Truman asserts 1943 atomic pact was not secret
Former President Truman says the 1943 Quebec agreement between the United States Britain and Canada on atomic development was not secret to those entitled to know. He asserts the pact remains in effect and only covers atomic fission not the hydrogen bomb. James Hagerty adds the 1943 agreement is not in effect today.
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Settee
U. S
Britain
Truman
Houses of Congress
United States
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Quebec
Sen
Brien McMahon
Senate
James Hagerty
Eee
Ashington
Recreation Survey Plan Is Mapped
Plans drafted for an early Lawton survey to determine recreational programs and facilities used and desired. Representatives of 14 local organizations met at the Community Chest offices to outline methods and request information for a long range plan. Questionnaires will be sent to all city students after Easter. parents assist younger pupils while older students complete forms themselves.
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Lawton
Lawton-Fort Sill
John Shoemaker
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Boss Of Army Women Sees WAC Activity At Fort Sill
Col. Irene O Galloway di Loria head of the Women’s Army Corps surveys WAC utilization at Fort Sill Oklahoma during a two week Fourth Army tour. She visits WAC facilities Artillery and Aviation Schools and will confer with Brig Gen James Brittingham before leaving for Oklahoma City.
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WAC
Irene O. Galloway
Women’s Army Corps
Fort Sill
James F. Brittingham
Anne E. Sweeney
Galloway
Brittingham
Charles E. Hart
Sweeney
Aeak
Army Women
Sill
di Loria
Women’s Army
Rps
Department of the Army
Washington
Fourth Army
Postfield
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Military District
Ann Sturman
TAS
Col. Galloway
Wacs
James Brittingham
Fort Bliss
Iowa
Jewelry Theft Suspect Held After Fort Sill Store Burglary
Police captured 21 year old Cpl. Lyle R Neal of Fort Sill moments after a window was broken at Zales Jewelry and three watches were seized. Officers Coley and Wood stopped the suspect near the store and he faces second degree burglary charges. An 18 year old youth, D McDonald of 905 A, aided in the arrest.
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Fort Sillman
Zale
Glyn Coley
Roy Wood
Lyle R. Neal
Fort Sill
Marvin Cameron
D. McDonald
Mail Shift May End City Passenger Train Service
Lawton faces loss of its only railroad passenger service as Frisco Railroad prepares to resist a Post Office plan to shift mail to a truck route. Frisco would discontinue the Oklahoma City to Lawton passenger run if mail contracts are lost. City officials and business leaders urge Congress to intervene and protest the postal project. The Frisco also seeks support from Chickasha and Lawton residents amid a broader route through Fort Sill and Altus.
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Lawton
Frisco Railroad
Post Office Department
C. Mack Jones
Frisco
Oklahoma City
Jones
Chickasha
U. S
Mike Monroney
Robert S. Kerr
Harry McDowell
Milton Keating
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
State Supreme Court
Fort Sill
Tuttle
Cement
Cyril
Fletcher
Elgin
Altus
Lawton Board Elects Dutcher President for 1954 55
In a Monday night reorganization Glen Dutcher was chosen as Lawton school board president for 1954 55. He succeeds Mike Brandon who completes three terms as president and enters his eighth year on the board. Sam Joyner Jr. is elected vice president. other members include Howard Babbitt and Fuzz Barnes. The board reappoints Justin Kuntz as clerk and custodian of student activity funds, with Lawrence Laird as deputy clerk and Henry Weddle as treasurer.
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Lawton Board of Education
Glen Dutcher
Dutcher
Mike Brandon
Brandon
Sam Joyner Jr
Howard Babbitt
F. B. “Fuzz” Barnes
Justin Kuntz
Lawrence Laird
Henry Weddle
A. P. Burns
Les Contway
Public Service Company
Kuntz
Lawton High
John Shoemaker
Fort Sill
Post Children’s School
U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Lawton Board Studies School Expansion and Site Purchases
The Lawton board of education considers renovating the present junior senior high, building a large warehouse, and purchasing additional elementary sites. A tour of city sites is planned after the April 21 meeting, with options including Lawton View Gooch Acres and a site near 27th and Park. Federal aid requires an immediate elementary site, while funds support Tomlinson and Greer additions.
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Lawton Board of Education
John Shoemaker
Lawton Public School
Shoemaker
Ing
Lawton View
Gooch Acres
27Th and
Park
Lawton
Washington
Greer
Tomlinson Addition
Lawton School System
Tomlinson
Early Noon Ballots Count in City Ward Races
Voters turnout was low at noon as 262 ballots were cast in Ward 2 and strong in Ward 5 compared with the primary. Incumbent M E Olmstead faces Buck Kinsey in Ward 2 with Wesley Kepler vs Everal J Here in Ward 5. Polls close at 7 pm and results will be sent to the Constitution Press newsroom.
