Rail Strike Spreads Across the Nation
The nationwide rail strike expands with sick leave walkouts now in a third day, tying up 54 railroads and hitting East and Midwest industrial hubs. Government and union leaders press for a fast settlement while new stoppages emerge and defense shipments face delays.
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Third Cay
Midwest
New York
Pennsylroads
Truman
St. Louis
Treaser
Cota Carl Giesson
St. Louis Charmiber of Commerce Transportation Bureau
Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad
Edward F. Arn
Kansas
Robber Loots King's Market in Two-Hour Break-In
A thief broke into King's Market at 21 North Mississippi Tuesday night, creating a roof hole and roaming the store for about two hours. Manager Leonard Goodell said only one dollar and two packs of cigarettes were missing, taken from a bet between a store employee and a customer. The burglar exited via a back door, locking it on the way out.
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King’s Market
North
Mississippi
Leonard Goodell
Googe
CA Sells First Outside U S Ticket Here
Central Airlines office recently sold its first ticket to a traveler headed outside the United States. Miss Arlette Velasquez, a student at East Central State College, returned to Costa Rica via Dallas then on to Guatemala City and San Jose. The carrier had arranged world wide passenger service with partner airlines weeks earlier.
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Central Airlines
United States
Arlette Velasquez
East Central State College
Costa Rica
Dallas
New Or- Guatemala City
San Jose
Apo CA
Oklahoma Weather Cold with Subzero Lows Expected
Frigid conditions across Oklahoma with fair skies and temperatures dropping to 5 to 15 below zero. Winds calm but end of cold snap near 59 cod, high near 15.
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Oklahoma
Winter Weather Hits Nation With Severe Snow and Ice
A brutal winter storm system lashed the country driving school closures and highway closures while crippling power and communications. Ohio reported heavy snow totals with emergency declarations, Indiana and Tennessee faced slick travel and layoffs, and Rio Grande Valley citrus growers warned of multi million dollar losses as crops perished under freezing conditions.
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Texas
Ohio
Oni
James Rhodes
Columbua
Cleveland
Mahione
Cincinnati
Indiana
Tennessee
Nashville
Memphis
Rio Grande Valley
Owens Preliminary Hearing Set For Friday Morning
Bobby Owens 19, an ex convict charged with murdering Mrs. Lucille Donoho at 430 West Sixth, faces a preliminary hearing Friday at 10 o clock before Justice of the Peace Percy Armstrong. The hearing may move to the district court room for spectator space. Donoho died of a deep stomach wound at about 2 50 Saturday in the Johnson home. Owens has been jailed since his arrest shortly after the killing and allegedly admitted the slaying before pleading not guilty. He showed nervousness in jail, ate little, and cried at times, while family members mourn. Owens, who served two years at Granite reform, said he would be ready Friday morning.
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Bobby Owens
Lucille “Sissy” Donoho
Percy Armstrong
Armstrong
District Court Room
Denoho
Marvin Johnson
West Sixth
Owens
Donoho
Coy A. Mowdy
Delayed Start at Valley View Maternity Ward Opens
The new Valley View maternity ward faced a slow Thursday with no admissions by late morning. Officials say the ward opened at noon Wednesday, with no new patients yet and no expected arrivals. Nurses prepared dry rooms and delivery rooms, with most equipment ready for first deliveries.
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New
Valley View Maternity Ward
United Nations Brands China Aggressor in Korea
Bulletin Lake Success reports the United Nations assembly voting overwhelmingly to brand communist China as an aggressor in Korea. The action marks a formal condemnation by UN members amid ongoing hostilities and reflects broad international consensus on China’s role in the conflict.
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Lake Success
United Nations Assembly
China
Korea
Five Crops Pay State Farms Well In January
Oklahoma City February 1 Five crops paid state farmers record prices in January with all time highs for beef cattle calves lambs milk cows and cotton. Eggs fell 27 cents to 37.5 cents a dozen the lowest point for January since 1948. Beef cattle 25.20 per hundredweight calves 29.20 milk cows 205 lambs 30.39 and cotton 32.5 cents per pound, with prior month and year comparisons noted.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Janary
Cage Meet Results at East Central Gym
Byng junior high boys beat McLish 28 to 21 to open the cage meet at East Central gym Thursday morning. A full fall schedule called for Thursday games with two sessions set for Friday. In the second game, Allen edged Stonewall 27 to 24. Latta defeated Francis 39 to 33.
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Byng
Pontotee County
McLish
East Central
Allen
Stonewall
Junior High
Vanuss
Cis
Latta
Francis
Very Cold Forecast Shakes State Overnight
Very cold again across the state with the thermometer near zero and some areas reporting subzero readings. Beaver and Gage noted the lowest temperatures with minus 19 and minus 11 degrees, while many towns logged single digits below zero. Snow moved out, highways iced, and officials cautioned about heat and frozen pipes as residents faced continued frigid conditions and a bleak outlook for relief.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Beaver
Panhandle
Gaze
Highway Patrol
Paul Denman
Ardmore
Fort Sil
Guymon
Hobart
ScAlester
Oklahoma City
Ponce
Cite
Enid
Yardsticks Hold Dimes March Hopes
Norman C. Mitchell of Pontotoc County, March of Dimes chairman, eyes the 1951 drive total of $5,072.27 as funds come in. Nine schools reported by Wednesday, with 19 remain, and the total may fall below $4,060 after all reports. Committees at Stonewell, Allen and Rott have not yet reported, and Mitchell expects the final sum to exceed last year's by about $1,008. Local schools list includes Vanoer 44.40, Fitzhuch 79.82, Hayes 24, Glenwood 45.30, Irving 25.50, St Wall 381, Ada Junior 12.7, Washington 47.35, batta 116.27, among others.
