Tornadoes, Floods Sweep Oklahoma State
Violent weather struck Oklahoma with twisters in Holdenville Ada Lawton and McAlester. The Holdenville tornado cut a diagonal path through the city center destroying the Carl Sanford drug store and damaging many buildings. Rainfall peaked with two inches in 25 minutes across El Dorado.
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Tulsa
Tordenville
Ground Observer Corps Sky
Bob Mathis
Holdenville
Blackwell
Mathis
Carl Sanford
Col
Waurika Faces Rising Creeks and Moderate Flooding
Heavy storms in southwest Oklahoma swell Cow and Beaver creeks to high levels raising flood risk for Waurika. Rain totals ranged up to 2.30 inches in areas, with 2.27 inches at Waurika as officials warn of moderate flooding tonight and advise residents to evacuate low areas. Local sheriff notes 25 to 30 homes near the Negro section may be affected as creeks breach banks and water moves toward main roads.
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Oklahoma
Waurika
Lawton
Weather Bureau
Lake Lawlonka
Walters
Frederick
Chattanooga
Oklahoma City
Barttesville
Cow
Beaver Creek
Sefferson County
Sherif W. R. Phelps
Negro
Cow Creek
Phelps
Addington
U.S. S1
Wau'rika
Lawtonka
Bee Waumika
Highway Department
U. 90
Liberty
Lewis
Trinity
Fort Worth
Dallas
Talks On Park Suit Set Today
Pre trial conference in a 410 965 damage suit filed nearly three years ago by Medicine Park Co. against the City of Lawton was scheduled for this afternoon in the chambers of District Judge Luther B Eubanks. The case seeks damages over water diversion from Gondola Lake and Bath Lake caused by the Lake Lawtonka dam and will be heard on opening day of the civil term beginning May 6.
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Luther B Eubanks
Medicine Park Co
Lawton
Eubanks
Floyd Jackson
Hussein Grants Military Governor Power as Jordan Quarantines
King Hussein moves Jordan deeper into martial law with Suleiman Toukan named military governor of the kingdom. Curfews persist in the five largest cities while public Moslem Sabbath prayers are banned. Premier Ibrahim Hashem reports no incidents during curfew recesses and outlines actions against leftist and Communist leaders. Diplomats are briefed as regional tensions rise with Iraq urging Syria to pull 5000 troops from northern Jordan, a move seen as pivotal to the Arab alliance.
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Suleiman Toukan
Jordan
Hussein
Touksn
Ibrahim Hashem
Hashem
Amman
Arab Jerusalem
Ramallah
Nablus
Irbid
Iraq
Syria
Egypt
Israel
Nasser
Arab Alliance
Saudi Arabia
Traqi
School at Fort Sill to Add Eight Rooms Under Public Law
Fort Sill Post Children’s School will add eight classrooms funded by federal aid under Public Law 15 for military reservation schools. Bids open May 16 at 2 p.m. in the school cafeteria. plans available from Architect Paul Harris. The addition assists a 525-seat facility as enrollment rose to 702 in 1956-57.
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Post Children's School
Paul Harris
Gore Blvd
Fort Sill
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Department of Education, Health and Welfare
Washington, D.C
Post Children’s School
Robert E. Kren
Law- See
Dare 2
Col
U S agrees to try Egypt Suez plan at provisional level
The United States told the United Nations Security Council it will consider Egypt’s Suez proposal on a provisional basis pending an actual trial of its terms. Ambassador Lodge criticized the plan for lacking organized cooperation and required guarantees, noting it falls short of the six Security Council conditions.
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U.S
Egypt
Suez
United Nations
United States
U. S
U.N. Security Council
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Nas Selv
Guillaume Georges-Picot
U. N
Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
General Clay Arrives At Sill For Visit With Son
Gen. Lucius D. Clay former commander of U S Forces in Europe arrives at Fort Sill shortly after moonrise for a visit with his son Lt. Col. Frank B. Clay. He is board chairman of Continental Can and retired from the Army in 197? as a full general. He is met at Post Field by Maj. Gen. Thomas E. de Sharo and Col. Clay.