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Constitution Press
M. E. Olmstead
Buck Kinsey
Wesley Kepler
Everal J
Churchill Reveals U S Gave Britain H-bomb Test Access
In the Commons on April 6 Winston Churchill said the United States allowed British planes to inspect Pacific H-bomb test sites shortly after the March 1 and March 26 explosions. He noted no British observers watched the tests, but data gathering facilities were arranged and a Royal Air Force plane briefly flew near the March 1 and March 26 blasts. He also said two Canberra aircraft were lost in transit and stressed the losses were not due to the missions.
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London
Winston Churchill
United States
Pacific
Churchill
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
U. S
Australia
Woomera
Royal Air Force
Commons
Forty ninth Artillery School graduates at OCS rites
Forty nine artillery lieutenants were commissioned in the Artillery School 50th class graduation. Brig. Gen. S. V. Hasbrouck gave the commencement address as Brig. Gen. T. M. Watlington and Gen. Watt attended. The ceremony at the Officers Mess patio drew relatives and friends.
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Artillery School
S. V. Hasbrouck
Sandia Base
N. x
T. M. Watlington
Watt
Hask Ha
Japan
Venezuela
Uruguay
Baraguay
Manhattan Project
Hasbrouck
Fort Sill
CCS
City Council Preps Busy Session on Paving District Protests
The council set a full agenda to hear protests on Paving District No. 87 as the 15 day protest period ends. Officials will verify protest signers eligibility and decide if protests are sufficient to block all or part of the district plan.
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Counen
Denver Avenue
Dulles Seeks United Action Across Southeast Asia
Secretary of State Dulles has consulted allies in Britain France Australia New Zealand Thailand and the Philippines about forming a regional group to counter Communist threats in Southeast Asia and to act jointly on the Indo-China war. Washington seeks a plan for unified action while Britain France and others weigh declarations and support for France to keep Indo-China out of Red hands.
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Ated
Secre
Dulles
Indo-China
Washington
Paris
United States
Britain
France
Australia
Canberra
Bri
New Zealand
London
United Action
Southeast Asia
State Department
Henry Suydam
Great Britain
Thailand
Philippines
Suydam
Sill Expansion Budget Sought for Fort Sill
Rep. Victor Wickersham announced a 3.692 million dollar request for Fort Sill facilities expansion for FY 1955. The plan goes to the House Armed Services committee at 10 a.m. Wednesday for review. Details on specific projects were not disclosed, while the Air Force sought 14.114 million for Altus Air Force Base.
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Army
Fort Sill
Victor Wickersham
Constitution
Wickersham
House Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Altus Air Force Base
Boston Lawyer Sears resigns amid McCarthy probe credibility doubts
Boston attorney Samuel P. Sears withdrew as counsel for the Senate investigation into Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's dispute with the Army. The Permanent Subcommittee accepted his resignation after a two hour meeting. Sears said he could not serve to preserve public confidence and denied bias, though reports showed pro McCarthy comments in 1952 and recently.
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Washington
Samuel P. Sears
Boston
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
Sears
Casen
Subcommittee
McCarthy
James M. Walsh
Mrsey
John L. McClellan
Ark
Explosion at GM Plant Injures Seven in Bedford
An explosion at the Fabricast division aluminum foundry in Bedford injures at least seven workers. A core-room gas oven blast shattered windows five blocks away and may have caused roof collapse. fatalities not reported.
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Bedford
Ind
Fabricast Division
Fabricast
Ike Says Reds Will Avoid War
President Eisenhower, in a half hour radio TV plea from the White House basement, urged calm and vigilance against nuclear danger. He said the FBI is the nation s bulwark against Communist infiltration and noted about 25 000 doctrinaire Communists exist while most federal workers are loyal. He cautioned against jitters and predicted unemployment is leveling off.
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Eisenhower
America
White House
FBI
Congressional
Lawton Civic Leaders Prep for Pancake Day Event
Lawton's Kiwanis and Rotary clubs rally workers to stage Pancake Day at the USC YMCA from 6 30 to 10 p m, serving thousands with Aunt Jemima pancakes. Proceeds support the reven Center building fund. Jemima will arrive by plane for appearances at hospitals schools and local media stops.
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Lawton
Kiwanis-Rotary
USO
Jemima
Fort Sill
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Ike
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