Lawton liquor hijack charges narrow suspects
Seven men including Carter Cox Fuqua Burgess and John Doe faced charges tied to 1954 liquor hijackings near Lawton Oklahoma. Police say pistol and shotgun wielding bandits stopped liquor runners on U S 277 and a country road east of Lawton, stealing 50 cases valued at 2700 from Potts and 36 cases worth 1700 from Weaver and Tisdel. The rash of hijackings spanned weeks, ended as county charges were filed.
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Cox
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Clarence M. Burgess
John Doe
E. D. Weaver
Wayne Tisdel
Weaver
Tisdel
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Letter To Red Brings Mayor Under Fire In Aurora
Aurora mayor Paul Egan 57 who rose from relief rolls in 1953 faced calls to resign after writing a letter to Soviet deputy premier Anastase Mikoyan protesting limits on free speech. He urged a U.S. mayors tour of Russia and suggested Soviet funding, drawing boos at a 350 attendee special meeting where Commissioner Thill moved to condemn the letter as degrading.
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Paul Egan
Russia
Egan
Anastase I. Mikoyan
United States
Mikoyan
National Conference of Mayors
Washington
D.C
Soviet Union
U.S
United States of America
John P. Thill
Lawton Students Shine in Sooner Scandals Show
Nine Lawton students shared in OU variety show glory at Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium. The program featured 14 acts with eight large group numbers, including Gamma Phi Beta's Wheels of the West and Delta Upsilon Hop Step and A Jump. Other Lawton entrants appeared in Entomological Escapade and Chi Omega colorful finale. Local attendees and OU student Lon Leva oversaw ticket sales.
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Anna Claire Swanson
Shirley Ray
Wayne Kniffin
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Mary Klass
DeAnn Dudenhoeffer
Grandfield
Chi Omega
Lon Leva
Norman
Perman Henderson
C. E. Roper
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Vera Bice
H. H. Kniffin
Christina Swanson
Brent Mitchell
Thelma Talla
Missing Stop Sign Causes Eight Injuries in Detroit
A missing stop sign blamed for eight injuries at a Detroit intersection after a truck knocked it down Thursday and the driver reported it Friday afternoon. The crash involved five injuries, two critical, with 34 bus riders shaken. A second two car collision at the same intersection left eight more hurt.
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Irish Talent Search Opens For New Film Three Leaves for a Shamrock
In Shannon Ireland Frank Nugent and Irish-born director John Ford launched a Monday talent search for their all Irish movie Three Leaves for a Shamrock. In Colombo Ceylon two officers and 40 soldiers fought a drought with water trailers and pumps to save thousands of acres of rice fields.
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Ireland
Frank Nugent
John Ford
Colombo
Ceylon
Marilyn Returns to Hollywood After Feud Ended
Marilyn Monroe arrives in New York from New York to join Bus Stop at 20th Century Fox. She says she is a bit tired but eager to start filming again after a yearlong feud with the studio ended.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
New York
20Th Century-Fox
China says it can begin peaceful atomic energy research
New Delhi reports Wu Han, head of a Communist China cultural delegation, stating that Red China is now positioned to start research in the development of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
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New York, N. Y
New Delhi
India
Wu Han
China
Peru Rebel Leader Runs To Brazilians
Gen. Marcial Merino commander of a jungle division that revolted on February 16 took refuge today at the Brazilian consulate in Iquitos with his wife and daughter. He announced his capitulation on Saturday as 39 loyal police troopers arrived in Iquitos, the scene of the uprising.
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Marcial Merino
Iquitos
la Nacion
Merino
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