Tulsa Boy Killed In Bus Accident
A Tulsa schoolboy, Don Carbin, 11, died after falling under a school bus while awaiting pickup on an icy embankment. The driver Everett DeBouse, 45, reported asking children to push and shove, and Police Lieutenant Jack Nunnally cited a possible slip or shove as the cause. The report also notes two other highway fatalities in Oklahoma, increasing the year’s traffic deaths to four.
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United Press
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Don Carbin
Avcbie Carbin
Jack Nunnally
Willy
Everett DeBouse
Tulesa
Nunnally
Louis Krek
Detroit
Michrek
Sayre
U.S
Free M. Clininger
Jesse Foster Crabb
Lind&abb
Shilluck
SU ‘Sl
U. 8
Shalluck
Texans Raise 100000 For GOP Dinner Drive
Texas party figures announce a $100000 fundraising dinner for GOP campaigns with Bachman portents. Senator Schweppel and Representative Simpson defend accepting funds while denouncing the dinner setup. Porter hints the money could stay in Texas if national committee rejects it.
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Sehweppel
Richard Simpson
Republican National
Iouston
Sehoeppel
Simpson
GOP Campiaign
TL. Porto
Texas Republican Na Ioeal
House
Renn
Joseph W. May
Massachusets
Porter
Martin
Federal Power Commission
Eisenhower
White House
GOP
Cha Meade Alcorn
Jogo Mariis
Schoeppel
Texas
Republican State Finance Committee of
Houston
National Committee
Congressional
Tax Take Shows Smoking Gaining In New York City
New York Comptroller Lawrence E. Gerosa reports that cigarette smoking is rising in the city and the penny-a-pack tax will yield about 10.2 million dollars this fiscal year ending June 30. This is roughly 300 thousand dollars more than the last year.
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New York
Lawrence E. Gerosa
New York City
Objection in Grand Island Over Teacher Ra But Not Smiles
In Grand Island Nebraska UP reports that school children object to teachers receiving a raise while not being pleased about the raise covering ten extra school days annually.
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Grand Island
Neb
Tunisia calls for army evacuation amid French Tunisian clash
President Bourguiba warned he would lead guerrilla resistance to expel French troops from Tunisian soil and defend against any breakout of French forces. He favored negotiations only after the 15,000 French troops left, as tensions rose with incidents near garrisons and NATO diplomacy continued. Japan imported 2,376,009 bales of cotton in 1957, a twenty year high.
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Tunis
Nabib Bouguiba
Tunisia
Bourguiba
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Atlantic Council
Paris
Etienne Crouy-Chanel
Sakiet Sidi Yousad
Bahi Ladgham
Bizerte
NATO
Japan
Five Miners Die In West Virginia Coal Mine Cave-In
Five miners were killed when a 56 ton roof slab collapsed at a Sundate coal mine near Man West Virginia. One miner was rescued after hours of effort and an operator survived after being knocked down. The dead were Arthur Pennington Elmer Broady Earl Johnson James Rogers and William Collins. The mine employs about 200 workers.
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Man
W. Va
Sundate
Glen Burchet
Me Wag
Man Hospital
Estes
Woods
Arthur J. Pennington
Elmer Broady
Earl Johnson
James II. Rogers
William Collins
Bil Collins
Ex Spy Testifies in Soldier's Espionage Trial
Washington report says ex spy Mino Mayhanen testified at a court martial for MSgt Roy A. Rhodes, alleging he kept 5000 dollars from Moscow meant for a wife linked to Morton Sobell. Rhodes, 40, an Army mechanic, previously served in Moscow and allegedly passed material to the Russians amid threats to reveal illicit relations with a Soviet woman.
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Washington
Russi
Moscow
Morton Sobell
Rosenberg
Eino. Mayhanen
Seeret Police
Msgt
Roy A. Rhodes
Othon
Okla
Rhodes
Eisenhower Hoover Similar Optimism Amid Recession Talks
President Eisenhower echoes Hoover in optimistic tone about a recession turning: March may begin a pickup in jobs, with government actions already in place. Economists dispute the pace and sufficiency of measures, while Nadler questions the seriousness of the administration’s plans. A two billion dollar postal modernization proposal is outlined as a start.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Hoover
Eigenhower
Marcus Nadler
Hanover Bank
New York University
Congress
Privae
Republicans Set County Meeting in Comanche County
Comanche county Republicans will hold their county convention at 10 a.m. Saturday at 806 A to elect officers for two years. J. B. Colwell, the present chairman, announced the slate including county chairman and vice chair, state committeeman and committeewoman. Thirty eight delegates will be named to attend the state convention on February 28 at the Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium.
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Comanche County
J. B. Colwell
Colwell
Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium
Rail Rates Jump Across Nation on Freight Commodities
Washington dispatch reports major railroads to raise freight rates on certain commodities by an average of 2 percent starting Saturday. The increases were authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission on Wednesday.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ouster Case Nears Finish in Carter County
Final arguments were to be presented in the district court ouster trial of Carter County Commissioner Paul Heartsill. Heartsill denied nine counts and testified he remained in business with Arnold Chevrolet Co, despite a prior conviction for defrauding the state.
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Ardmore
District Court
Carter County
Paul Heartsill
Heartsill
Claud C. Arnold
Arnold
Hearttsill
Arnold Chevrolet Co
Bus Collides With Fire Truck In Greenwood Injuring Ten
A school bus entered a blind intersection on a green light and collided with a speeding fire engine, injuring ten children and two adults. Police say the bus rammed the fire truck in the side at the intersection.
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Greenwood
Miss
ROTC Science Students to Get Six Months Active Duty
The Department of the Army announces a policy to order Reserve Officer Training Corps graduates in science majors to six months active duty if not needed for branch quotas. Affected graduates commissioned between May 1 this year and April 30, 1959 include chemistry geology geophysics mathematics microbiology parasitology pharmacology physics physiology and engineering. The change reflects critical need for these specialists in the civilian economy.
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Department of the Army
Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROTC
Painter Georges Rouault Dies in Paris at 56
The renowned 20th century religious artist Georges Rouault died at his Paris home of uremia at age 56.
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Paris
Georges Rouault
McGuire Base Officer Receives Anonymous Note
An anonymous San Antonio airman offered a dollar for a cup taken from a cafeteria two years ago at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey. The note implies repayment for a past minor theft with a single dollar.
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Mcguire Air Force Base
N.J
McGuire Base Exchange
San Antonio
Tex
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Paul McGill
Canada
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Paul Pickett Electric
Monroe
Butler
Farmers Grain and Supply Company of
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Greenfield, Oklahoma
Bailey
P.O
S. Shartel
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Oklahoniua
Radio & Television
Lawton Radio and Television School
America
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