Reds Ordered PWs To Avoid Explanations In Tokyo
Cpl. Claude Batchelor said Reds ordered him and 21 other un repatriated Americans not to attend Allied come home interviews during the explanations period ending Dec. 23. He accused Communists of using secret channels to contact prisoners in Indian custody and said Wilfrid Burchett and Alan Winnington influenced his anti American views. He attended Red lectures and later claimed to have informed on fellow captives for nonpersonal reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Claude Batchelor
Freedom
Batcherlor
Wilfrid Burchett
Tenneson
Batchelor
Pfc
Richard R. Tenneson
Portia Howe
Alden
Minn
Korea
Burchett
Parj L’humanite
Alan Winnington
London Daily Order
United States
North
North Korea
Pella Resigns in Italy After Cabinet Meeting Clash
Prime Minister Giuseppe Pella resigned Tuesday in a sudden clash within Italy's centrist Christian Democracy. He turned in the government’s resignation to President Luigi Einaudi after a 30 minute emergency cabinet session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Giuseppe Pella
Italy
Christian
Pella
Luigi Einaudi
Alcide de Gasperi
Tomlinson and Jefferson Schools Planned in Lawton Addition
Lawton Oklahoma board of education moves to start an elementary school in the Tomlinson addition using local funds while awaiting federal support. A bid-opening special meeting is set to decide on the Lawton Heights Williams area Jefferson school funded by a $315,000 bond approved December. Funds become available January 14 after a 30 day protest period.
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Tomlinson Addition
Lawton
Jefferson
Oklahoma Governor Refuses Narotics Division Funding Request
Gov. Johnston Murray rejects a $10,000 contingency funding request for Oklahoma's narcotics division. Attorney General Williamson says he will discuss the matter with the governor. The legislature had provided $20,000 for two years, leaving salaries to consume most of the funds.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Mac Q. Williamson
Murray
Robert O. Cunningham
Williamson
Wives Fight Social Security Tax Reaches Congress
Marshall Texas housewives say they will appeal to Congress after Supreme Court rulings upheld taxing wages of household servants. Spokeswoman Mrs. Carolyn Abney leads a 14 member group claiming the tax is unconstitutional and calls for citizens to write their representatives. They frame the issue as personal liberty and home values over property concerns.
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Marshall
Tex
Marshall Housewives
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue
Carolyn M. Abney
Abney
Lawton Schools Receive Over 103000 in Aid
Lawton public schools total state and federal aid surpasses 103000 with 89463 state and 13746 federal funds. White schools receive 79825 state aid and 9638 for Negro schools. Board votes to direct white allotment to teacher salaries and allocates Negro funds to salaries, maintenance, and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Justin Kuntz
Board of Education
Oklahoma Comanche County Election Office Plans for Jan 26 Ballot
Comanche County election officials prepare for the January 26 election with toll road questions on the ballot. Frances Byars, secretary, says all registered voters may vote and changes in wards and precincts affect where Lawton residents vote. New registrants must register January 7 to 15, and all county voters must re register in March under a new state law. One extra precinct added in Lawton Ward 1. See Page 2.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma
Frances Byars
County Election Board
Byars
Lawton
Comanche County Cotton Output Tops 5046 Bales in 1953
Comanche County's 1953 cotton harvest nears completion with 5,046 bales ginned across seven gins. Lawton Cooperative reports 1,019 bales and Faxon gin 1,352, the county’s largest output to date. Gins expect to remain open one to two weeks as state-wide yield rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Lewis Haydock
Otto Kluck
Lawton Cooperative Association
Lawton
Kluck
Faxon
Clift Electric
Indiahoma
Fletcher
Sterling
Elgin
McCarthy vows no halt to Reds hunt in government probe
Sen. Joseph McCarthy said he will not abandon the Communist in government investigation and plans to keep his subcommittee focused on Red hunting. Reports said the Eisenhower administration urged more focus on waste and corruption. McCarthy spoke at a Washington event after signaling budget and staff expansion for 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. Ellender
D-La
Senate
McCarthy
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Wisconsin
Lee McCarthy
Pageant board picks new directors in reorganization
Jack A. Batten announces Easter Pageant association election results. Bert Blasingame Warren Chrisman Bob Noe and Col. E C Williams elected to three year terms. Old members shift to two year terms and others serve one year as the board expands from seven to twelve members with four directors chosen annually.
