Professor Claims White Bull Killed Custer in Sioux Tale
University of Oklahoma professor Walter S. Campbell under pen name Stanley Vestal reports Sioux Chief White Bull said he killed Gen. George Armstrong Custer after the Little Big Horn fight. The account, drawn from a 1932 interview, will feature in American Heritage Magazine and a forthcoming book Sitting Bull, Champion of the Sioux, Feb. 22 release.
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Eisenhower backs tariff cuts for security and world trade
President Eisenhower told Congress that gradual tariff reductions bolster national security and domestic prosperity while stimulating world trade. He urged approval of U S membership in the Organization for Trade Cooperation and cited Japan's 1953 inclusion as a significant reintegration step.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Congress
Community of Nations
Washington
U.S
Organization For Trade Cooperation
United States
Japan
House Entering Mayoral Race From Lawton Oklahoma
Harvey House a 42 year old builder and developer announced today his candidacy for mayor in the March 19 city primary. He is the third entrant joining Mayor C R Ellsworth and Councilman Stitt Pair. House, a father of five, lives at 1317 Cherry and has long lived in Lawton. He built and developed several additions including House Sheridan and Westwood and is active in local civic groups and home builder associations.
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Stitt
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Lawton High School
P.S. House
Cache Road
Edna Phaviss
Verder
Sheridan
Westwood
Lawton View
First Baptist Church
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Who Killed General Custer Claimants and Conflicting Tales
Many claim credit for Custer’s death at the Little Big Horn with sources naming White Bull Rain-in-the-Face and others. Accounts vary as to who delivered the fatal blow and where Rain-in-the-Face was at the time, with scattered evidence and on the deathbed claims.
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Royal Riff Rumors Stir Britain Across Papers
Britain awoke to rumors of a rift between Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. Buckingham Palace dismissed the claims as baseless, while papers in London noted the denial amid front pages on other events. The couple was due to reunite in Lisbon after a royal trip, as readers debated the rumor in transit.
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Independent
Daily Express
Commonwealth
Flood waters sweep east across Ohio Valley
Heavy weekend rains sent dozens of creeks and rivers over banks in West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania. No deaths reported but roads bridges and small towns along the Ohio River suffered damage as the Weather Bureau warned the river could reach flood stage by midweek. Weston and Clarksburg WV suffered the hardest hits with evacuations in Clarksburg and widespread flooding in Scioto County Ohio including Fortsmouth North Waveland Eden Park and New Boston.
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Pennsylvania
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Gallipolis
Louisville
Weston
West Fork
Clarksburg
W Va
Scioto County
Fortsmouth
North Waveland
Eden Park
New Boston
Dope County Jail Carnival Workers Arrested on Narcotics Charges
Three carnival workers facing arraignment on narcotics charges were rounded up by state and county officers last Saturday night. Mike Picaroni Collie Lee Picaroni and Gene Lamont Joseph Akin were charged in Justice of Peace Marvin E Cameron court with fraudulent prescriptions for dilaudid obtained using false addresses. The offenses allegedly occurred February first for the Picaronis and February third for Akin.
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Marvin E. Cameron
Mike Picaroni
Collie Lee Picaroni
Gene Lamont Joseph Akin
Cozy Courts
David J. Aubrey
Picaroni
Akin
Alin
Picaronis
Aubrey
Nightclub Raid Leads to Liquor Charge in Comanche County
Deputy Sheriff Arvin Roberson filed a liquor possession charge in Comanche County against nightclub operator H. F. Burke after a raid at Club Cara Van on 24rd. Justice Marvin E. Cameron issued the search warrant. Officers confiscated 50 half pints of whisky, 14 half pints of vodka, and four half pints of gin.
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Justice of Peace
Marvin E. Cameron
David J. Aubrey
Comanche
H. F. Burke
Aubrey
Burke
UN Warns Punishing Israel Now Risky in Middle East
Secretary General Hammarskjold cautioned the United Nations General Assembly that steps by the United States to punish Israel could worsen the Middle East situation. He reported progress in Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and Egypt, but offered no new plan beyond continuing talks with Israeli and Egyptian officials. The assembly debated sanctions proposals as Pan African and Asian African blocs pressed for limits on Israel, while Israel and Egypt faced questions on border forces and civil administration.
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Hammiarskjald
Thief Steals Over $40,000 From San Antonio Grocery
A masked bandit held up National Wholesale Grocers in San Antonio this morning, forcing auditor A. Stautzenberger to open the vault. About $17,500 in cash and the rest in checks were taken, totaling more than $40,000. The incident occurred around 3:20 am.
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National Wholesale Grocers, Inc
Russell loses bid for quick second trial in Wagoner
Judge J Morris ruled Wagoner County district judge had authority to dismiss a fraud conspiracy charge against ex state senator John W Russell. Dismissal by Summers halted the second trial. prosecution may refile charges after Easley and Craig trials. A venue change request by Easley and Craig was set for a Saturday hearing.
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Fred Green
Sallisaw
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Wagoner
Max Findley
Ming
Findley
Criminal Court of Appeals
Frank Easley
Emergency Relief Board
Jenk ‘L. Craig
Raymond Gary
Jeuve
Craig
Easley
Jack Bliss
Tahlequah
Nurse Missing From Yacht on Cruise to Ocracoke
Miss Mary Ann Seales a 33 year old nurse from Bordentown New Jersey disappeared from the 30 foot yacht Mary N owned by Dr James T Dodge of Ulster Park New York while cruising from New York to Ocracoke Island. Coast guards and Hyde County sheriff searched coastal waters and shore in rain aided by a Coast Guard plane. The couple formerly married and both divorcees were alone on the vessel when she vanished leaving shoes on the bridge and possibly swimming to shore while wearing a blouse and shorts.
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Ann Seales
Bordentown
N.J
James T. Dodge
Ulster Park
Charlie J. Cahoon
Hyde County
Ocracoke Island
Dodge
Mary N.” Cahoon
Scales
Ocracoke Inlet
Algerian rebel hazardous devices kill and injure in weekend violence
Algiers faced a bloodiest rebel weekend as hazardous devices caused numerous deaths. French forces claim over 200 rebels killed. about 100 hospitalized, 30 in serious condition. Four extremists convicted. Fernand Yveton executed in Algiers.
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Tunisia
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Spring Weather Outlook For Week Across State
Forecasters expect a week of mild spring conditions with temperatures 8 to 14 degrees above normal and little precipitation. Sunday highs ranged from 60 at Guymon to 70 in Lawton areas. Today’s high near the high 60s, with Tuesday near 70. Monday night low around 40.
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Lawton
Two Talks Set For Bermuda and Washington
The White House announced President Eisenhower will meet French Premier Mollet in Washington in February 2027 and British Prime Minister Macmillan in Bermuda March 21 to 24. The talks aim to ease U S Britain and France rifts over the Suez crisis. Mollet seeks U S discussions on North Africa policy while Macmillan builds on a December Bermuda visit with Churchill.
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Great Britain
Guy Molet
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Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Middle East
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Site House
James C. Hagerty
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Hagerty
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Bir
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Midovcan Club
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Norris Kin Seeks Beer License For Cache Road Tavern
Mrs. Dorothy Amyx sister of underworld figure Gene Faul Amyx applied for a beer license for Cache Road Tavern located about 242 miles west of Lawton. Court records show the filing before noon Saturday and County Judge Jo Fullerton will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Thursday with protests due then. The tavern site is a two acre tract on the north side of U.S. 66 near Scott See AMNIVN.
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Fullerton
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