Snowbound Inside Albuquerque Students Trapped In School
Thirty four teachers parents and pupils were marooned within Albuquerque by 8 to 10 foot drifts surrounding Hawthorne school. Principal William Nabors said residents held up but tired as Red Cross sought food and blankets while neighbors sheltered and fed many children. Army trucks delivered relief and some students found safety in nearby homes.
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Red Cross
Frigid Oklahoma Snowstorm Slams Lawton and Panhandle
Frigid north winds and heavy snow blanketed Oklahoma as Lawton and Fort Sill faced 10 to 16 degree lows and 41 mph gusts. Temperatures were forecast to dip further with occasional snow or sleet and strong northerly winds. Farmers feared damage to small grain and alfalfa while moisture arrived, and authorities reported few accidents despite icy highways. Weather page 4.
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Weather Bureau
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Washington Talks End With Calls for Peace in Cold War
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Eden wrapped up a three day conference with a firm but peace oriented declaration. They vowed not to initiate violence and urged neutral nations to resist Communist enticement while seeking a Middle East settlement as the urgent priority. They warned Russia over arms sales to Egypt and invited France to join planned three power talks under the 1950 Palestine pledge.
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Russia
Egypt
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Palestine
Groundhog Pete sees shadow amid snow and slush
Punxsutawney Pete rose atop Gobbler's Knob for a Groundhog Day forecast announcing four inches of snow then rain and slush as he declared a brief weather view. He touched on a new topic stating "Bad weather good business" before retreating underground.
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Punxsutawney Pete
Lawton Douglass Highs to Run Unique State Tests
Lawton and Douglass high schools join a statewide testing program to gauge high school instruction in Oklahoma. Superintendent John Shoemaker says the project, costing 70 cents per student and 850 locally, aims to spot talented students and evaluate teaching effectiveness statewide and locally.
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Douglass High
Oklahoma
John Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Lawton Board of Education
Oklahoma City
United States
State Department of Education
Frontiers of Science Foundation
Missile program overseer named for guided weapons
Secretary of Defense Wilson announced plans to appoint a special assistant for guided missiles to oversee ballistic weapon development. He said he would leave on a personal check of Army progress at Huntsville Alabama where the Redstone rocket is under development for an intended 1500 mile ballistic mission.
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Secretary of Defense
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Ala
Truman Attacks and Praises MacArthur in Memoir Preview
Former President Truman critiques Gen. Douglas MacArthur for being overly focused on the East during his 14 year absence and losing touch with America. He praises him in parts but regrets the lack of visits home. Truman recounts weighing a replacement during the Korean War and notes the 1951 firing.
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Truman
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Life Magazine
Far East
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Omar Bradley
Gen. MacArthur
New York
Mac- Lee Truman
Russians Return To Norway Waters
In AALESUND Norway a large Soviet fishing fleet violated Norwegian waters for the fourth straight day. A Norwegian patrol vessel intercepted another invader as 15 Russian ships have been seized since Monday, with one captured by the auxiliary ship Sarpen before dawn.
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Aalesund
Norway
Sarpen
European Cold Wave Kills 35
London reports at least 35 dead as Western Europe endures a severe cold wave. Sub zero winds, heavy snow, and ice cripple transport, while gas, electricity, and water services fail in many cities. Emergency crews repair mains as vacationers seek shelter on the French Riviera and Italian Riviera.
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Europe
French Riviera
Sunshine Resort
New Trooper Real Handy With Pistol
DAN Combs joins the Lawton highway patrol district Wednesday. A veteran marksman with 18 first place medals, he served three years with the highway patrol at Anadarko after time with the Shawnee police. A WWII Sixth Infantry veteran, he fought in New Guinea and the Philippines and is a Lindsay native. He studied at Maysville and Elmore City before Army service and worked as an auto mechanic in Shawnee prior to the 1953 highway patrol training.
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Lawton
F. A. Mussen
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Anadarko
Lawton Highway Patrol District
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New Guinea
Lindsay
Maysville
Elmore City
Shawnee
Shawnee Rifle and Pistol Club
Lawton GMACMIC open Monday with nine county reach
City GMAC Office To Open Monday branch offices for General Motors Acceptance Corp and Motors Insurance Corp with 30 employees on starting payrolls begin operating here Monday to serve nine southwest Oklahoma counties. Pearce will manage the GMAC branch and Holland the MIC branch. Senior credit supervisor Jones named for GMAC. Lawton building at 10th and C provides offices for both firms. MIC will hire six staff. GMAC 24. GMAC customers in the nine county area will receive mail notices about the new Lawton branch.
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Motors Insurance Corp
Oklahoma
L. S. Pearce
GMAC
Tom Holland
MIC
R. B. Jones
Ofce
10Th and C
C&j Printing Co
General Motors
Pearce
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Delco
United States
Canada
Land Discussion On Tap Feb 13 in Elgin
Mayor Ellsworth announced that city water committee members studying the proposed Elgin reservoir will attend a February 13 meeting of Apache area property owners. The session, a step in negotiating possible compensation, follows a Wednesday afternoon discussion with local landowners about the dam site and core tests needed for feasibility.
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C. R. Ellsworth
City Water Committee
Elgin Area
Apache
Water Committee
Elgin Reservoir
Elgin
Ellsworth
1955 Highway Toll: 38,300 Americans Die On Highways
Traffic accidents killed 38,300 Americans in 1955, the year’s motor vehicle toll ranking among the highest on record. The National Safety Council reports overall accidents reaching 92,000 deaths, 9.2 million injuries, and $10.3 billion in costs, with 38,300 traffic fatalities and $4.7 billion in cash losses.
Cancer Kills Bob Burns Ozark Comic Known for Bazooka Tales
Hollywood mourns Bob Burns also known as Bazooka Burns a Van Buren Arkansas native famed for tall tales about relatives. He died of cancer at 64 after a kidney cancer illness and a prolonged decline following surgery. He is survived by wife Marriet and four children.
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Bazooka) Burns
Ozark
van Buren
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Burns
West Valley Community Hospital
David Hertz
Marriet
Las Vegas
Nev
Barbara
Robbin
Stephen
Robert
Fud
Women Get Jail Fines After Raid At Fort Sill
A raid at 609 East C led to the arrest of two women Jean Rogers 22 and Beverly Coffey 18 for vagrancy. They pleaded guilty in Cameron's court receiving 30 days in jail and a $100 fine plus costs. Fort Sill African American men arrested in the same room were not charged in civilian courts.
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Marvin Cameron
Jean Rogers
Beverly Coffey
East C
Cameron
Ralph Hennessee
Pete Fuller
Walter Asbery
Bryan Logan
Army Cid
Fort Sill
Logan Resting Well After Illness in Capital Hospital
State Sen. Logan, stricken at his home, was moved to Wesley Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was reported resting well after a 24 hour period in critical condition. He ate breakfast and was to be examined by physicians. exact illness details remain undisclosed.
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Bill Logan
Oklahoma City
Wesley Hospital
Logan
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