Coe Charges Demo Nomination Stolen
Oklahoma City July 27 Pe Withiam Coe charges that the Democratic governor's nomination was stolen from him and says he will demand a complete recount. He cites unofficial totals showing Murray ahead and alleges votes were illegally shifted and even residents counted from a single house. He appeals for funds to cover the $19,250 recount cost across 17 counties.
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Oklahoma City
Coe
Johnston Murray
Vnis
Murray
Oklahoma County
Coe Con
Truman Sees No Need for Major Economic Controls Yet
President Truman said there is no current necessity for wage price and manpower controls. He indicated such measures would only come as part of a full mobilization and hopes to avoid such steps. He outlined positions on atomic weapon use, traitor suppression, and increased European military aid forthcoming to Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Congress
State
Official Tabulation Of State Returns Is Well Under Way
Official tabulation of state returns progresses with 24 counties verified. Coe demands a full recount with $19 250 bond per county and a possible hearing within 24 hours if granted. Murray leads unofficially by 886 votes with 54 counties reporting while recounts and bonds shape the contest.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
State Election Board
Coe
Murray
Tom Collins
Capitol
Doe
Array
County Election Board
Weather outlook for Weather Oklahoma partly cloudy nights
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered thunderstorms mostly to the west and south. Warmer Friday with low around 69 and high near 35?
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Oklahoma
Australia Opens Recruiting Drive
Australia launched a Korea war recruiting drive with about 100 applicants in Sydney in hours. Army and Navy Minister Josiah Francis said most seek immediate action and a small infantry force is likely, pending Prime Minister Menzies’ US talks. Veterans from World War II are expected to form the core of the initial unit.
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Sydney
Australia
Korea
Army
Navy
Josiah Francis
Francis
Robert G. Menzies
United States
East Central State College grants 199 degrees at graduation
One hundred ninety nine persons received degrees Thursday morning in graduation exercises at East Central State College. Dr. Eugene Briggs of Phillips University spoke, with T. K. Treadwell presenting scholarships including Ada News and O’Neal awards shared by Mary Spencer and Sammie Sturdevant. The college chorus performed as Dr. Charles F. Spencer conferred degrees.
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East Central State College
East Central
Eugene Briggs
Phillips University
Briggs
T. K. Treadwell
Ada News
Howard Starks
McMann
O'Neal
Mary Spencer
Ada
Sammie Sturdevant
College Women's Chorus
Noel Wyatt
Mozart
C Larson
C. A. Ridge
First Methodist Church
W. Levi Gentry
Central Church of Christ
Charles F. Spencer
W. B. Morrison
Tthose
GI Veterans Urged to Plan GI Bill School Changes Now
The Veterans Administration urged war veterans planning GI bill study next fall to arrange early. Those staying at the same school should confirm space. changing schools requires a supplemental eligibility certificate. First changes between general fields or prior changes require VA regional office applications.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Kerrs Barbecue Monday With Oklahoma Senator Hosts
Washington reports Senator Robert S Kerr of Oklahoma and Mrs Kerr will host an Oklahoma Roundup barbecue Monday. Government officials are invited to attend as beef roasting ears onions and tomatoes from Oklahoma will be served amid radio and television entertainment.
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Washington
L— High Government
Oklahoma
Robert S Kerr
Lawn Mowers Put to Work on a Drying Oklahoma Property
The weather Monday through Wednesday brought variable conditions across Oklahoma with sun and clouds. The Associated Press notes forecasts remain rainy with partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers statewide. Beaver led 24 hour rainfall at 0.82 inches, with Gage 0.80, Altus 0.61 and Durant 0.44 inches. Guthrie reached 86 degrees, Beaver 57 at night.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Beaver
Panhandle
Gage
Altus
Durant
Guthrie
Briefcase Lost by British Navy Recovered in Detroit
A British navy briefcase lost Tuesday on a Detroit street was recovered after a truck driver reported it to police. It fell from the trunk of a car carrying three naval commanders. Officials said its contents would not have endangered national security though some secret material was included.
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Detroit
Complications in Oklahoma State Senate Leadership Contested
The statewide Senate race turmoil follows Murray defeating Coe by 886 votes for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Coe seeks a recount claiming electoral foul play, delaying plans for a president pro tempore and Senate organization as lawmakers align. Leaders near selection include Gary Ritzhaupt Mahan with Bulard Russell Langley Ozmun named as active contenders for speaker.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Senate
Murray
William 0. Coe
Coe
Raymond Gary
Madill
Louis H. Ritzhaupt
Guthrie
Frank Mahan
Fairfax
Gary
Appropriations Committee
House
J. M. Bullard
Duncan
John Russell Jr
Okmutzee
W. H Langley
Sitwell
Charles Ozmun
Lawton
Senate probes watch for signs of black market ruins
Senate crime investigators warned of potential black market operations tied to wartime shortages and an expanded military program. Chairman Kefauver said racketeers may exploit hoarding trends, with leads suggesting large scale racketeers seek legitimate fronts in meat, groceries, steel, auto, and liquor sectors.
