Sooner Delegation Fights Navy Move of Training Center
Oklahoma officials argued to keep the Air Technical Training Center in Norman rather than transfer it to Memphis. Rep. Jarman said three Navy groups recommended the move for economy, with a decision expected by April. Norman leaders hosted a 1 p.m. meeting with Navy official James H. Smith to discuss the issue.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Navy
Norman
Okla
Memphis
Tenn
John Jarman
D-Okla
James H. Smith
Air
Robert S. Kerr
Jarman
Inspector General’s Office
Admirals’ Survey Board
The
Oklahoman
Hal L. Muldrow
Chamber of Commerce
J. R. Symcox
Lloyd Swearingen
University of Oklahoma
T. R. Bendum
Johnson Heads Producers Again
Eric Johnston was re elected president and Y Frank Freeman chairman of the board at the annual meeting of the Association of Motion Picture Producers, announced Tuesday.
Ford Reports Record 59 Profit
Ford Motor Co reports 1955 net profits of 437 million dollars, or 8.19 a share, on sales of 5.594 billion. Production reached 2,614,558 cars and trucks, assets totaled 2.5853 billion, and net worth rose 274.9 million from 1954. Stock opened at 64.50 and lately traded around 61.25 bid 61.50 asked.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Tulsan To Lead Baptist Revival
Joseph R. Coleman of Tulsa will lead a weeklong revival at Central Baptist Church Tulsa. Revival runs Wednesday to Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Coleman, a 1948 OU architecture graduate, is a deacon at First Baptist Tulsa and has chaired youth unions. He has taught a boys class for 17 years and served as president of the Tulsa-Rogers association Brotherhood.
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Joseph R. Coleman
Tulsa
Central Baptist Church
Richard T. Hopper
University of Oklahoma
School of Architecture
Coleman
First Baptist Church
Young Peoples Training Union
Associational Brotherhood
Tulsa- Rogers Association
South America
Baptist World Youth Congress
Rio de Janeiro
National Guard Enlistments Urged As Muster Day Nears
Oklahoma National Guard enlistment drive highlighted Lawton as Muster Day nears. Lawton units Co F and Co A opened their Armory for open house with a 7:30 p.m. drill drawing about 200 Guardsmen. Lt Col Worley leads 2nd battalion. Correll promotes enlistment for students 17 to 18 1/2, noting home-town service and a two-week annual camp. Gov Gary backs the drive and federal vacancies for 45th division. Maj Gen Kenny stresses volunteer spirit and militia heritage.
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Oklahoma National Guard
Lawton
National Guard
Cache Road
Co. F
179Th Infantry
Co. A
Ralph Correll
Correll
Raymond Gary
Roy W. Kenny
Oklahoma City
100 Civilian Employes To Lose Naval Depot Jobs
McAlester Oklahoma report that almost 700 civilian workers will be dismissed at the U S Naval Ammunition Depot by June 30. Capt John Murphy commanding officer said the depot will shed about 700 of its 1644 employees due to a drop in production.
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Mcalester
Okla
U. S. Naval Ammunition
John Murphy
Kefauver Urges 18 Year Old Vote
Sen Kefauver urges lowering the voting age to 18 at the University of Minnesota convocation. He says youth voices balance aging perspectives and cites rising life expectancy. The campaign stop includes St Paul and Minneapolis plant visits, a rally at the labor auditorium, and a stop in Faribault before heading to Alabama.
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Kefauver
Minneapolis
Sen
D-Tenn
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minnesota
Labor Auditorium
Adlai Stevenson
Faribault
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Office Appliance Repairmen Needed by Federal Civil Service
Federal Civil Service seeks office appliance repairmen in Washington D C with one to four years experience in repairing cleaning and adjusting office machines. Pay ranges from 1.63 to 2.05 dollars per hour. Applications may be obtained from Otis Black examiner in charge U S Civil Service Post Office building Lawton.
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Washington
D. C
U. S. Civil Service
Otis Black
U.S. Civil Service Office
Post Office
Lawton
Italians Alerted Against Red Riots
Rome officials warned southern provinces of Communist backed disturbances amid a cold wave. Clashes occurred in Foggia Comiso and other towns with riot police using tear gas in Comiso where 1,000 farm workers protested. One man, 51 year old Paolo Vitale, died amid the unrest though officials cited a seizure.
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Rome
Antonio Segni
Foggia
Comiso
Sicily
Paolo Vitale
L’unita
Vitale
Post Office Island Box Praised by Mission Leader
John J. Evans of the Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association commends the Lawton Post Office for its curb service island mail box. He notes relief for drivers who previously had to exit a vehicle to drop letters and praises the courtesy and convenience of the new design.
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Lawton
Bennie Stephens
John J. Evans
Assa
Police Seek Answers in Basements Burglary Ring
Louisville police report scant clues in a spate of burglaries where seven women in the same area found thieves entered unlocked basements and took rayon and nylon undergarments. Losses reached up to 19 dollars.
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Louisville
French coal mines to reach record production totals
Paris officials said French coal mines will surpass prior records with an expected output exceeding 59 million tons this year. The 1938 record stood at just over 58 million tons.
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Paris
Oldest National Guard unit is 182nd Infantry of Massachusetts
The 182nd Infantry of Massachusetts, originally the Middlesex Regiment formed in 1636, is cited as the nation’s oldest National Guard unit, established to defend against French and Indian threats.
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National Guard
182Nd Infantry
Massachusetts
Middlesex Regiment
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