Council Moves to Speed Pay Hike Effective Date
City council approves recodified ordinances including pay raises for councilmen from 350 to 100 a month and raises for the city engineer and other staff. Printing bids opened with Oklahoma Abstract Co. at 1200 for mimeographing 200 copies. two months to complete. Council authorizes 300 to help cover printing costs, bringing total recodification expense to 32.70.
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Comanche County Bar Association
Oklahoma Abstract Co
Ecolmen
Kinsey
Puck Kinsey
D. L. Shelton
Menon Condition Seen Dangerous for UN Ambassa dor
India's roging ambassador V K Krishna Menon faced a dangerous heart condition described by Dr William M Hitzig after he collapsed during a Security Council session on Kashmir. Menon spoke for over two hours under sedatives and was hospitalized, with blood pressure fluctuating and concerns over a possible complete circulatory collapse.
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Kew York
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
William M. Hitzig
Menon
Security Council
Kashmir
Hitzig
Train Hits Pickup Truck on Sixth Street in Lawton
A Lawton man was injured when a pickup truck owned by C and H Supply was struck by a Frisco diesel at Sixth and F after skidding 60 feet on loose gravel. The truck, driven by William Darrell Alldridge, 710 G, was totaled. The Freight engine, operated by T R Connelly of Oklahoma City, was allowed to proceed with little delay.
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Lawton
Tolay
James C. Blackburn
William Darrell Alldridge
Blackbur
C&h Supply
Bladburn
T. R. Connelly
Cidahoma City
Bankers Gather for Oklahoma Bankers Convention in Lawton
Bankers from across southern Oklahoma arrive in Lawton for the Oklahoma Bankers Association annual convention. About 550 delegates are expected. registration opens at 4 p.m. at the Hotel Lawtonian. Activities include a Friday meeting of state bank officials, a 12:30 p.m. luncheon, and an address by Dr. George Benson of Harding College.
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Lawtonian
Johnnny Long
Lantonizia
Oklahoma Association of State Banks
Geronimo
Geronimo Room. A Member Will Be Elected To the Executive Council
James Waid
Waurika
OBA Group T
George
iBenson
Harding College
Searcy
Bankems
City Hires Appraiser for Elgin Lake Project
Parker and Costilow and Associates won a $15,500 contract this morning to appraise land and mineral rights for a new municipal lake at East Cachepee between Elgin and Porter. The work includes railroad right of way, pipeline ROW, and a new appraisal of the Huckleberry property at Lake Lawtonka.
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Parker & Costilow and Associates
Cache Pee
Elgin
Porter City
Huckleberry
Lake Lawtonka
Castilow
Eufaula Dam
Costilow
Tulsa
Lake
Lawtonka
Chambless Wife Found Guilty in Federal Liquor Trial
Oklahoma City jury found Mary Lou Chambless and Fred Albert Carlson guilty of federal liquor law violations. Orville L. Chambless was convicted on two counts while James Cullen Hodge was cleared. Sentencing is deferred until after March 4.
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Oklahoma City
Mary Lou Chambless
Oklahoma
Orville L. Chambless
Fred Albert Carlson
U. S
Ross Rizley
James Cullen Hodge
Carlson
Chambless
Rizley
Air Force Matador Missile Goes Out of Control
An Air Force Matador guided missile fired from Holloman Air Development Center escaped control today. Officials reported the rocket was airborne at 10:12 a.m. and eight minutes later its impact point remained unknown. White Sands Proving Ground said it was notified, with estimates placing the missile roughly 40 miles from takeoff and headed northwest over southern New Mexico.
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Alamagordo
N.M
Air Force
Holloman Air Development Center
White Sands Proving Ground
White Sands
New Mexico
Bids Opened On Two Buildings At Fort Sill
Fort Sill plans five new buildings a regimental dispensary and a regimental PX. W E Best Construction Co Wichita Falls Tex was named apparent low bidder for both structures with bids of 110740 for the dispensary and 114900 for the PX. Each building 4000 square feet will sit on a half acre in the 3400 area west of Sheridan Road near Gate 4.
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Fort Sill
Puplie
W. E. Best Construction Co
Wichita Falls
Tex
Tulsa District Army Engineers
Tulsa
Best Construction Co
Branch PX
Sill
Sheridan’ Road
Gite No. 4
Plane Falls Near School Injures Three in Hertford NC
A Banshee jet fighter fell on a garage beside Perquimans County High School in Hertford North Carolina. A naval spokesman said Coast Guard reported two civilian mechanics injured and the pilot injured after bailing out. No school children were harmed.
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Norfolk
Perquimans County High School
Hertford
N.C
Naval
Coast Guard
Coat Guard
General Cites Need For Guard Training
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. de Sharo urged six months of intensive training for National Guard recruits to ensure survival in mass mobilization. Speaking to a Kiwanis luncheon, he said this policy would bolster manpower for the reserve and Regular Army and warned current levels were insufficient. He noted a compromise policy had surfaced in Washington and stressed the necessity to avoid making guardsmen cannon fodder.
