Editorial Beside The Point Over Fort Sill Expansion
The Oklahoma City Times unfairly targets Lawton while arguing for Fort Sill to receive needed training area. The piece asserts national defense demands outweigh local land issues and disputes. It notes limited local impact, emphasizes the missile program’s urgency, and calls for retaining Fort Sill’s expansion to train troops against Communist threats.
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Ike to Spend Week at Gettysburg Farm for State of Union Work
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will spend about a week at their Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm to work on the State of the Union and other messages to Congress. Hagerty said he will confer with Budget Director Percival Brundage and other officials, and the couple will limit motorcade cars after recent traffic incidents. The president was in his office today resting after NATO talks and plans to attend the Civil Rights Commission meeting January 3.
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New York Faces Transit Walkouts Threatening City
New York faces the threat of two transit walkouts as disputes loom over contract recognition and bargaining roles. Officials warned Mayor Wagner of possible public disruption if a deal favors the rival TWU, while negotiations continue ahead of a New Year’s Eve walkout by Transit Authority workers.
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Russians Attack West Plan in Peace Talks Fight
Moscow reports show Russians pushing their own seven point peace plan while denouncing NATO disarmament talks. Pravda mocks Eisenhower and Dulles while warning alliance plans would favour U S strength. Gromyko signals possible UN or international disarmament session as alternative to a NATO foreign ministers conference.
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Murder Charge Filed In Slaying In Tonview
A murder charge was filed this morning against 40 year old Odis Thomason of 1710 McKinley for the shotgun death of his wife Bessie Lee Thompson about 4 p.m. Tuesday. Thomason reportedly signed a statement and will be arraigned later today in Justice of Peace Marvin E. Cameron's court. The statement alleges a February argument over liquor use and car loss prompted the shooting in the hallway of the Thompson home. the weapon was a single barrel 12 gauge shotgun.
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Jury Ponders Fate Of Scott
Los Angeles Superior Court jurors weigh Lt. Ewing Scott's fate after finding him guilty of first degree murder in the disappearance of his wife Evelyn in 1955. Under a new California law the seven men and five women will determine whether Scott faces the death penalty or life imprisonment.
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Five Die In Checotah Wreck Amid Holiday Toll Surge
Oklahoma's Christmas death toll rose to a record level with seven killed in Christmas crashes. One two car collision near Checotah on U S Highway 266 killed five, including 15 month old twins. Several others injured with two in critical condition. Names listed include Lori Ann Steiner and Mark and Beth Freeman among others.
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Army Reviews Security Risks in Soldier Discharges
The Army is reexamining every soldier discharged for security reasons amid changes to discharge labels and eligibility. The effort, voluntary, has altered about half of reviewed cases, with many former soldiers not eligible for upgraded discharge. back pay may be issued and letters sent when improvements are made.
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Famed State Writer Walter Campbell Dies in Oklahoma City
Walter Campbell 70 known Oklahoma writer and University of Oklahoma English professor died after a heart attack in an Oklahoma City hospital. Campbell wrote as Stanley Vestal, published 24 books and edited three, and produced stories poetry and articles. He directed OU’s professional writing program and planned retirement at term end.
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Electric shock device revives elderly woman after heart attack
In Bellmore New York an electric resuscitation unit revived Mrs Skeet after a Tuesday night heart attack. Fire Chief Giffin and a dozen volunteers rushed to the home with oxygen and artificial respiration. The new device delivered a shock, restoring breathing and pulse. She recovered enough to return home later the same day.
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Fire Hits Shawnee Steel Co. Building
Fire broke out at Shawnee Steel Company building around 9 15 a m with little chance of saving the structure. Initial reports say the blaze started in the paint department and spread rapidly. The site was formerly a roundhouse.
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Navy Calls Off Crash Search Off Oahu
The Navy halted the search for 17 missing crewmen from the Super Constellation radar plane that crashed off northern Oahu. Four survivors were rescued, and 13 bodies recovered as of sundown. A destroyer patrolled the area for potential additional survivors and to recover any bodies found.
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Balmy Weather To Stay In Area
Forecasts expect fair skies and unseasonably warm temperatures through Friday with a high near 62 and a low around 35. Southerly winds may stall a Pacific cold front, bringing lingering warmth before a cooling trend resumes later in the week.
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Queen's Christmas Message Sparks Britons Pride
London reporters and everyday Britons react to Queen Elizabeth II delivering a Christmas broadcast to the Commonwealth. She defends the monarchy, calls for world peace and unity, and emphasizes that despite criticism she remains connected to her people as a symbol of shared identity.
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Christmas Toll On Highways Tops 200 In Holiday Deaths
The Associated Press reports Christmas traffic deaths reached 221 over a 30 hour holiday period, with 271 fires and 25 other fatalities, totaling 274. Ohio and New York led states in fatalities, while the tally exceeded safety council forecasts and previous holiday records.
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Sergeant Culbirth Found Dead in Gas Filled Home
Sel. Marold J. Culbirth, 25, of 1217 Lincoln, pronounced dead on arrival at the U S Army hospital after being found in a gas filled living room beside a fallen Christmas tree. An autopsy will determine exact cause. neighbors noted a faulty heater and prior heater issues since moving in December.
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