Armed Forces Told To Trim 403000 Men
Washington reports the Defense Secretary announced a 403000 man reduction to reach about 2815000 total, with a 50 percent cut in draft calls starting February. The Army must fall to 1,000,000. Navy to 650,000. Marines to 190,000. Air Force grows to 975,000. Senator Kefauver questions the need and warns of budget-motivated cuts impacting national security.
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Wilson
Far East
Eisenhower
Air Force
Marine Corps
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee Democrat
Kefauver
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Pentagon
China
Formosa
Army
Navy
James Hilton Dies at 54 After Cancer Battle
English born novelist James Hilton, author of Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr Chips, died in Long Beach California at Seaside hospital after a battle with cancer. He had been hospitalized since November 21 with a general infection and high fever.
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Long Beach
Calif
James Hilton
Hilton
Wigod
I. M. Witke
England
James Hilton Sr
Wilson Denies Space Plans
Secretary of Defense officials say studies on a satellite program are active and coordinated within the department. Wilson says he knows nothing of such a current program and would rather rivals reach the moon than threaten the United States.
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Washington
of Wilson
Pentagon
Defense
James Forrestal
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Q. Forrestal
Moon
Defense Department
Unseasonably Warm Weather To Last Through Holiday Week
Oklahoma enjoys unseasonably warm December weather with dry conditions and no snow expected. Forecasts predict mild days and cool nights through Sunday with highs mainly in the 50s and daily temps five to fifteen degrees above normal, and no major changes expected.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Tree Thief Finds Santa In Courtroom
In Warren Ohio a man faced Municipal Court Judge James A Pavella after stealing a Christmas tree. He admitted the theft citing long unemployment and funds for gifts only. The judge fined him five dollars plus costs and gave four dollars to buy a tree and two boxes of candy for his family.
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Warren
Ohio
James A. Pavella
Post Office Adds Trucks and Workers for Record Christmas Mail
Lawton post office boosts staff and fleet to handle the peak holiday rush. Ten extra trucks and 39 workers were added to avert bottlenecks while overtime and extended shifts keep mail moving. Cancellations reached 95 300 at the main office, among the season’s highest totals, with total mail approaching 90 000 daily.
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Lawton
Bennie Stephens
Stephens
Death attempt by Andrews Sister Maxine Andrews
Hollywood reports that Maxine Andrews, 37, of the famous Andrews Sisters, attempted suicide at her Chatsworth home early Tuesday. Caretakers summoned police, she reportedly took sleeping pills, stomach pumped at Valley Receiving hospital, and she was listed resting well and out of danger.
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Maxine Andrews
Andrews Sisters
Chatsworth
Valley
Miss Anddrews
Valley Receiving Hospital
Pair Charged With Robbery In Stephens County
Velma men Vernon Heath 40 and A J Kinney 26 denied charges in two armed robberies. They allegedly robbed Mac's grocery December 2 for 412 dollars and Liberty Heights market for 1000 dollars in cash and checks. Heath arrested Sunday. Kinney fled, six state search ongoing. FBI reviewing and authorities seek light on further robberies. Armed robbery in Oklahoma is a capital offense.
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Liberty Heights
Vernon Heath
Conndy
Jt A. Kinney
Marvin Cameron
Stephens County
Mac
Heath
Everett Hale
Duncan
Walter Welch
Kinney
Hale
Welch
Texas
FBI
Oklahoma
Murray Plans $5000 Reward After Oklahoma City Shooting
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray said he will seek a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooter who fired at State Rep. Robert O. Cunningham on Oct. 28 During Cunningham’s education inquiry the assailant forced his car and fired through windows in front of Cunningham Murray noted the move sets a precedent for protecting legislators The reward would be drawn from his contingency fund Tom Stevens had proposed the reward previously but no action yet.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Robert O. Cunningham
Cunningham
Scott Free
Murray
Tom Stevens
Dshawnee
Survivors Benefit Reform Urged By House Committee
Washington committee headed by Rep Bates calls for simplifying five survivor programs for armed forces dead, noting 465000 active rolls and 365 million annual cost. Proposes streamlined benefits, including gratuity, indemnity, VA and Social Security payments, to meet basic needs.
