Oklahoma State Legislature Opens With Roads and Schools Battle
The 24th Oklahoma legislature convenes at noon Tuesday with leaders outlining two main tasks. A school bill to raise teachers salaries and a reformed gasoline tax for roads dominate early action, while a $7 million highway transfusion is debated in the Senate. Governor Murray vows no new taxes as factions clash over highway funding. Speaker Nance and Senator Gary prepare pivotal moves on loyalty pledges and fiscal controls.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Johnston Murray
James
Nance
D-Purcell
Highway Department
Raymond Gary
D-Madill
Murray
Gary
State Highway Department
President Creates New Loyalty Board To Check Vincent
President Truman ordered a new loyalty panel after the Loyalty Review Board urged firing diplomat John Carter Vincent. Acheson said he could not accept the board’s conclusion of reasonable doubt about Vincent’s loyalty, citing his early 1940s praise for Chinese Communists and criticism of Chiang Kai-shek.
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Washington
Truman
Loyalty Review Board
John Carter Vincent
Vincent
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
U.S
Review Board
Chiang Kai-shek
Acheson
White House
Learned B. Hand
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John J. McCloy
Germany
James Grafton Rogers
Stimson
G. Howland Shaw
Foreign Service
Hull
Edwin Co. Wilson
State Department
Tangier
Harper Denies Atomic Firing Plans at Fort Sill
Maj. Gen. Arthur M. Harper, commanding general of the Artillery Center, states there are no plans to fire atomic shells or drop atom bombs on Fort Sill. He dismisses rumors circulating statewide as unfounded and notes such action would be impossible on the terrain.
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Fort Sill
Arthur M. Harper
Artillery Center
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Harper
Gore
United Press
Gene Torbett
Northwest Oklahoma Sportsmens Association
Enid
Torbett
Wichita Wildlife Refuge
Comanche County
Dodge Named Budget Chief
President elect Eisenhower named Detroit banker Joseph M. Dodge as budget director with Cabinet rank, directing him to attend Cabinet meetings and report directly to the President-elect. Dodge will earn 17,500 dollars yearly and remains chairman of the Detroit bank while serving as budget liaison. He is a German, Japanese economies and Austrian affairs expert who advised Eisenhower in Germany.
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New York
Eisenhower
Detroit
Joseph M. Dodge
Dodge
Budget Bureau
James C. Hagerty
Oveta Culp Hobby
Houston
Federal Security
Harold Stassen
Mutual Security Administration
Detroit Bank
Michigan
Washington
Germany
Truman
Secretary of the Army
Japan
The
Big Red Offensive Turns Into A Dud
In Tokyo on Sunday January 4 1953 the claimed Communist general offensive proved to be propaganda. Light central front attacks north of Kumhwa occurred but the western front was quiet. MiG 15s engaged US Sabre jets with several enemy aircraft damaged. Allied forces faced extreme cold and repelled small Communist assaults with no sign of a major offensive.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
Red
Kumhwa
South Korea
United Nations
Korea
Manchuria
Drunken Diplomat Draws Suspension
Washington January 3 The State Department suspended diplomat Foy D Kohler for a month without pay after arrest for drunkenness while carrying secret papers. He was removed from top policy planning staff and given a formal reprimand affecting future promotions.
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Washington
State Department
Foy D. Kohler
Department
Kohler
Phyllis
Arlington Nty
Secreccen
County Receives Half Of Tax Take
The 1952 first half ad valorem tax bill for Manitowoc County was $1,541,045.37 with over half already collected. Treasurer Lillian Ward reported $785,687.38 in December ad valorem taxes and $17,044.59 in December intangible taxes, leaving about $10,000 still to be received. Taxpayers must now pay all taxes.
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Comanche County
Lillian Waid
Polio Victim Dad Leads County Dimes Drive
Joe G Andrews owner of a Lawton plumbing business and Ross his 13 year old son were among 64 county polio cases last year. Andrews volunteers for the March of Dimes fund raising guiding 2100 iron lung coin collectors to area businesses. He credits the foundation with aiding his family through hospitalization costs and polio related clinics. Ross assists in the drive and expresses gratitude noting they were fortunate. See Page 2.
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Ardent Dimes
Ross Andrews
Joe G. Andrews
Andrews
Lawton Plumbing
Polio Foundation
Ross
Republicans Back In Power As New Congress Convenes
Washington report notes tax reduction proposals lead agenda of the new Congress as Reed introduces an 11 percent income tax cut plan, effective mid year, while aiming to balance the budget amid calls to cut government spending. Republicans push fiscal relief amid Democratic resistance. Senate panel questions McCarthy finances as he takes oath for another six years.
