West Germany and East Germany fate in postwar era
The column discusses Germany's division under Soviet domination and the potential future of a united Europe. It argues East Germany remains under Stalin, while West Germany could evolve into a Europeanized state. reunification prospects are uncertain and likely distant. It notes American interests in freedom of travel and trade and warns against a long division altering Europe’s balance of power.
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East Germany
Free Germany
Stalin
Germany
Mississippi River
Russia
West Germany
United States
Europe
More Livestock On Fewer Acres In Oklahoma Pastures
Farmers expand pasture grasses on cultivated and native lands to boost carrying capacity. New grasses from experiment stations, some beneficial, others unsuitable, may add one to ten acres per cow. Year round pastures, brush control, and nitrogen fixing clover help grass growth and food supply.
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Oklahoma
MacArthur wary of military rule in civilian government stance
The article quotes General MacArthur warning that military dominance would be a tragic development for civilian governance. It argues against choosing a military man as president, notes the risk of a protracted war, and urges leaders who can see the whole nation beyond bureaus. It concedes Ike's suitability is unknown and emphasizes the need to test leaders before judgment.
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MacArthur
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Soil Conservation Work Aims for Year Round Grazing
The Soil Conservation Service seeks a pasture grass mix to provide ten to eleven months of grazing annually. Bermudagrass, lespedeza, fescue, and various clovers are part of the year round plan alongside soil protection and restoration efforts.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Great Men in Nations Worth More Than Riches or Armies
Hollis Read in 1858 urged that one honest statesman who is devout and virtuous is worth more to a nation than El Dorado's riches and a powerful army. The quote reflects on moral leadership as defense and guidance ahead of the Civil War era.
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Hollis
el Dorado
Tanks and Infantry Roar On Korea Front Again
Allied tanks and infantry hit Communist bunkers west of the Pukhan River in a nine hour raid before withdrawing to the UN line. U S Sabre jets claimed two MiGs over Northwest Korea. Gen. Van Fleet warned of a potentially disastrous price for any new offensive but doubted a major push.
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Seoul
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Eighth
U. N
Pukhan River
van Fleet
Dott Resigns as Oklahoma Geological Survey Chief
Robert H. Dott resigns as director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey to become executive director of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in Tulsa. He will oversee Association headquarters activities and new book projects. Dott joined the group in 1919, a year after its formation.
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Oklahoma City
Robert H. Dott
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Association of Pean Geologists
Tulsa
Dott
Association
Petroleum Geologists Group
Michigan State Pitcher Sparks Two 1 0 Wins in Big Ten
Roger Howard from Johnstown Pennsylvania pitched two straight 1 0 victories for Michigan State this spring in Big Ten play, allowing only three hits in each game. The note adds a separate historical claim about the first passenger elevator reportedly installed in New York in 1857.
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Roger Howard
Michigan State
Johnstown
New York
Three Held Over Robbery Near Ada
Three suspects, Jes sie Burris 20 Leroy Collins 28 and Lillian Easterling, mother of Burris and sister of Collins, are in custody over the robbery of Everett Walker near Eighth and Townsend Friday midnight. Walker said he carried 600 to 650 dollars and the assailants backed him against his car. Sheriff Everett Stewart of Johnston county held the trio nine miles north of Tishomingo on Highway 99. Deputy Ernest Miers headed to Tishomingo to return them to Ada.
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Jessie Burris
Leroy Collins
Lillian Easterling
Burri
Collins
Walker
Eighth
Townsend
Everett Stewart
Johnston County
Tishomingo
Ernest Miers
Ada
Slip Between Ship And Lip Ends With Bathing Save
In San Diego on May 31 a sailor home from Korea and his girlfriend fell into San Diego Bay when she slipped from the dock edge toward the Hamner. He jumped in to rescue her, and a boatswain's chair was lowered to pull them out.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Bay
Norma Horwitz
Los Angeles
Freddie Smith
U. S
Hamner
Smith
Roger Bacon and the Birth of Explosive Gunpowder
The article credits Roger Bacon as the first to develop gunpowder that actually exploded, noting earlier incendiaries with similar composition but impure ingredients had existed for a long time before.
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Roger Bacon
Black Bear Roams Freely Avoiding Rodeo Capture
In Hope Arkansas on May 31 a 60 pound black bear escaped from a rodeo last night and evades trackers near the city park. Owner Buck Robinson of Oklahoma City says the bear is harmless and requests it not be shot. police Chief Clarence Baker suspects the animal may be a pet and remains at large with rescue work continuing.
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Hope
Ark
Buck Robinson
Oklahoma City
Robinson
Clarence Baker
Woman Held After Sons Fatally Beaten
In Oakland California May 31 a naval lieutenant's wife Mary Glenn was held after fatally beating her two sons Billie eight and Bobbie Glenn five with a baseball bat and slashing herself with a paring knife. The mother was found with 30 knife wounds and taken to Highland Hospital in surgery. Her husband Lt Robert Glenn stationed on Guam to be flown home. The district attorney called in a psychiatrist.
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Oakland
Calif
Billie
Bobbie Glenn
Mary Glenn
H. P. Gleason
Drobny Favored At Wimbledon
Drobny, Continent’s No 1, set to target Wimbledon amid win at the French International Championship. He defeated Frank Sedgman 6-2 6-0 3-6 6-4 in the final, his second straight title, as Doris Hart beat Shirley Fry 6-4 6-4 in the women’s final.
