Courtmartial Begins Over Fort Sill Firing Incident
Testimony in the Fort Sill court martial of 2nd Lt. Rosser L. Moody Jr. centers on wrong firing data used in a demonstration that killed four soldiers and injured 13. Witnesses say Moody copied incorrect data just before the incident as Col. Short ordered a cease fire and the rounds resumed, causing the fatalities. Moody, 22, from Toano, Va., faces four counts of negligent homicide.
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Tom Sharrock
Rosser L. Moody Jr
Fort Sill
Moody
Sp2
Buddy C. Carlburg
Gene L. Haupert
Toano
Smith FA
Walter Short
Short
Carlburg
Haupert
Gates Open at Fort Sill Amid Secondary Boycott Claims
Fort Sill denied that Page Aircraft materials moved through two new gate entrances as machinists protest closures. NLRB investigators from Fort Worth join Lawton inquiries into secondary boycott complaints by contractors affected by page Aircraft Co. picketing and access blockages at the base.
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S89
International Association of Machinists
Fort Sill
Page
Fort Worth
National Labor Relations Board
Lawton
Everett Rhea
Howard Stark
NLRB
Page Aircraft Co
Stark
City Reserves Ready To Go
About 100 officers and men of the Lawson Army Reserve units will leave Sunday for Fort Charlee for the annual summer field training from August 17 to 31. Col Ralph Wolverton commands the 259th Field Artillery battalion and Lt Col Bob T. Hughes leads the Third battalion, 378th Infantry Regiment. Training is mandatory for all active reservists as part of the Bee Reserves Fare.
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Lawson Army Reserve
Fort Charlee
Ralph Wolverton
259Th Field Artillery
Bob T. Hughes
Bee
New Director Due At Indian Hospital
Dr. Robert N. Saylor will assume duties as medical officer in charge at the U S Public Health Service Indian hospital Monday, replacing acting MOD Dr. Richard Hortman who heads the surgery division. Saylor, a Dewey county native, joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1931 after graduating from University of Oklahoma Medical School in 1929 and has worked at Neahbay Washington Blackfoot Montana Talihina and Albuquerque Indian sanatorium. He served four years on a tuberculosis control program and traveled through Arizona Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota and Alaska. He was in the Army Air Corps medical division in World War I. Dr. and Mrs. Saylor have three sons, Tom 22 in the Air Force and Dick 20 a junior at Oklahoma State University Stillwater.
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Robert N. Saylor
U. S. Public Health Service Indian Hospital
Richard Hortman
Hortman
Indian Hospital
Saylor
Shawnee
Dewey County
Bureau of Indian Affairs
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Neahbay
Wash
Blackfoot
Mont. Talihina
Albuquerque
N. M
Arizona
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Alaska
Army Air Corps
Day's Good Deed Results In Arrest
In Muskegon Edward E. Bleich Jr pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after speeding motorists heard him shout Radar ahead slow down near a radar speed check site. The incident stemmed from a good deed that drew police attention.
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Muskegon, Mich
Edward E. Bleich Jr
Weather Forecast Predicts Prolonged Heat Across Oklahoma
The Weather Bureau forecasts another month of hot dry conditions for Oklahoma with above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall through mid September. Daytime highs near 95 Tulsa to Oklahoma City with scattered showers in southeast areas. Rain totals reported include three inches near Aloha and smaller amounts in Antlers Hugo Shawnee and Centrahoma.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Aloha
MceAlester
Centrahoma
Hugo
Shawnee
Oklahoma City
Civil rights stalemate grows in House action delay
Washington reports the civil rights bill remains stalled in the House as Rep. Howard W. Smith blocks immediate action from the Rules Committee. Speaker Rayburn pressed to move the Senate version with a jury trial amendment amid a party split.
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Washington
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Rules Committee
House
Congress
Dixie Bridgehead
Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Nhat
Rep
Kealing
RNY
Eisenhower
Colley
D-Ny
Tavern Operator Turns In License
Mrs. Dorothy Amyx surrendered her beer license to county authorities after stating she was no longer in the business. Attorney Githen K. Rhoads turned in the license to the court clerk. two women were arrested on prostitution charges last Saturday and are bond awaiting trial.
