Twining Calls Ike's Proposal Key To Peace
Gen. Nathan F. Twining praised Eisenhower's aerial photography exchange as a key step to ward peace at the Air Force Association convention in San Francisco. He said Russians might access U S bases for 24 hour vigilance and urged cooperation while warning against immediate nuclear arms ban as risk of war. The air chief noted the Air Force remains ahead of the Soviets in air power as the convention closes.
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San Francisco
Nathan F. Twining
U.S. Air Force
Eisenhower
Twining
Air Force Association
Moscow
Geneva Talks End Without Deal On U S Citizens
U S Ambassador A Alexis Johnson and Red Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping nan met for 1 hour 45 minutes in Geneva. They suspended talks until Tuesday with no agreement on liberating 41 Americans in China. Repatriation of civilians to be discussed next session.
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Geneva
U.S
China
U. S
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
New Delhi
Johnson
India
United States
Adlai Still Tops Nomination List As Governors Separate
CHICAGO UP The nation's governors left Edgewater Beach for Libertyville farm visits as Adlai E Stevenson solidified leadership in the 1956 Democratic presidential race while dodging a firm decision on candidacy. Stevenson appeared ready to run, promising a November decision, as Republicans largely backed Eisenhower though Harriman urged caution about a GOP win without the president. Governors ended with a call for a broader interstate highway program, urging more federal gasoline tax revenue be spent on roads.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
White House
Edgewater Beach
Libertyville
Ill
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Averell Harriman
New York
Shivers
Allan
Texas
Frank C. Clement
Tennessee
Eisenhower
California
Goodwin Knight
United Press
Cities Service Plans Expansion at Ponca City refinery
Cities Service Oil Co. announced plans to spend up to 5 million dollars in the next year to expand its Ponca City refinery. Construction will start by January with design work on a 6,000 barrel per day reforming unit and revamping of a crude vacuum unit to improve naptha feed stock, raising crude oil capacity from 25,000 to 35,000 barrels per day.
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Bartlesville
Okla
UP Cities Service Oil Co
Ponca City
Boy with broken hip in Oklahoma City hospital
Tom Gordon, 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs Homer Gordon, is hospitalized in Oklahoma City after a fall caused a broken hip. Hospital officials say he will be confined for several weeks.
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Tommy Gordon
Homer Gordon
Oklahoma City
Durant Trooper Under Suspension
Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA CITY UP High way Patrol Chief Jack Rollins announced the indefinite suspension of trooper Glenn Clark after his drunk driving arrest near Tishomingo by Johnston County Sheriff Everett Stewart. Clark, 52, on vacation, has served 14 years. Johnston County Attorney R. G. Stevens filed driving while intoxicated charges.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Rollins
Glenn Clark
Clark
Johnston County
R. G. Stevens
Rollins
Watering Lawn Rules Sparked by Rainy Day Confusion
In Baltimore amid prior drought and hurricane Connie, residents faced lawn watering limits by house numbers. A caller asked if even houses could water today and a police desk sergeant correctly answered that it was the even rule, illustrating the odd even system in action.
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Baltimore
Ku Klux Klan Revival In Texas Disclosed
Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd warned of a Klan revival in Texas and urged law enforcement to act. Waco, cited as the movement’s fountainhead, faced denials from District Attorney Tom Moore who noted only mailed circulars from a bedridden WWI veteran. Authorities warned prosecutors to remain alert as the Klan could exploit a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Austin
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd
Waco
Tom Moore
Moore
William King
King
John Davenport
KKK
U.S. Supreme Court
President Moves To Build Reserves
Washington President Eisenhower authorized a rapid expansion of the armed services reserves under a new law. He ordered the Army and Marine Corps to enlist volunteers under 18 into the ready reserve, insisting no time be wasted toward stronger reserves and urging young Americans to support the program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Army and Marine Corp
Returning to Indiansoma residents move to Frederick
Mr and Mrs Jess Greenhaw and grandson Lloyd Harrison, formerly of Indiansoma, are returning to occupy a residence vacated by Mr and Mrs Earl Webster and family who have moved to Frederick.
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Indiahoma
Jess Greenhaw
Lloyd Harrison
Duncan
Earl Webster
Frederick
Lawton High 1925 Class to Hold tricennial Banquet
Lawton high school’s graduating class of 1925 will host a tricennial banquet at 7:30 p.m. Friday August 19 at the Hotel Lawtonian with 60 plus reservations. Bennie Stephens and Catherine Garvin handle reservations through August 16. Hugh Bish will give the philosophy address, and special entertainment is by Mrs. B C Mackey and her children. Notable travelers include the McCrays from Kingsbury California and Howard Gentry from Houston Texas.
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Lawton High School
Lawtonian
Bennie Stephens
Catherine Garvin
Stephens
Lawton
Hugh Bish
B. C. Mackey
Johnnie
Janice
Lewis H. Fouts
McCrays
Kingsbury
Calif
Howard Gentry
Houston
Tex
Vera Delmont
Wichita
Kan
Garcia Hollis
Hollis
Cora Friedman
Anadarko
Gladys Watkins
Tulsa
Dorothy Davisson
Seminole
Col
Merlon Munson
Germany
Betty Rye
Washington, D. C
Ernest McQuillo
Charland
Seattle
Wash
Robert Hunter
Mildred Hepner
Woodward
Ethel Fuller
Virginia Ellis
Maudlee Stephens
LaRue Grove
William Merritt
Elizabeth Arnold
Owen Penland
Donald Angus
Mabel Angus
Aileen Lourey
Everett McDuffie
Annie Fouts
Roy Oakley
Otto Kluck
Grace Burton
Lowen Parsons
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Marvin Griffin
Georgia
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Richard E. Neuberger
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Neuberger
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Harriman
Cities Service
Durant Trooper
Ideal
DuPont
Cannister Cleaner
Ross Porter
Dillard Sexton
Wilma Sexton
Leland S. John
Chandise Johnston
Travine France
Jimmie France
Leta Smith
Gladys Fullright
Jim Taliaferro
Kate Lucas
Gregory Tewell
Leslie Rooss
Ruth Melton
Louise Barrett
Vera Carter
Wendall Stephenson
AGEN
T. R. Stephens
C Avenue
Davy
Crockett
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