Solons Told Seat Belts Would Halve Road Toll
Ford officials testified seat belts in all cars and trucks would cut fatalities from about 20,000 to under 19,000 annually and reduce serious injuries from 1,000,000 to around 500,000. Ford officials praised belts as the most effective single safety measure and noted rising installation rates despite opposition.
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Ity Robet W. Serling
United Press State
Washington
Foard Motor Co
Ford
Robert $. McNamara
House
Alex L. Haynes
Ford Advanced Product Study
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Losis
Experience
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Jaynes
Sheriff Wounded During Hospital Narcotics Theft
Sheriff J C Woodham of Geneva County Alabama was wounded while pursuing two men who stole a narcotics safe from a small hospital. He described the suspects as two young men driving a two tone Buick with Texas plates. A Civil Air Patrol search was launched and officials asked Florida authorities to aid in locating the getaway car. The hospital director said the safe contained about 300 dollars worth of morphine and other narcotics.
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Hartopad
Ala
Madonna
Florida
Patrelynen
J. Cuthbert Woodham
Geneva Counts
Texas
Woodham
Alabama
Ile
Autos Reported Stolen In City
Lawton police investigated two car thefts on Monday. Horace Gladney reported his 1952 Studebaker taken from the 200 block of S Third. Allen Willis reported his 1954 Nash Rambler stolen from Arlington. A bicycle theft was logged by Winfred Hill and Mrs Tiey Fisher noted four hubcaps stolen from a 193? Chevrolet.
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Lawton
Horace Gladney
Washington
Stude J Baker
S. Third
Allen S. Willis
Arlington
Winfred Hill
Tiey Fisher
Some Days You Just Can't Win
Brad ley Caldwell 2 of Tennisee NAL escaped from a county jail work detail and was picked up by Foster F. Corliss a state police sergeant driving an unmarked car who gave him a ride back to jail.
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Brattleboro
Bradley Caldwell
Tennisee
Nal
Foster F. Corliss
Corliss
Mrs Wallace Miller Visits Lawton For Planning Meeting
Mrs Wallace Miller of Anaclarko visits Lawton at the home of Mrs Ellis Shirley and Miss Jinnie McCutcheon 1311 A after attending a general planning meeting of IOOF and Rebekah Assembly of Oklahoma Sunday. Also visiting are Mrs N H Burch and grandchildren Lynn and Lexa Carden in Los Angeles and awaiting return to Lawdon.
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Wallace Miller
Anaclarko
Lawton
Ellis Shirley
Jennie McCutchson
IOOF
Rebsluh Assembly of Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Calif
N. H.burch
Lynn
Lexa Carden
G. &. Carden
Lawdon
Deviled Ham Dip For Snack Time
New York UPs offers a quick deviled ham dip recipe. Whip 1 pint cottage cheese with 1/3 to 1/4 cup milk until smooth. Stir in grated onion and a can of deviled ham, blend, and chill 10 to 12 hours to blend flavors.
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New York
Ups
Hoffa Meany Clash Looms in AFL-CIO Rift
Atlantic City reports a near showdown as Teamsters leader Hoffa and AFL-CIO President Meany face off over job jurisdiction disputes. The AFL-CIO Building Trades Department rejected Meany’s proposal, pushing the issue to a Chicago executive council meeting after a 150 delegate vote.
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Atlantic City
UPA
James KR
Toffa
Afl-Cio
George Deany
AFL - Cio Building Trades Department
Stades
Trotty
Aficio
Trades Department
Chicago
Executive Council
July Building Activity Surges in Lawton
City Inspector A L Mankin reports July building activity in Lawton tripled June levels. Permits totaled 831,683 with 39 new residences valued at 81,81700, plus 31 remodeling projects 48,285 and three business constructions 29,300. Other items include paving 80,000 drainage 10,500 utilities 17,500 and gas 17,500.
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Lawton
A. L. Mankin
Coucil
Consolidated Gas
Seger
Two Persons Fined In Municipal Court
In municipal court six others forfeited bonds. Willie Kimes, 31, was fined 20 for reckless driving. Anthonette Ingram, 20, of 1803 Jefferson, and Daisy Jackson, 28, of 1108 Lee, forfeited 20 bonds for vagrancy. Four others forfeited 12 bonds and one person was fined 20 for public drunkenness.