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Norman C. Mitchell
March of Dimes
Pontotoc County
Moore
Stonewell
Allen
Rott
Mitchell
Vanoer
Fitzhuch
Hayes
Glenwood
Irving
St Wall
Ada
Washington
Batta
Revised Attorney Set Up Is Sought In Oklahoma
Oklahoma aims to replace 77 county and 23 district attorneys with 23 district attorneys. The proposal, introduced by Rep. Exn ent Wo Tare of Ardmore, calls for one DA per judicial district with four years of legal practice. Roy White of Zufaula plans a Senate companion bill.
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Oklahoma
CATY
Exnent Wo Tare
Ardmore
Atther
House
Roy White
Zufaula
Senate
Tesidersee
Eisenhower Confident On West Europe Defense Needs
General Eisenhower told a Senate and House audience in Washington that Western Europe has the will to resist Soviet aggression and that the United States must help build necessary defense forces. He urged faith in America’s leadership and outlined a 20 to 30 year security program, stressing unity of purpose and the high cost of war versus peace. He cited Europe’s morale rebound, France’s promise of 25 battle-worthy divisions by 1952, and the need for stronger information services, warning against propaganda while insisting on commitment to Europe.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
United States
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Library of ‘Congress
America
Eigenhower
Iis
Jie
Hisenhower
France
Wortthy
U.S
Congress
Remington Reported As Informer At Trial
A former FBI agent testified that William W. Remington became a government informer after learning that coroner suspect William R. Cornetigna worked for the AEC. The defense contends Remington did not offer to become an informer, while letters and interviews detailed connections between Remington and Corvelison during 1947.
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York
FBI
William W. Remington
Cor Reinist
William R. Cornetigna
AEC
Remington
Communist Party
Corvelison
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Will Fry
Treatment for Potato Cab Disease and Sulphur Use
A fragmented report notes that applying sulphur to potato crops can prevent potato scab infection. It cites botanic experiments and trials in an unspecified region, detailing disease reduction over a multi-year period and limited effectiveness for certain varieties.
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Boteninte
United Nations Brands China Aggressor in Korea
The U N assembly voted 44 to 7 to designate Communist China as aggressor in Korea. Britain urged patience on sanctions while a new good offices committee was created. The vote followed MacArthur’s report of Chinese intervention and urged withdrawal of Chinese nationals and forces from Korea. The body called on all states not to aid the aggressors and pledged to continue UN actions.
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Lake Succes
United Nations Assembly
China
Korea
Britain
Assembly
Sndia
Burma
Saudi Arabia
Douglas MacArthur
Sion
Good Offices
Nasrallah Entezam
Iran
Peiping
Ces
U. N
Gladwyn Jebb
Kores Land
Jebb
Oklahoma House Panel Approves 12 Million School Boost
The Oklahoma House Education Committee approved a 12 million annual state aid increase with a 400 salary rise for teachers and 15 cent daily maintenance funding for students. The measure, part of a larger education package, raises base aid and stipulates salary and transportation increases, while facing political timing with Gov. Murray.
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Oklahoma City
House Education Committee
Johnston Murray
Murray
EB. T. Dunlap
Redoe
Ferman Phillips
Oklahoma Education Association
Dunlap
jDachelor
Elementa
Derailed Santa Fe Freight Near Arkansas City
A northbound Santa Fe freight train derailed between Lococco and Arkansas City, Oklahoma, early February 1. One car left the tracks. no injuries reported. Passengers and other cars were cleared an hour later. Cause listed as 208 determined tenendedistely. Durant, Oklahoma reports on February 1 and February 3 note church events and local notices.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Santa Fe
Trom
Oklahoma City
Orlocco
Oka
Arkbankar City
Causs
Woman Editor Lola Pearson Dies at 79 in Oklahoma
Mrs Lola Clark Pearson age 78 associate editor of the Farmer Stockman magazine for 26 years died at her home in Oklahoma City. Born near Kl nood Is and educated at Cornell Mt Vernon and Morningside she helped organize Marshall Woman's club and edited Oklahoma Farmer then Oklahoma Farmer Stockman from 1925 to 1945. She led the Oklahoma State Federation of Women's clubs 1919 to 1931 and was active in Republican politics.
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Oklahoma City
Lola Clark Pearson
Farmer- Stockman Magazine
Pearson
Klnood
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Morningside College
Sioux City
Pearsons
Marshall
Logan County
Pease
New Marshall Woman
Move Against Heavy Defense
Allied forces press in western Korea with hand to hand fighting advancing up to three miles. A French American unit is trapped by superior Chinese forces as the UN offensive slows on the Han river south of Seoul. Turkish troops push forward toward Anyang and Wonchon as front lines tighten near Suwon and Seoul.
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Tokyo
Korea
United Nations
Han River
Seoul
Tenth Corps
Anyang
Suwon
Wonchon
Eee
Didn't Find Any Sill on His Land in Oklahoma
Joe Auten of Pontotoc County overheard a Saturday night talk he believed pointed to illegal whiskey making on his land near Wanette in Pottawatomie County. He and two federal officers searched the property a half day but found no mill activity or signs of operation.
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Joe Auten
Pontotoc County
Iailer
Pottawatomie County
Auten
Wanette
Middleton Becomes LSU President After Stoke Resigns
Gen. Middleton, former World War II commander, is named president of Louisiana State University succeeding Harold W. Stoke who resigned after three and a half years. Middleton, aged 61 and a Georgetown, Mississippi native, previously served as comptroller amid the 1939 Louisiana scandals. Census data notes over 22 million dollars yearly on hay grain and feed in Oklahoma.
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Baton Rouge
Troy H. Letom
Sprimiandes
Louisiana State University
Harold W. Stoke
Stoke
Oklahoma
Buresu
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