Makarios Urges Cyprus Greece Union on Greece Return
Archbishop Makarios returned from exile to a cheering Athens crowd and urged unity with Greece, stating Cyprians will fight for self determination and independence from Britain. He praised executed Cypriots and called for UN charter based peace while warning Britain against trusteeship.
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Athens
Makarios
Cyprus
Greece
Nairobi
Kenya
Indian Ocean
Seychelles
Moncerranean
Britain
Winston Churchill
Whiteard jury nearly complete in Texas murder trial
In Wheeler Texas jurors were nearly finished selecting for the murder trial of William James Whiteard 20 Phoen Aciz who is charged with the fatal shooting of Victor Stephens during a December manhunt Whiteard also faces murder and assault counts tied to the search party and his half brother Junior Bard Myers Myers was found dead and Whiteard was captured December 2 all jurors selected are death penalty qualified.
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Wheeler
Tex
William James Whiteard
Phoen
Aciz
Yester
Ys Whiteard
Victor Stephens
J. Stephen
Shamrock
Whiteard
Junior Bard Myers
Elk City
Okla
Texola
Texas Panhandle
Myers
Wheateard
Marine Corps
Oklahoma
Altus Hot Check Artists Captured
Altus Oklahoma police identified two men among shopkeepers’ photos as suspects in a December bad check ring. One man William M. Clark aged 56 is jailed in El Paso Texas on forgery charges. The other Donald Gilbert aged 31 is reportedly in Mexico.
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Altus
Okla
William M. Clark
el Paso
Tex
Donald Gilbert
Mexico
Oklahoma Legislature Battles Block Watchmakers and Drivers
Oklahoma House killed a bill reviving the state board of watchmaking examiners and another measure restricting drivers with poor eyesight. Opponents warned the watchmaker bill would discriminate against small town jewelers, while the driving bill faced charges of enabling optometrists to profit from selling glasses.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House
C. R. Nixon
Tulsa
Legislature Joins 89ers Celebration in Guthrie
Oklahoma City report says the Legislature will unofficially join the 89ers celebration next Monday in Guthrie. The House and Senate will delay until 3 p.m. to view or join the core events before heading to the Capitol. Invitations were extended by Rep. Joe Carey and Sen. Louis Ritzhaupt of Guthrie.
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Oklahoma City
House
Judiciary Committee
Robert ©. Cunningham
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Senate
Rep
Joe Carey
Sen
Louis Ritzhaupt
Gutarie
Western Comedy The Custers Last Stand Staged At Lawton High
Students of Mrs. Opal Ford present The Custers Last Stand a three act western comedy at 9 30 a m Thursday in the Lawton high school auditorium. Admission is 25 cents with proceeds supporting speech tournament travel for 1957 58. Cast includes Jack Lord Louise Stein Luise Rhodes Linda Hawkins Gary Niemczyk Helen Roberts Laverne Jones Norma Abbott Marilyn Marr Alfred Thomas directed by Sharon Rouse and Mrs Don K Brown University of Oklahoma staff.
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Custers
Opal Ford
Lawton High School
Jack Lord
James Custer
Louise Stein
Harriet Custer
Luise Rhodes
Johnny Newsom
Linda Hawkins
Esther Custer
Gary Niemczyk
Duncan Man Charged With Driving Without License
Cardie Jessie Powell, 21, Duncan, charged in Justice of Peace Marvin E. Cameron's court with driving without a license. Complaint filed by County Attorney Warren Crane after Powell's arrest by highway patrol troopers.
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Duncan
Cardie
Jessie Powell
Justice of Peace
Marvin E. Cameron
Warren Crane
Powell
Cat owner sought after girl bitten by feline
Parents of three year old Candy Chavers appeal for the large female yellow Persian cat that wandered near 1420 North 23rd. The cat bit Candy as she played in her yard last Thursday. Candy has begun anti rabies shots while vets hold the cat at Fort Sill hospital. If the cat was vaccinated the shots can stop. Contact the family with any owner information.
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Candy Chavers
Sid Chavers
Candy
Fort Sill
Extradition Fight Over Detroit Wife Slaying Charge
Leonard Ewing Scott, a 60 year old California broker, fights extradition to California on murder charges linked to his wife Evelyn Throsby Scott’s 1955 disappearance. He was arrested at the Canadian border after using an alias and was found with $10,000 in a belt. He faces removal hearing set for May 7 in Detroit.
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Detroit
W—Ewing Scott
Los Angeles
California
Scott
Canadian
Canada
Lewis E. Stewart
U.S
United States
Federal District Court
Thomas P. Thornton
Evelyn Throsby Scott
Bel Air
K Kowledge
Detroit-Windsor
Buffalo
Lewis Stewart
Leonard Ewing Scott
FBI
Luck Runs Bad For John Casey
Eureka California report about Twin Casey losing control of his car on a steep embankment. He was thrown out as the car tumbled and he grabbed a bush but fell into the river and later climbed to the highway, where a patrolman issued a speeding citation on a blind curve.
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Eureka
Calif
Twin Casey
Casey
Juno to Appear at State Capitol in Oklahoma
A life size plastic German made model named Juno will appear at the Oklahoma Capitol next Tuesday and Wednesday for medical demonstration exhibits staged by the Oklahoma Medical Association. The display may attract considerable attention before moving to the Semi Centennial Exhibition later this year.
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Oklahoma City
Juno
State Capitol
Germany
Capitol
Oklahoma Medical Association
Apples Poisoned Case Closes with Sanity Ruling
Oklahoma City man Raymond Stone, 39, reported poisoned apples in his lunch box. Deputies found no crime after investigation. Stone was held for sanity hearing and pronounced sane by a county court sanity board.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Raymond Stone
Three New Students Enroll at Lawson High School
Lawson high school reports 1413 enrollment after adding three new students. Seniors Jack Whisenant from San Antonio Texas and Donnie Kay Ashford from Sweetwater Texas join Genevieve Kile of Eminence Missouri as new entrants.
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Lawson High School
Hugh Bish
Jack Whisenant
San Antonio
Tex
Donnie Kay Ashford
Sweetwater
Genevieve Kile
Eminence
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