Oklahoma Phone Union Set to Strike Thursday
About 5,000 Southwestern Bell employees in Oklahoma prepared to strike at 6 a.m. Thursday after a Kansas City action, as 53,000 CIO Communications workers across six states threatened a coordinated walkout. Picket lines formed early in Kansas City. some groups may refuse to cross. Officials warned of emergency calls only and governors and local authorities were to be notified.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kansas City
Erwin Cotter
CWA International
Western Electric Co
Bell
Local Bell Strike Looms Across Six States
More than 400 Southwestern Bell workers in Lawton join 53,000 CIO Communications workers in a six state walkout set to begin at 6 am tomorrow. Pickets will target offices and the warehouse as unions push for wage reclassification and a national pattern raise. Indiana Bell faces lawsuits over alleged union busting amid tensions with Gov. George N. Craig and recent outbreaks of violence in several cities.
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CIO Communications
Lawton
Lawton Exchange
Enid
Bartlesville
Muskogee
Cwa-Bell
Southwestern
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
St. Louis
George N. Craig
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Mae Mann
Indiana Cwa
South Bend
Indiana Bell
Indianapolis
CWA
National Labor Relations Act
Fort Wayne
Kokomo
Martinsville
Clinton
Craig
Iran coup shocks world as Mossadegh toppled
In Tehran Gen Fazollah Zahedi led a nine hour coup that ousted Premier Mossadegh, with tanks in streets, mobs attacking, and the Shah fled to Rome. Deaths and injuries rose as violence spread from the capital to provinces, with reports of prison seizures and fires at Mossadegh era facilities.
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Washington
State Department
Iran
Beteen
Mossadegh
Tehran
Shah
Fazollah Zahedi
United States
Lou Henderson
Britain
Mossadeghis
Hussein Fatemi
Assullicu Lculililvus
Rome
Zahedi
London
Mr Helicopter title conferred on Sill Pilot in Korea
In Korea Captain William P Brake of Fort Sill Army Aviation School earned the title Mr Helicopter from Bell Aircraft for evacuating 900 wounded in 14 months with the 49th Medical Helicopter Ambulance Detachment. He flew 567 missions including 311 combat runs, delivering 415 and evacuating 485 to hospitals in Korea, Japan, or the United States. He flew six night missions without lights, a testament to the unit's demanding tasks.
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Fort Sill
Brake
Korea
Japan
United States
William P. Brake
San Antonio
Tex
Army Aviation School
U.S. Army
Bar Warning Hits Lawton Clubs
County officers warn Lawton night spots to evacuate cocktail bars by Thursday or host deputies as nightly guests. County Attorney Manville Redman says bars serve no lawful purpose while whisky sales remain restricted. Deputy Roberson and investigator Ridgeway will revisit venues to ensure compliance after managers agreed to cooperate.
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Lawton
Manville Redman
Redman
Arvil Roberson
Oral Ridgeway
45th Division Has Korean Namesake
Oklahoma City report notes the 45th Division stayed in combat in Korea earning the Fighting Thunderbirds nickname. The last combat issue of the 45th Division News highlights fierce rear and frontline actions as the unit endured savage defense in final days. The Army kept the Thunderbird designation for remaining front line units, creating two divisions bearing the insignia.
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Oklahoma City
45Th
Oklahoma
National Guardsmen
Fighting Thunderbirds
45Th Division
Thunderbirds
Oklahoma National Guard
Members Sought For Lawton Safety Council
The Lawton Chamber of Commerce Safety committee seeks about 40 local clubs and organizations to join the Lawton Safety Council to be formed next month. A Sept 2 meeting will select candidates from each group and confirm appointments, with nine current members to serve as the first board of directors.
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Safety Committee
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Safety Council
Trusty Escapes County Jail After Short Term Assignment
Sheriff Everett Hale said Robert Riley known as Lawton Negro escaped from the county jail while serving a six month term as a trusty. Riley walked away from the courthouse Tuesday afternoon after being committed June 14 for aggravated assault of his wife and he had only recently been named a trusty.
