Oklahoma Governor Kerr bids farewell to debt free state
Oklahoma City January 7 1947 outgoing Governor Robert Kerr told the 21st legislature Oklahoma is debt free with a surplus of about 46 million dollars and will have funds ready to retire bonds. He urged cooperation with incoming Governor Roy Turner and reviewed advances in education welfare and highways including higher teacher salaries and increased old age and dependent child aid.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
Welfare Commission
Turner
Roy J. Turner
Catleman
Sestators
Herr
Mindy
School Land Commission
Highway Department
Public Roads Administration
Kerr Pays Tribute To Oklahoma Lawmakers And State Agencies
Governor Kerr saluted the nineteenth and twentieth Oklahoma legislatures and state government branches for aid in his administration. He noted the National Guard’s federal recognition since World War II and credited the state school land commission with substantially reducing pending mortgage foreclosures.
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Oklahoma
N. G
Oklahomma
Yes
Kerr
School Land Commission
Diring Skis
Plane Search Fails To Find Fliers On Antarctic Coasts
A nine hour search along Ellsworth Land by a Martin seaplane failed to locate the nine missing fliers from the navy Antarctic expedition. The Northwind and Mt Olympus led the group toward Little America as weather limited further effort. The Merrick narrowly avoided collision with the icebreaker during the chase, and a general quarters alarm briefly echoed aboard the Northwind.
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Alton L. Cleakeslee
MT. Olympus
Seablane
Bleak Ellsworth Land
Navy
Pine Island
Dart
Franklin D. Roosevelt Sea
Ping Island
Northwind
Richard EB. Cruzon
Little America
Merrick
Nothwind
Monty Tells Ideas At Russian Meeting
Monty outlines modern warfare role for assault troops to high Soviet officers at the General Staff Academy. He emphasizes the “human equation” in directing a fighting army while visiting Moscow.
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Moscow
Viscount Montgomery
Montgomery
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Mont Romery
Nance and Board Take Places Heading Legislature
Oklahoma City January 7. James C Nance Purcell named president pro tempore of the senate and CA Board Boi City speaker of the house at the opening of Oklahoma 21st Legislative Session. Both leaders were chosen unanimously with Nance v veteran lawmaker and Board three terms in the house. Thompson Antlers named speaker pro tempore after Board’s selection. Oath given by Judge Dick Jones and Chief Justice Gibson. Nance pledged support for a 4 750 000 annual tax reduction and promised committee assignments without governor support influence.
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Oklahoma City
James C. Nante
Purcell
Senate
Boi. City
Toda J
Oklahoma
House
Nance
State Supreme Court
Beard
Joint
Turner
James A. Rinehart
Senate Roots Committee
Highway Commission
Streeter Speakman
House Roads Committee
Onick
James C. Nance
Raymond Gary
Madill
Gary
Senate Appropriations Committee
President Truman Plans $37 Billion Budget Clash With GOP Aims
Washington reports President Truman ready to submit a $37,000,000,000 budget while opposing tax cuts. GOP House Appropriations Chair Knutson of Minnesota argues about $29.5 billion suffices, seeking up to 20 percent income tax cuts for large contracts while balancing the budget. The clash signals tense early fights over spending, taxes, and labor law revisions in the new Republican-led Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Arter
New York
State of the Union
Knutson
R-Minn
Oith House
Ways and Means Committee
Republicans Complacent On Truman Pivots In Congress
Washington Jan 7 Republicans in Congress judge President Truman has adopted key parts of their program. GOP leaders say the Truman record may look stronger than Democratic leadership in Congress. They support expediting labor reform, ending wartime controls, and expanding private enterprise, while seeking not to be punitive. They back trimming personal income taxes and may merge the army and navy as requested.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Congress
Truman
GOP
House
Halleck
Ind
White House
Army
Navy
Freeman Named Temporary Assistant to County Attorney
Local attorney Freeman has been appointed by County Attorney W. G. Long as temporary assistant county attorney for up to 60 days to allow him to continue his law practice. Freeman, who previously served as county attorney from January 1941 to February 1942 before naval service, plans to keep his office in the American Building. Wayne Lewis completed his term.
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Si Freeman
W. G. Long
Freeman
Long
Naval Service
Wayne Lewis
Eee
Ada News
Ada
GOP Congress Moves To Curb Labor And Cut Taxes
President Truman unveils legislative proposals as a Republican Congress prepares to curb labor power and trim income taxes. Early bills aim to cut all individual income taxes by 20 percent outside top brackets and roll back wartime excises. Simultaneous senate hearings on labor and social security are anticipated after House actions on tax cuts.
