Murray To Lead Aug 20 Sill Highway Dedication
Gov. Murray will head a Lawton ceremony dedicating the Fort Sill boulevard and launching the U.S. 62-277 project costing nearly 700 thousand dollars. State leaders including Sen. Raymond Gary and highway officials attend, with a noon luncheon at the Old South cafeteria and a three level interchange site planned at Ferris.
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Johnston Murray
Fort Sill
Lawton
Bill Logan
Murray
Ferris
Balkan three sign military pact in Balkan alliance move
In Bled Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Greece and Turkey sign a military pact to form a collective defense against potential Soviet aggression linking to NATO while avoiding a direct pledge to join the alliance. The accord tightens Western ties for Tito and emboldens cooperation among Balkan states amid Trieste tensions.
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Bled
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Balkan
Russia
Koca Popovic
Stephan Stephanopoulous
Faud Koprulu
Marshal Tito
NATO
United Nations
Moscow
Europe
Tito
Trieste
Italy
Balkans
Closed Meet Set By Drouth Group
Oklahoma City August 9 The State Drouth committee plans a closed meeting to organize a feed distribution program for farmers in 26 counties eligible for federal aid. Forest Beall says outsiders are barred except feed industry representatives who will help solve distribution problems.
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Oklahoma City
State Drouth Committee
Forest Beall
State Agricultural Stabilization Committee
Beall
Isenhower
USDA
Oklahoma
Wetbacks In County Jail After Texas Work Stoppage
Two Mexican men arrested near Porter Hill, Jose Alberes aged 29 and Jose Los Moreno aged 20, are in Comanche County jail after crossing from Texas to find farm work. Under sheriff Hoyt Shelby notes annual arrival of wetbacks seeking jobs as cotton season wanes. Tony Pena, fluent in Spanish, assists with records and language. See WETBACKS, Page 2.
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Comanche County
Porter Hill
Hoyt Shelby
Shelby
Texas
Quint Buried In Bushland
Emilie Dionne one of Canada's famous quintuplets was buried in a bushland cemetery near Montreal after a private funeral at the Sacred Heart church. She died Friday in Ste Agathe and lay in a gray steel and bronze casket after an autopsy. The family fortune funded a large house nearby as thousands observed the procession to the church and graves.
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Corbeil
Ont
Emilie Dionne
Canada
Emilie
Laurentian
Quebec
Ste. Agathe
Montreal
Church of the Sacred Heart
W. F. LaFrance
Marie
Annette
Cecile
Yvonne
Huy
Sacred Heart Church
Azores Airliner Crash Kills 30 On Takeoff
A Colombian Constellation crashed in thick fog while climbing at Angra do Heroismo Azores. All 30 aboard perished including 21 passengers and nine crew. The American engineer was Herbert W. Hopkins and the pilots were Colombian.
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ANGRA
Marcel Cerdan
Lagens
Madrid
Azores
Herbert W. Hopkins
Portugal
Terrible Touhy Freed From Prison by Federal Judge
Chicago Aug 9 UP Roger Touhy the Terrible was ordered released by U S District Judge John P Barnes who vacated a 99 year state sentence for kidnaping and a 199 year term from 1943 after a bold prison escape. Government plans an appeal to keep him jailed. Factor testified Touhy and Basil Banghart held him 11 days in 1932 with payment of 70000 ransom.
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Chicago
Roger (the Terrible) Touhy
Monday
Jake
U.S
John P. Barnes
Touhy
Illinois
Barnes
Factor
J Factor
Basil Banghart
Record Heat Breaks With Cooler Spell Across Midwest
After 53 days of 90s Lawton Oklahoma posted a high of 86 Sunday ending a stretch of 100 plus readings from Texas to the Great Lakes. A band of cooler air cooled the region delaying storms as Oklahoma City and Gage saw unusually cool nights and four tornadoes were reported Saturday before lifting.
