High Demo Official Fired Over Contract
A Democratic National Committee official, Col. Lawrence Westbrook, was fired for aiding a nine million dollar tungsten contract between a Portuguese company and the Defense Materials Procurement Agency while employed by the committee. The contract, canceled for breach of supply terms, had Westbrook tied to a claimed four hundred fifty thousand dollar commission.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Lawrence Westbrook
Congress
Westbrook
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Dallas
New York
The
Herald Tribune
Jess Kerson
Defense Materials Procurement Agency
Portugese
U. S
Larson
Mitchell
Companhia Atlantica
Prisoners claim Communism in bid for deportation at riot sentencing
Twelve young inmates at the El Reno federal reformatory faced U.S. Judge W. R. Wallace after pleading guilty to leading a riot. Six of the leaders signed a letter stating they were Communists and sought deportation, while Walter James A Harvey and others admitted involvement. The judge sentenced the group to two to five years and rejected deportation.
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Oklahoma City
Russia
U.S
W. R. Wallace
el Reno Federal Reformatory
James A. Harvey
Amarillo
Tex
Howard E. Nelson
Gadsden
Ala
Billy Ray Kelley
Ronald Lee Stone
Rex Hawks
Hawks
Oklahoma
Wallace
Nelson
Karl Marx
Monroney to head Democratic cavalcade in Ada
Oklahoma Senator Mike Monroney joins a Friday night Democratic cavalcade in Ada with Sen. Bob Kerr and Rep. Tom Steed aboard. The event at the Pontotoc County courthouse aims to blast Republican tactics with Democratic leaders including Mrs. Bertrand Fields and Mrs. Fred Whetzel and a 7 p.m. program.
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Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
United States Senate
Ada
Pontotoc County
Bob Kerr
Johnston Murray
Tom Steed
Madill
Bertrand Fields
Muskogee
Fred Whetzel
McAlester
Cochairman
School Is Out Here Thanks to OEA
Ada public schools enjoy a two day holiday as teachers attend the Oklahoma Education Association convention in Oklahoma City. East Central State College instructors also leave for the sessions. Students meanwhile have time off Friday with no campus classes. The OEA event features department meetings and entertainment. The East Central DEA meeting moves to early year after years in fall.
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Ada
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
East Central State College
OEA
East Central Dea
Oklahoma Weather Forecast Tonight Through Tomorrow
Generally fair conditions in Oklahoma with little temperature variation. Lows tonight in the 40s and highs tomorrow in the mid 70s to low 80s. Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph this afternoon.
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Oklahoma
First Brangus Cattle Sale Planned in Vinita Oklahoma
Plans are completed for the first annual Brangus cattle sale in Vinita Oklahoma to be held Saturday. Twenty one bulls and 162 cows are consigned to the sale sponsored by the Northeast Brangus Breeders Association.
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Vinita
Okla
Northeast
Eisenhower vows Korea visit to cut casualties in war plan
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower pressed his campaign theme of going to Korea after winning the presidency to assess conditions and push for training more South Korean troops to relieve American divisions. He cited a Van Fleet letter praising South Korean forces and a plan to train Koreans to replace U S soldiers.
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Relman Morin
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Manhattan
Eisenhower
General van Fleet
Stuyvesant
Staten Island
Richmond Borough Hall
Reorganizing for Dimes March Here
County drive plans for the March of Dimes campaign emphasize a strong 1953 effort. Norman C. Mitchell leads as county chairman with 1952's heavy load referenced. Mrs. Jack Fentem heads women activities while the PTA council runs the Mothers March and Ada Junior Chamber conducts the yardstick campaign.
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Norman C. Mitchell
Ontotoc
Jack Fentem
Parent- Teacher Association Council
Leonard Zoeller
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Allen Legion Plans Downtown Halloween Carnival
The Allen American Legion organizes a Friday night carnival downtown with popular features for all ages. A group of civic minded women will sell pies coffee and doughnuts to raise funds toward finishing the Legion Hut and paying for the pulmot or project.
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Allen
Allen American Legion
Legion
Boston Ex-Con Nabbed by Cherokee Teen-Agers
Cherokee Oklahoma recounts how seven Cherokee high school boys arrested Howard Matteson a 25 year old Boston ex convict two and a half hours after he escaped from Alfalfa County jail The group including Bobby Hogue captured him near railroad tracks while roadblocks stopped patrols The pursuit began after Matteson fled as night jailer Frank Miller listened for radio chatter
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Cherokee
Okla
Howard Matteson
Boston
Alfalfa County
Mattheson
Medford
I. B. Milam
Bob Bode
Waynoka
Frank Miller
Miller
Bobby Hogue
Jet Yien
Highway Patrol
Santa Fe
Eddie Cheadle
Don Camp
Chester Hatch
Halloween Fun Sets Ada Evening Plans Across Town
Ada residents look forward to a bustling Halloween with Lions Club carnival along Main Street attracting thousands, and Norris Stadium hosting the East Central College of the Ozarks football kickoff. Several parties cap a week dominated by the holiday theme.
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Hallowe’en
Lions Club
Main Street
Norris Stadium
East Central College of the Ozarks
Flames Destroy Wapanucka Garage
A grass fire started by burning trash near Mrs. Trix H. Nungezer’s visit spread to a four car Haberly garage in Wapanucka. Two cars, a Lincoln and a 1950 Ford, were saved with town aid. many valued items including an outboard motor were lost. The blaze endangered nearby homes. over 50 residents helped prevent further damage. J. Haberly was away receiving treatment in Ada.