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Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Europe
Fort Sill
Moon
Frank B. Clay
Department of Tactics and Combined Arms
Clay
Continental Can Corp
Dlp
Army
Post Field
Thomas E. de Sharo
U.S. Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Col. Clay
Gen. Clay
United States Military Academy
Eisenhower
WU. S
Milford Neb tornado devastates town as warnings save lives
A Mississippi River? No. Milford Nebraska bore the brunt of a Thursday night tornado that destroyed at least 13 homes and damaged about 25 others, injuring 50 and leaving 350 homeless. Texas Oklahoma Michigan also faced twisters while five southwestern states remained under severe storm warnings with no deaths reported. Mayor George Phipps said damage may reach 1.5 million dollars. radar first spotted the Milford tornado near Lincoln.
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Colorado
Kansas
Milford
Neb
Lincoln
Michigan
Detroit
Missouri
Arkansas
George Phipps
Lincoln Air Force Base
Omaha
Tornadoes Hit Tyler and Longview Amid Texas Floods
Tornadoes struck Tyler and Longview causing structural damage and injuries while floods battered Dallas Fort Worth area. Dozens of homes flooded and several roads blocked as rivers rose, with officials warning of more severe cold and disaster relief requests to federal authorities.
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United Press
Tyler
Longview
Dallas
Fort Wart
Marjorie Matthews
Grege County
Fort Worth
Arlington
Gary Confident On Turnpike Bill In Oklahoma City
Gay. Raymond Gary voiced confidence the House will adopt his south Western turnpike bill next week. He said amendments must meet his terms or he will oppose a more liberal version. His revised plan would use mileage based gasoline tax revenue from all Oklahoma turnpikes, not just the southwest route, to raise about $500,000 annually for bond retirement.
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Gklahoma City
Raymond Gary
House
Gary
Oklahoma City-Layton
Oklahoma
Wilson County Clerk Homer Wilson Near Critical After Stroke
Homer Wilson county clerk is described as critical by his physician after a new stroke. He lapsed into a coma Thursday morning with near total paralysis. His first stroke occurred in February about a month after he took office. he was taken to Memorial hospital Thursday afternoon.
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Homer Wilson
Wilson
Memorial Hospital
Tulsa jury convicts 16 in liquor plot case
In Tulsa Oklahoma a U S District Court jury found 16 men including Police Commissioner Jay L Jones and suspended Police Chief Paul Livingston guilty of conspiring to bring liquor into dry Oklahoma and violating federal liquor laws Two long time bootleggers were also guilty of selling whisky without taxes Six convicted were former vice squad officers Sentencing set for May 3 with bonds at 1009 each Some defendants acquitted on both counts including Nolen Bulloch Tulsa Tribune reporter
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Tulsa
Oklaha
Jay L. Jones
Paul J. Livingston
Oklahoma
U S. District Court
Royce H. Savage
Tulsa Tribune
Nolen Bulloch
Savage
Martin Edwards
John Hood
Jack Gott
Jim Harp
Tommy Peterson
Johnny Cole
Leo Jackson
Oliver Stephens
Fred A
Little Griff) Grifing
Elmer Oakley
Don
Tex} Rucker
Lee Johnson
John
City Home Show Opens at Comanche County Fairgrounds
The Lawton Home Show begins at 4 p.m. today and runs through Sunday at the Comanche County fairgrounds. Sponsored by the Lawton Home Builders Association, the third annual event features four Fort Sill acts with shows at 5 39 p.m and 8 30 p.m today and 4 6 30 and 8 30 p.m Saturday and Sunday.
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Lawton Wome
Comanche County Fairgrounds
Lawton Home Builders Association
Fort Sill
Sateeday
Surday
BPW Convention Opens In Lawton With 500 Delegates
The 37th annual Oklahoma Federation of BPW Clubs meets at the Hotel Lawtonian drawing about 500 delegates from across the state. Dr. Marjorie Fraser Webster and Judge Sarah T. Hughes headline as officers are elected and keynote talks given. A 7 p.m. reception in the Old South Cafeteria building and a 3 p.m. fun night in the Lawtonian ballroom mark today’s activities with hostesses from Lawton, Fairfax, and Kaw City.
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Oklahoma Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Lawtonian
Marjorie Fraser Webster
Washington, D.C
BWP Federation
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Tex
BPW
Old South
Lawton
Fairfax
Kaw City
Evelyn Hassebrack
Chukasha
C. R. Ellsworth
Ruth Taber
Perry
Doris Mace
Capitol] Hil
Reata Hudson
Ponca City
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