Famine Grimly Strikes Western Europe Amid Deep Snow
Severe winter grinds Europe with snowdrifts and ice across major rivers. Food prices surge as crops rot and stocks dwindle. death toll climbs to 676 across nations including France Turkey Britain and Italy. Dockyards halt as Sunderland workers go home under heavy snowfall.
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Freighter Leaves U S With Tanks For Arabia
The James Monroe sailed for the Middle East with 18 tanks for Saudi Arabia amid protest from Israel and Congress. Crew demanded a war zone bonus. dispute settled by war risk insurance policies. Banks and offices closed for George Washington's Birthday observance. various city duties scaled back. Zionist youth groups protested at the Brooklyn pier as loading of M41 Walker Bulldog tanks was halted at the ship.
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New York
Middle East
Eisenhower
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U.S
Gardner Urges Missile Czar To Control Funds
Former Air Force chief of research Trevor Gardner argues in an NBC interview for a single official to have full control of missiles development and the budget. He calls for increased spending not only on missiles but also on bombers and fighters to counter the Russian threat. Gardner says long range bombers should be produced at least 45 a month and that ballistic missiles justify prioritizing manned aircraft but could become decisive with an inter continental weapon.
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Washington
Trevor Gardnner
Congress
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Gardner
Peru Jungle Rebels Are Bottled Up In Remote Jungle Area
Peru reports a four day old jungle revolt centered near the Brazilian border remains contained as loyal naval units block the Amazon port of Iquitos, headquarters of rebel Gen. Marcial Merino. Army units elsewhere stay loyal, and a campaign to crush the revolt is under way. Merino would face a 1,200 mile trek across the Andes in the rainy season to reach Lima. He relies mainly on Brazilian supplies.
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Marcial Merino
Brazil
Taylor Says U S Allies Can Stop Reds
General Maxwell D. Taylor told Senate investigators that the Army is developing weapons to enable the United States and its allies to hold Communist land forces in check if aggression occurs. He said the Communists possess formidable armies, with the U S and allies capable of countering them if they have the will. Secretary Brucker joined Taylor, noting Army expertise in new weapons and robot missiles. Both officials said Communist aggression has been land-force dominated and that non Communist land forces have often been decisive in resistance.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Senate
Army
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Brucker
Taylor
Stray Dogs Bite Youths In Lawton This Weekend
Two Lawton youths were bitten by stray dogs. One dog, later died, and is believed rabies-suspect. its head will be sent to Stillwater for diagnosis. Victims are Michael McCracken eight and Dwayne Bell eight. Police seek dog owner as council debates dog ordinance revision.
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C. F. Verner
City Poundmaster
Stillwater
Verner
Michael McCracken
Calvin McCracken
Dwayne Bell
Paul E. Bell
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McCracken
Bell
Kansan Is State's 74th Auto Victim
The Associated Press reports Coffeyville resident Louis Beecher Greer, 33, died in a Nowata hospital from injuries after his car overturned on U S Highway 169 north of Lenapah. Oklahoma's 1956 highway death toll reached 74, down from 77 at this time last year.
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Coffeyville
Kansan
Oklahoma
Louis Beecher Greer
Nowata
U. S. Highway 169
Lenapah
Brazilian Rebels Holding Airfield
Rebel air force officers held a remote Amazon airfield about 1500 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro as government forces pressed to crush the small revolt. Leaders command an estimated 200 soldiers and Indians, occupying the airfield and two outlying strips at Santarem since last week.
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Brazil
Amazon Country
Santarem
Britain Raises Army Pay to Boost Recruitment
Britain boosts armed forces salaries to attract volunteers with a White Paper stating a 67 million pound annual cost. Effective April 1, the pay rise applies to both enlisted personnel and officers and introduces a scale where longer service yields higher pay, with new raw recruit rates of 3 pounds 3 shillings weekly for under six years and 4 pounds 11 shillings for more than nine years.
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London
Britain
Defense
Walter Monkton
Pageant Cast Rehearses Amid Sunny Weekend at Holy City
In the Wichita Mountains Holy City hosts the second Easter Pageant rehearsal as tourists and Oklahomans enjoy sunny weekend activities. About 50 actors and 30 more readers prepare the 31st annual Easter service with scripts followed closely.
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John Scherler
Don Kouri
Jim Maddox
Marilyn Salyer
Lawton High School
Jerry Hoopert
Cameron College
St. Frank Benea
James Harris
Fortill
Russell
Pageant
Case Probers Vote To Look Into Pattern Case Probers Vote To Look Into Pattern 92 Are Feared Killed As Big French Airliner Falls
A Senate committee chaired by Senator George expands its inquiry to the general pattern of campaign fund offers to Senator Case amid gas bill debates. Witnesses including Ross, Keck, and Patman may be recalled as the panel probes possible offers to other senators. In Cairo, a big French airliner bound Saigon to Paris crashes in the Sahara, killing around 52 and injuring 12 survivors details vary. The Cloudmaster, with 55 aboard plus a nine crew, was en route via Karachi, with engines failing during descent, burning on impact. American and Egyptian crews aided rescue efforts.
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Snow Slide Buries Strolling Professor on Mount Washington
A Northeastern University psychology professor Aaron Leve, 28, of Boston is missing and presumed dead after a snow avalanche at Tucker Man’s Ravine on Mount Washington. Five other Massachusetts residents, all from Northeastern or related fields, were buried but escaped with minor injuries, including Albert Sanderson, George Spears, Charles Fay, and Frank Truesdale.
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Framingham
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McCain To Quit As Defense Chief
City council set to hear Mayor Ellsworth reveal resigned Civil Defense director Joe McCain details. A retired policeman is eyed as replacement. McCain, appointed last fall, had reduced time due to workload and announced plans to resign months ago.
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Adenauer Loses Ruhr Power in Narrow NRW Victory
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer suffered a sharp political defeat as his party was ousted from power in North Rhine Westphalia, the Ruhr Valley state, marking a major setback for his government in the boomin region.
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Germany
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North Rhine-Westphalia
Molotov Joins Stalin Critics At Communist Congress
Foreign Minister Molotov, a remaining old Bolshevik, joined in criticisms of Stalin’s one man rule as the 20th Communist party congress opened. Khrushchev condemned the cult of the individual and pledged collective leadership while Pravda published Molotov and Zhukov remarks hinting at ocean spanning rockets capable of delivering hydrogen or atomic bombs.
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V. M. Molotov
Josef Stalin
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Soviet Union
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Khrushchev
Central Committee
Defense
Georgi Zhukov
United States
Gen Williams to receive fond farewell at Fort Sill review
Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams, commander of the Artillery and Guided Missile Center, will lead a ceremonial review at Fort Sill to mark his reassignment to Continental Army Command Fort Monroe Virginia. He has commanded Fort Sill since July 9 1954 and will be succeeded by Maj. Gen. Thomas E de Sharo.
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Artillery
Fort Sill
Williams
Continental Army Command
Fort Monroe
Eisenhower
Thomas E. de Sharo
Lucas Field
Gordon W. Seaward
93Rd Field Artillery Group
Bright Sunny Weather Forecast For Lawton Area
The U S Weather Bureau issued a forecast of fair and warmer conditions for today and tomorrow in the Lawton area. Temperatures at 11 am reached 45 degrees with highs expected in the 55 to 60 range. The previous night’s low was 31, with 32 to 35 expected tonight. Across the state readings were mild, Ardmore reached 55, and Gage reported 18 the prior night.
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