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Wapanucka
Trix H. Nungezer
S. Saberly
Ithaca
N. Y
J. Haberly
Ada
Vinita Police Chief Glenn to resign. joining Grand River Dam Authority
Vernon Glenn, Vinita police chief since 1947, will resign around November 1 and take a post with the Grand River Dam Authority in Pryor. He will leave after a long tenure leading local law enforcement.
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Vinita
Okla
Vernon Glenn
Grand River Dam
Pryor
Forecast Warns Of Heightened Fires As Drought Persists
Oklahoma weather forecast predicts fair, warm conditions with 30 to 35 mph southwesterly winds, no rain expected to alleviate autumn drought. 1,500 acres of grassland burned near Fairview after 14 hours of effort, four cattle killed, farms spared from homes and barns.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma Weatherman
Pryor
Sallisaw
Poteau
Fairview
Election Supplies Available Monday
Precinct election inspectors are advised to pick up election supplies Monday at the County Election Board Office on the courthouse second floor. Secretary Julius Hanson notes all ballot boxes will be distributed that day in compliance with law. A single county or district race is the Justice of the Peace seat in Stonewall. voters will receive five ballots on Tuesday.
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Julius Hanson
County Election Board
Mr. Hanson
Justice of the Peace
Stonewall
Wunder to Lead National Fund Raising Services In Texas
Enid Oklahoma report says Dr Clinton Wunder vice president of Phillips will take over as director of National Fund Raising Services Inc in Fort Worth Texas effective November 1 He previously did fund raising work before joining Phillips in April 1951.
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Enid, Okla
Clinton Wunder
Phillips
National Fund Raising Services Inc
Ft. Worth
Tex
Wunder
Stillwater youth dies in Oklahoma accident
In Stillwater Oklahoma a Mangum freshman at Oklahoma A and M feared dead after a vehicular incident. Police report indicate student suffered amnesia and is the only identified victim as investigators search for more details.
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Stillwater
Okla
Jerry Sewell
Mangum
Oklahoma A
M. College
Convicts at Menard Prison Hunger Strike Talks Continue
Mutinous inmates at Menard State Prison press hunger strike now in its fourth day. Hostages seven guards and one lieutenant face malnutrition as 38 mental patients freed yesterday. Governor Dixon vows to hear grievances once order is restored and demands are met.
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Chester
Sherwood Dixon
Menard State
Ilinois
Dixon
Chicago
Peter J. Miller
Vishinsky Pushes Peace Commission for Korea at UN
At the United Nations Vishinsky urged an international commission to seek peace in Korea and unify the country. The plan would involve parties directly concerned and other states including those not in the war, potentially allowing direct Soviet participation. U S officials warned it could restart armistice talks while noting his lengthy tirade against U S policy.
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Osgood Caruthers
United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations Assembly
Korea
U.N
Vishinsky
Soviet Union
U. S
Dean Acheson
Selwyn Lloyd
Great Britain
Assembly
Forest Fires Spread Across Southern States Across Wide Areas
Thousands of fire fighters battled wildfires sweeping vast regions from Tennessee to Georgia and Kentucky. W R Hine warned timber replacement will take a century after weeks of blaze. Mississippi logged 1723 fires burning 62 000 acres since Oct 1 with 191 fires still active.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
W. R. Hine
Cumberland Plateau
I. Paulding
Cobb
Oklahoma voters swing to Adlai Stevenson in late survey
Oklahoma City reports Glen Key, state Democratic coordinator, says tens of thousands of previously undecided voters now favor Governor Adlai Stevenson. He cites differing Republican speeches and a perceived pattern of shifting basic issues with each new region as driving the swing.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Adlai Stevenson
Glen Key
Stevenson
Key
Eisenhower
General Van Fleet silent on Eisenhower quoted letter
Gen James A Van Fleet declined to comment on a letter cited by Gen Dwight D Eisenhower in a TV address last night. The letter reportedly said the South Army was in apple pie order.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Women Vote League Clarifies Non-Partisan Role
Mrs. Yagol president of the League of Women Voters writes to The NEWS to deny conducting polls in Ada and to reaffirm non-partisan stance. The Ada League states opposition to the 3 percent sales tax after study, with no official action yet on other measures ahead of Tuesday voting.
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League of Women Voters
League
Yagol
Yagel
Stevenson Defends Business Support in Reading Campaign
Adlai Stevenson pledged that if elected president he would end the war between government and business, saying America cannot survive without prosperous business. He rejected claims businessmen are reactionaries and denounced creeping socialism while addressing a 3,000 strong Reading crowd during a Pennsylvania tour.
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Stevenson
Penn
Sylvania P
Adlai Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Reading
Truman
America
Warren H. Prince
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Keystone
Chinese Attack at Triangle Hill. Allies Hold Sniper Ridge
About 2,000 Chinese forces launched a major assault on Triangle Hill as Allied infantry repelled Reds from Sniper Ridge. The 18 day battle featured heavy artillery and fierce ground fighting with high casualties, October's record1 week total reaching 32,885.
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Stan Carter
Seoul
Triangle Hill
Pinpoint Hill
Eighth Army
Pinpoint
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