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Kin
Colo
Republican
Demos
Senate
Wastane
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
Bilbo
New Orleans
House
Stormy East Coast plane crashes kill five
A blinding snowstorm across the East killed five and injured 21 in three crashes. At Carmel New Jersey a nationwide Air Transport Service passenger plane hit a wooded area. a Virginia private plane from Mt Pleasant to Florida killed its two occupants. At Jones Beach a DC 3 made a crash landing near the water. only the pilot and co pilot injured. The storm stretched up to 250 miles from New York with rain and sleet.
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Associated Prem
Carmel
N.J
Nationwide Air Transport Service, Inc
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Florida
Scott County
Jones Beach
New York
American Airlines
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Gulf Oil Company
Miami
Woolworth Chain Founder Is Dead
SCRANTON, Pa. Jan 7 Charles Sumner Woolworth founder of the Woolworth chain of 4 and 10 cent stores died at his home at age 90 after weeks of illness. He opened his first store 65 years ago and helped form the F W Woolworth Company with his brother Frank W Woolworth and Fred M Kirby of Wilkes Barre.
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Scranton
Charles Sumner Woolworth
Woolworth
Orst
F. W. Woolworth Company
Frank W. Woolworth
Fred M. Kirby
Wilkes- Barre
Storm Fades Into Arctic Storm Near Hawaii and Palmyra
A massive Pacific storm faded into the Arctic, washing through Hawaii and Palmyra Atoll. 123 Americans on Palmyra were reported safe as sea conditions subsided, with Coover Island officials noting no casualties. Alaska and Nome reports claimed no lives or major damage, while Hawaii saw no fresh destruction beyond earlier shore damage.
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Douglas Lovelace
Honolulu
Lin
Mid- Pacific
Palmyra
Navy
Coover Island
Menge Island
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Batters Mawail
Alaska
Hawaii
Arctic
Pacific
Alaskan Department
Anchorage
Aleutians
Nome
Hoover Bay
Discovery Well In Bigham Field In Oklahoma
Oklahoma may have its first discovery well of the year in a test drilled by Ralph Fillmore Jr in the Bigham field southeast of Okemah The No 1 Palmer Barnett well showed Cromwell sand at 3310 38 feet and tested 1 100 000 feet of gas and 30 to 35 barrels of oil daily Fillmore opened the field last November at his No 14 Palmer The test gauged 1 830 000 feet of gas daily Salt iodine bromine magnesium chloride and magnesium hydroxide ore are now mined from the ocean in commercial quantities
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Okemah
Okla
Oklahoma
Ralph Fillmore, Jr
Bigham
Palmer Barnett
Fillmore
Palmer
Jap Pearl King Mikimoto Survives Tidal Wave Crisis
Russell Brines reports from Tatoku Island Japan on Kokichi Mikimoto the 84 year old founder of cultured pearls surviving a tidal wave that washed away part of his pearl beds He aims for a booming 1947 selling year with orders from U S Army post exchanges totaling 50000 strands He plans to double sales as America reopens He keeps 225000 oysters in cultivation and explains his dream inspired method that sped up a natural pearl forming process learned after years in the industry
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Russell Brines
Tatoku Island
Japan
Spry
Kokichi Mikimoto
Ise Peninsula
Jooks
U. S. Army Post
America
Mikimoto
Would Cut Cost Of Crop Insurance Would Cut Cost Of Crop Insurance
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson urged farmers and lawmakers to back drastic changes to the crop insurance program to reduce taxpayer costs. He cited $76,000,000 in underwriting losses since 1938 and blamed local AAA committee members for soliciting business and adjusting losses while pressing for a businesslike reform.
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Washington
Clinton FP. Anderson
Hope
House Agriculture Committee
Anderson
Congress
AAA
Fate of Broyles hinges on Kerr board ruling
Oklahoma City January 7 An attorney general ruling says the pardon and parole board under Governor Kerr may continue to operate until successors are named and acts remain valid. Harlan Broyles clemency petition will be decided January 20 as Roy Turner prepares to take office. Broyles was sentenced to die December 31 for deputy Eric Nicholson's murder in Seminole.
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Oklahoma City
Harlan Broyles
Pardon Jana Parole Board
Robert 5. Kerr
Mac Q. Williamson
A. B. Rivers
Oryles
Roy J. Turner
Broyles
Eric Nicholson
Seminole
Kerr
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Antarctic
Monty
London
Newa
Nance and Board
H. DB
Coalgate
Senate Committee On Public Printing
State Highway Commission
Johnny
James C. Connell
Cleveland
Arthur Vandenberg
Joseph Martin, Jr
NEA
Michigan
Kenneth 5S. Wherry
Nebraska
Wallace H. Waite
Maine
Jack Bell
Milli
Woolworth Chain
Bigham Field
Texas
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