Specialists Look Ahead to 1952 in World and Nation
The AP’s specialists foresee 1952 as a decisive year amid Korea tension and cold war risks. Inflation, higher taxes, and wage pressures loom while defense spending and material shortages push costs up. Political races, including Truman or Taft at the top, shape foreign policy and domestic policy on wage controls, housing, and education.
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Congress
U. S
Associated Press
Jask
Korea
Russia
Middle East
Germany
Japan
Legislators Study Narcotics And Compensation Laws
Oklahoma City Jan 7 two legislative council committees will study workmen compensation laws and narcotics control this week A subcommittee on compensation chaired by Sen James Rinehart will meet Tuesday Rep James Haning vice chairman proposes moving compensation cases to district courts A narcotics subcommittee chaired by Rep J D McCarty will meet Friday with several pharmacists attending to discuss laws to keep narcotics in proper channels
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Oklahoma City
Puu
Legislative Council
State and Trial Commission
Totey
James Rinehart
Reno
James Haning
Wewaka
J. D. McCarty
Brevos
Fittstown News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Health
Mrs Susan Whitwell returns home from Valley View tal convalescing slowly. Mr and Mrs Bob Thompson and son Neil of Seymour visit her parents. Finis Logan family and Syd Loman with Darleen spend Saturday night with an Ada aunt. Henry Martin family Prague visit. Glenella Chronister ill last week. Maynard Jackson arrives home from Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Terrell Winton family move to Port Arthur Texas for job at Atlantic Oil. Viola Whitwell admitted to Valley View Hospital improving. O E Cherry and family travel December 28 to Crane Texas Odessa Elk City to see his hospitalized father. Alfred Glenn formerly of Fittstown in Valley View Hospital recovering after transmission injury. Bobby Malthy visiting Luther Wilson home while serving in armed forces.
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Bob Thompson
Neil
Seymour
Finis Logan
O. E. Cherry
Crane
Tex
Jerry Cherry
Mrs. Cherry
Odessa
Elk City
Mr. Cherry
Man Injured Here As Cars Collide
Ora Hutchings, 60, of 321 West N Sixteenth, was injured in a two car crash Saturday when Clyde E B Kidd, 19, driving south, struck Jimmie Joe Taylor, 24, who was westbound on Thirteenth. Kidd faced failure to yield charges, posted bond. Hutchings’ passenger in the Taylor car sustained minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.
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Ora Hutchings
Clyde EB. Kidd
Jimmie Joe’ Taylor
West Sixteenth
Kidd
L Taylor
Hutchings
Trapper Killed As Truck Struck Train Near Waurika
An Oklahoma trapper, Jing Henry Pritchard, was killed when his pickup struck a Rock Island freight train near Waurika while he inspected traps along Cow Creek. He reportedly tried to leap from the vehicle as the train approached. The Highway Patrol tallies it among 1952 traffic deaths, with toll rising to 11.
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Associated Press
Ryan Trapper
Rock Island
Waurika
Jing Henry Pritchard
Ing
Costello On Trial Today On Contempt Of Senate Charge
New York gambler Frank Costello faces contempt of the Senate charges stemming from Kefauver hearings. The immigrant who rose in politics and crime appeared nervous before the committee, refused to answer key questions, and walked out twice. Indicted again December 5, potential penalties include up to 11 years and a $311,000 fine.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate
Kefau
Costello
Senate Crime Committee
4-H Banquet to Be Held on January 14
Pontotoc county 4-H Club achievement banquet is slated for January 14 in the Student Union building on the East Central State college campus. Miss Minnie Lou McDaniel, assistant county agent, says girls who participated in county events during 1951 are eligible to attend. Awards will be given to county record book winners and others with outstanding work. Guests include Georgia Ruth Pitt, national 4-H club Congress representative. Phyllis Hart, American Royal delegate. Phyllis Sullivan, Oklahoma 4-H congress delegate. Each will share trip highlights. Banquet begins at 6 45 P M.
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Pontotoc County
East Central State College
Minnie Lou McDaniel
Georgia Ruth Pitt
Chicago
Phyllis Hart
Kansas City
Imo
Phyllis Sullivan
Oklahoma City
Quadruplets Born To Brooklyn Pair
New York report of Mrs. Fannie Graber and husband Joseph welcoming quadruplets three girls and a boy. Doctors foresaw multiple births by X ray. The couple, living in Brooklyn, plan to rearrange their five room apartment to house the four babies and their three older children Sheldon five Beverly four and Sandra three.
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New York
Fannie Greber
Brook
Joseph
Graber
Grabers
Sheldon
Beverly
Sandra
Weekend Police Roundup Records 15 Arrests
Chief Cecil Smith's force arrested 15 law violators over the weekend. Drunkenness led with 10 cases, plus one each for failure to yield right of way and possession, and three for investigation. Total fines amounted to 60 dollars.
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Cecil Smith
Ust
Allen News finds servicemen updates and local visits
Mrs. Grady Gary reports her husband is now a sergeant in the U S S M C stationed in Korea. Mr and Mrs E G Smith and son Gary visit with Dewey Reynolds family. Helen Bryant former Allen high teacher. Pat Mills leaves for studies. Robert Jones returns to Great Lakes base. Leone of Coalgate visits home. Jack Hammonds and Arnold Bryant shop in Ada. Jess Haynes visits Berkeley then plans to move next June. Buddy Yount reaches Japan safely en route to Korea with calm seas and good chow. Wilbur Wiley family among Ada visitors.
