Dems Demand More Foreign Policy Details
Democratic congressional leaders urged for more detailed information before backing the administration foreign policy and national defense programs for 1955. They described the White House talks as cordial but said specifics on foreign aid, trade, defense manpower, and pay raises were needed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Johnson
Asia
Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Appropriations
John Foster Dulles
Charles E. Wilson
City School Bond Balloting Is Light
Voting for a 500000 school building bond was light at noon with 305 ballots cast. Polls close at 7 pm as officials expect stronger turnout after work hours. The issue funds an elementary school and an auditorium for the new high school. Ballots are cast at any elementary school. voters need not be registered or property owners. Eligible residents must have lived in Oklahoma one year, Comanche county six months, Lawton district 30 days. Historical heavy turnouts included October 1953 with 1790 votes and September 1952 with 1584 votes.
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Oklahoma
Comanche County
Lawton
Justin Kuntz
Board of Education
Whittier
Gary Supports Water Authority In Principle
Oklahoma Governor elect Raymond Gary backs the principle of a state water authority modeled on the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. He plans to study the Miskovsky bill, hold public hearings, and avoid giving the new body excessive power while ensuring water for agriculture municipalities and industry. Gary notes rainfall suffices but emphasizes safeguards and existing Planning and Resources Board oversight.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
George Miskovsky
Gary
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Miskovsky
Oklahoma
Planning and Resources Board
Woman Bootlegger Beaten by Suspect as He Breaks In
Helen Hudson, a Lawton liquor merchant, was stabbed and beaten during a break‑in at her home on 715 Douglas. A second man is jailed after witnesses identified him. police say the attacker chased, stomped and stabbed her before she fled outside. Charges are being reviewed by county authorities.
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Lawton
Helen Hudson
Southwestern Hospital
Herman Lee
Eulis Young
City
Solon Becomes Dad to Rep Albert’s Newborn Son
Washington reports Rep. Carl Albert of Oklahoma welcomed a 6 pound 9 ounce boy this morning at Georgetown Hospital to his wife. The birth marks a family milestone for the congressman amid his duties in the capital.
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Washington
Carl Albert
Routine Council Session On Tap
City council set for a routine session with the noon file nearly bare. Two ordinances, including creation of a Lake Lawtonka recreational facilities board of trustees, remain excluded from the agenda.
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Lake Lawtonka
Cross-examination of Dr. Samuel Sheppard Ends with Murder Verdict Assertion
In Cleveland, the state's attorney pressed Dr. Samuel Sheppard during cross-examination, accusing him of killing his wife and injuring himself. Sheppard denied the charge, stated he did not use a weapon, and defended his actions surrounding Marilyn Sheppard’s death, while acknowledging past false statements about Miss Hayes.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Mahon
Marilyn
Miss Hayes
Susan Hayes
Continued Fair Skies Forecast for State
The forecast calls for continued fair weather and a slight cool down tonight with temperatures about five degrees above seasonal norms from Wednesday through Sunday. Highs near 49 degrees and lows around 29, with little daily change and cold nights. Lawton highs in the 50s, tonight’s low near 28, while today’s low was 34 and 11 am read 47. Monday’s high reached 47. A Carolina coast storm center spread rain across the eastern quarter, from northern Georgia to eastern Pennsylvania and the upper Ohio Valley.
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Lawton
Carolina
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Paraffin Test Inconclusive In St Claire Death
Dallas December 14 Sheriff Decker said a paraffin test found trace gunpowder on the hand of Frank St Claire but not enough to prove he fired the gun. St Claire shot himself in his Irving Texas garage last Thursday night amid a rumored $200000 insurance swindle tied to a body burned in Oklahoma. Police noted the body later found near Davis Olda was alive until set on fire and Hagler faces murder charges.
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Dallas
Bill Decker
Frank St. Claire
Oklahoma
St. Claire
Irving
Tex
Fort Worth
David F. Ao Jr
Hagler
Davis
Olda
Frank Mays
Justice of the Peace
Decker
F. T. Alexander
S&j. Claire
U S Rules Out Swap For 11 American Airmen
Washington reports the United States rejects any deal with Peiping to exchange 35 Chinese students in the United States for 11 U S airmen imprisoned in China. State Department says the airmen are prisoners of war with full rights, while the students are civilians under study. Dag Hammarskjold pursues a plea for fliers through Sweden and India amid ongoing diplomacy.
