Lawton Schools See Record Attendance Rise in First Semester
Lawton public schools report an all time attendance jump with an average daily attendance of 906.43 above last year. Total enrollment rose to 9,897, with membership at 8,268 and gains spread across Emerson Howell Lincoln McKinley Post Roosevelt Swinney Taft Washington Whittier Will Rogers and other buildings. Superintendent John Shoemaker predicts continued growth over the next 12 years based on census and birth data.
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Lawton
John Shoemaker
Oklahoma City
ADA
Emerson
Howell
Linncoln
McKinley
Post
Roosevelt
Swinney
Taft
Washington
Whittier
Will Rogers
Woodrow Wilson
Benson Says Ag Employes Balking Plans
Secretary of Agriculture Benson said some field employees are opposing administration farm policies and undermining Eisenhower. He expects a careful study to improve efficiency and loyalty while not all will conform. He noted no political hacks will be hired and discussed personnel shifts including Gordon’s resignation and McConnell’s appointment. Senator Watkins said the changes gave the GOP a lift amid farm policy debate.
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Washington
Benson
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Sxceet
Truman
Congress
Howard H. Gordon
Department
Commodity Stabilization Service
James C. McConnell
New York
Gordon
Capitol
Sen
Watkins
Rutah
Pageant Radio Plans Mapped for Easter 1954
Amateur radio facilities at the Wichita Mountains Holy City will expand for the 1954 Easter Pageant. MARS Fort Sill officer Lt. Col. Robert aeudale and Lawton Fort Sill Radio Club president George Jorgenson discussed expansion with Easter service executive director Jack A. Batten. They will be on site April 17 and 18 to relay thousands of greeting messages worldwide and test regional message facilities as part of civil defense readiness.
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Wichita Mountains
Holy City
Lawton-Fort Sill
Ntety 2
Cc. T. Raley
Playmate Accidentally Shoots 11 Year Old City Boy In Legs
Bobby Burk an 11 year old Lincoln sixth grader lay in Southwestern hospital with bullet wounds to both legs after a playmate discharged a .38 police revolver Sunday afternoon Jimmy Walden 10 showed the weapon to Bobby when it fired The gun was kept on the wall in the house where the two boys were visiting with their families the injury described as non fatal and Bobby in satisfactory condition.
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Bobby Burk
Lincoln School
Southwestern Hospital
Bobby
Wallace Gage
Park
Four Injured In Southwest Oklahoma Weekend Crashes
Four persons sustained injuries in area automobile accidents during the weekend in Southwest Oklahoma. Walter Floyd Sellers 19 of Sheppard Field Tex suffered a back injury when his 1937 Chevrolet coupe overturned five miles west and two north of Walters on U S 277. Lt Charles Ray and his wife were hurt in a three car collision at Sheridan Road and Andrews. Sgt Edward Louis Carnes 26 of CBtry 36th FA Bn was placed on the serious list with head injuries after his car overturned on a curve west of Chatton S H 36 late Saturday. Cars overturned multiple times, with Ray treated for a broken arm and head injuries while his wife had a knee fracture. Condition of all improved by this morning.
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Walter Floyd Sellers
Sheppard Field
Tex
Walters
U.S. 277
Charles Ray
Sheridan Road
Andrews
Edward Louis Carnes
C Btry
36Th FA Bn
Station Hospital
Chatta
Sellers
Williamson
Duke
Frank Murphy
Ray
Eunice Smart
Chevrolet
Earl Barr
Ford
Preacher Arrested by Italian Police
In Leghorn Italy police detained an American church preacher from the Church of Christ during a weekend crackdown on Protestant sects. A Rome attorney for the church said the action would be challenged in court. The evangelical group has never been recognized by Catholic Italy and its leaders have faced prior police clashes.
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Leghorn
Italy
Red Church of Christ
Rome
Ee Catholic
State Speaker Sees Harmony In GOP Ranks
Oklahoma Republicans gathered about 2 000 delegates at Municipal Auditorium to elect Enid attorney Douglas McKeever as state chairman amid calls for party unity. John Goode urged low partisanship and stressed harmony after internal fights while praising Eisenhower victory and warning Democrats of past welfare policies.
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Oklahoma City
Enid
Douglas McKeever
John Goode
McKeever
Floyd Carrier
National
Bailie W. Vinson
H. H. Sayre
Ardmore
Oklahoma County
Municipal Auditorium
Goode
Republican Party
Frank P. Douglass
Douglass
U.S. Senate
Roosevelt Trust Fund Tied to Accusations in Suit
Evidence presented in Pasadena shows James Roosevelt created a 2500 dollar trust last August for Irene Owens, one of the 12 women named by his estranged wife in her wholesale adultery accusations. Little Rock weather bureau forecast warns of locally severe thunderstorms this afternoon.