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Robert Riley
Lawton
Everett Hale
Hale
Riley
Tim
Crickets Swarm Town As Heavy Rains Bring Insects
The field crickets Gryllus Assimilis swarm Lawton as heavy rains boost their numbers. Nocturnal insects damage seedlings and forage crops cutting seedling cotton and chewing alfalfa and cereals. The piece notes various cricket forms and mentions regional beliefs and cautions.
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Tom Ford
Lawton
Jamaica
Orient
South America
Oklahoma
U S Asks Aid In UN Skirmish
The United States sought Latin American support to clinch a decisive UN vote for a restricted Far Eastern political conference. Delegates led by Lodge rejected Soviet proposals to include the Soviet Union and India in the Korean peace talks. Diplomats pressed for a compromise on conference membership and scope amid U S and ally positions.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodgett
Soviet Union
India
Lodge
Korea
Strikers In France Enter Second Week Of Walkout
Paris reports France’s major postwar strike enters its second week with about a million workers out, railways and communications crippled, and Premier Laniel’s government teetering. Negotiations with non Communist unions have broken down and no resumption is in sight. Guy Mollet said savings from reforms are dwarfed by the economic losses from the strike.
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Paris
France
Joseph Laniel
Socialist Party
Guy Mollet
Laniel
Mollet
Fifty Men Scour Land For Bank Robber
In Floral Park New York fifty men were dispatched to pursue a slick young bank robber who yesterday fled with 191280 dollars, in what officials call a major U S bank heist. A briefing for 25 FBI agents and an equal number of Nassau County detectives coordinated the hunt. Clues remain undisclosed as the investigation continues.
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Floral Park
N.Y
U. S
FBI
Nassau County
Franklin National Bank
Allies Deny Red Claims Of POW Brutality At Panmunjom
PANMUNJOM The U N Command denied Communist charges that POWs were brutally treated. It said repatriated prisoners were in proper condition, calling the accusations a distortion. Another 75 Americans were liberated yesterday as two ships prepared to sail for home. Col L C Friedersdorff, chief Allied delegate, avoided mention of a note reportedly planned to be delivered to the Reds. The note was described as hot and the accusations as intended to discredit the U N Command.
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London
Mossadegh
Iran
Britain
Iraq
Tudeh Communist Party
Indian
Turkey
Kremlin
Arctic
Adrian Sea
U. N. Command
Reds
U. N
Friedersdorff
Seventeen Youths Report For Draft Pre Induction Exams
Thirteen Comanche county youths reported to draft officials Tuesday for pre induction physical examinations. Local selective service officials announced a September induction call for six men, same as August. The August pre induction list included Marcus D. Price, Bill Davenport, Bobby L. McNeil, Jack W. Slaybough, Raymond C. McCaig, Jack D. Haley, Don W. John, John M. Matthew, Jerry D. Hill, Bob Alexander, Delmer D. Davis, John C Burns, and Bobby R. Wright with addresses listed in Lawton Roosevelt and nearby areas.
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Comanche c County
Selective Service
Marcus D. Price
Bill Davenport
Arlington
Bobby L. McNeil
Jack W. Slaybough
N. 14Th
Raymond C. McCaig
Lawton
Jack D. Haley
Roosevelt
Don W. John
John M. Matthew
Bell
Jerry D. Hill
Bob Alexander
Ash
Delmer D. Davis
Park
John C Burns
Bobby R. Wright
Columbia
Mother Shoots Daughter Self in Midwest City Tragedy
In Midwest City Oklahoma a 29 year old mother Margie Reva Lawson killed her six year old daughter Linda and critically wounded two year old son Richard before shooting herself. Sheriff Robert Turner said it appeared to be murder and attempted death by own action with no motive found. The victims were found at a fashionable ranch style home after Eastman Lawson returned from work. Both child and mother were unconscious and in St. Anthony's hospital in Oklahoma City, where the boy and mother were listed in critical condition.
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Midwest City
Okla
Sheriff’s Office
Margie Reva Lawson
Richard
Linda
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