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Washington
United States Today
Reg China
America
U. S
China
State Department
Jncob White
Vhewsmen
Nists
United States
White
Korea
Geneva
Far East
Red China
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Peiping
Hammarskjold
Assembly
Diate
Sweden
India
Russia
Kremlin
U.S
C.D. Jackson
Democrats Softened FHA Report Amid Senate Banking Debate
A Senate Banking Committee draft on irregularities in government housing programs, once calling builders’ profits a windfall and labeling the issue the worst U.S. scandal, has been toned down after Democratic objections. Republicans agreed to soften portions, with some Democrats likely to file a separate statement. They have until tomorrow to propose further changes before public release next Monday.
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Washington
United States
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Housing Administration
Harding
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Banking Committee
Comanche County Schools Set Christmas Holiday Schedules
Most Comanche county schools close for Christmas at end of Dec 23 with Clar ence Scott noting the plan. Lawton public schools end Dec 23 and resume Jan 3 per John Shoemaker. Other districts such as Cache Geronimo Fletcher Chatanooga and Indiahoma also announce Yule schedules with varying start dates Dec 22 or 23.
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Comanche County
Clarence Scott
Lawton
John Shoemaker
Cache
T. E. Lauderdale
Geronimo
Glen R. Hastings
Faxon
Frazier Pierce
Chattanooga
Ed Meece
Auto Plates Going Fast
The Lawton tag office reports rapid license plate issuance during the first two days of the 1955 period led by Phil Gafford. About 1,800 people visited, with penalties starting February 1 for late tags and potential confiscation after 30 days. funds from licensing support local schools, with 95 cents per dollar returning to the selling district.
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Lawton
Phil Gafford
Gafford
Watch Your Driving S D Day Parade in Lawton
A downtown Lawton parade at 4 p m today kicks off the nation s first Safe Driving Day promoted by the President and supported by civilian and military groups. Fort Sill and Lawton boosters organized two weeks of work for a nationwide observance aimed at raising motorists safety awareness with churches civic clubs and enforcement agencies backing the project.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
Eddie Dorough
Oklahoma Highway Paor
Maj
Todd
Wickersham Detours on Soviet Fears of War and China
Rep. Victor Wickersham returned from a six week trip to Russia and satellite nations reporting the Soviet Union fears Red China may enter conflict. He said Russia would aid China by other means but not declare war and noted friendly ordinary Russians while warning satellites would act quickly if anti Communist leadership arose. Churches he visited were packed during the trip.
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Johnson
Congress
James P. Richards
DS. C
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Asia
Washington
Victor Wickersham
Russia
U. S
Wickersham
Midnight H-Hour or Safety Day Sparked Nationwide Drive
United Press reports President Eisenhower challenged motorists to 24 hours without a traffic accident as Safety Day aimed to set an all time national record. States, cities, and agencies urged drivers to practice safe rules with S D signs appearing on vehicles and meters. Last year on the same day 4,907 accidents occurred with fatalities and injuries totaling over two thousand.
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Albert J. Veglia
Registrar of
California
President's Action Committee For Traffic Safety
Eisenhower
All America
Natiners
Pete
United Seat
Pope Pius XII Condition Reported Stationary Despite Rally
Vatican officials said Pope Pius XII remains stationary after two doctors examined him this morning amid concerns of anemia. Reports noted he has eaten only small amounts, required tube feeding, and had a less restful night. A day earlier Msgr Montini's Milan archbishop consecration moved the pope to listen by radio.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
Antonio Gasbarrini
Bologna
St. Peter’s Basilica
Msgr
Giovanni Battista Montini
Milan
Pius
Man Slightly Injured When Car Hits Train At Crossing
An 82 year old man, William Hood of Marlow, escaped serious harm after his car was struck by a Rock Island rocket passenger train at a Marlow railroad crossing. Hood had minor head cuts and did not see the train despite a warning from the engineer. The incident occurred at 11 15 a m.
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Rock Island
Marlow
William Hood
Paul Scott
E. S. Malanax
Hood
U.S
Ofers
C. W. Adams
E. Riggs
Whitewater
Wisc
Burkburnett
Tex
Riggs
Adams Sa
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Bentwaters
Suffolk
England
HVAR
Solon
Dad
Sam
Lake Erie
FHA
James River
Newport News
Man of the
Lawton Safety Council
Dana L. Todd
Soviet
United Press
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