Navy Considers Sooners Plea On Air Center Move
Navy weighs Oklahoma lawmakers plea to keep the Norman naval air training center from moving to Memphis. Rep John Jarman and Sen Mike Monroney pressed that the change is not economical citing moving costs and two years until savings. University of Oklahoma figures touted location near campus and facilities as a benefit. Smith indicated no final decision and would consider the delegation's request seriously.
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Water and Sewer Committee
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H. L. Farris
Public Properties Committee
Ralph Hennessee
Southwestern Traffic Institute
Department of Public Safety
Council approves funds for Lake Thomas to Lawtonka diversion canal
City council transfers 17 450 from general fund departments to finance a new diversion canal from Lake Thomas to Lake Lawtonka. The plan includes a two foot spillway addition and seeks federal approval from Fish and Wildlife Service and Army. Previous siphon projects drained Lake Thomas during shortages, sparking debate over cost and feasibility.
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Thomas Spillway
Lawtonka
Army
McMahon
McMahon Foundation
Animal Shelter
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Williams
Ozman
Ferris
Dearborn
D. Henry Jones
Lawton Flashbacks Highlight City’s Ties to Scouts and Growth
The Constitution’s Yesteryear column recalls ten years ago when the U S Senate approved moving a $30000 78 acre fish hatchery southwest of Lawton to the city as Senator Elmer Thomas reveals details R E Glenn resigns as mayor with Eagle Scout Bill Neptune taking over city government during National Boy Scout week Margaret Day of Lawton Theater Co announces a 10000 redecorating plan for four local theaters Twenty years ago repaving on a 52000 WPA project was set to begin and Emma Willis murder case opened Thirty years ago Lawton attorney B M Parmenter received a welcome at the Chamber of Commerce Richard Ellegood injured in a collision near Fort Sill Indian School E E Butler notes potential union of Geronimo and Junction City districts
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Bill Neptune
Margaret Day
Lawton Theater Co
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WPA
Ron Stephens
Chickasha
Emma Willis
Anadarko
Will Linn
C. B. Montgomery
Fort Sill
Cameron College
B. M. Parmenter
United States
Northwest flood threat lessens as rains ease across Portland
Rain cooled and flood danger eased in the Northwest. Southern Oregon rivers surged, forcing evacuations for dozens of families while streams receded. In eastern Washington three people died in weather-related incidents, including a Chelan truck accident.
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Grid Game At Grace's Wedding Set
Monaco officials plan an April 17 wedding weekend with an American football exhibition at Louis II Stadium to honor the betrothal of Prince Rainier II and Grace Kelly. Two undisclosed teams will visit. an acrobat will cross the field at pregame, as dignitaries and celebrities including Margot Fonteyn Bob Hope and Bing Crosby are slated to attend, with wedding costs around 100 million francs.
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Margot Fonteyn
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
New Location Offer to Welcome Customers
Special notice announcing to customers that the move to a new location is complete and inviting them to visit the store, with a limited time offer to encourage acquaintance with the new premises.
Capone’s Chief Lieutenant Guzik Dies of Heart Attack
Chicago gangster Jack Guzik known as Greasy Thumb and Capone's former chief lieutenant died aged 69 from a heart attack. He helped run Capone's gambling empire and was jailed in 1930 for income tax evasion, later described as Chicago's top gambling boss after Capone.
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Russians Helped Win Civil War Says Radio Moscow
Radio Moscow claimed Russian American ties were strong during the Civil War and that numerous Russians volunteered for the North. It cited an unnamed former Russian officer among the first volunteers to answer Lincoln's April 1861 call and placed in command of a regiment in Illinois, among others.
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Illinois
Johnson on bias and corruption sparks debate in Washington
In Washington Lt Gov Johnson comments on lobbying and campaign contributions, urging reporters to keep pace on the issue. In Holland two teens face arrest after police find a car loaded with stolen parts. In Danville authorities recover a stolen Chevrolet. In Wisconsin a Ground Observer Corps crew spots a garden fire, but the house burns before help arrives.
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Senate
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Madison, Wis
Orville Cox
London Student Fined for Wanton Discharge Incident
London report states Patrick Huggins was fined one pound after a Tuesday incident involving wanton discharge. The brief note mentions the student and the monetary penalty with no additional context.
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London
Patrick Huggins
Farmers May Apply For 1956 Operating Loans
Comanche county farmers may apply for federal loans to cover 1956 operating expenses. Lawton FHA representative Leonard C. Wiley announced loans may finance fertilizer fuel livestock feed seed and other farm costs. Applications in Comanche county are filed with Wiley in Room 301 Post Office building.
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Leonard C. Wiley
Lawton
Farmers Home Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Lawton County
London officer orders briga dier called out in House of Commons
In London a lieutenant colonel ordered a brigadier to sit down during a Commons session. Lt Col Walter Bromley-Davenport and Brigadier O. L. Prior-Palmer rose to speak as Labor MP W R Williams questioned the propriety. Speaker W S Morrison stated all men are equal here, and the brigadier sat while Bromley-Davenport continued.
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W. R. Williams
W. S. Morrison
Prior Palmer
Bromley-Davenport
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