Ike Adds Virginia To Flood Disaster Area Toll Mounts
President Eisenhower declared a flood disaster in Virginia as part of a broad seven state area. The death toll rose to 13 with thousands homeless while Kentucky and West Virginia also faced fatalities and widespread damage. Evacuations spread across Tennessee North Carolina Georgia and North Carolina as floodwaters disrupted roads tracks and communities along the Tennessee River and Cumberland peaks.
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Ike
Virginia
United Press
Eisenhower
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Chattanooga
Norihina
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanoopa
National Ardo
Nashville
Red Cross
National
Sevierville
Smoky Mountain National Park
Robbers Hit Elgin. Two Men Nabbed by Patrol
The hijacking occurred at Melvin Depew's home north of Elgin. Within 90 minutes, two suspects, Ray Lewis Miller and Marion Elvys Tirer, were arrested south of Lawton near the Duncan Y on US 62. They allegedly fled in a cream Dodge with Texas plates, carrying a .38 caliber revolver, a sawed-off shotgun, burglary tools, and cash.
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Melvin
Stuis) Depew
Comanene County
Elgin
Dimead
Paul Scart
Highway Patrol
Lawton Qear Ridgeway
Ray Lewis Miller
Dallas
Tex
Marion Elvys Tirer
Cacthage
Miss
Lawton-Duncan
Hoyt Shelby
Depew
Grape Home
Tu Flock
Oklahoma
Anadarko
Chickasha
Duncan
Frederick
Hobart
Altus
Clinton
Weather Forecast Highlights Cold Front and Light Snow
Forecasters warn of another cold front bringing fog and occasional drizzle with possible light snow late tonight. Temperatures dip to around 30 tonight, rise to the 40s on Saturday, and average near normal through next Wednesday with highs near 34. Light to moderate rain possible early next week.
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Ren
Lawton
Fort Sill
Altus
Hobart
AFL-CIO Calls Out Gangsters in Unions
The AFL-CIO ordered its unions to expel suspected gangsters or Communists without awaiting criminal trials. Leaders said unions must bar corrupt or racketeering influences by moral principle and the constitution. The directive, approved by the executive council, aims to clean up union membership nationwide.
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Miami Beach
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
Ito
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Tthe Group
Draft Ellsworth Movement Reported To Be Under Way
Ellsworth faces pressure from three groups urging him to reconsider not seeking re election. A draft Ellsworth movement may form if he sticks to retirement, with potential city council candidates from Ward 2 and Ward 3 weighing bids for the governing board. Hastings seeks re election while White weighs a possible bid for Ward 2.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Baverning Board
Emery Cowley
Zi D
H. D. Hastings
Hastings
Billy Paul Galyon
Chayenne
Lester Stoul
Qak
Arnold H. White
House Group Cuts Drouth Aid Program
The House Appropriations committee cut 26 million from a 76 million emergency drought aid plan for Great Plains farmers and ranchers. It says 20 million is not needed now and can be requested later if still required. The panel approved 15.5 million for immediate soil conservation and wind erosion control, 15.3 million for a disaster loan revolving fund, and 20 million for farm ownership loans, with other funds shifted to reserves.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Great Plains
Nevdad
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Tar House Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
ATD
Pace
Col
Two Battalions Depart Fort Sill For Germany
Two battalions from the 1 Army Artillery and Guided Missiles Center to depart Fort Sill Sunday aboard trains to the Brooklyn Army Base then sail on the USNS Base for Germany. Sections of the 534th AFA Bn and the 35th and 924th units leave at 11:15 am 11:43 am 1:55 pm and 10:25 pm respectively. Replacement units, the 250th AFA Bn and Wiih FA Bn, will arrive in mid March.
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Missie Center
Fort Sill
Germany
Sith FA
534Th Afa
Brooklyn
USNS
534Th
Asth
35Th
924Th
Sill
250Th Afa Bn
Wiih FA Bn
Lee Onin
Pauel
Test Flights Blaze Under Fire After Tragic Crash
Washington probes plane test flights over populated areas after a California crash near Van Nuys. Seven killed and 78 injured as a four engine airliner and a fighter jet collide during testing, with debris damaging Pacoima Junior High and surrounding homes. Residents and lawmakers demand immediate safeguards and an investigation.
