Payne Seeks Southwest Turnpike Route in Oklahoma
Lawton resident Payne, a sixth district figure with a history in city council and state planning, urged tying three turnpikes together to favor a southwest route. Oklahoma City Governor Murray named Norman Hirschfield as new Turnpike Authority chairman and outlined staff moves while Bailey remains for now.
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Ike May Endorse Bricker Plan Sub
Washington reports compromise talks on the Bricker treaty power amendment have stalled as Sen. George balked at a White House proposal on a clause about presidential agreements. GOP leaders said Eisenhower leaned toward endorsement if a major legal issue is resolved, with Knowland noting progress toward agreement.
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Groundhog Day Weather Forecast Probed
Reader friendly note discusses Groundhog Day predictions and the possibility of six more weeks of winter. It notes sun or clouds could forecast late crops, with mixed weather expectations and talk of an early spring if sunshine fails to appear.
Reds Demand Isolated Reich
BERLIN Feb 1 UP Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov in a major speech was reported to have asked the Big Four conference to make a neutralized Germany. He urged free elections and hinted at preconditions for any German vote as Western and Soviet diplomats debated the German question during the conference in West Berlin. The foreign ministers moved to the Soviet embassy for the second week of talks after secret sessions were requested to address the German problem.
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Big Four
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John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
East Berlin
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Slasher Suspect Held In Montreal Case
Police hold a man in Montreal in connection with a series of razor slashings terrorizing women over ten days. Officers found pornographic pictures on the suspect and described the case as a sexual motive linked crime.
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Montreal
Hunting Horse's Widow Dies Rites Set At Saddle Mountain
Poetomah 97 widow of Hunting Horse Kiowa patriarch dies after month long illness. Funeral set Tuesday at Saddle Mountain Baptist church near Apache with Rev. Cecil Horse and Rev. Will Horse officiating. Burial details follow in the obituary.
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Ioleta McElhaney
Blue Baby Starts Flight For Her Life
Anita Sue Bennett, six weeks old, born in Lawton, faces critical heart surgery as doctors arrange air transport to Boston's Children's Hospital with her parents Mr and Mrs Richard Bennett watching tearfully. Local specialists consult repeatedly as the infant’s tiny heart bears a heavy burden.
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Anita Sue Bennett
Air Force Plane Crashes Off Japan. 35 Die
The twin engine C 46 crashed in the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu. Early reports said parachutes opened and rescue teams searched the scene but search for bodies was later discontinued. The aircraft reportedly developed engine trouble and attempted a ditching.
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Honshu. Early Reports From An Air Force Amphibian
AFL Heads Meet On the Policies
In Miami Beach the AFL leaders plan to open sessions with a study of the nation’s economy and rising unemployment. They fear layoffs in factories may spread to construction and other key industries. AFL President Meany has criticized administration policy and a spokesman said Labor Secretary Mitchell will confer with AFL chiefs to repair strained relations.
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James P. Mitchell
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Nccet
Council
Jury Picks Start In Bennett Trial
The county attorney's office began qualifying prospective jurors for the death penalty case of Floyd Bennett, 24, a Lawton man, on a first degree rape charge in superior court. Officials said the list was nearly halved as many excused due to livestock, illness, or farm duties, with Bennett's attorney arguing venue and trial location concerns after two earlier attempts to move the case were denied.
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Lawton
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Billy Bruce Faulkbarg
Russian Agent Given Asylum
A Russian spokesman accuses the United States of kidnapping Rastovorov as official American sources in Tokyo deny the claim. The missing 34 year old Russian diplomat, once an intelligence agent, had vanished amid intrigue. Reports suggest possible return to the Soviet Union and renewed activity at U.S. bases noted in speculation.
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United States
Rastovorov Tion
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Rastovorov
Af EE
Mystery surrounds Pvt. Cox as disappearance widens
The case of Pvt. Homer H. Jimmy Cox deepens with questions over his whereabouts. His father says Jimmy called from New York claiming illness and missing a flight to Oklahoma City, while Edith Spencer and the ex-prisoner’s location remain unclear. Western Union officials suspect a money transfer may have occurred, and plans reportedly point to Camp Chaffee Arkansas.
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Bill Ramsey
Homer H
Jimmy) Cox
Bela Witte
New York City
Lawton
City
Pete Cox
Edith Spencer
Oklahoma City
Cox
Jimmy
57 Killed In Korea Train Wreck
Suwon Korea Feb 1 UP American Army crews recovered 57 bodies from the wreck and searched for other victims of Korea s worst railroad disaster in 35 minutes Seoul. All of the victims were Koreans. Six others were believed trapped in the twisted wreckage of three wooden passenger cars telescoped into the space of one. One man pinned to a wall could be seen from the railroad.
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Suwon
Korea
Seoul
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Post Children’s School at Fort Sill May Transfer to Federal Education Office
Fort Sill may turn the school over to the U S Office of Education amid a Defense Department order ending segregation. Superintendent John Shoemaker said he has heard no direct word on timing. The post school enrolls about 670 children, with 27 Black students transported to the facility.
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Post Children’s School
Fort Sill
U. S. Office of Education
Defense Department
Oklahoma
Defense E. Wilson
Federal Office of Education
John Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Post School
MIGs Attack Yankee Plane First Kill For Communists
The United States reports a MIG-15 assault on a U S RB-45 reconnaissance plane over international airspace with no American losses. This marks the first confirmed kill credit amid a long series of noncombat attacks by Communist forces.
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Washington
Kohavereans
S&s
Air Force
United States
Lawton Board Opens Bids for Garfield Elementary Project
The Lawton board of education will open bids at tonight's regular meeting for Garfield elementary school in the Greer addition. Construction is slated to begin in the coming weeks, financed by a $315,000 bond issue plus building funds. A work order was issued last week for Jefferson elementary school in Lawton Heights Williams addition near Fort Sill Blvd.
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Greer Addition
Lawton
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