Supreme CourtAffirms FCC CBS Color TV Plan
The Supreme Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission approval of CBS color television, 8 to 1, rejecting RCA. The decision clears CBS color for premiere use while RCA color would not be compatible with existing sets. Adapters to view CBS color on current receivers were noted as costly.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
Black
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
FCC
CBS
Federal District Court
Chicago
FCA
Suprem Court
Crump and Horton Released on Bond
Sherman Horton and Roscoe Crump were indicted by a grand jury for the crime of rate in the second degree and released Monday morning after posting 21,900 bond each. Indictments were returned May 24 following county jail investigation, with trial set for the next term of district criminal court.
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Sherman Horton
Roscoe Crump
District Criminal Court
Outdoor Paints And New Aids For Home Jobs
A 1951 feature outlines new aids for amateur outdoor painters. Mildew can be controlled with Mildoom added to paints except lacquers. A white pigment gives a permanent white for patches and steps. A fast drying washable enamel suits outdoor walks and concrete masonry and resists alkali. Colorful screen enamel dries quickly without clogging. Special paints exist for wood wicker rattan metal and wrought iron. Plan projects, prepare ladders brushes and supplies, store safely between sessions.
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Sue Gardner
Death Has Its Chance at Enid
William Harvey Books, 23, of Enid, narrowly escaped death after his car crashed near a bridge under construction. The vehicle overturned, bursting a diesel drum and scattering flaming oil as timber struck the windshield, leaving Books unharmed but shaken by the near-fatal incident in Enid.
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Enid
Books
Fresh milk without ice eyed in new canning process
A new aseptic canning method aims to keep milk fresh without refrigeration for months. Developed by Dr W Kinley Martin, the process could supply soldiers and civilians, with pilot shipments of two thousand gallons daily to Alaska and Navy use.
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Gaynor Maddox
NEA Food and Market
Edlor
New York
Neai
Coe
Bracery
East Steadand Wash
Alaska
Navy
Korea
W. Kinley Martin
James Dol
Marctin
Graves
Rob Andersen
Andersen Foods
Santa Barbara
Martin
Robot Central
Andersen
U. S
John H. Stamsingh
Aq Li Dhanan
Kies
Brien Instrument Division
Minneapolis Honeywell
Methodists Close Western Conclave
The Western Methodist conference ends with several key appointments. The Res. William A. Wallace Jr. transfers from Okishona City St. Luke's to Ardmore district as superintendent. Bishop Sonith announces the changes as pastoral assignments are disclosed.
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Guthrie First
Mfe-1
Konawa High Mixed Chorus Elects Officers
Konawa public school notes officer slate for the mixed chorus at Konawa High School. J. H. Irwin announces officer slate led by Margaret Collins as president with vice president Kerrie Keasayer and others. About 40 members participate in the term selection.
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Konawa HS
Konawa
Mrhsehoo
J. H. Irwin
Direstor
Margaret Co
Collins
A&M Grads Number More Than Thousand
A&M graduation exercises report a crowd exceeding one thousand, with A. G LNT expressing regrets about delays as graduates received their diplomas during the ceremony.
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A&m Grads
Anti Reds Lead Italy Anti Reds Lead Italy
Rome May 24 Premier Alcide De Gasperis anti red coalition led in the first returns from Italy municipal elections with 315 of 2735 municipalities reporting. Partial results show Christian Democrats gaining Castello Conte in the north while battles continue for control of major communist cities Bologna Florence and Genoa among others.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasper
Italy
Fasetti
de Gasperi
Christian Democrat Party
Castello Con- 430
Sette
Bologna
Florence
Genoa An
Four Road Charges Go On Record for Weekend Driving
Fatrolman Don W. Wiens filed four highway cases Monday in Percy Armstrong and Charley Floyd JPs courts. Carl J. Rose, S C Huddleston, Bonnie B. Shaw, and Curtis C. Western were charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license or failing to yield on left turns. All arrests occurred near Ada and await arraignment this week.
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Don W. Wiens
Percy A Armstrong
Charley Floyd
Carl J. Rose
Ada
S.C. Huddleston
Wiens
Huddleston
Roff
Bonnie B. Shaw
Curtis C. Western
Justice of the Peace
Fisherman Drowns After Heart Attack Near Tahlequah
Tahlequah Ok May 28 A 40 year old fisherman named Silas Ross drowned in the Illinois river two miles below Standing Rock bridge after apparently being stricken by a heart attack while with his cousin James. He fell from a boat as the craft lurched shortly before daylight. The water was six feet deep and Ross, an expert swimmer, disappeared after the boat suddenly listed and sank.
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Tahlequah
Oklo
Ilinois River
Silas Ross
Standing Rock Bridge
Cherokee County
James S. 40
Floyd
Rose
Four Highway Deaths Added in Oklahoma Toll Rise
Four persons died in Oklahoma Sunday from automobile accidents, raising the 1941 fatality toll to 197 with 23 more than the same period last year. Moon, 25, Oklahoma AEN, Mrs. Dorothy Brown, 43, Masones, Alex Gassway, 7, Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Peggy Johnson, 72, Oxls home City, died from injuries Saturday after a two car crash west of Boley and a collision at an intersection northwest of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Johnson was struck by a car as she stepped from behind a parked vehicle.
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Oklahoma
Moon
Dorothy Brown
Masones
Alex Gassway
Oklahoma City
Peggy Johnson
Oxlshome City
Johnson
James H. Houston
el Ren
Oklahome City
Brown and
Gassney
Boley
U. S. Highway 62
Oxtuskee County
State's Death Toll from Floods Rises to Five
SAYRE Okla May 74 P Oklahoma reports five known dead after floods. The body of Robert G Brown 38 Michigan City Ind was found on a Red river bank. His wife Wanacita Mer Brown also drowned when their car went through a culvert and veered into the river. Three others drowned during the floods in western Oklahoma. Mrs Brown’s body had been recovered earlier. Bryan and a companion found another body downstream seven miles from the bridge.