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Paris
Jaroslav Drobny
Drobny
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Frank Sedgman
Sedgman
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
Shirley Fry
Akron
British Court Emerges From Mourning for King George VI
London reports the Court of St James's ending mourning for King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II, newly crowned, lifts official mourning after 16 weeks, signaling a brighter pace in British life.
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London
British Empire
St. James’s
George VI
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
Texas Leader Assures Heating Oil Supply Next Winter
Texas Railroad Commission member Gen. Ernest O. Thompson says the five week oil strike will not cause a heating fuel shortage next winter. He notes ample stock growth and a need to manage prices with OPA while Texas reduces June production to avoid surplus.
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Austin
Tex
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
Associated Press
Office of Price Administration
Texas
Bureau of Mines
Dead Pigeons Stir Duclos Autopsy Call in Paris
Paris May 31 Jacques Duclos faces a legal question as Magistrate Jacquinot orders an autopsy on two pigeons found in the Communist leader's car during anti Ridgway protests. Interior says carrier pigeons while Duclos party claims they were a gift for a cook pot.
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Paris
Jacques Duclos
Jacquinot
Duclos
Ministry of Interior
Paris Medico-Legal Institute
Oklahoma Holiday Toll Remains Low Amid Memorial Day
By Saturday the extended Memorial Day weekend toll in Oklahoma stood at two with 18 deaths recorded last year. Victims include Bertha Ruth Wilson 40 Boise City and Jesse Gunter Jr. 22 Wichita Kansas both killed in separate car overturns. Lydia Craven 50 Tallahassee Wagoner County died from injuries north of Muskogee. her death not counted in the holiday toll. The 1952 fatality total reached 194 versus 205 the prior year.
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Oklahoma
Bertha Ruth Wilson
Boise City
Jesse Gunter Jr
Wichita
Kan
Lydia Craven
Tallahassee
Wagoner County
Muskogee
Murder Charged In Slaying Of Woman In Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff Arkansas a 35 year old farmer was charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his estranged wife. Prosecutor Pat Mullis said Ernest Standridge of near Wabaseka admitted shooting claiming she mistreated him. A bystander Mrs Charles R West was hit by a stray bullet but is not in danger and to be released soon. The Standridges had been separated and had traveled to meet lawyers over a death claim from their son in a traffic crash near Wabaseka.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Pat Mullis
Ernest E. Standridge
Wabaseka
Jefferson County
Charles R. West
Sailor CPO Beats Ben Hogan In National Golf Match
Norman Oklahoma May 31 report says Chief Petty Officer J Arthur Rondeau on his second golf cruise shot 131 to net 67 after a 64 handicap. Ben Hogan parred 71 at Dallas Northwood course, contrasting Rondeau's surprising achievement in nationwide competition.
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Norman
Okla
Cpo
J. Arthur Rondeau
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Dallas
Northwood
Pontotoc County Political Announcements July 1952 Candidates
Local Democratic primary lists candidates for sheriff court clerk county clerk and other offices. J D Gaar Ray Goodwin James C Baze Abe Holloway Claud Bobbitt Dow Thompson Bob Austell Bill Peck Chas Rushing Blaine Gilbreath Ward Barney Ward Uva Cummins Ray C Jones Gene Davis J W Huff George Buster Harden George Collins Bob Dumont Jake Blevins.
Oklahoma Postal Clerks Convene in Chickasha
C O Krueger of Altus closes the annual convention of the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks Oklahoma chapter in Chickasha May 31. Banquet speakers include J Cline House Oklahoma City and Maurice B Feimster. Officers named for the federation and auxiliary are listed with cities across the state.
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Chickasha
Okla
C. O. Krueger
Altus
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Oklahoma
J. Cline House
Oklahoma City
Maurice B. Feimster
R. M. Collier
Federation Auxiliry
Ray Ersland
Frank Traphagan
Tulsa
Raleigh Webb
Muskogee
Greeley Veal
Ponca City
Don Reid
Okmulgee
James Nelms
Ada
R. W. Westfall
Perry Willis
Snyder
Maurice Blackwell
Shawnee
Raliegh Webb
Maude Basore
Mildred Campbell
Doris Moore
Ed Williams
Mart Filson
Eleven Moore orphans find foster homes after separation
In Pontiac Michigan on Memorial Day the 11 Moore orphans said goodbye to living together as four depart for adoption by families in Pittsburgh. Mary Jean and Barbara join the Babbs near Pittsburgh with adoption requested in probate court. Jeffrey and Jimmy go to Dr Arnold Friesen and wife. The remaining six stay in Leonard while homes are arranged. the baby stays with Royal Oak couple.
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Pontiac
Mich
Moore
Michael
Roseland Park Cemetery
Murray Moore
Leonard
Mary Jean
Barbara
J. Donald Babb
Pittsburgh
Babbs
Babb
Jeffrey
Jimmy
Arnold Friesen
Dr. Friesen
Royal Oak
Oldster Joe Parks S Newsman Turns Inventor For Sports Gadgets
In Altoona Pennsylvania 70 year old Joe Parks a longtime sportsman and banker has filed seven patents with the Patent Office. His devices include a leg fishing tool freeing hands for rowing a noiseless anchor a retrievable fishing leader and a rear view boat mirror for row boats.
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Altoona
Joe Parks
Williams Last Red Sox Home Run Before Marine Departure
The final home run Ted Williams hit for Boston before joining the Marines marked his 324th career four bagger.
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Ted Williams
Red Sox
The
Marines
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