Army Cuts Redefine Specialists Rank In New System
Oklahoma readers learn the Army has adopted a new specialist rating system affecting soldiers from corporal to master sergeant. The change aims to restore NCO authority and respect, with 98 percent of corporals moving to specialist and 60 percent of sergeants becoming specialists. Noncommissioned officers outrank specialists under the new order, and soldiers may request reassignment or appeal to a classification board if needed.
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Army
New Jersey Gains 44000 Net Inflow Of Residents Each Year
New Jersey records show an average annual net gain of 44 thousand people as more residents move into the state than leave. The data highlights migration trends shaping population growth and housing demand in the Garden State.
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New Jersey
Back to School bop planned at Lawton Youth Center
Lawton Youth Center hosts a Back to School bop next Wednesday on 14th and Bell. Abe Lincoln the DJ with three entertainers will play in a dark green setting from 8 to 11 PM. Open to all Lawton and Comanche County youth, nonmembers welcome. admission fifty cents sponsored by the Lawton Recreation Commission.
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Lawton Youth Center
14Th and
Bell
Rodney Pope
Abe Lincoln
Lawton
Comanche County
Navy’s standard oxygen equipment for flyers
The Navy’s standard oxygen equipment for aircrew is expected to let a diver breathe underwater for about thirty minutes, enabling extended underwater operations.
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Navy
Gary Says Democrats Can Defeat the United Nations
Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary, a Democrat, told reporters at the United Nations that the 1956 presidential race could be won by Democrats even if Eisenhower seeks re election. He indicated the nomination likely lies between Adlai Stevenson and Averell Harriman, noting Harriman's growing strength while declining to choose a favorite. Gary cited disappointed farmers in Oklahoma, claiming crop prices and drought have harmed income and criticized Republican farm policy. He and Will Rogers Jr led a choir from Oklahoma City University to New York to promote the film Oklahoma scheduled for release October 11, with a performance planned at Central Park's Oklahoma Songfest.
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Oklahoma
Eisenhower
Raymond Gary
Adlai Stevenson
New York
Averell Harriman
Gary
Harriman
Central Park
Shirley Jones
Will Rogers, Jr
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Newspapermen Killed In Korean War Honored
Washington defense officials placed 12 photo portraits of war correspondents in the gallery of honor. The images join 44 World War II reporters honored previously. Names include Frank Emery and Wilson Fielder among others, with several killed in plane crashes or jeep mines in 1950 1951.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Frank Emery
International News Service
Japan
Wilson Fielder
Time and Life
Taejon
Albert Hinton
Norfolk
Journal and Guide
Korea
Ken Inouye
Telenews
Emery
William R. Moore
Associated Press
Ray Richards
INS
Charles D. Rosecrans, Jr
International News
Inouye
James O. Supple
Chicago Sun- Times
Christopher Buckley
London Daily Telegraph
Naktong River
Ian Morrison
London
Daily Times
Buckley
Derek Pearcy
Reuters
Stephen Simmons
Hilton Press
London Picture Post
Mushrooms Kill St Louis Man Fehrenbach Fatal Mushroom Poisoning
John A Fehrenbach 53 died at a hospital after eating yard picked mushrooms. He had been foraging for mushrooms 20 years. Doctors cited muscarine as a tasteless poison that can be fatal.
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ST. Louis
John A. Fehrenbach
Fehrenbach
Cyril Costello
Turner Turnpike traffic climbs in July
Oklahoma City August 20. Turner Turnpike traffic rose in the first two years of operation. July total 210,557 vehicles, up 19.24 percent from July 1954 and 32 percent from July 1953. Revenue reached 252,947 dollars, up 18.03 percent from 1954 and 38.41 percent from 1953. Since opening May 16, 1953, 4,256,126 vehicles have used the toll road, paying tolls totaling 5,065,766.59 dollars.
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Tulsa
W. D. Hoback
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Bendix Research Laboratories
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