1953 Sales Tax Decline But Second-Highest Year On Record
Oklahoma 1953 retail sales tax receipts fell about 6.5 percent from 1952 with December down from a year earlier. Comanche county totals for December were 78,753.71, placing the county fourth in the state. The year’s total sales reached 48,228,485.50, the second highest ever, while 1952 showed 51,683,303. Business rose only in a few western counties. many towns posted declines across the state. Local city collections in December included Oklahoma City 749,556 and Tulsa 576,749 among others.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Garfield
Ae Tae Ae
Marshall
Osage
Creek
Okmulgee
Oklaa
Caddo
Stephens
Cotton
Jefferson
Tillman
Harmon
Oklahoma City
Enid
Elk City
Anadarko
el Reno
Norman
Walters
Clinton
Chickasha
Mangum
Hollis
Altus
Waurika
Hobart
Muskogee
Ada
Opera
Duncan
Marlow
Freddy
Soviet Bid for British Trade Seeks 120 Million Pounds
Moscow offered to place 120 million pounds sterling with British industries for delivery of equipment including tankers ships industrial plant equipment and power stations. The memorandum was given by Ivan Kabakov Soviet minister of foreign trade to 32 British private business leaders led by J B Scott Crompton Parkinson. An Argentine technical mission said Soviet Argentine trade is expanding and a larger trade pact is expected next year.
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Moscow
London
Ivan Se Kabanov
J. B. Scott
Big Crompton Parkinson, Ltd
Finis Gillespie Enters Demo State Chair Race
Oklahoma City February 4 Finis Gillespie Hobart attorney and former Kiowa county legislator announced his candidacy for Democratic state chairman challenging incumbent Smith Hester. Gillespie said he has 23 counties in the sixth district backing him and will run despite Hester's re election forecast. Glen D Johnson also seeks the post and reports say Gillespie gained outside district support.
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Oklahoma City
Smith Hester
Hobart
Finis Gillespie
Kiowa County
Hester
Gillespie
Rees
Glen D. Johnson
W. A. Bolding
County Central Committee
Bolding
Solon questions legality of butter buying program
Washington February 4 Senator Clinton P. Anderson challenged the legality of the government's high price butter buying plan. He urged Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson to act quickly to lower butter prices. President Eisenhower voiced a strong desire to reduce prices and Benson considered a legal opinion on changing support levels before April 1. Anderson argued the law sets support at 90 to 76 percent of parity for adequate supply and questioned Benson’s authority to continue high price purchases.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Eisenhower
Anderson
Benson
Lee
Employment Rise Forecast In Area
A downward trend in total employment in the Lawton area was noted by the local Oklahoma State Employment office. Unemployment rose as demand for labor slowed. weather and winter reduced construction and trade jobs. Officials expect a gradual employment uptick in coming months as migration from nearby towns increases labor supply.
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Lawton
Oklahoma State Employment Office
John Looney
Comanche County
Tieuey Aid Tan
Solons Approve Mail Rate Hike
The House Post Office Committee voted to raise the cost of mailing first class letters from three to four cents. The move could add about 159 million dollars annually to postal revenues and is the first step in a plan by the Eisenhower administration for a quarter billion dollars more in yearly postal rates. The committee favored the increase by a substantial margin, though a final vote remains possible after further discussion.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Eisenhower
Bricker Plan Divides Senate Factions On Treaty Authority
A Bricker proposal to extend congressional oversight of treaties and executive agreements splits four Senate blocs. Senator George said the chances of passage are very good to die or stall, while Senator Knowland backs a vote on revisions cleared by the White House. Bricker heads a group seeking broader authority beyond treaty ratification.
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Ing
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
California
GOP
White House
Sen. Mateures
VIPs Blamed for India Stampede in Allahabad
Indian papers blamed the stampede that killed about 500 in Allahabad on VIP demands for protection. President Rajendra Prasad and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were among the notables whose entourage swamped police, leaving few to manage roughly 5 million pilgrims at the Ganges bathing site.
