Three Shiploads Of French Troops Head For Cyprus
Three French troop carrying warships are reported to head to Limassol on Cyprus to support a potential British French base in the Suez crisis. Britain and France announce consent to temporary French use of the base near Suez. Nasser sets a Cairo meeting date with the Suez Committee as Britain weighs action against EOKA on the island.
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London
Mediterranean
Ficwal
Cyprus
Limassel
Britain
France
Egypt
Eden
Suez
Wiltshire
Suez Canal
Nasser
Cairo
Suez Committee
Robert G. Menzies
North Atlantic Council
Paris
EOKA
Greece
Makarios
EQKA
Egypt names seven Britons linked to alleged spy ring
Cairo newspapers report seven Britons, including two embassy secretaries, and several Egyptians named in a spy ring accused of plotting a coup against President Nasser. Three Britons arrested. two diplomats expelled. Lead figure James Swinburn accused of planning a Wetat style revolt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nasser
James Swinburn
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Mossadegh
Britain
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Col
Abdel Kader Hetem
Esyatian
P. Saine John and
Acid Plotter's Wife Jailed As Witness
The wife of an alleged coconspirator in the acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel was held on 1000000 bail as a material witness. Mrs Leni Miranti appeared before U S Commissioner Earle N Bishopp amid safety concerns. Her husband Gondolfo Miranti and Joseph P Carlino were also jailed on conspiracy charges, with other arrestees named in the plot. The case centers on a labor racketeering probe and the August 1948 assault.
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New York
Victor Riesel
Leni Miranti
U.S
Earle N. Bishopp
Thomas B .Guchrist Jr
Riesel
Broadway
Abraham Telvi
Lower East Side
Telvi
Johnny Dio
Hiesel
Charles Tuso
Domenic Bando
Charles Carlin
Joseph Callino
Dino
Thomas
Quanah Parker Kin Plan To Keep Remains In Oklahoma
Quanah Parker’s relatives plan a family reunion this weekend while pledging that the body of the Comanche leader and his white mother Cynthia Ann will stay in Oklahoma. Mrs Neda Birdsong says she will not allow graves to be moved from Comanche County and four siblings will back her in opposing a Texas Boy Scouts proposal to move the graves to Fort Parker near Mexia. Taupay, Parker’s last surviving wife now at Cache, will also vote to keep the remains in Comanche County.
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Quanah Parker
Cynthia Ann
Oklahoma
Neda Birdsong
Quanah
Comanche County
Texas Boy Scouts
Fort Parker
Mexia
Taupay
Cache
Birdsong
Texas Historical
Parker Clan
Post Oak Mission Cemetery
Parker
Mom Leaves Tot Starts Dope Hunt
Charlotte police charged Mary Frances Poole 25, a Navy wife, with abandoning her five month old son Raymond Poole and fabricating a false kidnapping tale that triggered searches across five states for a narcotics ring. The infant was found, uninjured, by a girl on a church path.
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Charlotte
N.C
Mary Frances Poole
Raymond Poole
Prison Break Ends in Fatal Truck Chase
In Montgomery, Alabama, about 30 escapees from Kilby State Prison fled in a dump truck. Guards fired at the tires after a three mile pursuit, the truck overturned, and two convicts died. The remaining escapees surrendered with no further resistance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Allout
Kilby State Prison
C. P. Buford
Soviet Discus Star Nina Ponomareva Vanishes Before Court
Nina Ponomareva, 27, Olympic discus thrower from the Soviet Union, disappeared after shoplifting five pastel berets from a London department store. Police issued a warrant for re-arrest and sought her at the Soviet embassy, consulate, and hotel, but she could not be located.
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London
Nina Ponomareva
Clyde Wilson
Nina
Bakers Boy Berets
Auw
West End Central
Marlborough Street Court
Alexander Startsev
Wilson
Post Is Superior Inspectors Say Fort Sill Rating
Fort Sill received a Superior rating from the Fourth Army Inspector General for the second year running after Aug. 13 to 15 inspections led by Col. Morris Schonholz. Maj. Gen. Thomas de Sharo praised the post for exemplary police, appearance, courtesy and discipline. The assessment covered Headquarters Artillery and Guided Missile Center staff activities.