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Dorothy Amyx
Dot's Drive Inn
Githen K. Rhoads
Davin J. Aubrey
Rhoads
Amyx
Shive
Rita Louise Norris
Rt. 4
Lawton
Oklahoma
Gene Paul Norris
Ann Dean Miller
Arlington
Norris
Army Court Clears Walters Officer Adkins of Manslaughter
In Frankfurt Germany a general court martial found 1st Lt DeWit Adkins of Walters Oklahoma guilty of voluntary manslaughter after an auto accident that killed four German citizens. The proceeding cleared the officer of more serious charges and delivered a verdict in the ongoing case.
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Frankfurt
Germany
DeWit
Adkins
Walters
Okla
Eisenhower Plea for Foreign Aid Cut Clashes With Lawmakers
The Appropriations Committee cut 3.809 million from foreign aid as President Eisenhower urged Congress for more funds. A White House statement said his appeal aimed at restoring the full subcommittee cut, while officials indicated the president may push for a special session if U.S. interests are at risk. The final bill provides 2.525 billion for overseas programs with a 667 million carryover, leaving about 1.288 billion below the president’s initial request. Republican Leader Martin called the cut too deep.
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Washington
Nouse Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Bagerty
Rep
Wiggiesworth
R-Mass
Passman
D-La
Congress
U.S
Martin
Massachusetts
AMD
Judge rejects bid to quash libel charges against Confidential
Hollywood judge Herbert V. Walker refused to drop criminal libel charges against Confidential and Whisper magazines. The decision keeps esteemed film stars poised to testify about intimate secrets, with trial likely to run for weeks as a parade of scandalous articles is read aloud.
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Judge Refuses
Hollywood
LLP
Herbert V. Walker
Errol Flynn
Arthur Crowley
Prine Bhscemly
Pe Sllicken
Legas
Confidential
Whisper
Frank Sinatra
Robert Mitchum
Jayne Mansfield
Mae West
Tyne Allyson
Maureen O'Hara
Eddie Fisher
Corinne Calvet
Crowley
Twining Assumes Top Military Post
Gen. Nathan F. Twining was sworn in at the White House as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He pledged the armed services to keep the peace through strength and joined senior military leaders in urging the United States and its allies not to fail in preserving peace.
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Washington
Nathan FP. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Ai Force
Percy Nelson
White House
Twining
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
United States
Free World
Radford
Very Appropriate Chicago Dog Catcher Chooses New Pickup Wagon
The Conk County dog catcher will not miss the radio call number assigned to his new pickup wagon. K 5 is noted as the designation for the vehicle in use.
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Chicago
U S Syria Crisis Pushes Toward Break in Ties
Washington reports indicate U S Syria relations are near a breaking point as Syria accuses Washington of plotting regime change. U S diplomats say Syria may be a Soviet satellite and retaliated by expelling the Syrian ambassador while announcing the withdrawal of the U S ambassador.
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Washington
United States
Syria
U.S
State Department
Farid Zeineddine
Yassin Zakaria
James 3. Moose Jr
Old Friends Meet Under Table Repeats in 1952 Case
London report recalls watchman Thomas Sturrock finding John Evans under a table in his office in 1952. A repeat search last month found Evans again. Evans was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for breaking and entering.
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London
Thomas Sturrock
John Evans
Evans
Evans Tyas
Mrs. Logan Named Secretary of Comanche County Election Board
Mrs. Jymmie Nell Logan widow of state senator Bill Logan and mother of two, will become secretary of the Comanche county election board Scot. She succeeds Mrs. Pauline Joyner who resigned. Logan, 18 years in politics with her husband, says details will be worked out with State Sen. Fred R. Harris and Mrs. Joyner.
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Jymmie Nell Logan
Bill Logan
Comanche County
Scot
Pauline Joyner
Logan
Joyner
Dune 4
Disaster Warning Money Approved For Lawton System
State civil defense officials authorize 1.30178 for Lawton disaster warning system with local match. VFW drive has raised 2126.61 as siren network funding to alert citizens of air raids or other disasters. drive ongoing until ballot cost is met. Mayor Kilsworth stresses life saving potential and prudent expenditure.
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Lawton
Tom Brettin
R. Ellsworth
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Cib
Kilsworth
Lawson
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