Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules City Won Water Line Case
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules 5 to 3 that the City of Lawton may not reimburse private developers for water lines, finding the contract with Selected Investments a conditional sales agreement in violation of the state constitution. The ruling contrasts with a recent federal decision upholding payment from public funds. The decision is described as a signal victory for Lawton but leaves the larger litigation unresolved. Europe Death Toll Hits 418 In Freeze-Up
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Lawton
Floyd L. Jackson
Selected Investments
Supreme Court
Stephen Chandler
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ike Asked To Deny Rebel Schools Aid
Eight House Democrats urged President Eisenhower to refuse federal funds to any public school system defying the Supreme Court order on desegregation. They argued a pledge would remove the need for an antisegregation amendment to a 1.6 billion dollar federal construction aid bill awaiting House Rules Committee action.
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House
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
House Rules Committee
Leap Year Cupid Rush Bachelors In 1956 Candy
Valentines day is celebrated with widespread gifting as Cupid and his helpers spread cheer. Crowds note Leap Year adds singles into the mix with 375 million Valentines produced this year. Gift range spans aprons to pajamas and chocolates remain popular.
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Bill Crawford
Cupid
Cherub
Santa Claus
Valentine
Court action to make core tests loom in municipal lake plan
Mayor C R Ellsworth convenes a meeting of the city council and Chamber of Commerce water committees after Apache Fletcher Elgin and Porter Hill residents refused last night to allow core tests on the site of a proposed municipal lake. About 150 residents spoke at the Apache meeting urging opposition and cost bearing on their communities.
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Elgin
Fletcher
Porter Hill
Ellsworth
Lawton
Inmate Riot At Taft School Escapes Eleven Girls
Muskogee Oklahoma reports a riot at the Taft state training school for Negro girls. Eleven inmates escaped after damaging buildings and fixtures. the sheriff's office recaptured them over two and a half hours, some four miles from the school.
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Okla
Taft State Training School For
County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Force
Highway Patrol
Khrushchev lays out five point policy for peaceful coexistence
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev at the 20th Congress outlined five foreign policy principles aimed at improving relations with the United States Great Britain and France. The goals include coexistence stronger ties with Indian and allied states and ongoing vigilance while defending the USSR. He referenced a proposed friendship treaty with the United States.
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France
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Five Children Die In Oklahoma County Home Tragedy
An Oklahoma County building contractor George Smithhisler, his wife Barbara, and five children Virginia nine Michael eight Pat five Tommy three and arol one were found dead at their northeast Oklahoma City area home. Neighbors said fires burned in the house in mild 40 degree weather and a heavy natural gas odor was noted. A fan in the one room housed kept running as investigators noted possible zinc poisoning fumes from a dry tub atop the cook stove. Coroner to determine official verdict after full inquiry.
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George Smithhisler
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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Virginia
Michael
Pat
Tommy
Arol
B. C. Bryan
Smithhisler
George Landh
George Catron
Ella Horner
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Horner
Bryan
George
Long
Annabelle Wright
Airman 10 Years Missing After Duty Order Mixup
San Antonio report on Pvt. Joe V. Garcia of 30 who waited a decade for duty orders. Air Force in Washington ordered Lackland to clean up records and decide next steps. Garcia, 19 at the time, never received follow up and has lived in San Antonio working as a truck driver. Officials say no back pay due to nonduty status.
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Tex
Air Force
Joe V. Garcia
Washington
Lackland Air Force Base
Garcia
Lackland
Brooke Army Hospital
Registration Period Set for March 20 City Primary
Voters may begin registering Sunday for the March 20 primary city election announced by county election registrar Mrs. Mary Pokorny. A 20 day registration ends March 10. Filing for city election candidates runs Feb 29 through March 10. The 1956 city election is an off year with only four city council seats affected.
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Pokorny
Pauline Joyner
County Election Board
Eisenhower to Get More or Less Final Heart Report
President Eisenhower will receive a midafternoon medical report from his four doctors on how his heart has stood the strain of office. Dr Paul Dudley White is expected to speak for the medical team at a news conference. He may decide on March 1 whether to seek a second term, relying more on how he feels than on physicians’ views.
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Eisenhower
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Denver
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Thomasville
White
Area Weather Forecast For Today And Wednesday
Partly cloudy to cloudy this afternoon and Wednesday, cooler today and tonight. Highs 55 to 60, then in the 40s Wednesday. Lows around 35 tonight and about 32 tonight. Noon reading 55, yesterday's high 68.
Stout Earthquake Shakes Tokyo and Surounds Area
A stout earthquake rattled Tokyo and surrounding areas for about 30 seconds today. Eight Japanese injured, three seriously, and over 90,000 homes left without power as high voltage lines snapped. A highway bridge cracked and a station area pavement caved in amid chimneys cracking off bathhouses. Casualties include a lumber yard worker, a sawmill worker, an 85 year old woman and granddaughter, workers burned by acid. gas fumes from a snapped line contributed to serious conditions.
Storms May Come Again in Oklahoma Weather
Weather outlook shows colder air spreading from northern Oklahoma with rain likely in Lawton. The U S Weather Bureau warns a new batch of winter weather may follow several days of springlike conditions as temperatures drop from a high around 55 to 60 today to the 40s tomorrow.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
U. S
Navy Balloon Sails Over Siberia
A U S Navy weather balloon at 30,000 feet veered west from Japan toward Russia, crossing into Soviet Siberia near Kamchatka after winds reversed its eastward course. Officials noted its 180 degree turn over the North Pacific, with it reporting weather data from a region formerly closed to outsiders, while Defense and State Department officials downplayed espionage claims and pledged to respect Soviet objections.
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Soviet Union
North Pacific
Kamchatka Peninsula
East Siberian
Sea of Okhotsk
Bell Receives 10 Year Term For Hijacking
A Superior court jury found Utah Carl Bell guilty of armed robbery and sentenced him to 10 years in the State penitentiary. The Dec 19 Fort Sillman hijacking involved Bell and his girlfriend, with sensational testimony from co-defendant Robert Daniel Archie who altered his story to place Bell at the scene. Archie testified he was threatened and asserted Bell participated in the robbery.
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Utah
Carl Bell
Lawton
Bell
Fort Sillman
James E. Shaw
Robert Daniel Archie
Archie
Gary Seeks Aid For Drouth Area
Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary asked President Eisenhower to declare Cimarron County a drouth disaster area so feed and loan benefits can aid farmers. The request follows the Oklahoma State Drouth Committee meeting February 7 in Enid. a U S Department of Agriculture survey would determine approved regions.
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Raymond Gary
Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Cimarron County
Oklahoma State Drouth Committee
Enid
Forrest W. Beall
Gary
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nash
Logan Improves at Wesley Hospital in Oklahoma City
State Sen Bill Logan, struck ill at his Lawton home, shows marked improvement at Wesley hospital Oklahoma City. He can walk around the hospital and may return home within days. He is in a jovial mood and desires to leave soon. Visitors are limited to family and close friends.
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Bill Logan
Lawton
Wesley Hospital
Oklahoma City
Logan
Capital Hospital
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