Soviet Murder Plot Backfires As Agents Seek Asylum
Three Soviet agents sent to West Germany to murder an anti Communist Russian group member in Frankfurt surrendered to U S authorities in a dramatic defection. The MVD captain and two East Germans disclosed the plot and other Soviet espionage details.
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BOM
Germany
West Germany
U. S
MVD
Secret Police
Frankfurt
NTS
Nikolai E. Khoklov
Hans Kukowicz
Kurt Weber
Georgi S. Okolovich
Berlin
Alexan Stoughton i
Pher
Suen
Ottawa
Petrov
Vladimir Petrov
Australia
Russia
Yuri Rostovorov
Tokyo
Moscow
Okolovich
Soviet Union
East Germany
Khoklov
Studenikov
Yegorov
Petrov Affair Sparks Soviet Repatriation Moves
Canberra reports say the Soviet Union began pulling home its people in Australia after Vladimir Petrov defected to the West. Victor Antonov and Y E Platkais are recalled, with N G Kovalev preparing to fly out. Mrs Petrov flies to Darwin then joins her husband on a royal air force plane amid a royal commission probe.
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Canberra
Australia
Soviet Union
Vladimir Petrov
Petrov
Moscow
Kremlin
Victor Antonov
Tass
Y. E. Platkais
Kovalev
N. G. Kovalev
Antonov
F. V. Kislitsin
Russia
Kislitsin
Generals to Visit Fort Sill for Colombian Army Leaders
Two high ranking Colombian officers Brig Gen Alfredo Duarte Blum and Gen Pedro Munoz arrive at Fort Sill late Friday for a three day visit. They will be greeted by Gen Hart and receive orientation from Brig Gen Watlington. The morning program includes honors at McNair Hall and a tour of the Army Aviation School with a static display and 105mm howitzer helicopter airlift.
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Colombia
South America
Postfield
Alfredo Duarte Blum
Armed Forces of
Eee
Pedro A. Munoz
Comral
Colombian Army
Erage Se Valencia
Colom— Army
Laaitete Leet
Coderealling
William T. Gordon
United States Army
Fort Sill
Reinaldo F. Gonzalez
Duarte
Munoz
McNair Hall
Hart
Thomas M. Watlington
TAS
Geneva Parley Opening Likely Delayed Amid Unsettled Issues
Western Big Three ministers indicate the Geneva conference may start late as Korea Indo-China talks hinge on Red China role and conference format. Dulles Biadult Eden discussed strategy in Paris and secrecy surrounds preparations for possible NATO alignment.
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Paris
Geneva
Red
China
U. S
State Dulles
Georges Biadult
Anthony Eden
Korea
Indo-China
Russia
Maren
Lawton Fans Pack Memorial Park for Sooner State Opener
Lawton hosts the Gainesville Owls in the Sooner State league home opener at Memorial Park. Manager Travis Jackson’s crew, touted as a top eight club, seeks victory after splitting a Texas city two-game set. Ucal Clanton and other officials attend as tickets go on sale at the park box office.
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Lawton
Memorial Park
Travis Jackson
Gainesville
Milwaukee Braves
Ucal Clanton
Sooner
Ae Ea
Arson Fire at Caravan Club Lands House Damaged
An arson attempt damaged a frame house and the adjacent Caravan night club in Lawton. Gasoline was poured over four rooms and a trail led to the back door where a lit rag ignited, blowing out windows and burning wallpaper though structure damage was limited. The property is leased to Clyde Prestage linked to local bootleg operations. The fire department investigated with the state marshal to follow up.
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Martin
Sos
Harris Hancock
Hancock
Lawton
Lewis and Crosby
Clyde Prestage
23Rd Street
Prestage
Howard Shaw
Yalf
Draft Law Change May Be Asked
Washington top Pentagon official says a drastic revision of the draft is possible. The plan would require 18 to 26 year olds to serve six months on active duty then drill with reserve units, continue National Guard training through eight years, and impose new size limits on regular and reserve forces set by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
Penta
Defense Ent
Hannah
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Guard
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hotel Board Election Set at 7:45 P.M.
Five members of the Lawton Community Hotel, Inc. board will be chosen at the annual stockholders meeting in Emerson School auditorium this evening. Retiring members nominated for re election. other nominations possible from the floor. The meeting starts at 7 45 p.m it includes a general on construction.
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Lawton Community Hotel, Inc
Emerson School Auditorium
Area Weather Forecast With Light Shower Threat
Considerable cloudiness through Friday with a few scattered showers or thundershowers. No major temperature changes expected. Highs in the 70s both days. Low tonight around 50, today's low 33. Station reports at 11 a.m. show 64 degrees.
