Top GOP Solon Urges 5 Billion Dollar Tax Cut
Washington reports Rep. Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania pressed a five billion dollar tax cut to curb government spending. The bill would raise the personal and dependent tax-exempt amounts and cut income tax rates by five percent for individuals and corporations. It also halves the capital gains tax from 23 percent to 12.3 percent, with an effective date of January 1. The House Ways and Means Committee, where Simpson is third-ranking Republican, faces a Democratic majority that could delay action. Public sentiment favors tax relief if the budget allows.
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Washington
Friday
Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
Simpson
House
Sam Rayburn
R -Tex
Right of Way Talks Set for Fort Sill to 3.8 Mile U S 277 Route
City state and military representatives discussed a proposed four lane project on U S 277 62 from the air base interchange northward for 3.8 miles through Fort Sill. Right of way data will be prepared in days with some private Indian and railroad easements likely. Cost about 3 720 000 and contracting could start five weeks after securing rights. Major work includes Gate 1 Gate 2 interchanges and a Medicine Creek bridge with several service roads planned.
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Fort Sill Military Reservation
L. T. Dyehes
J. D. Powell
State Highway Department
Locsl
Rock Island Railroad
C. RB. Elsworth
Bob Harr
Fort Sill
Medicine Creek
Charles Ozman
Eden Faces New Surgery Saturday
Boston hospital bulletin reports Sir Anthony Eden will undergo an operation to remove a bile duct tube placed in 1953 to relieve obstruction. Dr. Richard B. Cattell of Lahey Clinic will perform the surgery, with Eden’s personal physician Sir Horace Evans flying from London to attend.
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Boston
Anthony Eden
Richard B. Cattell
Lahey Clinic
ABC
Dens
Sir Horace Evans
London
Army cancels Derby trip to Fort Knox demonstration
Washington dispatch reports Army Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker cancelled a proposed Congressional tour to Fort Knox Kentucky for a May 3-4 military show. He said the serious purpose had been distorted and notified invited lawmakers of the cancellation after aides had pressed for limited attendance.
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Washington
Army
Fort Knox
Wilbur M. Brucker
Congress
Bruder
Elsa Maxwell Tops Duchess At Paris Ball Feud
In New York Elsa Maxwell upstaged the Duchess of Windsor at the April in Paris charity ball with Marilyn Monroe entering late. Photographers fled the duchess table as Monroe sat with Arthur Miller and other elites. The crowd roared and the waiters stalled for half an hour while Maxwell and Monroe stole the spotlight amid a long running feud between Maxwell and the duchess.
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Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Paris
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York
Elsa Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
Boy Scout Camp at Sill Cancelled
The Morse district camporee at Fort Sill planned for today and tomorrow was canceled just before noon. Tex McCoy, assistant district executive, cited tire danger from high wing limits as the principal reason. The district camp likely won’t be rescheduled. the next activity is the Blue Ribbon camporee on May 24-25 at Camp George Thomas.
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Morse
Fort. Sill
Tex McCoy
McCoy
Camp
George Thomas
Japanese ferry sinks with over a hundred feared lost
A ferry in Japan's Inland Sea sank after striking a rocky obstruction. Reports say 219 to 222 aboard with 27 to 73 dead or missing and 95 to 120 rescued. The vessel carried 218 passengers plus crew, far above its 82 passenger capacity. Rescue boats searched the area as authorities noted previous similar disasters in 1993 and 1954 with American fatalities.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Coast Guard
Toramaru Hock
Ministry of Transportation
Seteda
Onomichi
Honshu
Shikaku
Hussein Seeks Compromise in Jordan Crisis
King Hussein moved to form a compromise cabinet amid Jordan's political crisis and Middle East tensions over the Gulf of Aqaba. He asked Abdul Halim Nimr to assemble a cabinet, following failed premiership attempts by Khalidi, with Nabulsi seen as a key faction leader. Rumors of restoring Nabulsi alarm Israel and inflame regional anxiety.
