Return to Freedom Possible for More POWs
Seoul reports Corporal Claude J. Batchelor a Texan who chose to stay with the Communists decided to seek repatriation after 31 months as a POW. He said other Americans listed as pro Red may also return, noting prisoner leaders' guards and fear influence. Batchelor cited his wife in Tokyo and messages as factors in his decision.
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Seoul
Cpl
Claude J. Batchelor
Batchelor
U.N
Panmunjom
Kermit, Tex
Tokyo
Edward Dickenson
Big Stone Gap
North
Dickenson
POWs Mom Sobs Her Joy
Mrs. O. L. Batchelor, mother of eight, sobbed with joy when her son Pfc. Claude J. Batchelor left a Communist camp and chose repatriation. In Tokyo Kyoko Araki spoke of letters and awaited his return. The family learned the news via telephone and embraced in relief as reporters relayed the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit
O. L. Batchelor
Batchelor
Lawton Welcomes 1954 With Quiet Celebration
Lawton area ushered in 1954 on a quiet note as holiday traffic led to arrests for drunken driving and various offenses. Lawton highway troopers booked nine people. 10 more added to the county roster, mostly drivers. Stores and offices closed. courthouse and mail service suspended until Monday.
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Lawton Area
Lawton
New Hotel Milestone For Lawton
Lawton progresses on a $1.5 million fireproof hotel at Fourth and E with W C Shelton as contractor. RFC guarantees and $700,000 bank loan propel a ten story, air conditioned hostelry aimed to open in late 1954. Local citizens and Chamber of Commerce backed the project with extensive stock sales and pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth and E
Lawton
W. C. Shelton Company
Frank Kitchens
J. C. Kennedy
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
A. P. Burns
E. E. Neptune
Clare Morford
James G. Knox
P. G. Waggoner
Joe Turner
Ted Warkentin
W. F. Lewis
Ned Shepler
Exall English
Chamber of Commerce
Hockenbury
Washington
Wild Welcome Ushers 1954 Into The World
New York crowds greet 1954 as Kid 1954 enters the scene with peace signals and a punch of celebration. Times Square hosts a million revelers amid cold weather and booming nightlife. Churches fill for Watch Night services as Europe voices hope for peace.
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New York
Holiday fatalities mounting slowly across nation
United Press reports New Year holiday toll rising as 34 deaths occur since Thursday night including 20 in traffic accidents and six in fires. One million New Yorkers flood Times Square while Chicago sees 50 000 revelers. A private plane crash near Harlowton Montana kills Sherry Smart and her parents. Weather mostly mild with some icy pockets nationwide. National Safety Council predicts 360 highway deaths before Sunday midnight.
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United Pess
National Safety Council
United Press
New York
Times Square
Chicago Loop
State and
Randolph Streets
Harlowton
Mont
Re Sherry Smart
Sherry
Dick Smart
Billings
Smart
Great Ee
West
Fla
New Lee
Lawton Community Hotel Seeks Public Name Suggestions
Construction of the Lawton Community hotel at Fourth and E avenues progresses with completion expected by December 1954. Directors invite public name ideas to appear in hotel guides this year and ask for submissions via the provided coupon to Lawton Community Hotel Inc.
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Lawton
Fourth and
E Avenue
Lawton Community Hotel, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Okla
Western Allies Accept Russia's Big Four Conference Date
Washington reports the United States Britain and France accepted Russia's Jan 25 proposal for a Berlin Big Four foreign ministers meeting. Allies plan to have high commissioners finalize venue and technical details while ministers meet soon to avoid delays. Russia may finally acknowledge the date, with future talk on Germany unification and an Austrian independence treaty.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Berlin
Eell
Unifica
Germany
Malenkov Sees Tension Easing In New Year
Moscow reports Premier Malenkov's New Year statement predicting opportunities for reducing international tension in 1954. He notes no real obstacles to better U S Soviet understanding and urges a ban on atomic weapons plus major reductions in all arms. Pravda counters with claims of Western plots to sabotage talks.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Malenkov
Kingsbury Smith
International News Service
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow Radio
Klementi Voroshilov
U.S
Pravda
Berlin
Communist Party
West Germany
Tass
Eisenhower Calls Top Officials for Early Morning Talk
President Eisenhower summons key administration officials to a 8 a.m. meeting at his Augusta National Golf Club office to discuss the State of the Union. Attendees include Henry Cabot Lodge Joseph M. Dodge Sherman Adams and Dr Arthur Flemming among others as the New Year begins.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Washington
Golf Club
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations
Joseph M. Dodge
Sherman Adams
White House
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
P Tnes
New England
IKE
Area Weather Forecast Generally Fair
Forecast calls for fair skies today tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. High around 60 degrees today, low tonight near 35, and morning low around 26.
Sergeant Haness Retires After 32 Years At Fort Sill
Sergeant Haness ends a 32 year Army career in the same Fort Sill building where he began in 1924. The 55 year old veteran, who served through two world wars with a 1921 civilian break, received retirement papers in the office of Colonel J H Hodges as 52d FA Group marks his final ceremony.
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Fort Sill
Randolph Road
Morris Ss
Army
52D FA Group
Haness
J. H. Hodges
Sgt. Haness
Prison romance hints at Cox awaiting Austrian sweetheart
Mrs Edith Spencer says her son Homer H Cox now in Berlin is eager to reunite with Ingé Brenner an Austrian former prisoner of Russians who sent word after release in mid October that Cox was held secretly Their letters and conversations reveal a wartime romance with Brenner while Cox planned to stay in the Army and await homecoming.
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Oklahoma City
Homer H. Cox
Rend Tein
Wiek
Bere Rentiaun
Yuan
Cox
Edith Spencer
Berlin
Ingé Brenner
Spences
von Anes Seay
Spencer
Baby Grabs Derby Lead In Lawton Derby Award
The Lawton Derby award goes to the first youngster born in Lawton on New Year’s Day. A daughter born at Southwestern hospital at 12:01 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ridley 412 Spruce Duncan weighs seven pounds 13% ounces. Dr O L Parsons attended. The Ridleys’ six year old son Michael nearby scored as the second newborn. Certification of birth time to the Lawton Constitution Press is required.
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Duncan
Wolverines
Lawton
Ridley
Te Electric Co
Duncen
Michael
C. R. Ruble
Memorial Hospital
Jack L. Bailey
Memorial
Lawton Constitution
Strike Threatens Again On Docks
New York report notes a renewed dock strike threat following a waterfront election. Governor Dewey said the state would inform the National Labor Relations Board about coercion and intimidation surrounding last week's vote, highlighting unresolved tensions on the waterfront.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
National Labor Relations Board
Storm Traps Three Mountain Climbers on Mt Hood
Portland Cre reports three climbers on Mt Hood trapped by a violent storm. They left Timberline Lodge at 8000 feet aiming for New Year’s summit and planned to descend at night as forecasts warned of heavy snows and winds over 80 mph at the peak before daybreak.
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Portland
Cre
Mt. Hood
Timberline Lodge
Winds Renew Fire Threat In California
Winds lifting to twenty miles per hour renew a flareup on a six day fire line in Ange National Forest on Mt Wilson slopes. Fire crews battle advancing flames as gusts rise and hot conditions persist along the line.
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California
Ange National Forest
Mt Wilson
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Pete Cox
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