Marines Oust Officer Who Beat Private at Parris Island
Marine Lt William D Conroy pleaded guilty to assaulting Pvt David Lee Port Jr at Parris Island and was sentenced to dismissal from the Marine Corps. If approved, the sentence bars him from armed forces for life and veterans benefits. The 7 member court martial deliberated 50 minutes. Brig Gen Wallace M Greeney will review, then Navy JAG in Washington. Conroy, married with a six month old daughter, was nicknamed the Tiger of the Orient after service in Japan. Acquaintances described him as a hard charger and a dyed in the wool Marine. Port testified against Cpl William R Walsh, later found guilty of reduced charges in a related incident.
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Parris Island
5. C
Wiliam D. Conroy
Marine Corps
Conroy
David Lee Port Jr
Hartford
Wallace M. Greeney
Navy
Washington
Tiger of the Orient
Ae Marine Division
Ja’ Pen
Donald E. Halden
Porter
Alfred Rente
Vernuna
N. C
J. J. Dunn Jr
Mh Te Wash
Dunn
Willian R. Walsh
Lyndhurst
Walsh
Washburn
Chamber Plans Member Drive and Campaign
The Chamber of Commerce board authorized a morning membership drive with dues set at 52 a month for individuals and 4 for business firms. A city wide campaign will follow under Jerry Mustain. Ross Hi Porter was named to chair a committee to study advertising the benefits of Chamber membership. Milton Keating was authorized to sign a paying petition for the Heck of Larrance. Cameron College officials thanked the Chamber for support at Aggie Field activities and the upcoming Phi Theta Kappa convention.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Jerry Mustain
Ross Hi. Porter
Milton Keating
Larrance
Vernon Howell
Cameron College
Producer Hit South Of Elgin In 4 Barrel Field
A South of Elgin area report notes a four barrel a day producer, No. 1 Stauffer Hulen B well, flowing 40 degree gravity oil through casing from sand at 5,520 to 6,1 feet in Section 11 adjacent south of Elgin townsite. No further details available.
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Tom McCarty
Elgin
Pancake Day Draws Crowd at Downtown Warehouse
About 1,500 people were served by 1 p.m. as the Kiwanis pancake event at the Southwestern Bell Telephone warehouse drew families from Chattanooga and nearby towns. Officials target 4,000 meals. 5 to 7 p.m. peak rush expected. Children from Chattanooga grade schools volunteered as cooks and waiters, with many students from Indiahama, Beaver Bend, Scott, and others, helping sponsor groups. Ed Meece and Mrs Howard Taylor attended.
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Telephone Company
Kiwanis Club
SeePeeeetna
Becver
Nul & P
Southwestern Bell Tele
Howard Freeman
Chattanooga
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
Indiahama
Beaver Bend
Scott
Ash Grove
Messing
Raseland
Flower Mound
Bishop
Hillside
Ed Meece
Howard Taylor
Sue Tancares
Eager Beaver
Randy Harwell
Lawton Father Wins $47,000 Settlement Against Government
A Lawton father from Fort Sill filed a $150,000 tort claim for injuries sustained as a lineman. U.S. District Judge Stephen B. Chandler approved a $47,000 settlement after testimony, noting the plaintiff could not travel to Oklahoma City for the hearing. Page 4 Col 6.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
Mitek
Sally
U.S
Stephen B. Chandler
Oklahoma
Ste
Fage
Memorial hospital annex groundbreaking set for Wednesday
Ground breaking ceremonies for Memorial hospital’s 509 700 chronic disease annex will be held at 2 p m Wednesday. Memorial administrator William C Love announced. Mrs Margaret Day chair of the construction committee will turn the first shovel. Attending will be the board of control Comanche county commissioners contractor W D Ford and architect Paul Harris. Lloyd McClung is president of the Memorial board with officers Helen Carney Ras Sullivan and Harry Miller among others.
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Memorial Hospital
William C. Love
Margaret Day
Hospital
Board of Control
Comanche County
W. D. Ford
Paul Harris
Lloyd McClung
Memorial
Algerian Air Crash Kills 34 Passengers at Biskra
Official reports say a DC transport operated by Algerian Air Services crashed near Biskra shortly after takeoff. Thirty four people died including 18 Muslims and 11 Europeans with two women and two children among the European victims. The left engine failed about 30 feet off the ground. the pilot attempted an emergency landing but the craft plunged and burned.
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Air France
Biskra
Albers
Young Bandit Hijacks Store Gets Only 50
A young hijacker robbed Mite and Day Grocery early today, escaping with about $50. Clerk Robert Gillian, 21, described the suspect as about 26, wearing a light tan coat and plaid shirt. Police searched the area after the Front Street store robbery. no suspect was found.
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Young Bandit
Mite and Day
23Rd and
Gore
Robert Gillian
Gillian
Babe Cooper
Cooper
John McCaig
Henry A. Bartels
Extension Of 38th Street Is Sought
City planning and zoning commission recommends opening 38th Street from Rogers Lane to Lee Blvd with a Fort Sill gate at Rogers Lane. It also urges through traffic designation for Rogers Lane and Lee Blvd and considers halting left turns at peak hours to ease Cache Sheridan congestion. Council to review bids on mayoral office carpeting and water department clamps.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Eer Street
Rogers Lane
Lee Blvd
Fort Sill
38Th
Commission
Cache
Sheridan
Zoning Commission
Water Department
Step Wade faces Texas warrant over bootlegging bond forfeiture
Lincoln Elmo Wade known as Step Wade, Lawton bootlegger, forfeited a $1,000 appearance bond after failing to appear in Wichita Falls to answer liquor transport charges. Texas seeks extradition. Wade had 41 cases of whisky seized in Wichita Falls, with liquor valued near $12,000 previously confiscated across three arrests. He also faced driving with a revoked license and prior fines in 1935 and a June charge.
