Solon indicts Soviet policy at U.N. meet
United Nations session hears Senate foe X Y El Sen and Knowland condemn Soviet actions in Eastern Europe over two decades. Soviet deputy minister Krenetsov accuses Western powers of subversive plots as Hungary turmoil cited. Speech lists denial of rights, puppet governments, and Soviet force in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
X.Y. EL Sen
Knowland
R-Calift
Europe
United States
Hengnes
V. Vo Knenetsov
Nation Committee
Krowlant
Hungary
Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
Baltic
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Free World
America
Car and violin worth five thousand stolen in Ardmore
Two Grady County youths aged 18, John G. Reid and Marshal Dodson, reported a $5,000 car and violin theft after meeting a man at Davis bus station. They claimed they drove to Sulphur, picked up two 11-year-old girls, returned to Davis, collected a 11-year-old boy and another, then drove to a country road two miles south of Woodford before stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Grady
Okla
Carter County
John G. Reid
Marshal Dodson
Sheriff's Deputies
Davis
Sulphur
Reid
Dobson
Woodford
Supreme Court Rules Pro Football Subject to Antitrust Laws
Washington bulletin reports the Supreme Court ruling that professional football falls under anti trust law coverage. The decision establishes federal scrutiny of leagues and business practices in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Marine Sergeant Faces Fog To Follow Trial For Mistreatment
Marine drill instructor William B. Rich of Manchester Conn faces a special court martial at the base for allegedly striking recruits. He is one of four instructors to be tried in two weeks charging abuse. potential punishments include bad conduct discharge, confinement, pay forfeiture, and rank reduction. Other defendants include William Walsh Jr Daniel Corey and Clinton Jones with varied charges and court-martial types. Fog and drizzle reduced visibility causing local accidents across the Lawton area with a forecast of clearing by afternoon then rain return tonight. Temperatures in the 50s with a five day outlook for above normal temps and little rain after the fog. City and state police logged dozens of crashes and one injury in a two-car collision at 18th and Kingsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parris
Sland
William BE. Rich
Manchester
Conn
Rich
jRe
James F. Mahoney
Drtg
Cpl
William F. Walsh Jr
Lyndhurst
N.J
Daniel K. Corey
Boston
Mass
Clinton JL. Jones
Pensacola
Fla
Mahoney
Walsh
Jones
Corey
Lawton
Ind
Riou
Highway Patrol
18Th
Kingsbury
Robert Carr Abia
Nowala
Memorial Hospital
Doris Maze Killian
Burglars Hit Three Sites In Lawton Over Weekend
Lawton police report burglars hit Young Realty Co. 1705 Cache Road and Holsey Appliance 2002 Cate Road plus Johnsons Dairy 531 C. They pried doors, broke windows, and stole a portable TV a wristwatch about 30 in cash and dairy products from the dairy and offices. The realty safe door hinge damaged but not opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Young Realty Co
Cache Road
Holsey Appliance
Cate Road
Johnson's Dairy
Holsey’s
Younng Realty Co
James Stewart Nominated for Brigadier General in Air Force Reserve
President Eisenhower nominated actor James Stewart for promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force reserve. Stewart, a World War II air corps veteran, currently holds the rank of colonel in the reserve.
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Washington
James Stewart
Eisenhower
Air Force Reserve
Stewart
Air Corps
General's Wife Dies In Capital
Mrs. Vonna F. Burger, about 50 and a former Lawton resident, died early today at Walter Reed General Hospital Washington DC after a cerebral hemorrhage. She was born Travette Westbrook in Lawton and taught there after graduating from the University of Oklahoma. Her husband Brigadier General Burger, a 1930 Field Artillery School graduate, held posts from Okinawa to Trieste and Fort Benning. Services will be held in Lawton with Gen. Burger accompanying the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vonna F. Burger
Lawrtonien
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D. C
Burger
Okinawa
Washingtom
Travette Westbrook
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Benning
Trieste
T. H. Westbrook
Bell
Leo Ozman
Birch
J. M. Stewart
Summit
Lula Chancellor
Neil Ashlock
Cherry
Garland .Emmons
Enid
Lawton
Gen. Burger
County Receives $288,830 Tax Commission Payment
The County Treasurer reported a February check of 2588 830.78 from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the largest fiscal year payment. Of the total, 208,697.05 funds schools, 63,444.46 for roads, and 318,689.02 for cities and towns in the county. Miss Lilian Ward noted another large March check is possible though smaller. The year to date from the commission totals 547,573.34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Lillian Ward
Miss Ward
Formosa Quake Kills Eleven, Wounds Thirty Three
A major Formosa earthquake near the island's east coast left 11 dead and 33 injured as dawn broke. The worst in a decade, the quake spared 2,000 American personnel stationed on the island, with the heaviest damage around Huelein and along the east coast.