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New
Congress
Dare
M'Carthy
Washington
Reed
Rep
House
Ways and Means
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
Hunter
McCarthy
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Justice Department
William Benton
D-Conn
Benton
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
D-Mo
Robert C Hendrickson
R-N. J
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Hendrickson
New Jersey
Robert A. Taft
Rohio
Michigan
Lustron Corp
Columbus
Ohio
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Banking
Senate Battle Delayed Over Filibuster Rules On Capitol
The GOP seized power in the new Congress and delayed a clash over filibuster rules until Tuesday. Republicans face a fragile one vote Senate margin and must often seek Southern Democrat support, while Civil Rights legislation could be affected. High stakes loom as Taft leads a potential showdown, with leaders signaling a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats.
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Washington
GOP
Congress
Senate
83Rd
Frederick Brown Harris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Southern Dem Coalition
Rules Committee
Tape Too Red Officials Give Booklet To AF
The U S Chamber of Commerce gave the Air Force a free $1 61 page booklet on workmen compensation laws. The air force had sent a package detailing contract forms pricing clauses and delivery rules including a threat that no variation on quantity would be accepted and that convict labor could render the order void.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Air Force
Officials Take Oaths Monday
Several new faces will appear in county politics Monday as office seekers take oaths to begin new terms. John P. Fullerton will become city judge, Everett Ray Hale will be sheriff, and Manville Redman will be county attorney. Robert S. Landers Jr. already is a new courthouse official, appointed by Gov. Johnston Murray to the superior court bench to fill the Cummins vacancy. If Cummins does not qualify, Landers may remain as holdover.
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John P. Fullerton
Everett Ray Hale
Manville Redman
Robert S. Landers Jr
Johnston Murray
Jack Cummins
Landers
Cummins
Bank Deposits Reach Historic Peak in Local Banks
Four local banking institutions report deposits totaling 28 084 171 on December 31, the highest in community history, up 3 721 338 from a year ago. Loans rose to 8 022 653, up 1 834 172 from 1951, with Fort Sill National 4 619 148 City National 8 046 523 Security Bank and Trust 8 075 830 and Ameri- summarized.
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Comptroller of the Treasury
Fort Sill National
City National
Security Bank and Trust
Ameri- See
Old Folks Get New Fox Bite News Hums Forum Page
The Lawton Morning Press will launch a weekly Public Forum page in the new year inviting letters to the editor from the public on general topics. Letters are limited to 250 words, printed with authors’ signatures and contact details, and the forum will appear every Friday morning with a $3 prize for the best letter. Meanwhile, brief items from Oklahoma City to Desloge and Chicago report a pension fund appeal, a fatal car plunge near Happy Camp, a Desloge explosion killing three teens, a highway fatality in Ponca City, and a rising New Year traffic death toll.
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Lawton
Oklahoma City
Oral Fox
Welfare Federation
Fox
Chicago
United Press
Oklahoma Ham Bribe Charge Sparks Legislature Row
Oklahoma lawmaker Guy Horton returned a Christmas ham sent to him by a beer industry rep, calling it sinister and a bribe. The ham originated from a Lawton market, via United Days pressure to back legislation harming the beer industry in Oklahoma. A beer industry spokesman denied bribery, saying the gift was a friendly gesture and not aimed at any individual.
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Altus
Okla
Guy Horton
Beer Industry
Express
Horton
Lawton
United Days
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
State Brewers Organization
Dave Shapard
Keen Bidding Due On City Projects
Lawton bids open for three major water works projects with bonds totaling 1 728 000 dollars. Consultants report strong national interest and optimistic mayoral expectations of about a dozen bidders. Lead item is a 30 and 36 inch water line from Lake Lawtonka, then filter plant expansion and raising the dam 10 feet. Concrete pipe maker Thomas Concrete Pipe eyes local plant if awarded contract. See BIDDING, Page 2.
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Lawton
Wyatt B. Hendrick
R. E. Glenn
Lake Lawtonka
Hendrick
Thomas Concrete Pipe Company
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Ike
Big Red
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Eureka
Calif
Klamath River
Happy Camp
Siskiyou County
Desloge
Herbert Prather
Lem T. Webb
Leeman B. Webb
John Vincent Bouton
Blackwell
Ponca City
Bouton
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