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Lawton
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Great Lakes
Gage
Oklahoma City
Court Okays Park Bonds in State Supreme Court Ruling
The Oklahoma Supreme Court approved by a one vote margin a 72 million bond issue for state park construction to fund work at all 16 parks. The majority rejected claims that the bonds unlawfully finance segregated parks, stating no justifiable question existed. The bonds will be repaid solely from park revenues.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
N. B. Johnson
N. S. Corn
Ben T. Williams
Earl Welch
W. H. Blackbird
Senate Probe Group To Drop Some Charges
Senators Watkins and Edwin C. Johnson said it would drop some of the 46 allegations against Sen. McCarthy. A third member cited a charge over a $10,000 Lustron Corp pamphlet fee as lacking services of comparable value. Fulbright led the charges with Flanders Morse detailing the list.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Watkins
Utah
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Lustron Corp
Fulbright
D-Ark
Flanders
R-Vi
Morse
Ind-Ore
Legion Urges Severing Red Ties in Oklahoma Meeting
At the Oklahoma Legion convention the group urged the U S to sever all relations with the Soviet government including cultural, trade and scientific ties. Raymond A Trapp was elected state commander and Tulsa earned the vice commander post. Other actions included demanding dismissal for federal employees refusing to answer questions on Communist affiliation after invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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Oklaa
United States
Legion
Oklahoma Department
Trapp
Raymond A. Trapp
Blackwell
George Norvell
Tulsa
R. L. Pennington
Oklahoma County
Bob Sheehan
Norman
Chinese Peoples Republic
United
Com
McCarthy
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Arthur J. Connell
American Medical Association
AMA
Rhee Says Korea Is Crying For Atomic Bombs
President Syngman Rhee tells U S News and World Report that South Korea is crying for atomic bombs to help push back the Communists in the north. He also says Britain and France are not anti Communist nations and that the United States withholds support. Rhee seeks naval and air cover and a doubling of South Korea’s 650000 man force. He notes Britain and Churchill must act to stand against Soviet aggression.
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Washington
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Wea
United States
Korea
U.S. News and World Report
Rhee
Britain
France
Chiang En
U.S
Wash. Q
North Korea
Winston ¢ Churchil
Flexible Farm Price Supports Dig In Ahead of Senate Action
The Senate moves toward a farm bill showdown with Sen Aiken backing flexible supports 80 to 90 percent of parity and Sen Douglas pressing for 85 to 90 percent while allies seek a one year extension of 90 percent limits on cotton wheat corn rice and peanuts. Lawmakers aim to wrap debate and force a decision amid time limits.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Aiken
Seney
Douglas
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Knowland
California
R-Vi
Sen. Young
R-Nd
Four Armed Youths Seized After Burglaries Thwarted
Four armed youths from Lansing Michigan were arrested after a Sunday burglary spree across Missouri Indiana and Michigan. Officers recovered two rifles two pistols two shotguns and a loaded .22 pistol from the suspects car. The group led police to additional targets including City Hotel Pollard's Sporting Goods and Moody's garage where multiple tools and equipment were stolen.
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Michigan
Missouri
Smith
Richard Drake
Ronald LaClair
James Sears
Lansing
Mich
Pepe Moody
Peer
Gg Si
Bend
City Hotel
Tema
Ss. D Transfer and Storage Co
Ae A Onr
Indiana
Cleo Stout
Melvin Simmons
Lawton
LaClair
Sears
Ralph Menonene
Moody’s
J. A. Fitzsimmons
Propaganda Broadcast Warns Dulles Over Taiwan Liberation
A Tokyo radio broadcast quoted by our desk warned U S Secretary of State Dulles and like minded officials to prepare for grave consequences if they interfere with Red China's plan to liberate Formosa Taiwan. It described the communist resolve as firm and unalterable with no power able to stop it.
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Tokyo
Red China
U.S
Dulles
Red
Main Rips Again Water Plea Made
Lawtonians were urged to cut water use as repairs follow a second break in three days on the citys main supply line from Medicine Park. Water Superintendent Jess McMillan warned pressure would stay below normal with two smaller lines active. The latest 4 a.m. break was near Sheridan Road. the earlier outage occurred about 12 miles north on the military reservation.
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Sheridan Road
Bessie
Hoover Streets
House approves 7 percent postal workers pay raise
The House on Monday approved a 7 percent pay raise for about 500,000 postal workers by a 351 to 29 vote. Eisenhower warned he will veto the measure if the Senate passes the increase.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Grand Jury Opens Phenix City Probe
Solemn, hand picked jury meets in secret in Phenix City Alabama to determine if possible killers of A L Patterson can be indicted. Judge Walter B Jones leads 18 jurors and Solicitor George C Johnson Jr. with 125 witnesses and nearly 3000 subpoenas. State investigators allege payoffs neglect of duty and vice links.
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Phenix City
Ala
Ons
A. L. Patterson
Walter B. Jones
Montgomery
George C. Johnson Jr
Russell County
Patterson
Seave Phenix
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Charles Wade
Drouth Group
Joe
Charles Dunham
Arlington
Bill Rector
Rector
Quint
Terrible Touhy
Senate Probe Group
John L. Singkin
Sir Lancelot
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