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Fort Sill
Headquarters
Fourth Army
Morris Schonholz
Thomas E. de Sharo
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Edward T. Williams
Schonholz
Andrew W. Roth
See
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Integrated Schools Guard as Clinton Struggles with Race Tension
Police and sheriff deputies guarded Clinton high school in Tennessee and Mansfield in Texas as protests over school integration sparked tensions. A Negro effigy hung from a flagpole at Mansfield denounced black entry, while Clinton prepared for a court hearing over actions blamed on John Kasper.
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Associated Press
Mansfield
Tex
Clinton
John Kasper
Washington, D. C
White Citizens Council
Knoxville
Kasper
U.S. Dist
Robert U. Taylor
Joe Qwen
Clinton High
Birmingham
Ala
Autherine Lucy Foster
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Staggered Bond Sales Pondered For City Water Reserve
Lawton ad valorem taxpayers were told a proposed 6 million water reservoir bond issue could be staggered to avoid sharp tax increases. City Attorney Warren Chrisman stated the rate would not rise above 85.74 mills in 1959 and perhaps about five dollars per thousand. The plan aims to stay below the current peak tax load of 90.47 mills as old debt is retired.
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Lawton
Ad Valorem
Warren Chrisman
Chrisman
Trash Dumper Goes To Jail In Oklahoma Case
Marlow man E. D. Baggett pleaded guilty before Justice Marvin Cameron to illegally dumping trash on a county road 34 miles west of Hankin's Drive In Theater. He received a five day jail sentence plus 20 dollars in costs, marking the first jail term on trash charges. Sheriff Deputy Arvil Roberson escorted him. Witnesses listed include Connie Hill, Lawton dump grounds manager, and County Commissioner Pete Wynn.
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Marlow
E. D. Baggett
Justice of Peace
Marvin Cameron
Baggett
Arvil Roberson
Hankin
Sources Claim Switch Likely Late This Year
Police Chief Ralph Hennessee is expected to resign this year to become county tag agent, with the decision resting with Fred R. Harris the Democratic nominee for state senator. Harris declined commitment while others suggested Hennessee has the inside track though candidates and city officials weigh replacements. If Hennessee resigns, Mayor and city council would choose his successor. C. T. Raley is among those considered.
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Ralph Hennessee
Fred R. Harris
Harris
Hennesee
Hennessee
C. R. Ellsworth
C. T. Raley
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Canadian Plane Crashes Near Cold Bay Alaska
A Canadian Pacific DC-6B with 22 aboard, including 10 Chinese and four white passengers, crashed and burned three and a half miles south of Cold Bay Alaska. Fifteen people were missing, with seven survivors reported. Eight crew members included three pilots, a navigator, and two Chinese flight attendants Anita Wong and Evelyn Lee of Vancouver, BC. Visibility was one mile and ceiling 500 feet at the time.
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Cold Bay
Alaska
Jack Crump
CPA
DCGB
Anita Wong
Evelyn Lee
Vancouver
B.C
Airlines
New York
338 Seniors Register New Plan Is Hailed
Enrollment at Lawton high school opened with 338 seniors registering under an alphabetized system. Principal Hugh Bish reported smooth operation and a reduction in lines. The plan shifts enrollment to all city elementary schools and certain high school grades mañana with classes scheduled to begin Tuesday September 4.
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Lawton High School
Jane Connell
Janice Pinchback
Liz Reising
Dolores Krebs
Hugh Bish
Bish
Central Junior High
Douglass High
Lawton High
John Shoemaker
Oklahoma governor sets Nov 6 vote on amendments
Gov Raymond Gary announces voters will decide in the November general election on two amendments a congressional redistricting law and a four year county office term proposal He will not campaign for or against either issue and declines to state his views on the county term extension or the local 3 2 beer sale question pending court action
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Gary
Cool Front To Cut Lawton Heat By Friday
Lawton area cooled promised after a blistering midweek, with Fort Sill at 109 degrees and Hobart 107 Lawton 106 Altus 104 as a cold front approaches by Friday. Expect showers and thunderstorms ahead of the front with highs near 105 today and about 95 Friday.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
United States
Hobart
Altus
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