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United Press
Hussei
Jordan
Gulf of Aqaba
Middle East
Hussein
Abdul Halim Nimr
Nimr
Suleiman Nabulsi
Nabulsi
Egypt
Israel
Syria
Gulf ofAqaba
Cairo
Mideast
Plans Set For Armed Forces Day Observance
Plans announced for the Lawton Fort Sill Armed Forces Day on Saturday May 18 led by Col Ret E C Williams. A 1030 a m downtown Lawton parade will feature five bands Fort Sill units and city groups. From 1 to 5 p m at Fort Sill an aircraft demo and heavy artillery show will be staged with static displays for visitors. The steering committee said no commercial vehicles will join the morning parade.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
E. C. Williams
Lawton
Fort Sill
Chamber of Commerce
Lawton High School
Central Junior High
Douglass
Cal. Williams
W. 1. Daugherty
Armed Forces
O. W. Voit
Amer Forces
U S Urges Halt To A Bomb Race
The United States proposed that all production of fissionable materials after April 1 1958 be confined to nonweapons uses. Harold E Stassen urged UN Disarmament subcommittee that technicians begin Sept 1 to study enforcement and an agreed inspection system start March 1 1958 or soon after ratification.
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London
United States
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Stassen
Solons Vote Postmaster More Money
Washington report notes the House Appropriations Committee approved a 41 million dollar increase for the Post Office Department to prevent further mail service curtailment. The measure, 37-10, raises funding to 2 1/6 billion for the fiscal year, with a halt to Saturday mail and third class mail from April 29. Postmaster General Summerfield said full restoration awaits enactment and signature by President Eisenhower. A federal suit seeks to restrain suspended third class service.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
Summerfield
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Newsmen
Eisenhower
Federal District Court
Cleanup Drive Starts Major City Cleanup Initiative
Operation Big Broom begins Saturday as city and volunteers sweep the area east of Second, sponsored by the Negro Chamber of Commerce. About 15 trucks will haul trash to the city dump as inspections by sanitarians begin Monday before a city Easter Pageant visit.
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Second
Ellsworth
Fort Sill
Lawton
Road Conditions Perilous After Snow And Ice Wrecks
A spring snow and ice storm battered Oklahoma causing multiple wrecks on slick highways. Three people were killed and nine injured, with one fatality near Stillwater. Flights delayed, agriculture warned of potential wheat damage, and frigid temperatures bore down across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Stillwater
Highway Patrol
Miami
Ottawa County
Northeastern A&m College
A&m Aggie
Tri-State
Cold Weather Looms With Freeze and Rain Likely
Cold spell will linger in the Lawton area with rain freezing rain or sleet through Saturday. Tonight's hard freeze could dip to 23 degrees. A 28 degree low brought possible crop damage to wheat and fruit trees, with wheat officers warning of considerable damage but awaiting exact results. Three accidents occurred 14 minutes amid slick windows. no injuries reported. The state outlook shows temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below normal through Wednesday with more showers and a quarter inch of rain possible Sunday and Wednesday.
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Dallas
K. D. Blood
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Oklahoma
Blood
Guymon
Soper
Choctaw
Ardmore
Ponca City
Oklahoma City
Gigmon
Worth
Lawton
Weather Bureau
Gary Fears Raid On Road Funds
Oklahoma City Gov. Raymond Gary states he supports the principle of earmarking gasoline taxes for a southwestern turnpike but wants amendments to protect the Highway Department fund. The House committee passed the bill with Gary’s amendment to safeguard funds, and he plans to study the bill and propose changes. He supports toll road revenue in principle but will determine acceptability after review.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Highway Department
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Gary
Lawton
Bea River
Wichita Falls
Pageant Grounds Ready for 32nd Wichita Easter Service
The Wichita Mountains Easter Service plans its 32nd annual program on April 21 with improved rest room facilities, a new women’s rest room, and a renovated rest room building. A temporary men’s area is added beside Audience Hill, refreshments will be sold to fund the Easter Service Association, and a new concrete floor now covers the temple stage area.
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Jack Batten
Batten
Audience Hill
Batter
Easter Service Association
Lost and Found
Fageant
Page & Cot
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