Lawton Public Schools Enroll 255 Seniors at Lawton High
Enrollment at Lawton and Douglass high schools began with 255 Lawton High seniors and 143 Douglass students registering. Juniors enroll Saturday. sophomores Monday. elementary and junior high registrations follow. Total teacher assignments announced, with 289 teachers across the district and 40 new to the system.
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Lawton
Douglass
LHS
Lawton High
Lawton High School
Hugh Bish
John Shoemaker
Thelma Talla
Mary Brett
Bish
John Sadberry
Dunbar
A. Richardson
Area Weather Forecast Fair to Partly Cloudy
Fair to partly cloudy conditions with no major temperature changes. Scattered thunder showers possible Saturday afternoon. Highs in the low 90s today and tomorrow, low tonight in the upper 60s. Today's low around 65. Yesterday's high was 92. 11 a.m. reading.
Walters Reaps Fish Harvest After Lake Depopulation
About 2000 people lined Lake Boyer shoreline northwest of Walters as state Game and Fish workers used rotenone to depopulate the lake. Twelve boats treated roughly 80 percent of the water, yielding nearly 12,000 pounds of fish by 10 a.m. Catfish up to 42 pounds, carp to 25 pounds, and bass four to six pounds were gathered. Mayor Bob Wilson said the effort aims to relieve congestion and improve remaining fish health.
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Walters
Lake Boyer
Bob Wilson
Rangers
Army Smashes 20 Spy Teams Sent By Reds
In Tokyo on August 28 1949 United Nations sources said the Communists sent more than 20 North Korean spy teams across the Korean DMZ to learn UN positions. The teams posed as refugees. many spies claimed orders from women leaders and expected a UN violation in October. UN troops captured them and several confessed.
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Tokyo
Demilitarized Buffer Zone
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Panmunjom
Germans Fight To Get Food In Berlin Suburbs
Hungry East Germans and hundreds of volunteers clashed with Communist police at Babelsberg station as Red forces tried to seize American Eisenhower relief parcels. Police eventually cleared the area but abandoned confiscation, while thousands more eastern residents crossed into the West for food on day two of the 38 day relief program.
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Berlin
Eisenhower
League of Free Jurists
Babelsberg
West
Mexicans Check On Sextuplets Near Zitacuaro
In Zitacuaro Michoacan, Mexican health officials planned a jeep and horseback expedition into Plan del Olivo to confirm reports a woman gave birth to six girls. The area is remote four hours by horse from Taranta and six hours from Zitacuaro by bus or jeep. no name of the mother is given and confirmation awaited.
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Zitacuaro
Mex
Michoacan
Jose Maria Aburto
Department of Public Health
Tarantla
Aburto
Mexico City
Bell Strikers Plan Mass Meetings In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Aug 28 striking Bell Telephone workers planned new mass meetings in Tulsa and Oklahoma City to explain why they oppose a no strike clause in a new contract. CIO Communications Workers official Erwin Cotter said the meetings would rally support as the strike continues. The company reported 493 operators refused to join the walkout, with 645 now on the job.
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Oklahoma City
Bell Telephone
Oklahoma
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Tulsa
Erwin Cotter
CIO Communications Workers of America
Sayre
Enid
Bell
Gene Barlow
Washington Area
West Virginia
Communications Workers of America
Washington-West Virginia
Chesa- Lee
Canton Dam water feud sparks protest in Oklahoma
Canton residents form Hate Oklahoma City Association over water rights from North Canadian River watershed. They accuse Oklahoma City of diverting the dam’s water, say local businesses suffer, and a protest mock hanging of the city water superintendent drew crowd attention amid drought and rationing.
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Canton
Okla
Oklahoma City Association
North Canadian River Valley
Canton Dam
Oklahoma City
Morrison B. Cunningham
Oklahoma City Water
Jim Burnham
Canton Record
Oklaoma City
India Quits Korea Fight As Assembly OKs U S Plan
At the United Nations General Assembly India withdrew from its bid for a seat in the Korean political conference as the assembly approved a western-backed plan to invite all 17 UN fighting nations to the parley. The vote was 43 to 5 with the Soviet bloc opposing and 10 abstentions. Indian delegate V K Krishna Menon argued against a ballot on invitation and said India would not stand down. U S Ambassador Lodge praised Menon and said India could play a central role in future Far Eastern talks.