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House
Bates
Rep
R-Mass
Defense Department
Veterans Administration
Youth Repudiates Death Confession in Arkansas Slaying
Billy Ray Willingham of Florence Alabama, 19, charged with first degree murder in the December 12 death of 25 year old Mrs. Milton Fuller of Brinkley Arkansas, says he admitted killing only after police beat him. Officers deny striking him.
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Ark
Milton Fuller
Billy Ray Willingham
Florence
Ala
Brinkley
Associated Press
Willingham
J. B. H. K. McKenzie
Henderson
Reed
Beautiful Spy Pleads Guilty for Five Year Term
BERLIN a beautiful German brunette pleaded guilty to passing secrets to Russia for money. IMRGard Margarethe Schmidt, 24, admitted transmitting Allied defense orders of West Berlin and seeking more data from a German national in U.S. intelligence. She sobbed as Judge Ambrose Fuller sentenced her to five years in prison.
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U.S
Irmgard Margarethe Schmidt
Air Force
East Zone
U.S. High Commission
Ambrose Fuller
West Berlin
West
Chicago Tidal Wave Delayed Predicts No Disaster Today
Dorothy Martin and 13 followers reportedly awaiting divine intervention in Oak Park said there will be no disaster today. The group had forecast massive tidal waves across the continent and claimed a global cleansing after a night of prayer.
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Chicago
Dorothy Martin
Arctic Circle
Gulf of Mexico
Seattle
Chile
Loughead
Panicked Bandit Shoots 2 Women in Houston Robbery
A panic stricken gunman robbed LaRose Cleaners of about 100 dollars at 6 30 p m. He forced Thelma Hipp and Vernice Allen to leave with him then opened fire as police neared. Gladys Swan, about 49, was critically wounded when shot in the back. Allen was grazed in the face. The robber fled and was not found.
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Houston
Gladys Swan
LaRose Cleaners
Thelma Hipp
Vernice Allen
Scotch Card Keeps 20 Year Christmas Joke Alive
Mrs. Clyde Awtrey and Dr. Vernon Sisney exchange a plaid Scotch greeting card each year since 1934. The card travels from Oklahoma City to California and back, with blanks for future years and playful lines about next year. The couple's families support continuing the tradition despite career moves and Navy postings.
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Clyde Awtrey
Kinyon
Oklahoma City
Oas California
Awtrey
San Francisco
Navy
Eureka Shakes With Violent 4.0+ Quake Across North Coast
Eureka Calif faced the strongest quake in 25 years with chimneys toppling windows breaking and bricks falling. The Richter magnitude nears 4.0 with shaking felt to Klamath Falls and San Francisco while Humboldt offices reported molten lead from hot type and structural damage in Weaverville and Redding.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
San Francisco
Red Bluff
University of California
Berkeley
Humboldt Standard and
Humboldt Times
Weaverville
Quake Brings Warm Stream In Dixie Valley
In Dixie Valley Nevada a tremor opens a warm stream from the mountainside. Scientists speculate the quake may have shoved snow capped peaks upward or dropped the valley, causing the unusual flow in an otherwise arid region.
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Dixie Valley
Nev
Cop Slayer's Girl Goes Free
Peggy Ann Fry of Dallas, suspected driver in a July grocery holdup linked to the murder of detective Bennie Cravatt, was freed Tuesday after a lack of evidence led Peace Justice Elmo McCallister to dismiss the case. Fry had been arrested in Chicago last October following a three month search.
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Peggy Ann Fry
Dallas
Peace
Elmo McCallister
Dave Tant
Chicago
Bennie Cravatt
Miss Fry
Hur See Pegg
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