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Pasadena
Calif
James Roosevelt
Irene Owens
Little Rock
Ark
Weather Bureau
Treasury reports 4 disloyal among 130 security dismissals
Washington Four of 130 security dismissals or resignations in 1953 were found disloyal under old standards, the Treasury Department told Congress. Acting security chief Elbert P. Tuttle said loyalty alone did not define risk, noting some were "dangerous" due to anti allied views.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Elbert P. Tuttle
Department
Tuttle
Customs Service
United States
David B. Strubinger
Gary
Eisenhower
Truman
Eden Warns NATO Is Here To Stay Amid Soviet Pressure
Eden and Bidault spoke at a Big Four foreign ministers meeting warning against isolating Europe. They argued Western Europe will stick to NATO and reject attempts to exclude the United States. Molotov pressed for a security plan while denying success of isolationist tactics.
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Eden
NATO
Berlin
France
Mi Bidault
Western
Europe
United
Britain
Anthony Eden
Molotov
United States
European Defense Community
Bidault
Russia
Mili- Eden
Cooler Forecast After Heat Wave Hits Oklahoma
Southwest Oklahoma recorded 83 as the heat peak then fell to a tropical 57 at dawn. The day should rise to the 80s briefly before dropping into the 50s Tuesday. Rain remains unlikely with clouds, while tonight's low is expected to be upper 30s to 48 degrees.
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Oklahoma
Price Support Cut Slated For Butter
Washington reports that dairy price supports will be reduced effective April 1, with an expected eight cent per pound drop in retail butter prices. Benson says price supports on butter cheese and dried milk will fall from 90 to 75 percent of parity, aiming to keep housewives' costs down and ensure adequate supply. He notes he discussed the dairy program in general terms with President Eisenhower at the White House.
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Washington
Benson
Eisenhower
White House
Beck Rejects Labor Peace as Teamsters Open Meet
The AFL Teamsters International Executive Board convened in Miami Beach with President Dave Beck warning of hard times and criticizing Humphrey hard money policies. Beck argued the no raid AFL-CIO peace pact is illegal under Taft-Hartley while Meany left Miami Beach ahead of the session.
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Miami Beach
Fila
AFL Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Teamsters
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Teamsters Union
International
Afl-Cio
AFL
George Meany
Teamsters Board
Red Bombers Poised At Police
McGraw Hill magazine features pictures and performance data of IL-38 and TU-200 bombers resembling the B-36. Aviation Week identified the Ilyushin 38 and Tupolev Tu-200 as capable of 50 000 feet, with the IL-38 noted as the newer four engine model and hard to intercept.
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McGraw- Hill
Air Force
Aviation Week
Alternate Pentagon Ready Deep Mountain Bunker Completes
Washington reports an underground Pentagon 65 miles from the capital is 100 percent complete. The Rock Raven Mountain cavern in Frederick County Maryland houses staff of the joint communications facility serving Army Navy and Air Force for wartime central defense coordination.
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Washington
High Command
Pentagon
National Capital
Defense Department
Rock Raven Mountain
Frederick County
Joint Communications
National Guard
Ft. Ritchie
Fort
Army
Navy
Air Force
Allegheny Mountain Ridge
Ft.Ritchie
Maryland- Pennsylvania
Meat Cooking Class for Comanche County 4-H Clubs
Comanche County 4-H clubs attend a meat identification and cookery school at Fort Sill Indian School on Tuesday. Spencer Que ton leads the meat identification division while Mrs. Clara Kelley and Mrs. Jean Hubbard head the cookery phase. A third division, meat judging, is set for February 23 led by Marlin Keath. The program prepares for the county meat contest with a state contest in Oklahoma City on March 17 at 11 a.m. No state contest for boys.
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Comanche County
Fort Sill
Spencer Queton
Clara Kelley
Jean Hubbard
Marlin Keath
Oklahoma City
Cox Expected In City Soon
City residents await a visit from fireman Pete Cox and his son Pvt Homer H. Cox after his release from a four year prisoner of war status. Authorities expect his back pay from Fort Sill, estimated between five and seven thousand dollars.
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Pete Cox
Homer H
Jimmy) Cox
Sage
Fort Sill
OGE Set to Seek Electric Rate Increase
Oklahoma City based oil and gas utility OGE seeks a rate increase to cover costs. President Donald S Kennedy announced the plan, citing higher fuel, maintenance, and infrastructure expenses. The move aims to balance investor returns with service reliability.
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