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Formosa
Teipe
Huelein
Taipei
Pacific Storm Slams West Coast Killing Three and Flooding Areas
A powerful Pacific storm battered the West Coast with winds up to 158 mph killing three people and flooding parts of Oregon. Baker and Yale areas faced severe river flooding while a mudslide blocked a key highway in northern California. Willits saw hundreds stranded as trees toppled and fatalities occurred. The system disrupted travel from Honolulu to San Francisco and threatened further floods with ongoing showers across the region.
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West Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Midwest
Washington State
Powder River
Oregon
Baker
Vale
Grants Pass
Qve
Monterey
Calif
Russian River
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Wa Pan-American Airways Tiner
Honolulu
California
Washington
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Pacific Northwest
Monana
Havre
Morr
Chicago
Texas
Ad Tax Faces Strong Opposition in Oklahoma Senate Hearing
Oklahoma merchants newspapers and ad interests denounce a proposed two percent sales tax on advertising as double taxation and harmful to the little guy. The Senate Education Committee heard the plan to fund schools as lawmakers return for the eighth week of the session. Governor Gary urged passage with a conference by striking the enacting clause, while the House bill demands large teacher salary increases.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Senate Education Committee
Raymond Gary
Senate
TAN
Convention Month To Draw 3800 Delegates In Lawton
An estimated 3,800 delegates will descend on Lawton next month for four state conventions and three southwest district parlors. A Friday industrial conference at Hotel Lawtonian, sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Industry, aims to help Southwestern communities leverage the Fantas Report to attract new industries and boost payrolls. The DAR state convention, March 5-7, will draw about 200 delegates with Mrs. H. W Hallett as chairman. The Associated Plumbing & Heating Contractors of Oklahoma meets March 7-9, expecting 300 delegates, wholesalers, and manufacturers. The largest event is the southwest district meeting of the Oklahoma Education Association on March 14-15.
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Bill Crawford
Lawton
Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Industry
Lawtonian
Oklahoma
DAR
Launtonian
H. W Hallett
Associated Plumbing & Heating Contractors of Oklahoma, Inc
Dale Thompson
OBA
Southwest
The
Oklahoma Education Association
See
Avalanche Kills Denver Boy 16 After Snow Slide
A 16 year old Denver boy died after being buried by a massive avalanche at St Marys Glacier on the eastern Rockies near Idaho Springs. Four companions were involved. two were seriously hurt. Gary Moss was rescued after nearly an hour and died in a Denver hospital. Others injured included 18 year old Jack Gantey and 17 year old Ellis Lance. The group triggered a wind packed snowbank and the 25 foot deep, 100 yard wide slide released.
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Denver
St. Mary’s Glacier
Rockies
Gary Moss
Idaho Springs
Jack Gantey
Ellis Lance
Full Day Of Events Scheduled Mrs. Roosevelt's Visit Planned
A tentative schedule outlines Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt's Lawton visit on April 23 with a morning press conference and seminar a Q and A luncheon an afternoon conference and a McMahon Auditorium address. Officials from Fort Sill cooperate with the Woman's Forum to invite civic groups in Northwest Texas and Oklahoma to participate. The aim is to promote United Nations information and form a regional UN chapter.
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Lawton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas E. DeShaza
Fort Sill
Ross Porter
Milton Keating
Chamber
Woolsey Godlove
J. Hale Edwards
Emmett Keough
Ned Shepler
Raymond Gary
Roosevelt
Oklahoma City
Eisenhower Warns Middle East on Communism Threat
President Eisenhower spoke in a Voice of America broadcast marking its 15th anniversary. He urged Congress to approve an anti-Communist program for the Middle East, including economic aid and possible use of American troops, to bolster growth and shield nations from a danger that could erase hard-won gains. He referenced UN action and Israel Egypt tensions while stressing self-determination and the UN as chief source of world order.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Voice of America
Congress
Mideast
United Nations
Israel
Egypt
U.N
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Siil Battalion Heads to Polk for King Cole Exercise
Two hundred fifty five soldiers and 79 vehicles of the Second Ordnance Battalion Provisional left Fort Sill by motor convoy for Fort Polk Louisiana. They will undergo unit organizational training in advance of King Cole the year’s largest field maneuver running March 27 to April 16. Lt Col James M Hamblis commands the battalion formed last month at Fort Sill to support the exercise. The provisional unit includes Hg Hg Det 34, 5th Ord Co Prov 6, and 6th Ord Co Prov 155 men. Most Fort Sill participants come from the 52d Field Artillery Group.
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Second Ordnance Battalion
Fort Polk
Fort Sill
Louisiana Post
James M. Hamblis
Sth Ord. Co
6Th Ord. Co
52D Field Artillery Group
Fane
Heart Fund Drive Extended in Comanche County
The 1957 Comanche County Heart Fund deadline is now March 8. Chairman Mrs. Mary Pokorny announced the postponement after Heart Sunday collection was canceled due to bad weather.
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Comanche County
Heart
Mary Pokorny
Pokurpy
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Albert Pierce
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Ida F. Grover
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Middle East Nations
Frank Rendulic
McKeesport
Fou
Rendulic
Josephine
Janet
Joan
Frank Jr
Fred
Rendukie
Avalanche
Mrs. Roosevelt
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