Board To Open Classroom Bids in Lawton
Lawton Board of Education holds a 1:13 p.m. special meeting to open bids for five portable classrooms at Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Taft elementary schools. Two units go to Jackson and Taft, one to Jefferson, with Roosevelt’s one room moved to Jefferson. Also bidding on a fence at Lawton High baseball diamond. Garfield elementary to tour Tom Mson junior high under construction.
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Lawton Board of Education
St Garfield
Tommson
Board of Education
Canail
Lawton High School
Jefferson, Andrew Jackson
Taft
Jackson
Ohe
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Hymn Favorites Highlight Pageant Music and Singers
Duncan Madigral group selects 15 hymns for congregational singing across denominations. Bridge music features organ solos and choirs from Fort Sill New Post Chapel and Centenary Methodist, with solos by Mel Keeney and Lt. Harris among others. World famous Pageant coordinators and J. G. Cole oversee technicals as Edwin Arlington Robinson noted as a Pulitzer three times.
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Duncan Madigral
Jesus
Peterson
Fort Sill
Steve Mo
Fort Sill New Post Chapel
Christ
Post Group
Centenary Methodist Church
Lt. Housbokier
Mel Keeney
Cameron College
Ken Westerdah
Patrol Advice From Oklahoma Officials On Road Safety
Patrol officers urged motorists to keep a safe distance behind the car ahead at the Holy City site. Lt. Mussen noted many crashes stem from tailgating and advised one car length for every ten miles of speed. Two cruising units will transport violators to the Comanche County jail.
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Junit
Oklahoma
Holy City
Mussen
Comanche County
Eisenhower comments on canal use and missiles in press briefing
President Eisenhower addressed whether the United States plans to press American ships to refrain from using the Suey Canal and said no such request has been made. He noted prudent behavior by shipping firms and dismissed Edgar Eisenhower’s criticism with humor. He discussed missiles abroad, disarmament talks in London, postal service cuts, and a natural gas bill, stressing U.S. custody of warheads and Germany’s role in troop slack.
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Shen
United States
Eisenhower
Esenhowzer
Edgar
Soviet Union
Bermuda
Macmillan
Britain
Europe
West Germany
Harold E. Stassen
Russia
London
Stassen
Summerfield
Congress
O'Hara
R-Minn
Harris
D-Ark
Scranton Union Activist Arrested Over Recordings
Miss Canfield, an egg candler and Teamsters member, was arrested and arraigned on obstructing justice after she and Bradshaw made recordings. Bradshaw faced a perjury charge. She defended the recordings as a fight to clean up union affairs and challenged airing them publicly to prove they were a hoax.
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Miss Canfield
Bradshaw
Dist. Aly
Carson O'Malley
Teamsters Union
Scranton
Sen. Goldwater Ir - Ariz
Sen. Mundt
Command Inspection Begins At Fort Sill
Fourth Army launches its annual command and training inspection at Fort Sill led by Maj. Gen. Mark McClure. A 32 member team tours Post Field and visits the hospital, library, exchange, and AAUTC plus a rocket demonstration. The two day event includes briefings on quartermaster, special services, and construction projects.
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Fort Sill
U.S. Army Artillery and
Mark McClure
Fourth Army
Post Field
McClure
Thomas E. de Sharo
R. H. Pierson
NCO Club
WAC
637Th Field Artillery
K. F. Kuster
Honeycutt Gymnasium
Post Library
159Th TA Rocket
Gen. McClure
Statf
Army Engineer, Quartermaster
Adjutant General
Chaplain
Army Aviation
Special Services
Fatal wreck claims life after curve miss
The deceased died from head and internal injuries when a car veered off course and overturned. The vehicle traveled 540 feet before stopping and the body was thrown 60 feet from the wreckage. Funeral services will be held in Frederick under Mc Lellan Funeral home.
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Frederick
McLellan Funeral Home
Troops Continue from Page One Sill
About 25,000 men participated in the March 27 to April maneuver, a command post and field training exercise designed to train staffs and units in new tactical concepts. The exercise was directed by the Continental Army Command at Fort Monroe Virginia.
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Continental Army Command
Fort Monroe
Gregory case prompts Army to discharge AWOL soldier
Civil authorities at Vinita and Fort Sill coordinated after an appeals court ruling in Mayes county. Captain Robert Kren said Army policy favors cooperation with civilian authorities as Gregory, held at Fort Sill after Mayes county jail release, faced discharge for misconduct while in service. The Mayes county judge, Josh Evans, was found responsible for not ensuring a speedy trial.
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Vinita
Robert Kren
Fort Sill
Kren
Mayes County
Grgeory
Eren
Gregory
Fort Campbell
High Court
Dstrict
Josh Evans
Evans
Craig County
Oklahoma Direct Dial Rules Expand Nationwide Calls
The article explains pay phone calls will continue as usual with direct dialing rolling out in Oklahoma. Lawton Norman and Enid are linked nationwide while 48 Oklahoma towns are dialable within the state. Western towns bypass codes, eastern towns use codes, and a DDD directory lists all. Bill Needham urges customers to report wrong numbers promptly to avoid charges.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Norman
Enid
Bill Needham
Needham
Pageant rehearsals prepare for reverent service
The cast for tonight's pageant gathers for final rehearsals with leaders stressing inspiration and reverence. Crews organize costumes in scene order, place properties for each scene, decorate garden areas with artificial flowers, and complete other last minute tasks.
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Bet
Lawmaker Questions Extortion Ties in Oklahoma Finance Letters
State legislators scrutinize General Finance after hundreds of mailed notices claim borrowers owe about 200 each. Veterans report fear of garnishment and job loss if they do not sign new notes. Officials allege the scheme relies on deception and coercion to collect non owed debts.
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General Finance
Oklahoma
Cunningham
Tinker Air Force Base
FHA
Veterans Administration
Lawton Junior Serves as House Page in Oklahoma City
Kenneth Easton a Lawton high school junior and son of Mr and Mrs Crig Easton returned from Oklahoma City where he spent last week as a page in the House of Representatives. He was sponsored by Rev Earl Simmons.
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Kenneth Easton
Lawton High School
Crcig Easton
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Earl Simmons
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