Austria Chief Dies At 83 In Vienna Suburb
Theodr Kagrner Austria's first directly elected president died at his villa in Grinzing Vienna at 3:15 p.m. local time. A government communique cited a stroke after a recent illness and noted his four months left in his term. He was elected May 27, 1951 and had said he would not seek re election. The death comes as parties plan a new presidency.
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Vienna
Theodor Kagrner
Austria
Grinzing
Koerner
Muertaster
Eveniul
Bnown
Koernes
State Killer Joins FBI Top 10 Most Wanted List
The FBI added Ben Golden McCollum, an Oklahoma murderer and bank robber, to its Top 10 list. Convicted in Oklahoma, McCollum escaped from McAlester State Penitentiary on May 1, 1954 while feigning illness. Described as extremely dangerous, his 1994 McAlester stay included a fatal knife attack on two fellow inmates.
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Washington
FBI
Ben Golden McCollum
Oklahoma
McCollum
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Weather Outlook for Lawton: Drizzle to Persist
Lawton recorded .29 inch of precipitation by 11 a.m. with fog and drizzle expected to continue tonight. Weekend calls for a brief clearing Saturday morning then more rain Saturday night and Sunday. High around 60, low near 34. Rain should boost Lake Lawtonka, as Jimmie and Medicine creeks feeding the lake run high.
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United Press
Oklahoma Panhandle
Wyalute Bureau
Jongeninge
Toy
Highway Department
Boise City
Panhandle
Noarthwest
Joe
Oklahomir
Anhandic
Gige
Buregu
Guymons
Geary
Eb Rene Hk
Naynoka
Guthrie
Alva
Shawnee
Neavenry
Ted Fock
Canton
Fort Supply
Perkins
Wit Snins Pally
Guymon News-Herald
Oklama
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Mobart
Tulsa
Ponca City
Ardmore
Enid Altus
Fort Sil O
New Toxic
Northwes Texas
Oklahoma
California
Guymon
Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Jimmie
Medicine Creeks
Judge Warns on Filing and Failing to Prosecute Complaints
Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks cracked down on complainants who file charges and fail to appear in court. He issued a warrant for Lem Raglin a case operator named in an unrighteous prosecution charge and warned that such absences burden police and defendants. Culpepper was charged with theft of money after Raglin signed the complaint. Raglin did not appear to prosecute.
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J. Merle Oaks
Judge Oaks
Lem (Maneey) Raglin
Raglin
Boand
Judge Oak Raglin
James Culpepper
Jefferson
Culpepper
Russell Blasts Press Intimidation Over Civil Rights Rule
Senator Richard B. Russell accuses the U S press of lying to intimidate Congress into approving an anti filibuster rule for civil rights. He criticizes Walter Reuther and calls the press biased while urging reform to permit a simple majority to end debate. The fight centers on Rule 22 and freedom of debate in the Senate.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D Ga
Press
Congress
Russell
Senate
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
United Auto Worker's
Reuther
Lyndon
Johnson
Tex
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
House
Comanche County 1956 Cotton Crop Falls by Half
Comanche County 1956 cotton yield estimated at about 1 750 bales, half the long term average of 3 500, due to three weeks of 100 degree heat in August. Insect damage minor. irrigation helped some fields yield a bale per acre, while dry land needed 3 to 10 acres per bale. 1955 crop was 4 920 bales.
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Comanche County
Marvin Pantel
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Arion Johnson
Johnson
Elbert Sullivan
Cache Creek
Elvis Has Physical Not Being Drafted
Elvis Presley was summoned for a pre-induction physical examination in Memphis. A selective service spokesman said the routine exam is given to all who are registered and that Presley is not being drafted. Rumors of imminent induction have been denied.
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Memphis
Elvis Presley
Selective Service
Presley
Trail Of Death Threats Left By Abductors
HOLLYWOOD A kidnaping of Marie McDonald occurred between late night and early morning at her San Fernando Valley home. A note warned not to call police and claimed she would not be hurt while demanding money. The FBI joined the investigation as police reviewed a newspaper-clipped ransom message and a nervous caller to her ex-husband Harry Karl.