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Wednes
Army official recalls unusual pressure in Schine case
Maj. Gen. Miles Reber testified he faced greater pressure than ever in Schine's bid for a military commission. Army Secretary Stevens called the Schine matter wrongful privilege. Reber described persistent calls by Cohn and McCarthy aides as part of efforts to aid Schine while he sought an Army post.
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Washington
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Senate
Pvt. G. David Schine
Miles Reber
Congress
Gates
David Schine
Sen
Mert
Reber
McCarthy Army
Schine
Roy Cohn
McCarthy
App
Cohn
Speec
Ray Jenkins
Len Dirksen
Ill
Welch
J. N. Welch
Ike Seeks End To Hysteria and Eisenhower Speech in New York
Senator McCarthy questioned Army liaison officer Reber about requests from Congress and other senators, noting high volumes over a decade. Reber said the Army handles many information requests and some calls pressed for speed, while denying improper favors. Eisenhower flies to New York to urge newspapers to curb atomic hysteria and push for world peace in a 9 p.m. address. He will stop in Washington for events including the oath of a new intergovernmental study commission chair.
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McCarthy
Reber
Congress
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Augusta
Eisenhower
New York
Washington
Naea
Government Study Commission
Augusta National Golf Club
Kentucky
Bureau of Advertising
American
Publishers Assn
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
James C. Hagerty
White House
Free Nations
United States
Meyer Kestnbaum
Chicago
Study Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Kestnbaum
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing Firm
Committee For Economic Development
Airlift to Indo China Detours India Over Flight Route
U S Air Force says the Paris to Indo China troop airlift is detouring around India while Prime Minister Nehru bans overflight. Spokesmen refuse to reveal routes or numbers though estimates cite about 10 planes carrying around 1 000 troops.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Indo-China
India
Nehru
Far East
Air Force
Ceylon
Inja
Dding
Dien Bien Phu
United States
Pacific
Paris
Pakistan
China
Orly Field
Washington
Pentagon
State Department
Tokyo
U.S. Far East Command
South Korea
Japan
Iion
Althou
Real Estate Leader Pushes Tighter Law on Housing Aid
John C. Williamson for the National Association of Real Estate Boards urged Congress to tighten FHA related law to curb abuses while preserving mortgage insurance as a permanent national feature. He testified before the Senate Banking Committee amid multiple FHA investigations.
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Washington
Congress
John C. Williamson
National Assn
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Williamson
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Hower
House
Top Scholars Named Beauty Brains Mix At Lawton High
Lawton High School seniors Georgia Hoskins and Barbara Turner win top honors marking a rare dual valedictorian pair. Both daughters of local farmers began in rural schools and joined 4H and the National Honor Society while maintaining high grade averages through the four years. Georgia earned 98.27 and Barbara 96.81 career marks, with recent six weeks averages of 98.5 and 98.0 respectively. See HONOR STUDENTS, Page 2.
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Georgia Hoskins
LHS
Barbara Turner
Lawtona School
Barbara
Bus Hoskins
Rt. 2
Lawton
H. P. Turner
Rt. 1
Comanche County
Georgia
Messing
Fairview
Lawton Public
Nix Bar Hearing Recess Delays Testimony
Oklahoma City disbarment hearing for state Sen. Kirksey M. Nix of McAlester is in recess. Nix was to testify yesterday but will resume next Thursday in McAlester. Bar officials questioned witnesses on alleged unethical conduct as the case unfolds.
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Oklahoma City
Kirksey M. Nix
McAlester
Nix
Bar Association
Hicks
Austin DeWolf
Rain Teases Area While State Sees Scattered Showers
Light rain spattered Lawton with negligible effect on dryness while statewide showers bring relief. Forecast calls for more scattered rain and possible thundershowers with cloudy skies and highs in the 70s. Kansas towns report several inches of rain improving drought conditions in Oswego Parsons and Columbus with other Oklahoma towns recording sub inch totals.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Neosho
Grand Lake
Kansas
Oswego
Parsons
Columbus
Pittsburg
Foraker
Cambodia seeks aid from major powers to resist Vietminh
Paris Phnom Penh reports Cambodia has asked the United States Britain Thailand and Japan for assistance to sustain Cambodian resistance against invading Vietminh battalions. The requests were sent by cables from Phnom Penh.
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Paris
Cambodia
United States
Britain
Thailand
Japan
Y. Sian Phnom
Sill Man's Mother Found Dead In Arkansas Home Refrigerator
Pvt. Nolan Oswald, a Fort Sill student, heads home on emergency leave after his mother, 62, was found dead in an unplugged electric refrigerator at her Mena area farm home. The coroner ruled death several hours prior with body placed in a seated position in the six foot box. neighbors and deputies investigated after her son reported she had been missing since early yesterday.
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Sill Man
Arkansas
Fort Sill
Mena
Ark
Here
Nolan Oswald
Oswald
Hobart Hensley
Raymond
Young Oswald
Olen Wood
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