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Sayre
Okla
P— Oklahome
Robert G. Brown
Michigan City
Ind
Red River
Wanacita Mer
oneMern
Oklahoma
Thunderbirds Train at Crawford in High Morale
CAMP CRAWFORD Hokkaido May 26. Major General Styron said the 45th Thunderbird division is ready for any eventuality as training continues in Japan. Units worked in jungle like terrain while leaders praised morale and discipline among soldiers after Delinquency reports remained few. Cpl Pride and tank crews practiced fire support in rugged terrain as officers noted broader participation from 46 states and Puerto Rico.
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Camp Crawford
Hokkaido
Japan
Oklahoma
45Th Thunderbird
Asia
James C. Styron
National Guard
Sakhalin Island
Defense
Marshall
Washington
45Th
40Th
Newsthen
Styron
Robert L. Dalaney
U.S
Hobart
Okla
Camp Polk
Sua
Thunderbirds
John McCaslin
Puerto Rico
McCasin
Camp Chitose
Cam
Dulaney
Cpl
Jaci Boots
Beggs
Collegians Take Deferment Tests
About 17,000 college students nationwide took a new deferment test to decide if they stay in college or face the draft. The three hour exam covered 150 questions mainly on vocabulary and math, with centers in colleges across the country. Students described it as easy while some did not finish before time.
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New York
Richard Ward
Columbia University
Ares
Dons Kramer
Montclair
Waterville Me
Col. Candler Cotb
Selective Service
Brackeen Charged With No Passing Violation
Robert Glenn Brackeen was charged Saturday in Charley Floyd justice of the peace court with passing on a bill in a marked No Passing zone. High Patrolman Don W. Wiens arrested him on State Highway 13 eight and a half miles northwest of Ada. Brackeen will arraign later this week.
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Robert Glenn Brackeen
Charley Floyd
Justice of the Peace
Brackeen
Don W. Wiens
Ada
Hollywood theater owner reshapes screenings with star lineup
A Hollywood theater owner named Charles Schwartz notes strong business from screening brunettes including Ava Gardner Jane Russell Linda Darnell and Hedy Lamarr. He jokes that nights aren’t for television as demand for classic film stars remains high.
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Ava Gardner
Jane Ruswell
Linda Darnet
Hedy Lamarr
Hollywood
Charles Schwartz
Women Investors Name Favorite Industrial Execs
Stockholders at annual meetings weigh leadership traits as Stockholders Federation lists 16 executives whose qualities form the ideal chairman. Key picks include Gen. Lucius D. Clay of Continental Can for ease with investors and Leroy A. Wilson of American Telephone for personableness, with humor from David Sarnoff and candor from C. E. Wilson. Some faults noted include interrogating stockholders, arrogance, and monologue state of union reports.
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Sam Dawson
New York
America
Federation of Women Shareholders
American Business, Inc
Lucius D. Clay
Continental Can
Leroy A. Wilson
American Telephone and Telegraph
Gab
Air Reduction
John Hill
Tom M. Girdler
Republic
Fowler McCormick
General Motor
C. E. Wilson
Socony - Vacuum
George V. Holton
L. M. Cassidy
Johns-Manville
J. Robert Rubin
MGM
Joel S. Mitchell
Standard Brands
Jack J. Strauss
R. H. Macy's
Otis Elevator
Leroy A. Petersen
Perle Mesta Addresses OCW Graduates in Chickasha
Perle Mesta, U. S. minister to Luxembourg, spoke at Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha about faith in peace and international friendship. She praised Eisenhower as a moral builder and affirmed she is a feminist, saying women are as intelligent as men when given a chance and seeking partnership, not domination.
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Chickasha
Okla
Perle Mesta
U. S
Luxembourg
Oklahoma College For Women
Mesta
Jats
W. B. Skirvin
Oklahoma City
Washington
Gen
Eisenhower
Europe
Naval Academy 1951 class graduates at Annapolis
Ten Okshomans are among the 1951 United States Naval Academy graduates announced in Annapolis on May 22. Names listed include Earl Elbert McKendree Jr Ada Patrick Cashman Jr Ardmore Robert Allsman Canton Paul Martin Chickasha Glen Sears Cleveland Joe Fuller Comanche Robert Hodnett Marlow James Perky Stillwater Raymond Robbins Tulsa and Victor Vandres Tulsa.
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Annapolis
Birmingham Lawyer Voted Rotary Head
ATLANTIC CITY May 2 Rotary International today elected Frank E Spain Birmingham Ala as its new president. Spain is vice president and general counsel for Liberty National Life Insurance and Bankers Fire and Marine Insurance Co of Birmingham. About 12 000 Rotarians and families from 90 countries attend the four day meeting.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Pi—Rotary International Today
Frank E. Spain
Birégranighame
Ala
Spain
Liberty National Life Insurance and Bankers Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Birmingham
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Horton
William Harvey Books
Tony
Tulsa
Transport Workers Son
TWU
Burns
Talza
Union
Aga
Esuts
Roy
Art Barnes
Methodists
Borometer
Crawford
AP Winter
Gen. Styron
Armored
Unita
James Baldridge
Okmulgee
Chla
Paul Pride
Sprull
Charles Miller
435Th
Frank R. Maercian
Poison
Mont
Ralph J. Schuetz
Broken Arrow
Earl McKendree, Jr
Gels Commission
Rotary
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