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Komnap
Marie McDonald
Marie Tuboni
Encino
Calif
Miss McDonald
Screen Press
Harry Karl
Tulsoant
Marie
Hollywood
UIM
McDonald
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Fernando Valley
Powers
Henry Kerr
Karl
Weinberger
New York
FBI
Michael Wilding
Bee
Actress Marie McDonald Reported Held by Two Men
VAN NUYS Calif Police say actress Marie McDonald telephoned film columnist Harrison Carroll to report two young men, one Mexican and one enjor, abducted her from her home and took her to a house. She said they drugged her and sought her ring and money, and Carroll noted the voice matched hers.
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van Nuys
Calif
Sail Today
Marie McDonald
Inen
Ernie Johnston
Miss McDonald
Harrison Carroll
Carroll
Donald
Brand
Johnston
Herald-Express
Lawton Chamber installs new officers for 1957
Lawton Chamber of Commerce installs officers and directors for 1957 led by Ross Porter as president and Jack Carter as first vice president. New board members include Barber, Carter, Keathley, Mustain, Page, Wade and Zook. holdovers listed. installing officer Ewing Gafford praises Lawton’s growth and community spirit since 1901.
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Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Ross Porter
Jack Carter
George Barber
J. R. Montgomery
Barber
Carter
Marlin Keathley
Jerry Mustain
George Page
Charley Wade
Floyd Zook
Vernon Howell
J. C. Kennedy
Montgomery
Jake Witzel
Ned Shepler
Ted Warkentin
OG. B. Lord
R. E. Glenn
Ewing Gafford
Lawton
Gafford
Cameron's Second Semester Enrollment Schedule Ready
Gordon Paine announces Cameron college second semester dates for night classes from 6 30 to 8 30 p m January 9 10 in the auditorium new student pre enrollment January 21 22 regular day student enrollment January 23 25 final exams January 16 18 second semester starts January 28 thirty three courses offered for night session January 14 to March 14 departments include business administration English history languages science and others requiring transcripts for all enrollees with under 62 semester hours or 94 quarter hours on record
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Cameron College
Gordon Paine
Paine
United States
Jaycees Seek Top Young Man for Lawton DSA
Nominations are being accepted for Lawton local Jaycee Distinguished Service Award to honor the outstanding young man of 1956. Chairman Manville Redman, 1955 winner, oversees the process with entrants aged 21 to 35 from any group.
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Lawton
Lawton Jaycee
Manville Redman
Jaycee Organization
Redman
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Trapped Antarctic Vessels Escape Ice
The 450 foot Arneb, a U S Navy attack cargo vessel, freed from a crushing ice pack off Ross Ice Shelf near Cape Hallett after emergency hull repairs. Captain Nels C Johnson reported hull damage but no injuries or cargo loss as crews unload damaged holds and work to patch the waterline breach. A helicopter pilot noted the icepack stretched 350 miles along the coast.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
Arneb
Cape Hallett
Jce
Nels C. Johnson
Alexandria
Johson
Ross Tee
Sta
1956 Postal Receipts Gain Reflect City Post Office
Lawson post office reports 1956 receipts rose two percent over 1955 to 478,480, third best in city history. Peak years 1954 and 1953 led the record years, while year end surged with 150,349 in December as the second best quarter. December 1926 receipts were 72,927 versus 1955 levels.
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Lawson
Bennie Stephens
Cikyans
Prof Sorokin warns U S drift toward sex anarchy
Harvard professor Pitirim Sorokin argues in The American Sex Revolution that Americans are victims of a rising sex mania saturating culture. He cites increases in divorce, sex crimes, media emphasis on sex, and claims sexual bribery and blackmail affect politics and high office.
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Cambridge
Mass
Pitirim Sorokin
Harvard
Sorokin
Sori
Prof. Sorokin
Mays
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