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Willie Kimes
Anthonette Ingram
Jefferson
Daisy Jackson
Lee
Missouri imposes restrictions over Oklahoma anthrax outbreak
Missouri acts to curb spread of anthrax after Oklahoma toll rises with 400 dead head cattle. Gov Long bans cake and poultry shipments from Mayes Craig and Ottawa counties and requires health certificates or special permits for moves within 100 miles. State veterinarians and 135 workers, including 27 veterinarians, monitor quarantined area amid vaccination efforts.
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Welch
Oklahoma
Missouri
Edward V. Long
Oklay Mayes
Craig
Missouri High Patrol
Loney
L. A. Rosner
Harold Hutton
Thelahoma Site
Craig County
Ottawa
Hutton
Vinila
Ottawa County
Public Hearing Set In Lake Texoma Shooting
A MADILL Oklahoma crime bureau probe into the shooting of a man on Lake Texoma leads to a public hearing. Jancis Tarrison was shot while driving a rollerboat across the lake Sunday as Sheriff Ackle largiss worked the theft of a shotgun. Marshal County Attorney O C Barnes said witnesses must be interviewed and the investigation completed, likely two days. Barnes noted Hargis had not been suspended and said agents would not discuss the shooting beyond saying Hargis was upset by the slaying.
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Madill Jm
State’ Crime’ Bureau
Joh. Okla
Lake Texoma
Jancis Tfarrison
Ackle Largiss
Marshall County Atty
C. Barnes
Barnes
Wheither
Targis
Hargis
Texans May Have Boatfull Of Liquor
In Paris a local legend says a large boat loaded with 200 barrels of whiskey sank in 1855 in the Red River near Tex.m-Dry Therk River County. Heavy spring rains altered the river course and a fisherman Benny Budget uncovered the buried boat mast. District Clerk Eugene Bowers recalls the tale of the liquor cache as navigation on the river faded after 1876.
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Paris
Tex.m
Therk River
Red River
Benny Budget
Eugene Bowers
Westerns power backbones film and TV in 1950s
Eddie Dean predicts westerns remain core to cinema and TV with big names like Jimmy Stewart and Gary Cooper cited. The piece notes growing TV westerns such as Gunsmoke and Frontier and discusses country music crossovers and actors pursuing TV projects. Dean talks about producers and younger stars driving future Westerns.
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Movieworld
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Jimmy
Stewart
Gary Cooper
Rock Hudson
Lawrence Welk
VT Golden
Cowboy
Dean
Eddie
Coffer
Roy
Rogers
Genie
Amury
Fort Worth
Tex
Como
Texas
Birthdays, breakfasts, and patrolmen in 46th year celebration
The piece recalls community events from decades past including sunrise church breakfast for 300 people and Governor Roy J. Turner guiding visitors to the city’s 46th birthday celebration. Grover C. Dyer and T. Ernest Matthews were named patrolmen.
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Constitution
Roy J. Turner
Grover C. Dyer
T. Ernest Matthews
Oklahoma AM
Sal Water
Rule LeFaros
Comanche County
Taycees
City
Biles
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Normal
Wlusier School
County Singing Association
George Frampton
Yanks In Tense Cuba City Send Families Home
In Santiago Cuba Americans with the Texas Company refinery ordered wives and children to leave as rebel risk grows. Ten of 15 wives have departed recently, with more departures likely. Police detained two Floridians suspected of aiding rebels in nearby Mistress Mountains. The U.S. Consulate maintains close contact as political pressure rises.
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Santiago
Cuba
Texas Company
Havana
U.S
Earl E. T. Smith
Congress
Bacone Ends High School Division at Muskogee Campus
Bacone College has discontinued its high school division in Muskogee. Officials say the college may absorb Muskogee Junior College or abandon it, with decisions pending. Roger Getz, Bacone president, notes only senior class work had been offered last year and is now eliminated. Cigar factories in Cuba employ workers to read daily newspapers as they roll cigars.
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Instan Jook
Muskogee
Bacone College
Muskogee Junior College
Roger Getz
Bacone
Getz
Cuba
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