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India
Korea
Assembly
U.S
United Nations
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
United States
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
General Assembly
Leslie Knox Munro
New Zealand
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Munro
Britain
Australia
Lodge Lands Action
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
U. S
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Town Holds Sucker Soiree Minus F Bam
Wetumka Oklahoma residents planned the Sucker Day festival with or without guest of honor F Bam Morrison who swindled merchants years ago and fled to Warrensburg Missouri. Town officials say 5000 expected, potentially 6000 more with his arrival. celebration continues with candy, hay elephants, and a playful immunity pact. Morrison was jailed in Warrensburg last May in a circus promotion scheme.
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Wetumka
Okla
F. Bam Morrison
Morrison
Armand Gibson
Gibson
Warrensburg
Argie Taylor
Vishinsky Laughs Then Objects In UN Committee
In the United Nations Political Committee South Africa's J R Jordaan and Russia's Andrei Vishinsky amused delegates during a Korean peace roll call. Jordaan said da when his name was read, Vishinsky answered yes, then corrected to no as laughter faded and the vote proceeded.
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United Nations
J. R. Jordaan
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. N
Jordaan
Vishinsky
FBI Men Snap Trap On Disguised Reds
In the High Sierra a federal raid netted two fugitive Communist leaders, Robert G. Thompson and Sidney Steinberg, disguised with dyed hair and mustaches. Thompson, 38, jailed at Alcatraz, and Steinberg, 38, held in San Francisco county jail, were among five arraigned after a well organized FBI trap. A sixth person, Patricia Blau alias Janet Conroy, was arrested in Stockton for harboring fugitives.
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FBI
High Sierra
Robert G. Thompson
Alcatraz
Sidney Steinberg
California
Twain Santa Wren
Crainhalle
Patricia Blau
Janet Conroy
Modesto
Stockton
Calif
San Joquain County
Blau
Communist Party
Bangor
Colorado
US Indian Chief To Speak In City At Fort Sill
U S Indian Commissioner Glenn L Emmons will address Indians and the public at Fort Sill Indian School auditorium Lawton on Sept 10 at 10 am He will then proceed to Concho near El Reno for a Cheyenne and Arapaho gathering Wade Head area director arranged the local meeting Emmons, longtime Gallup resident, will discuss Indian policies and gauge local views See INDIAN Page 4
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Glenn L. Emmons
U. S
Gallup
N. M
Emmons
Sill’s $5 Million Monthly Payroll Highlighted
Lt. Col. John R. Hector told Lawton Kiwanis the fort’s $5,000,000 monthly payroll covers 3000 civilian workers earning 770000 to 800000 monthly. He praised Lawton housing for servicemen, noted 60 to 70 percent find housing there, and cited a low AWOL rate and a high local highway accident rate. A $100 interclub committee gift to underprivileged children was announced.
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Fort Sill
John R. Hector
Artillery Center
Lawton
Sill
Col
Hector
R.L. Gilbert
Norblad Questions Marine Generals Promotings
Representative Norblad of Oregon questioned the Marine Corps over promoting 22 generals at once. He said the move increases taxpayers’ burden, while a Marine spokesman cited vacancies and adherence to congressional limits in the latest military appropriations bill.
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Washington
Norblad
R-Ore
Marine Corps
Armed Services Committee
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Slot Machines Destroyed After Court Order
District Judge Floyd Jackson ordered 38 slot machines destroyed after a courtroom hearing. Officers pried the machines from a storage house at 405 Industrial and seized nickels, dimes, and quarters. Deputy M T McCracken planned to haul the devices to the courthouse for burning later today.
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Floyd Jackson
M. T. McCracken
Jackson
Manville Redman
Jerry Paul
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Velma Hoffman
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Vanita Lee
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