City Dads Move to Tighten Water Curbs and Hike Wages
City council unanimously approves second water restriction of the year after Lake Lawtonka drops deeper below the spillway. Shrubs may be watered only on Wednesdays and Saturdays, lawns banned. Simultaneously about 200 workers await a tentative $5 000 monthly wage boost starting Jan 1, with raises of 15 to 25 dollars monthly plus 10 cents hourly for hourly staff.
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Warren Wolverton
John Duke
Lake Lawtonka
Federal Wildlife Service
Elmer Thomas
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Living Cost Dips During November
The government reports the consumer price index up 0.1 percent in November with declines in food appliances home furnishings reading material and recreation. If you avoided a new car the cost of living fell due to large discounts on 1954 auto models.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Winter Arrives In Disguise With Mild Temperatures
The article notes winter began officially at 3 24 a m but without official credentials as fair skies and mild temperatures persist. Forecasts show daytime highs in the 60s and nights near freezing with a cold front expected to bring a slight cooling later in the week.
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Weather Bureau
Winter Storm Hits East Coast Killing Dozens
The first day of winter brought a northeast snow storm that blanketed New England with over a foot of snow in parts. The severe weather claimed at least 12 lives directly attributed to the storm across the eastern half of the nation.
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Associated Press
Ater
New England
Sheppard Seeks New Trial After Murder Conviction
Dr. Samuel Sheppard was found guilty of second degree murder in Cleveland after five days of deliberation. He received life imprisonment as the state sought the death penalty and announced plans for an appeal for a new trial.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Sam
Sheppard
Marilyn
Lake Erie
Marilyn Sheppard
Chambless Receives Third Continuance in Prelim Hearing
Oklahoma City bootlegger Orville Lindsay Chambless, 39, was granted a third continuance by Peace Justice Marvin Cameron. The hearing is set for December 29 at 10 a.m. Chambless is charged with hijacking Albion H. Potts on a county road last fall and remains free on a 15 000 bond. His Oklahoma City attorney Dave Tant secured the delay by long distance call, citing pressing business and noting no attorney fees collected yet.
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Marvin Cameron
Orville Lindsay Chambless
Cameron
Oklahoma City
Dave Tant
Chambless
Albion H. Potts
Tant
Draft Rules Not Changed Despite Lower Monthly Calls
Maj. Gen. Hershey announced draft rules will stay the same as monthly calls drop from about 22 000 to 11 000. He noted deferments will be slightly easier to obtain while delays in selection may lengthen to about four years for some registrants. Some men could finish college without seeking deferment, and a few registrants might avoid the draft entirely, though that seems unlikely.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
North Sea Hit By Hurricane Force Winds
A severe North Sea storm hammered shipping with hurricane winds and mountainous waves. The Henri Deweert and Petra feared sunk with 19 and 21 crew aboard, while a dike on Texel Island was breached. Two dead in Scotland and many injured as winds up to 112 miles an hour lashed Britain.
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London
North Sea
Germany
Netherlands
Henri Deweert
Petra
Terschelling Island
Kemi
Finland
Hull
England
Texel
Britain
Scotland
Glen Coe
Glasgow
Jealous Suitor Holds Woman Prisoner In Textile Mill
A jealous 31 year old textile worker Graham Timberlake kept Jessie Elizabeth Davis hostage in a room at the Royal Cotton Mill in Wake Forest North Carolina for about 24 hours. He finally released her around 12 30 pm and surrendered to police. Timbleake was driven to Raleigh for commitment to a mental hospital. The woman remained unharmed. The case occurred after Davis ended a romantic link with Timberlake.
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Wake Forest
N. C
Graham Timberlake
Jessie Elizabeth Davis
Timberlake
Raleigh
Davis
North Carolina
Royal Cotton Mill
Miss Davis
George W. Corbin Jr
Jessie Elizabeth
Petronia
Wake County
W. R. Wiggs
Rollsville
Wiggs
Patrols Across Oklahoma Guard Holidays On Highways
Statewide patrols extend over Christmas with ten radar units two airplanes and marked and unmarked cars patrolling to reduce holiday traffic deaths. Troopers will work longer shifts yet allow brief family time on Christmas Day. No warnings will be issued for violations.
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Jack Rollins
Oklahoma
Raley
Merry Makers
Lawrence Bellatti
Santa Claus
Orth
Students To Start Holiday Thursday In Ton Holiday Push
The Law ton public school system will begin holidays Thursday afternoon after Christmas programs and home room parties. Dismissal will be a few minutes early with Friday like schedule. Classes resume January 3. Operettas pageants and musical programs have been held in 17 schools with final performances tomorrow at junior and senior high schools. In grade schools every child has participated in programs.
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Lawton Public
John Shoemaker
Youth Is Quizzed In Purse Robbery Case
A 16 year old Lawton youth was questioned by police as a possible purse snatcher who attacked Mrs Val Frakes on a secluded street. She lost $22 and was slightly injured. Fort Sill authorities plan to administer a lie detector test after extended questioning.
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Lawton
Val Frakes
Quake Damage Set At $2 Million
Eureka Calif reports a devastating tremor killing one man and injuring 50 with about two million dollars in property damage. The 35 mile coastal area saw collapsed chimneys cracks and jumbled belongings as aftershocks followed the main quake.
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Eureka
Calif
H. D. MacGiniie
Humboldt State College
Blue Lake
Ferndale
Carl Wilkerson
St. Anthony and
the Christ Child
Mendes-France demands pact approval from French assembly
In Paris premier Pierre Mendes-France urged overwhelming support for German rearmament by the French national assembly if early Big Four talks with the Soviet Union are sought. He entered the ratification debate in a dramatic bid to prevent WEU backing from remaining only grudging.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes - France
French
National Assembly
Soviet Union
Mendes - France
Western European Union
WEU
Freight Compress Cotton Fire At Frederick Levels $750,000 Loss
A massive blaze at the Traders' Compress in Frederick destroyed 4,800 bales of cotton and damaged ginning machinery. Fire chief Arthur Holloway said the loss nears $750,000, with insurance covering the crop. An arson rumor lingered as investigators from the fire marshal's office opened a probe. the brick walls saved adjoining storage and 17,700 bales remained unharmed. Firefighters battled the inferno for two hours starting at 7 p.m. Bud Faulconer alerted, and officials reported smoldering debris likely for days.
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Frederick
Cullute
Holloway
Compress
McGinnis Arcane
Aoannon
Weather forecast reading continues fair and warmer
Forecast reports continued fair conditions with a slight warming trend. Highs in the low 60s today, overnight lows around 30, near 60 by Thursday with overnight near 25. Tuesday's high is shown as unclear in the fragment.
Adlai Against Defense Cuts in Look Symposium
In Washington Adlai E Stevenson warned that war is not imminent but defense must remain strong with guard not relaxed. The 1952 Democratic nominee spoke in Look magazine predictions for 1955, noting no prospect to alter Communist policy of creeping expansion in the atomic age.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Look Magazine
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