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van Nuys
Calif
Washington
Edgar W. Hiestead
Tnatalte
Ehis
Los Angeles
Pacoima Junior High School
D.C
California
Douglas
Continental Air Lines
M. C. Dougherty
Owl
Soviet Blames West for Blocking Global Disarmament
Moscow charged Western powers with evading a solution to world disarmament and speeding up preparations for a new atomic war. Foreign Ministry spokesman Leonid F. Quichey read Tass issued reply, noting U S delay tactics in the United Nations. The Soviet response addressed proposals from Eisenhower Eden and Mollet, who backed a U N driven path but rejected a big power disarmament conference.
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Tass
United States
United Nations
Foreign Ministry
Leonid F. Quichey
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Eden
Mollet
Blade hikes price to seven cents a copy
The Toledo Blade announces a two cent price rise to seven cents, effective next Monday, its first increase in over 12 years. It cites newsprint costs jumping from $38 to $130 per ton and wages more than doubling as key factors.
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Toledo
Ohio
Toledo Blade
Blade
Saud Confers With Eisenhower Amid Optimism
Saudi King Saud meets with President Eisenhower as optimism grows on talks at Washington. Deputy U.S. Ambassador George W. Wadsworth says the King’s 24 hour meeting with Secretary Dulles went well. Both sides seek Saud’s support for the European Middle East defense and renewal of a base access pact at Dhahran.
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Washington
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower Agai
George W. Wadsworth
Dulles
Eisenhower
Elhaner
Perling
Congress
Middle East
United States
Strategic Air Base
Dhahran
Bauidi Arabia
Williams Draws Death Sentence In Kidnap Killing
Edward Leon Williams was sentenced to death in the electric chair for kidnapping and killing Rev. Tommy Robert Cooke in Tulsa. He also received a 50 year term for armed robbery while already serving life for another murder. execution set for April 25 at McAlester.
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Edward Leon
Pete) Williams
Center
Tulsa
Leslie E. Webb
Fred Woodson
J. Howard Edmondson
Webb
Williams
Tommy Robert Cooke
CAP
Pete Wiliams
Willams
Tulsa County
Muskogee County
Oklahoma
Criminal Court of Appeals
Edward Leon Williams
McAlester State Penitentiary
Cooke
Taft
Wiliams
Texans Plan Lawton Visit Tour For Fort Sill Ties
About 46 Killeen businessmen will tour Lawton on March 21 22 to strengthen relations with Lawton Fort Sill and Lawton Chamber of Commerce military affairs committee members. Fort Hood nearby in Killeen and a Junction City delegation visited Lawton last year to inspect motel sessions with the U S Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center.
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Killeen
Tex
Lawton
Fort Sill
Wife Being Made Goat Sill Man Says Of Junket Firings
The husband of Lawson woman Mary Frances Holloway says she resigned on advice and was not fired after a government funded round the world trip. Holloway, wife of O W Holloway, 1430 Spaulding, Artillery Village, was one of two Senate Appropriations staffers removed from payroll amid controversy over the trip. Senator Hayden confirmed their departure from the committee.
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Lawson
Mary Frances Holloway
O. W. Holloway
Spaulding
Artillery Village
Senate Appropriations Committee
U. S. Information Agency
Hayden
D-Ariz
Holloway
Grace E. Johnson
Firm Middle East Stand Necessary Daniel Says
American Legion National Commander W C Daniel urged a durable peace built by United States strength. He backed Eisenhower Doctrine use of force if needed in the Middle East but opposed unrestricted $200 million economic aid to Egypt Syria Jordan and Yemen. He warned Soviet goals and called for clear US policy to avoid Communist gains.
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Mgrton Scott Stet
American Legion
W. C. “Dar' Daniel
United States
Lawtonian
Soviet Union
Russia
Kremlin
Daniel
Middle East
The
Legion
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Yemen
Nasser
Legion Seeks Flexible Rates for GI Home Loans
American Legion calls for flexible GI loan rates to compete with FHA and conventional financing. National Commander Daniel notes current law fixes rates while FHA loans sit near 3 percent. A near unanimous executive committee vote backed study of GI program to reinvest GI mortgage funds and phase out World War I era loans.
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American Legion
National American Legion
W. C
Dan" Dariel
Constitution Press
Legion
Seaborn P. Collis
Daniel
Congressional Veterans Affairs Committee
Washington, D.C
FHA
Congressional Committee
Special Legion
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