo
Line Creek
Naif Mille
Here
Ted Hagstrom
Small Home Built Car by Gary Spears Proves Efficient
A nine year old Gary Spears creates a tiny five foot long car at 712 East Thirteenth for neighborhood use. The vehicle uses a garage modified horsepower motor, runs on electricity rather than powering a child, and travels as fast as a brisk walk.
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Felix Spears
East
Thirteanth
Gary Spears
Mi. Spears
Sary
Patrol Skirmishes Persist on Korean Front Amid Heat
On the Korean front, sharp patrol clashes continued in hot humid conditions. U Nited Nations forces faced mortars machine guns and artillery from Reds near the Hwachon reservoir and along the eastern front causing brief, intense engagements. Fifth Air Force reported 238 combat sorties with heavy strikes and support for ground troops while Ethiopian troops reportedly joined UN forces for the first time in action.
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U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
Hwachon
Stan Carter
Kaesong
Fifth Air Force
Se Eighth Army
United Nations
Roff Schools Announce Full Term Dates and Improvements
The Roff public schools set the term to begin Monday September 3 with enrollment on Thursday August 30. Birthdate rules require six on or before November 1 for attendance. younger pupils may enroll via tuition. Improvements include roof, floors, sidewalk, library move, and two rebuilt bus chassis for better transport. Faculty remains with one change and hot lunch starts first day under Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Etchieson.
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Roff
Kate Murphy
Jean Heard
Velma Howell
Hazel Crockett
Imo Gray
James Johnson
Bud Graves
Betty ‘Ingard
Richard Swink
Rudean Clifton
Woodrow Coffey
Galle Simpson
Edna Etchieson
Anadarko to Host National Croquet Tournament
Anadarko has been chosen as the site for the national croquet tournament on September 1 through 3. John Pfaff, president of the Anadarko Croquet Association, said today that 250 players would be invited. Anadarko has long hosted the state tournament as well.
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Anadarko
John Pfaff
Anadarko Croquet Association
Anadarko Firs
Tackle Snarl On Buffer Line
MUNSAN Korea Friday Aug 17 Truce talks shift to informal phase as a small subcommittee from both allies and Reds works to untangle a demarcation line dispute. Optimism rises that a compromise on a demilitarized zone along the 36th parallel may be possible. The two delegates per side will meet at 11 p m today to discuss the frontier and defensive terrain as formal talks remain stalled.
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Munsan
Korea
Akies
FE. S.T
Meranets
Eedoren Mally
Aesong
Investigator Under Fire Stays on Road Most of the Time
Oklahoma City August 18 A state legislative subcommittee questions Val H. Odom democratic leader about 44003.40 in travel expenses since December 1949. Odom says he is on the road most of the time performing duties for the State Examiner Morris and instructing county and school officials. He admits no trip records and clashes with Rep Norman Reynolds over sources of information.
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Oklahoma City
Val H. Odom
Oklahoma
Odom
Wagoner
Muskogee
Charles G. Morris
Wendell Barnes
Tulsa
Republ
Norman Reynolds
Fred K. Smith
Reynolds
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