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Grady Gary
Srt
Gary
U. S&s
Korea
E. G. Smith
Carrol Bryant
Francis
Dewey Reynolds
Smith
S Helen Bryant
Allen High School
Robert Jones
J. J. Jones
Great Lakes
Don Johnson
Spt. Garvis
Jne Leone
Coalgate
Jess Haynes
Berkeley
Calif
Haynes
Berkley
Buddy Yount
Japan
Mrs. Yount
Hel
Mel
Wilbur Wiley
David
Tresha
Patsy
Ada
January 1952 Oklahoma highway deaths highlighted
Commissioner Dixie Gilmer cites January 1951 figures showing motor vehicle collisions as the month's leading killer with 45 deaths, mostly passenger cars. Pedestrians, fixed-object crashes, and runoffs also caused fatalities as Oklahoma drivers are urged to yield, slow down, and beware. Dick Cunningham of Brandeis averaged 5.1 yards per carry as a closing note.
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Oklahoma
Dixie Gilmer
Department of Public Safety
Dick, Cunningham
Brandeis University
Giving, not receiving, makes Christmas joyful
Old advice encourages girls to shift from pouty expectations to gracious gift gratitude. Readers urged to write thank you notes, acknowledge effort, and read gift cards before unwrapping. Emphasizes pleasure in giving, the value of thoughtful thanks, and building good will for future holidays.
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Mom
Pop
Sally
Uncle Joe
Joe
Minnie
Strike by 3500 Egyptian workers blocks Suez Canal ports
In CATRO Egypt 3500 Egyptian workers walked out at Port Said Suez and Ismailia, threatening a canal bottleneck that could halt millions of tons of shipping. Company officials cited labor method disputes as the immediate cause but noted political motives tied to British troop withdrawal and Britain's stance in the canal zone amid Egypt's repudiation of the 1936 Anglo Egyptian treaty.
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Catro
Egypt
Suez Canal Company
Port Said
Suez
Ismailia
Company
Britain
Canal
Carey On Trial In Big Bribery Case
Carey, a suspended U.S. attorney nominated in 1950, goes on trial in federal court charged by a grand jury with soliciting a $60,000 bribe from Texas oilman Lewis Hart to influence perjury charges against Hart and four employees. The indictment follows a Justice Department probe and suspension by Attorney General Howard McGrath.
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BPUL
L. Carey
U.S
Texas
Carey
Justice Department
Truman
Howard McGrath
Oribe
Lewis Hart
Langvisw. Tex
Hart
Germans Will Keep On Paying Part of Bill Aller Treaty
West German officials said Germany will continue to pay part of the cost for Western troops in Germany even after a peace settlement. They noted the United States Britain and France may promise reductions in German outlay when German forces join the European Army. Allied officials disclosed plans for a draft army of up to 12 divisions and the Germans may be freed from some levies supporting the Big Three’s diplomatic establishment. The agreement would clear a major hurdle to a peace contract though details on postwar defense costs and division of expenses remain unsettled.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Open Bids Tuesday On Highway Work
Oklahoma City Jao WP reports bids for road construction worth 3 807 906 will be opened by the state highway commission. Projects cover 68.3 miles with 35.3 miles paving and the rest bridge work. Largest item is six miles of new roadbed and four bridges in Okmulgee county from Henryetta to Schuster. Estimated costs include 926 062 for a Henryetta area segment, 650 000 for a Tulsa by pass four-lane paving, 459 975 for surfacing, and 203 039 for four highway separation structures. The commission began its 3 day monthly meeting today and will award contracts Wednesday.
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Oklahoma City
Jao
T— WP
State Highway Commission
Okmulgee County
Henryetta
Schuster
Tata
Tulsa
Will Ask Sweeping Airman Case Probe
Rep. J. C. Armstrong declares plans to press Congress for a sweeping probe into Hungary's arrest and detention of four American airmen. He seeks resolutions to sever relations with Hungary and Czechoslovakia and a United Nations inquiry through direct U.S. representation. The airmen were freed after a 1200000 ransom, and Armstrong cites Kremlin involvement and calls for accountability. He also supports ending ties with Czechoslovakia over William Oatis’s Prague imprisonment.
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Jtep
K. Armstrong
R-Mo
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Czechoslovakia
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United States
Dave Henderson
Shawnee
Okla
James Elam
Kingsland
Kremlin
Armstrong
William Oatis
Associated Press
Prague
Oatis
Expected to Die By 80 Now 97 and Has Outlived His Money
Montgomery story profiles 97 year old Thomas Linton McCullough once wealthy cotton planter who outlived his fortune and now lives on a five dollar monthly pension. He recalls predicting an 80 year life, buying an airplane at 80, and continuing “last flings” into his late nineties while arthritis slows him. He says his only mistake was outliving his money and vows to keep living as long as possible.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas Linton McCullough
McCullough
Mexico
South America
Judge Resigns and Vanishes After Packing Bags
Circuit Court Judge Lyle Cherry packed his bags and mailed a resignation then disappeared. He hasn't been heard from since Friday after visiting his brother in Memphis. His wife says she knows no reason for his departure. Governor Browning will decide whether to accept the resignation after contact with Cherry. The Gibson County Bar Association plans a temporary presiding judge.
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Trenton
Tenn
Lyle Cherry
Secon
Memphis
Cherry
W. E. Cherry
Nashville
Gordon Browning
13Th Judicial District
Gibson County Bar Association
Frank Warmath
French Bombing Vietminh Convoys Across Indo China
French air units pounded Vietminh convoys moving guns and war supplies from China into north Indo China. Bombing targeted communications, aimed to halt launches from Hanoi area and sever supply lines along the Black River southwest of Hanoi. Night raids persisted for over two weeks, hitting hundreds of trucks described as American GM and Russian Moltova makes.
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Indo-China
Jan. T
China
Hanoi
Black River
General Motors
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