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Washington
Senate
Special Committee To Study Crime
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
Wiley
R-Wis
Toronto woman named associate of Royal Society in color photography
Miss Evelyn Andrus of Toronto becomes the first Canadian awarded associate status by the Royal Society of Great Britain for high proficiency in color photography. She serves as vice president of the Toronto camera club and studies at the University of Toronto.
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Toronto
Evelyn Andrus
Royal Society of Great Britain
Canada
Andrus
Toronto Camera Club
University of Toronto
Navy restores cancer patient to active duty
A -year-old Navy officer, retired in 1947 after being told his cancer was fatal, is to be restored to active duty. The Senate approved a bill for Lt. Comdr. Edwin M. Rosenberg. a committee reported he faced a permanent, fatal disability, yet he returned to service after prior cancer battles and teaching at Annapolis.
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Washington
Navy
Senate
Edwin M. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
House
Cas
Pacific
Boston Naval Hospital
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hickenfooter
Iowa
Far East
Polio Cases in Oklahoma Decline Sharply This Year
Doctor Grady Mathews, Oklahoma state health commissioner, reports 178 polio cases so far this year, far below the 590 plus cases recorded by the same time in 1943. The drop shows polio incidence down by roughly two thirds compared with the previous year.
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Oklahoma City
Grady Mathews
Ada Public Library Year Thirteen Records Best Circulation
The Ada Public Library reports its thirteenth year as its best. Circulation and budget hit highs with a 13,895.90 budget and 85,613 checkouts. 1,052 books added bringing total to 16,503. 52 magazines and 80 temporary borrowers added, temporary cards carry a $1 deposit. Residents see free access to most books. newest fiction carries a 0.15 daily overdue fee. A new shelving, automated charging, flag and state flag displays were installed. Parish parade float funded $27.50 and a recording library started in April with 19 stages and 44 albums under 15 cents per week for a single record.
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Ada Public Library
Cpear
Magaine
Scheels
Gaylord Electric
Apri
Siage
Chinese Reds Land On Small Island In Formosa Action
A defense ministry communique reports about 500 Chinese communists landed on tiny Taitan Island off Amoy. Most were killed or captured. three junks set afire, eight sunk, 12 captured. Nationalists seized ammunition as ground forces and naval units closed in.
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Taipei
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Taitan
Amoy
Red
Quemoy Island
3Th
Cheng Yi
Tattan
Quemoy
United States
Seventh Fleet
Lightning Triggers Dynamite Blast Kills Two Workers
In El Paso, lightning struck a dynamite charge at a stone quarry, burying two men. W. A. Harrison, 141, of El Paso and Teofilo Vera, 43, of Juarez, Mexico were killed. Quarry superintendent William Tucker said ten charges with 30 pounds of dynamite each were placed to detonate after workers left. The lightning ignited one or two charges, sending tons of rock down on the men. others escaped unharmed.
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EL Paso
Tex
Stone
W. A. Harrison
Teofilo Vera
Juarez
Mexico
William £. Tucker
Two Sooners Are Killed in Korea
Defense department reports two Oklahoma men killed in action in Korea. Capt. William Q. Boyd, husband of Mrs. Gloria M. Boyd, served under Far East command and is a brother of Mrs. Nora C. Criswell of Idabel. Pvt. Leo E. Kul Kingsworth, son of Mrs. Lewis Willingsworth of Muse, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
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Washington
Defense Department
William Q. Boyd
Gloria M. Boyd
Far East Command
Leo E. Kuil Kingsworth
Lewis Willingsworth
Muse
Okla
LeFlore County
Boyd
Nora C. Criswell
Idabel
Olela
Battlefront Lull Is Noted
North Korean troops and armor massed by night for a knockout blow as MacArthur reported air cover along the front. He warned of a long, difficult struggle ahead while aggressive patrols pushed back enemy columns near Hadong and Namsoon, and patrols reached Hamyang.
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Brrelman Morin
Tokyo
MacArthur
Hadong
Pusan
Hamyang
Namsoon
Yamyang
Associated Press
William R. Moore
Yongdong
U. S
Planeload Missing After Ditching Near Oshima Island
A C-47 with 26 aboard including four war correspondents is believed to have ditched ten miles south of Oshima Island Japan. Survivors and searchers are noted as authorities report one survivor and ongoing efforts to locate others. Identified correspondents include James O Supple Maximilien Philonenko Stephen Simmons and Albert Hinton among others.
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Tokyo
Japan
Oshima
General MacArthur
Agence France Presse
Stephen Simmons
Hilton Press
London Picture Post
Albert Hinton
Norfolk Journal
American educators assist Bavarian schools for three months
Pi-Two American educators Isle H. Wolf of Oklahoma A&M and Prof. Samuel A. Keik of the University of Illinois arrived in Munich to work as consultants to the German educational system for three months, focusing on home economics and teacher education for handicapped children.
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Munich
Germany
Bavaria
Isle H. Wolf
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Samuel A. Keik
University of Ulineis
It's mi nay toed hed iy v be funy when ther' any thing funny
The fragmentary line hints at a playful or mistaken phrasing about humor and timing with a hint of dialect. No clear event or named entities emerge to summarize beyond a general remark on fun.
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