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National Guard
Thomas E. de Sharo
Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Kiwanis Club
Department of Defense
de Sharo
Defense Department
Guard
Washington
de Sharp
Officers Told To Quit Dating Housemaids
GOEPPINGEN Germany Some officers of the U S 8th Infantry Division have dated German maids employed in Army households and the division commander has ordered it stopped An Army spokesman cited possible embarrassment to both maid and employer and said it is inappropriate for officers to date maids in American housing areas The Overseas Weekly had reported a harsher claim but the division spokesman denied it and said Col Lynn D Smith did not make such a statement
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Goeppingen
Germany
U.S. 8Th Infantry Division
Army
Overseas Weekly
Lynn D. Smith
Carlisle
Smith
Air Crash Kills Grandfield Man
A 52 year old Grandfield businessman died when his light plane crashed four miles north of Vernon Texas at about 9 am He was Frank Benjamin Tisdale the sole occupant The former deputy sheriff and pipeline air surveyor owned an appliance shop in Grandfield He was also a church deacon and former flying instructor. Services pending in Grandfield Survivors include his wife a son Michael Pvt Bill P Tisdale stationed in Germany his parents two brothers and three sisters.
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Grandfield
Vernon
Tex
Frank Benjamin Tisdale
Texas Highway Patrol
Tisdale
Lawrence McCilloch
Tillusand County
Grandfiield
First Baptist Church
Mohr Funeral Home
Israel demands guarantees before withdrawing from Egypt
Israel insists on firm guarantees prior to any withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba, rejecting President Eisenhower’s unconditional pullback plan. Jerusalem signals possible sanctions, with Premier Ben-Gurion preparing a parliament address and cabinet discussions continuing amid volatile reaction.
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Jerusalem
Eisenhower
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aquis
Washington
United Nations
Iisrael
Egypt
Israel
Sinai Desert
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Abba S. Eban
J.N
Cairo
Knesset
Geza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Battalion Deploys for King Cole Maneuver at Fort Polk
Fort Sill’s 2nd Ordnance Battalion provisional unit will depart by motor convoy Monday with 265 men and 79 vehicles for Fort Polk Louisiana to train in preparation for the King Cole exercise. The rollout precedes the March 27 to April 16 field maneuver, the largest of 1957, under Lt. Col. James M. Hamblin.
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Fort Sill
2Nd Ordnance Battalion
Fort Polk
James M. Hamblin
5Th Ord. Co
The
Th Ord. Co
CWO
Phillip N. Gallagher
Fort ‘Sill
52Nd Field Artillery Group
Louisiana
52Nd FA
Sill
30Th Finance Disbursing
162D Transportation Co
Cost Of Living Hits New Record In January
Washington reports the cost of living rose to 7.18 times the 1947-43 base in mid January, a 0.2 percent increase from mid December. The index marks a new record fifth straight month of gains.
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Washington
President Urges Pressure For Israel Withdrawal At UN
President Eisenhower urged the United Nations to exert pressure to force Israel to withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba. He framed sanctions as the likely next step and stressed the need for action despite Turkish and Soviet veto dynamics, calling the moment fateful for the UN.
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Washington
United Nations
Israel
Eisenhower
U.N
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
United States
Middle East
Dulles
Naions
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
Hungary
Johnson Rues Sanction Plan
Washington Senators react to President Eisenhower urging pressure on Israel to withdraw troops from Egypt. Lyndon B. Johnson backs a withdrawal tied to strong UN action to avoid leaving Israel defenseless. Knowland calls for UN sanctions against any defying nation. Fulbright seeks Israeli guarantees for Gulf of Aqaba and Suez Canal access before withdrawal.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Israel
Egypt
Johnson
U.N
Middle East
William F. Knowland
United States
United Nations
Knowland
Sen. J. William Fulbright
DB Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Showers Expected In Lawton Tonight
Scattered showers are forecast for Lawton tonight as colder air moves in Friday. A cold wave will enter the northwest part of the state bringing much colder temperatures. Lows near 35 tonight and highs around 40 Friday with overcast skies and windy, slightly warmer conditions this afternoon. Light rain was reported across parts of Oklahoma yesterday with trace amounts at several stations.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Guymon
Ponca City
Rev Lon M Prunty Named St Andrew's Church Rector
Rev Lon Moulton Prunty, canon of St Pauls Cathedral in Oklahoma City, named rector of St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Lawton. He and his family move to 1115 Birch with first service planned for April 7, after the church had lacked a fulltime rector since September 1956. Born Tulsa 1922, he moved to Columbia Missouri in 1934 and attended the University of Missouri before 1943 Army service.
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Lon Moulton Prunty
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Oklahoma City
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Lawton
Prunty
Birch
Russell T. Rauscher
Tulsa
Columbia
University of Missouri
U.S. Army
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N.J
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Belinda Woods
Gilmore
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Southam
Oklahoma Bankers Association
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Y Ray Atteberry
Ike
Air Force Missile Escapes
King Cole
Russia
Lon M. Prunty
St. Andrew's Church
Lon Peunty
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