Cox On Trial Over Ranch Slaying Near Cache
Court heard Charles Cox recount the fatal shooting of Roberts at the Gordon Ferguson ranch. Cox testified he feared Roberts and acted in self defense after a heated dispute over cattle loading near the chute. The testimony described a tense exchange ending with gunfire as Roberts allegedly aimed at Cox.
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Amarantiee
Cox
Gordon Ferguson
Cache
Floyd
Ore
Indo China Rebels Launch Heavy Assault on Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh forces drive toward Dien Bien Phu fortress as French report heavy losses among rebels in a fierce three-pronged push. French counterattacks reclaim two outposts and pursue to drive rebels from barbed wire defenses around the hill fortress 175 miles west of Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Vietminh
Nien
Cuee
Iescien
Sues
House Leader Sees Limited Hope for Alaska Hawaii Statehood
House Speaker Martin of Massachusetts says the Alaska Hawaii statehood bill has little chance in the House. Senate approval 57 28 prompts possible conference without broad House support. Obstructionist comment from Martin and GOP opposition cloud path to a combined Alaska Hawaii bill.
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Washington
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R-Mass
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
Senate House Conference Committee
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Gen Vandenberg Dies Ex Air Force Chief at Walter Reed
Gen Vandenberg former Air Force chief dies at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 12 05 p m est cancer announced by the Defense Department. He had been in failing health since 1952 with his wife Gladys and son 1st Lt Hoyt S Vandenberg Jr at his bedside. He underwent major abdominal surgery in 1952 and entered Walter Reed last Oct 3 after stepping down as chief. His final years included a losing battle in Congress over air strength and funding.
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Walter Reed Army Hospital
Defense Department
Gladys
Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr
Germany
Robert L. Miller
Springs
Colo
Walter Reed
Air Force
Ater
Ete Icente Tae Tees
Senate
Wewoka Mother Virginia Lawson Found Dead in Kitchen
Wewoka Oklahoma Mrs Virginia Lawson 29 mother of two was found shot to death in the kitchen. Seminole County Attorney Tom Smith continued the investigation quoting her husband Charles Lawson saying she had been in poor health.
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Wewoka
Okla
Virginia Lawson
Seminole County
Tom Smith
Clarl Lawson
Death String Tied On Boy As Pox Cure
In WeWoka Oklahoma a five year old boy Danny vom Frnley died after his mother Emma Spann tied a string around his neck to treat chicken pox infected by scratching. Spann and her husband were bound over for district court with no bond and are to face trial in May. Sheriff Sowers testified Spann described the act and said the string had been tied for days. A pathologist linked the string to the death and a funeral director reported calling health authorities after examining the boy. The couple were described as illiterate and ignorant yet not proven to have committed a crime.
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Okla
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Danny
Bob Howell
Sowers
Hargrove
Spann
Howard Hopps
University of Oklahoma Pathologist
Allen Harrod
Jim Fieming
Atony Marshall Huser
Wewe
Unemployment and Employment Shift Reported by Government
The March labor data show unemployment up 54 000 to 3 725 000 while employment gains 45 000 to 60 100 000 and the civilian labor force up 100 000 to 63 825 000. Factory layoffs and a late Easter plus bad weather reduced seasonal hiring though agriculture rose by 171 000 and non agricultural work fell by 126 000. An extra 235 000 workers were temporarily laid off with job back promises within 30 days.
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Commerce Departme
Department
the Ma
Final Pageant Rehearsals Set for Easter Service
All Easter Pageant cast members are urged to attend final rehearsals at 2 p m Sunday and April 11, says director Jack A Batten. With only two full rehearsals left before Easter, attendance is vital to ensure a smooth pageant.
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Batten
Wolf
Jack Webb
Tom
GOP House Pushes Plan to Extend Public Housing Authority
Republicans pressed a 226 page housing bill in the House to preserve 35 000 public housing units and revise FHA GI loan terms aiming to lift slums and older homes while facing Democratic opposition over potential higher veteran loan rates and concern it echoes New Deal policy.
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Eisenhower
ICAL
Ip Kh Pee
Mgger
Wolcott
R-Mich
Banking Committee
Bos
Peer Suneel
Veterans Administration
FHA
Long Range Paving Protest Filed From South Carolina
Maj and Mrs Eugene C Rogers protested paving on Hoover Street near their property at 2602 N 17th before the deadline. They contacted Mayor Joe McCain to confirm if legal affidavits mailed before the deadline would be considered by Lawton officials and a city council vote.
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South Carolina
Eugene C. Rogers
N. 17Th
Joe McCain
Hoover Street
Charles Jennings
Ands
Lawton
Clean Up Week Planned for Lawton April 12 17
Citywide effort runs April 12 to 17 to prepare for Easter weekend. Officials call for residents and businesses to participate in cleaning streets, parks, and public spaces to protect health and improve beauty.
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Lawton
Sears Fire Baptism Sparks McCarthy Inquiry
The article recounts Sears facing a fire baptism within hours of a planned run with notable figures including Sen Joseph R McCarthy and Sen Charles E Potter. McCarthy’s subcommittee chair did not vote as the inquiry continues and Sears defends his position against McCarthyism in a news conference.
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Joseph R. S
McCarthy Army
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
New Party
Theta
McCarthy
Se Ee
Spring Returns to Lawton With Mild Upper 60s to 70s
Forecast in Lawton shows a brief warm spell with a low near 40 tonight and highs in the low to mid 70s today. A cooler trend is expected tomorrow with a high around 65 and a cool Saturday night ahead.
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Lawton
Weatheman
Scouts Set Camporee at Fort Sill Ketch Ranch
D A Givens district camping chairman says about 300 boys will attend the camporee at the Ketch Ranch area Fort Sill. They begin setting up camp at 4 p m today.
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Fort Sill
D. A. Givens
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