Lawton Fire Department Adds New First Aid Vehicle
The Lawton Fire Department unveiled a white 1956 Ford first aid vehicle equipped for drowning and disaster care. Operated by the emergency squad from Central station, it can serve as an ambulance in extreme emergencies and includes a fold-away car, oxygen, and resuscitator gear. It cost 1743 dollars from a local Ford dealer and replaces a prior pickup truck. Chief Harris Hancock calls it a forward step, though hoping it sees little use.
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Lawton
Central Fire Station
Harris Hancock
Ford Center
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Central Station
Civil Defense
Hancock
Fire Department
Woman Denies Assault Count In Lawton Incident
Helen Jensen, 24, of Lawton, pleaded not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon in peace justice court. She was committed to county jail on $2000 bond with a preliminary hearing set for January 10. The incident near the Nite Owl tavern involved a pistol discharge at James Crumpton, who said he was shot in the leg when leaving the tavern after wind blew his hat away. Crumpton claimed Jensen’s anger rose over attention to a Negro girl.
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Helen Jensen
Lawton
Peace Justice
Peace
Marvin E. Cameron
Jensen
Liles Defense May End Within Week
Lt Col Paul V Liles defense team said it would finish presenting its case by next Friday. The Birmingham, Alabama native, 39, is charged with Communist collaboration as a prisoner of war in Korea. The court martial recessed until Monday for the fourth week as Lt Col Leslie Dixon of Baton Rouge defends him.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Paul V. Liles
Liles
Birmingham
Ala
Korea
CWO
Dwight E. Cox
Los Angeles
Cox
Leslie Dixon
Baton Rouge la
West Point
Cotton Farmers Eye Referendum in Comanche County
Comanche County cotton producers will vote on Tuesday in a referendum to decide if marketing quotas for the 1956 cotton crop remain in effect. The county allotment totals 13,985 acres, with two thirds of voting growers required to approve quotas. If approved, price supports may reach 75 to 90 percent of parity. penalties apply for excess plantings. If disapproved, penalties vanish but supports fall to 50 percent of parity, while allotments remain in effect.
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Comanche County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Peronist Assets Frozen In Argentina Crackdown
The revolutionary government in Buenos Aires froze the assets of 226 public figures and 75 business firms tied to the Peron dictatorship on Friday. The move targets prominent political and economic actors as part of a broad campaign to weaken the regime’s influence.
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Buenos Aires
Peron
Lapse Of Memory Bares Burglary
OKLAHOMA CITY Kenneth Spicer returned to his farm implement store after hours and found two youths trying to break open his safe. He called police and the teenagers were captured within minutes. The safe was damaged but not opened.
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Oklahoma City
Kenneth Spicer
Christmas Gift Pool Gives Vanderbilt Eye Clinic Aid
Middle Tennessee auto parts jobbers, upset gifts to customers had become gimmicks, pooled their usual Christmas funds and donated $6,000 to Vanderbilt Hospital's eye clinic. A spokesman said several customers approved the plan and offered to contribute themselves.
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Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Vanderbilt Hospital
Marine Enlistees In Boot Training Three area men enlist in Marines
Three local men have begun 10 weeks of boot training at the Marine Training Depot in San Diego. Ernest R. Ballau, 17, Carl Hill, 22, and Carl Edward Hollman, 17, all enlisted for three years. Hill previously served two years in the Army.
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San Diego
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Edward L. Ballau
Fort Cobb
Carl Hill
Morris C. Hill
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Carl Edward Hollman
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Henry Hollman
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Rangers Arrest 101 For Game Law Violations
Oklahoma City dec 10 state rangers arrested 101 persons for violations of state game and fish laws in November hunting without a license topped the list of arrests fines totaled 3160 dollars with an average fine per person 45 33
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Oklahoma City
Cub Pack 41 Holds Monthly Meeting With Gifts and Awards
Cub Pack 41 at Emerson School held a Christmas themed meeting with carols and gift exchanges. C L Craig earned the Webelos badge and will transfer to a Boy Scout unit. Victor L Brabb Danny Brown Wilbur Pippin Ray Holloway Ronnie Mattice received one gold and one silver arrow points. Brown Holloway Marcus Black and Robert Robinson earned the Wolf Badge. Michael Flahart received the Bobcat pin.
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Emerson School
C. L. Craig
Victor Lee Brabb
Danny Brown
Wilbur Pippin
Ray Holloway
Ronnie Mattice
Brown
Holloway
Marcus Black
Robert Robinson
Michael Flahart
Governor Gary and wife head to Orange Bowl to back Sooners
Oklahoma Gov. Raymond Gary and his wife will travel to Miami for the Orange Bowl on January 2 to watch Oklahoma meet Maryland. He predicts a Sooners win by two touchdowns and says he and Mrs. Gary will depart Saturday or Sunday before the game and return immediately after. He noted Florida's governor secured tickets and reservations for them.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma Sooners
Miami
Oklahoma
Maryland
Sooners
Gary
Stevenson Charge Is Termed Bunk By Hall
Washington Republican National Chairman Leonard W Hall dismissed Adlai Stevenson s charge that Republicans are engaging in ugly politics of group conflict and hatred as untrue and sheer bunk The remark followed Stevenson s AFL CIO convention speech last Thursday outlining the accusation.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Afl-Cio
Elephants in Sumatra Tug Wires, Scratching Poles
Wandering elephants on Sumatra pull down telephone wires and tangle lines as they rub against wooden poles, creating chaos for local communications and prompting warnings to residents.
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Sumatra
All-In-One Loan Promises Simpler Monthly Payments
Advertises a consolidated loan to cover new expenses and overdue bills with promises of lower monthly payments and extra cash.claims to simplify payments by directing all bills to one lender and providing financial relief through a single monthly flow.
Supreme Court Deliberates Coffin Case Without Decision
The Supreme Court ended its unprecedented hearing on Wilbert Coffin and reserved judgment on whether Coffin should be hanged for the killing of bear hunter Richard Lindsey, 17, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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Supreme Court
Wilbert Coffin
Coffin
Bear
Richard Lindsey
Hollidaysburg
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