Landslide Derailed Train in Pennsylvania Injury Reported
A landslide from a rain soaked hillside derailed a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train near West Newton Pennsylvania. One passenger was hospitalized for possible back and neck injuries. The locomotive remained on track as debris blocked main lines and a siding. Passengers were taken on from Connellsville to continue eastward.
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West Newton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Youghiogheny River
McKeesport Hospital
James S. Stern
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Baltimore
B&o
J. E. Hinish
Connellsville
Congress Sets Stage for $800 Million Highway Tax Boost
In Washington the House Ways and Means Committee advanced an $800 million annual highway tax plan to fund a $51 billion national highway program. Hearings begin Feb. 15 with hopes of swift passage. Also noted, Mansure resigns from General Services and GI schools bill eyed to shield government from paying for Communist-led training. House moves to curb bank mergers.
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House
Ways and Means
Hale Boggs
D-La
Boggs
Eisenhower
Congress
General Services
Edmund F. Mansure
Cuba
Mansure
White House
Subcommittee
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Scout Leaders Thank Williams For Assistance
Fort Sill officers assisted in National Boy Scout Week, prompting thanks to Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams. Lawton marks the 46th anniversary of Scouting with Citizenship Day activities as Scouts tour Fort Sill and local business sites. O. B. Lord and others acknowledge Fort Sill cooperation.
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Fort Sill
Edward T. Williams
Artillery and
America
Lawton
O. B. Lord
Hunting Horse
Gen. Williams
Lord
J. H. Crosby
Arthur J. Matheny
James P. Smith
Tex McCoy
Nevada Solon Calls U S Troop Withdrawals From Foreign Bases
Senator George W. Malone of Nevada urged on the MBS program that the United States should pull troops from foreign bases and focus defense on the Western Hemisphere. He warned European deployments could trap service members and families if war erupted there.
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Washington
George W. Malone
R-Nev
United States
Western Hemisphere
Malone
Europe
U. S
MBS
Temple Children Due Polio Shots
Free Salk polio vaccine will be given to children from three months to 14 years with parental approval at a Temple clinic on Thursday. Sponsored by the State Health department, volunteers from Walters administer under Mrs. J. B. Minton, county polio foundation chair. Shots limited to unvaccinated children.
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Temple
Temple Thursday
State Health Department
Walters
J. B. Minton
Polio Foundation
Moonshine Still Found at La Grange Reformatory
Kentucky governor reports discovery of a moonshine still at La Grange State Reformatory. Authorities say the find involves contraband alcohol and possible security lapses. Law enforcement investigating sources and potential ties to organized activity.
Sudan Wins UN Admission After Independence
The United Nations Security Council unanimously recommended Sudan for UN membership. The vote came days after Sudan proclaimed independence at New Year, following decades of Anglo-Egyptian rule. A rising critique of Russia was voiced over Japan's exclusion from the world body. The approval marks Sudan's formal entry into the UN.
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United Nations
Sudan
Security Council
Russia
Japan
World Organization
African Republic
Condrey Heads Am College Alumni Group In Lawton
Terry Condrey was elected president of the Comanche County Oklahoma A&M alumni club at a dinner at the Hotel Lawtonian. Officers include Dan Woesner as vice president and C E Price as secretary and treasurer. Merle Rogers spoke on the college's 25 year expansion plan and recalled late Dr. Henry Bennett's Ethiopian work. About 50 alumni and spouses attended. Paul Harris was master of ceremonies.
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Terry Condrey
Comanche County
Oklahoma A&m College
Lawtonian
Dan Woesner
C. E. Price
Merle Rogers
A&m
Rogers
Henry Bennett
Ethiopia
Paul Harris
The Files Which Never Close
Oklahoma City report on the unidentified murder victim known as Joe Nwonkwu who burned in a Davis station wagon on October 10 1954. David Hagler Jr is charged with the slaying to collect insurance nearly $300000. Hagler denies the crime and cites travel drunkenness and a meeting with a girl named Georgia. German authorities and a US crime bureau pursue clues including a German dental bridge to identify the victim. Hagler's trial is set for March before District Judge W J Monroe.
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Jim Monroe
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Joe Nwonkwu
Davis
Nwonkwn
Davis Cemetery
Fort Worth
David Hagler Jr
Hagler
Crime Bureau
Germany
Lions club luncheon features Europe travel films
T A Hamra narrated films he shot during a summer trip to Europe as entertainment at the Lions club luncheon in the Hotel Lawtonian. T E Blunck assisted Hamra. three new members Angie Fate Irvin Ginn and Randall Rigby were inducted. Visiting Lions included Herman Braswell Anadarko T S Short Chickasha Bob Collier Fletcher and Overton Binney. other guests were Ewing Gaf ford George Whitten and George Jones.
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T. A. Hamra
Europe
Lions Club
Lawtonian
Angie Fate
Irvin Ginn
Randall Rigby
Herman Braswell
Anadarko
T. S. Short
Chickasha
Bob Collier
Fletcher
Overton Binney
Ewing Gafford
George Whitten
George Jones
Lawton Claimsmen Meet Discuss Arson School? Joe Martin
Joe Martin vice president discussed an arson school at the University of Oklahoma during a Monday meeting of the Lawton Claimsmen association at the Hotel Lawtonian. Ten members attended.
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Joe Martin
University of Oklahoma
Lawton Claimsmen Association
Lawtonian
Income Tax Returns Appointment Offer
Advertisement for income tax returns service inviting home appointments by W. Dale Pollock at 3362-J 1606 Bell.
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W. Dale Pollock
Bell
Solons Urge Study Of Atomic Heat Light For Capitol
Top ranking members of the joint congressional atomic energy committee proposed a study to determine if the capitol can be heated cooled and lighted by atomic energy. A bill to authorize the study was introduced in the Senate by Chairman Clinton P. Anderson and in the House by former chairman W Sterling Cole.
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Clinton P. Anderson
DN. M
W. Sterling Cole
R-N.y
Washington
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Capitol
Senate
House
R-N. Y
Funeral rites for Mrs Gibbs held at Lawton Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. R B Gibbs aged 52 of 304 S 26th are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lawton Funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs Gibbs died at 5 40 a.m. Monday after several months illness.
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R. B. Gibbs
S. 26Th
Lawton Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ike Appoints Lindbergh To Study Air Academy Policies
President Eisenhower named Charles A. Lindbergh and five other experts to a six member board of visitors to advise on Air Force Academy programs and policies. Lindbergh, 54, of Darien Connecticut, serves as a Pan American World Airways technical adviser and is a brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air Force Academy
Lindbergh
Darien
Conn
Lone Eagle
Pan American World Airways
Air Force Reserve
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