Texas City Vote Heavy in Texas Senate Election
Voters faced heavy turnout as polls opened in Texas for a high stakes Senate race. With 20 candidates, turnout was forecast at about 800,000 statewide, risking weather disruptions from storms that could cut votes. Notables like Hutcheson Vates and Martin Dies voted early, while forecasts warned rural turnout would hinge on conditions.
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Vpi
Teday Biz City
Teday
United States Senate
Texas
Senate
Richard Af. Nixon
Houston
Austin
Price Daniel
William Blakley
Robert Tohnson
Texas Election Bureau
Tamest
Hutcheson Vates
Thad Hutcheson
Martin Dies
Lufkin
Dies
Martin Dies Jr
Iranian Troops Kill Three Bandits Near Pakistan Border
Iranian government forces killed three members of a bandit gang blamed for slaying three Americans in a clash near the Pakistan border. One Iranian officer also died, the report said. The bandits included the brother in law of Dad Shah, a fugitive gang leader.
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Tehran
Iran
Pakistan
Dad Shah
Irider
Oklahoma School Bill Passes Legislature to Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY — The common school bill, sought by Gov. Raymond Gary, passed both chambers 98-21 in the House and 29-14 in the Senate and was sent to the governor for signature. It raises teachers salaries to 900 over two years, increases attendance benchmarks, and would consolidate smaller districts. The bill also lifts base pay and experience increments, shaping the budget for next fiscal steps.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Flouse
Senate
Gary
House
City Teachers Get Pay Hike of 150000 in Lawton
Lawton public school teachers will receive an additional 140000 to 150000 in salaries for the 1957 58 term following passage of the common school bill. The plan raises minimum pay to 2700 and guarantees a 300 annual raise. beginning teachers will earn 3300 under the policy.
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Bill Crawford
Lawton
John Shoemaker
Lawton Board of Education
Shoemaker
Oklahoma
Lanim Education
Israeli Corporal recounts killings at Kafr Kasim
Israel Lance Cpl Shaalom Ofer told a military tribunal he killed 47 Arab villagers at Kafr Kasim during the Sinai drive in batches after they disobeyed orders. He said villagers on bicycles and in trucks were shot as they approached, escorted, or fled. He claimed he was fulfilling his duty.
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Jerusalem
Shaalom Ofer
Ofer
Kafr Kasim
Sinai Desert
Armed Robbery Trial Under Way
Dallas man Youlhnd Ray Lewis Miller faces an armed robbery charge in a February 1 hijacking at Nelden Slats Depew’s Elgin home. Miller and co defendant Marion Elby Tierete are tried separately. Prosecution called Depew and two deputies as witnesses. trial began with brief proceedings and police testimony.
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Youlhnd
Ray Lewis Miller
Dallas
Tex
Neldon
Elgin
Miller
Marion Elby Tierete
Carthage
Miss
Comanche County
Robert S. Landers
Arvil Roberson
Oral Ridgeway
Depew
Tierce
Tim
Williams
Area Hoists Twister Flag Weather Alert
Tornado and severe thunderstorm warning issued for this afternoon from noon to 6 p.m. in north central Texas south of Hollis to Snyder to Marlow to Lake Texoma. Isolated hail and a few tornadoes possible. Lawton area sees only a light shower before noon. Cooler temperatures through Wednesday with highs in the 30s and a 40s low tonight. Storms likely to continue with showers and thunderstorms into Wednesday night. A clearing trend expected by Wednesday and Thursday.
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Weather Bureau
Hollis
Snyder
Marlow
Lake Texoma
Texas
Lawton
Noted Author Robert Tallant Dies in New Orleans
Robert Tallant, renowned southern author and chronicler of New Orleans lore, died Monday at his home. He would have turned 48 on April 20. Tallant was found dead in his kitchen by two aunts.
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New Orleans
Robert Tallant
Tallant
Blizzard Like Storm Hits Great Plains and Rockies
A massive slow moving storm drenched drought hit lands from Montana to the Texas Panhandle with rain and heavy snow. Forecasters say this storm lacks the ferocity of the prior blizzard but it blankets Colorado and neighboring states with heavy moisture and gusts up to 35 miles per hour. One Colorado motorist died when his car collided with a snowplow on U S Highway 6 near Denver. Streets iced and traffic slowed as Denver reports nine inches of snow by morning and the system was set to continue.
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Burlington
U. S. Highway 6
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Mississippi Valley
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Maine
Carolinas
Georgia
Dulles Forecasts Quick Suez Settlement Prospects
Secretary of State Dulles said he expects a decision in 24 to 48 hours on serious prospects for a Suez Canal settlement with Egypt. He urged Egypt to accept counter proposals, expand the canal users voice, and affirmed U S support for Israel’s right to sail through Suez and Gulf of Aqaba. He also noted no new U S commitment to defend Quemoy and Matsu beyond prior congressional authorization.
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Chamber backs Pike Legislation for Oklahoma turnpike plan
Lawton Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed legislation to revive the Oklahoma turnpike program and back the Oklahoma City to Texas highway via Lawton. The unanimous vote supported House bill 901 and House joint resolution 519, authoring more powers for the Turnpike Authority and earmarking motor fuel tax revenue to back bonds if needed. A Lawton delegation will ask Gov. Gary to back the proposal as engineering studies show financial feasibility despite a weak bond market.
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Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Lawton
Chamber Roads Committee
Charles Ozman
Jim Taliaferro
Earl Simmons
Fred Starris
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Chamber of Commerce
Gary
Lawson
Permit To Pipe Movies To Homes On TV Sought
A newly formed firm Vamore Co led by Joe Turner J B R Montgomery L L Jones and W E Hamm plans an electronic home theater to transmit local theater programs to home TVs via coaxial cable The city would collect fees starting at one half percent then one percent of gross subscriptions with a 20 year nonexclusive permit The Lawton theater would be the home theater with installation by Tele movers setort The city council will review the permit tonight and the firm agrees to adopt workers compensation public liability and auto coverage and to hold the city harmless for injuries or damages
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Ray Aytteberry
Vamore Co
Joe Turner
J. BR. Montgomery
L. L. Jones
W. E. Hamm
Bartlesville
Wea
Lawton Theater
Paul Cornwell
Oklahoma City
Navy Bomber Falls Killing 1 Crewmen
A Navy Neptune bomber exploded after takeoff from Chinco teague Naval Air Station on Virginia's Eastern Shore killing all aboard. The aircraft plummeted into a plowed field two miles south of the base, leaving a 10 foot crater and a scorching fireball as witnesses reported backfiring before the crash.
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Chincoteague
Virginia
Chincoteague Naval Air Station
Dennis Hurley
Maryland
Navy
Cherry Point
N.C
Earl W. Darby
Atlantic
Darey
Darby
Hurley
Lawton to end valedictorian salutatorian in 1959
Lawton high school will drop the valedictorian and salutatorian tradition at graduation in 1959 replacing it with a system that honors the top class members. Board members cited fairness to long-time students and those who relocate mid-study as reasons for adopting the new plan.
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Y Bill Cook
Lawton High School
Lawton Board of Education
Glenn Dutcher
Mike Brandon
Lawton
Brandon
Sam Joyner
Cal
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