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Allahabad
India
Randra Prasad
Jawarla Nehru
Ganges Ver
Bennett Draws 35 Years in Lawton Rape Case
Floyd A. Bennett, 24, of Lawton, faced a 35 year penitentiary sentence after a three day trial in which a superior court jury deliberated for one hour and 40 minutes before delivering the verdict on the rape of a young Lawton girl on September 22. The judge postponed formal sentencing until the end of the current criminal term.
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Floyd A. Bennett
Lawton
Berenacd
Cogeaner
Bennett
Bob Landers
Jim Cox
Endant
Hopeful Seeks Court Post In Ninth District
Max Cook of Clinton, state senator, announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the state supreme court in the ninth district. Loyd Jackson of Lawton and Fletcher Riley, former justice, also seek the seat. Cook backed anti toll road forces and believes district voters lean that way. In Lawton, jurors are excused to Friday for the trial of Robert Simmons and Jimmie Joe Tice on second degree burglary charges. Bennett case continuance delays first degree rape trial of Billy Faulkner. his attorney cites the same testamentary material used in the Bennett trial.
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Sureme Court
Max Cook
Clinton
Loyd Jackson
Lawton
Fletcher Riley
The
Supreme Court
Cook
Robert C. Simmons
Jimmie Joe Tice
Bennett
West Rejects Red Plan For Elections To Unify Germany
A Western leader rejected a Soviet backed plan to unify Germany via elections. He proposed withdrawing occupation troops except housekeeping units, moving 300,000 Soviet troops beyond the Oder Neisse line near Berlin. Western forces would total about 400,000, contingent on France’s approval, as talks continued on postwar arrangements and broader Asia policy.
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Germany
Oder- Neisse Rivers
Poland
Berlin
Rhine
France
Parade Will Cap Sill's Dimes Drive Porchlight Parade at Fort Sill
Army Brats and two variety shows stage events to end Fort Sill March of Dimes drive. Campaign total reached 3599 by Wednesday afternoon as porchlight parade runs 6 30 to 8 p.m. Friday for contributions. First benefit show at 7 30 p.m. Friday by Music and Entertainment Branch. 595th Field Artillery battalion to present a 20 act show at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. No admission, collection to Dimes. Col Manly leads drive efforts.
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March of Dimes
Fort Sill
Special Services
595Th Field Artillery Battalion
Col
L.L. Manly
Campaign Fund
Jumper Chief of Soviet Spies
Japanese report identifies Lt Col Yuri Rastovorov as a Soviet spy linked to Lavrenti Beria. He sought American asylum January 24 and cultivated U.S. agents in Tokyo social circles. Rastovorov reportedly demonstrated admiration for Americans and moved with ease among elites while under Beria’s influence.
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Tokyo
Yuri A. Rastovorov
Lavrenti Beria
Secret Police
Rastovorov
Beria
Rastoany Ives
Two Soldiers Hijacked By Friendly Thugs Near Lawton
Two Fort Sill soldiers were robbed in separate hijackings near Lawton early today, totaling 83 dollars. Deputies report similarities in events as victims were picked up by a car in Lawton and driven to a rural area where they were robbed.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
Lewis Davis
Pfc
Kenneth Winters
Wes Gore
Winters
Davis
Barefield
Eas Ae Mia
Soe
Aes Ae Eae
Lang
Ranchers Row Over Control In Oklahoma Convention
Oklahoma City reports a riven battle within the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association as members gather for the annual convention. The fight centers on control between supporters of Sen. Robert Kerr and former Gov. Roy J. Turner, with Kerr seeking re election to the U S Senate and Turner touted as a Democratic rival. Turner, a Hereford breeder and association vice president, joins Kerr’s slate amid vigorous campaigning and internal factionalism. Kerr has reportedly paid 1000 for membership though he does not own cattle.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association
Robert S. Kerr
Roy J. Turner
Kerr
U. S. Senate
Turner
Rure
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