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Ray Atterbray
Slar
Fricials
Wichita Falls
Lincoln Elmo
Step) Wade
Lawton
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Wade
John H. Mogan
Texas
Oklahoma
Mogan
Warren Crane
Bee Wade
Vicious Tornadoes Sweep Five Southern States
Deadly tornadoes struck the Carolinas and Virginia with at least six deaths all in North Carolina and more than 150 injured. The storm damaged homes and businesses along a 150 mile path from northeast South Carolina to eastern North Carolina, with outages, downed power lines, and ambulances ferrying the injured as crews battled to reach isolated areas.
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Charlotte
N.C. U
Carolinas
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Negra Arm
Highsmith Farms
Roseboro
N.C
Raleigh
Raeford
North
Carolna Uail
Norfolk
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Falkville
Ala
Hamilton
Winfield
Grayson
Calhoun
Farmont
South Georgia
Telfair County
Jefferson
D.C
Wallace
S.C
Chesterfield
Cheraw
New York-Miami
Sealboard Airline Railroad
She's Anxious To Get Back Young Missionary Fills A New Role
Captain Margaret Moore, a young Salvation Army missionary, has spent years clearing Nigerian rainforest and building a high school. She says the modern missionary trains natives to carry on church work, teaching Christianity, running a village school, and providing basic medical aid. At Akai, the school enrolls 72 boarding boys and three village girls, with Moore and two Nigerian teachers among the faculty.
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George Gravley
Salvation Army
Fiwe
Margaret Moore
Akai
Africa
Miss Moore
Bee Missionary
Soviet Studies Arms Freeze Proposal Reported
London reports Russia will study a U S disarmament plan to freeze 25 percent of major powers conventional arms via a common pool. Harald Stassen outlined a first step to place 10 percent of non nuclear weapons under international control within a year of agreement. Russia and the United States target 244 million personnel while Britain and France aim for 750 000.
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London
Russia
U.S
Harald Stassen
U.N
United States
Britain
France
Egyptians Fear Attack On Jordan
Egyptian sources in Cairo fear Israel may launch a surprise move against Jordan. President Nasser accepted an invitation to attend an Arab summit. Egypt placed troops on full alert, cancelled leaves, and held air raid drills. Unconfirmed reports said reservists may be called. Saudi troops reportedly preparing to move into Jordan port.
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United Press
Cairo
Israel
Jordan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hussein
Sbhukri el Kuwaily
Saud
Washington
Egypt
Mideast
Solon Urges Trial Of Summerfield
A demand in Congress calls for Postmaster General Amthus Summerfield to resign immediately and face prosecution over allegedly mishandling funds. Rep. Charles C. Porter accuses Summerfield of massive miscalculations in apportioning operating funds while seeking an extra 17 million dollars to carry the department to July 1. He warns of possible mail service cuts if the request is denied.
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Waseington
Congress
Summerfield
Post Office Department
Charles C. Porter
D-Ore
John A. Blatnik
Dminn
House Government Operations Committee
Porter
Warmer Weather To Stay In Area
A new warm front settles across the state as mild weather continues. Temperatures are expected in the 60s this week with Lawton recording a light frost at 31 degrees. Highs reach the 60s today and low 70s by Wednesday.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Lawton
Packet Training Troops Arrive at Fort Sill
Three hundred men, first group to launch packet training for gyroscope units, arrive at Fort Sill this week. They join the 597th Armored Field Artillery Battalion and will begin a second eight weeks of basic training, then head to Germany to join the 267th Field Artillery Battalion in Badenhausen Kaserne.
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Lrst
Fort Sill
Public Information Office
597Th Armored Field Artillery
U. S. Army Artilery and Guided Missile Center
Germany
267Th Field Artillery
Badenhausen Kaserne
Fort Leonard Wood
Sil
Robert E. Kren
Ith
Ube
Fort Ord
Calif
Fort Buss
Tex
Fort Benning
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Carson
Coto
Two Planes Collide Near Meacham Field Texas
Two private planes in flight collided north of Meacham Field Texas killing four people. Victims identified as John Sims Hall Chambers Darryl Rattendre and Johnny Schulteros. Debris and bodies strewn over about a quarter mile. no injuries reported on nearby residents.
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Fort Worth
Meacham Field
John Sims
Hall Chambers
Darryl Rattendre
Johnny Schulteros
Doublecross claim by Wagoner County Attorney sparks feud
Oklahoma City negocios report says Bob Jeffrey, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Wagoner County emergency relief check case, accuses Wagoner County Attorney Max Findley of a doublecross. He alleges Findley coached questions and answers for former state Sen. John W. Russell Jr.’s trial and others. Jeffrey cites four alleged betrayals and notes an April grand jury probe in Oklahoma County.
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Oklahoma City
Bob Jeffrey
Reid
Wagoner County
Max Findley
Jeffrey
Wagoner
Findley
Riz
John W. Russell Jr
Janary
Russell
Oklahoma County
Bee Jeffrey
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Chamber Eyes
38Th Street
Nigeria
Solon
Sill’s
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