Nix Faces Scrutiny In Disbarment Hearings
Oklahoma City hearings continue on disbarment charges against state senator Kirksey M. Nix of McAlester. He seeks to take the stand denying unethical conduct tied to a 1953 DeWolf death case and alleged paid attorney work for DeWolf.
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Oklahoma City
Kirksey M. Nix
McAlester
Arings
Nix
Plains of the Oklahoma Bar Association
Senate
Court of Appeals
Carl Austin DeWolf
Bar Association
DeWolf
Charles Bishop
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Hicks Epton
Wewoka
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John A. Brett
Criminal Court of Appeals
Bishop
State Capitol
Brett
Hugh C. Hall
Oklahoma City Times
Dayton Blair
Associated Press
Bill Collins
State Penitentiary
County on Fringe of Twister Sector
A late afternoon forecast warned of scattered thunderstorms with possible hail and strong gusty winds in the Lawton area from 3 p m to 8 p m A tornado warning covered parts of Oklahoma with twister possibilities from 4 to 9 p m in a path about 60 miles wide from Waurika and Ardmore to the northeast Missouri line The forecast called for upper 70s today and a low around 48 with cooler temps tomorrow 65 to 70 and a 60 degree low earlier today
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Lawton
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City
Waurika
Ardmore
Ahoma
Picher
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Westville
Lake Texoma
Schools End Census Today
Annual census of the Lawton public school district ends today. Parents will be asked to fill out forms only if missed by census takers. Approximately 135 census books have already been returned, Laird reported.
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Lawton
Laird
Runaway Girl Seeks Mother Across Town
Six year old Diana Lee Hillman bundles dresses and roams in search of her mother. Officers question her at the department store and police station as she repeatedly describes living on First Street and a girl friend, before a steady trail of clues leads back to Chickasha.
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Diana Lee Hillman
Tennessee
Kansas
Mommy
Eulis Young
Young
Preston Williams
Junior Hawkins
First Street
William
Chickasha
Williams
Petrov Thief and Reds Charge in Defection Case
In Canberra on April 21 the Soviet embassy accused Vladimir Petrov of theft and forgery and demanded his return. Ambassador Generalov collapsed from strain after Petrov and his wife defected, while a hit and run wounded Petrov prior to surrender. Petrov’s wife Evokiya was being questioned in Darwin as investigators seek further disclosures on Soviet spy activity in Australia.
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Canberra
Australia
Vladimir Petrov
Nikolai Generalov
Petrov
Evokiya Petrov
Darwin
Eut
Wilson denies McCarthy charges amid Army feud
Secretary Wilson rejects McCarthy's misconduct claims against Hensel and says the Army chief remains competent. He notes the morale impact of the Army McCarthy dispute and says the inquiry aims to address whether Hensel shaped the Army’s case against McCarthy related to a ships supply firm.
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McCarthy
Wilson
Army
Wisconsin Republican
Senate Investigating Subcommittee
Meyer
Navy
Karl E. Mundt
R-S. D
School contracts to be let in May for additions
Lawton high school plant expansion includes a driveway and a 15 classroom addition on Fort Sill Boulevard. At a noon meeting the board authorized bidding with bids opened May 3 for the driveway and May 19 for the classroom addition. Final plans require government approval in Fort Worth before awarding contracts. Architects Noftiger and Lawrence will proceed with plans recheck.
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Lawton High School
Ferris and
Fort Sill Blvd
Board of Education
Justin Kuntz
John Shoemaker
Fort Worth
Dancont Keine Conker
Mike Brandon
Noftiger & Lawrence
Planes Ferry French Paratroops to Indo China
American crews in civilian clothes prepare to airlift French paratroopers to Indo China for the Bien Phu siege. Flights from Paris Orly and North Africa will land outside combat zones, with civilians ferrying troops to the fortress as U S Air Force supports the operation.
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Pean
North African
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Gee Wrenth
Big Orly
U. S
France
North Africa
France-to-Indo-China
United States
Renmenn Aed
Semmeent
Sean Sox
Washington
Wilson
Tonkin Gulf
Subic Bay
Eer
Dulles In Paris For NATO Talk
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Paris to attend NATO talks and consult with Western allies on Geneva conference strategy. He met French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault and discussed ongoing council consultation and unity among the 14 NATO members.
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Paris
U. S
John Foster Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Dulles
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Looted items found at Fort Sill Easter pageant prompt pickup
Fort Sill Provost Marshal lists items found in the area including a brown billfold lacking a photo, car keys and rings, clothing items such as sweaters jackets gloves and caps, a sewing kit, a New Testament, and a man's ring. Officials say owners may retrieve items at Building 1643 with identification.
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Fort Sill
Chevrolet
Studebaker
Rka
De Castries Seeks Supplies Amid Dien Bien Phu Battle
Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries pleaded for more food and ammunition for Dien Bien Phu defenders in a Hanoi radio brief. French spokesmen warned communists hoard heavy shells for an expected assault as defenders shore up battered positions around the air strip.
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Christian de Castries
Dien Bien Phu
Nevher Aeheer
China
Curbs Persist After Lake Water Authorization
City officials announce emergency use of Lake Thomas water after federal approval. Mayor Pro Tem Lester McKenzie warns residents that curbs are not lifted despite recent rains, noting that last week’s rain added only enough supply for about half a day.
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Elmer Thomas Lake
Lester McKenzie
City Council Drops Sewer Addition Project
The city council dropped the Pecan Grove water and sewer service request smoothing action on routine business. RAMP Construction Co faced unexplained pressure for approval of a west edge low cost housing plan. Officials presented data and bids were opened on a paving district. Emergency water use approved from Elmer Thomas lake to replenish Lake Lawtonka with about 1.6 billion gallons for April 16 1954 to January 15 1955.
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Pecan Grove
Ramp Construction Co
Elmer Thomas Lake
Department of Interior and
National Wildlife Service
Parley Stalemate May Spur Anti Communist Pact Push
Senators Wiley and Ferguson warned that if the Geneva talks fail to resolve Korea and Indo China, the United States may push a stronger anti Communist alliance in the Pacific. Dulles called for an honorable peace in Indo China and a free united Korea, citing recent Red assaults as a troubling prelude.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Ferguson
Rmich
Korea
Indo- China
Pacific
Senate For Relations Committee
Dulles
Indo-China
Capehart Attacks Home Builders Over Housing Probes
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Capehart lashed out at the National Association of Home Builders accusing them of aiding the administration as a probe into multi million dollar housing scandals unfolds. He said the committee would not be deterred by partisan attacks as R G Hughes responds.
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Washington
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
National Association of Homebuilders
Senate Banking Caeenebacea
Capehart
R. G. Hughes
Hughes
Mother Reclaims Baby Kidnapped and Reunited in Tennessee
In Nashville a baby girl was reunited with her tearful mother Mrs Billie Marie Kemplan of Newport Kentucky after a sitter abducted and gave the child away April 13. FBI agents planned to file a federal charge against Bertha Carter alias Betty Dorris Eglee for kidnapping.
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Nashville
Tenn
Billie
Marie Kemplan
Newport
Lloyd Duff
Hohenwald
Duffs
Hedie Geatiened
Hobenwald
Kemplan
Jasper C. Kem
Nashville Ae
Seley
Torance Mae Ee
Ark
Awith
Charlene Miller
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