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Esult
Jack A. Batten
Bert Blasingame
Warren Chrisman
Bob Noe
Col
E. C. Williams
I. G. Cole
John Keathley
Fred C. Larrance
Reece L. Russell
Joe Porter
John Thomas Jr
Ted Warkentin
Walter Wolverton
Pageant Association
Masked gunmen hold up Cushing dice game in Oklahoma
Four hooded bandits armed with pistols and a submachine gun pocketed about 20 000 from patrons at a floating dice game near Cushing Oklahoma. Victims were forced to strip and tied with wire. a woman was present among players and onlookers. The robbery echoes a prior Austin Texas poker game heist as police pursue leads across several towns.
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Cushing
Okla
Austin
Tex
Arkansas
Kansas
Ince
Emiol Teeology Oiaecs
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Highway Patrol
Payne County Sheriff's Office
Jennings
Oilton
Opening Of GI s Mail Charged To City
Blair B Burkhart a civilian employee at Fort Sill Fort Sill post locator office was jailed on charges of illegally opening a soldier s mail. He did not post bond and remained in county custody. The case involves obstructing correspondence and opening embezzling destroying a letter addressed to Pfc Isaac Shapiro Fort Sill. Investigators from Fort Sill and postal inspectors are probing contents and whether valuables were inside. Fort Sill PIO and local inspectors seek details as the inquiry continues.
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Blair B. Burkhart
Fort Sill
Burkhart
Pfc
Isaac Shapiro
Fort Ill
Federal
Incompetents Due Will Discharge Fort Sill Troops
Fort Sill’s public information office said 236 “incompetent” enlisted men at the Artillery Center will be discharged over the next months under Army orders. They are part of 20 000 slated nationwide for discharge as incapable of absorbing training to meet military requirements. An Army spokesman noted many have served multiple enlistments and will be clear of further service liability, with potential for reentry only if conditions improve.
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Fort Sill
Public Information Office Today
United States
Army
Four Comanche County Men to Report for Draft Examinations
Four Lawton draft eligibles will report Friday for pre induction physical examinations. The group includes Earl Raymond Kern Donnie Lee Lawson and Daniel Joseph Gramley with local addresses. Lawson and Gramley are transferees from another selective service area. They will fill the county January pre induction quota as six Comanche county men are set to report for induction January 27.
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Lawton
Local Sex Service Board
Tony
Earl Raymond Kern
Petros Elia
Donnie Lee Lawson
Daniel Joseph Gramley
Ozman
Lawson
Gramley
Comanche County
Area Weather Forecast Continues With Mild Temps
Forecast remains fair with little temperature change. Highs reach the 60s today and Tuesday, with a low tonight near 30 and a low today around 26. Monday high near 65 and a reading of 58 at 11 a.m. today.
8th Army Prepares for Mass Release of POWs
The 8th Army plans to release over 20 000 anti Communist prisoners from neutral custody at midnight January 22. Prisoners who refuse repatriation will become civilians and may move southward after release. Authorities seek to manage potential disorder and isolate pro-Communist agents as Indian troops count prisoners amid Korean armistice tensions.
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Seoule
8Th
South Korea
U.N
Demilitarized Zone
Kewvena
Tom
Civil actions docket lists 32 cases for weeklong jury trial
Thirty two civil suits are set for district court jury trial starting January 18. Most actions seek damages or money judgments from accidents. A $168,000 damage suit by Stephanie Lester against Standard Paving Co. involves burns to a Lawton girl. District Judge Floyd Jackson will preside. Sixty five prospective jurors are named. Cases include King vs Long damages Click vs Simmons damages Welch vs McCracken money judgment Harrell vs Kniffin damages Worey v Standard Paving damages Madsen vs Gruan money judgment Gladys Archer vs Wayne Tisdel. See COURT Page 2.
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Stephanie Lester
Standard Paving Co
Lawton
Floyd Jackson
Creed H. King
Almon R. Long
James H. Click
Earl Leroy Simmons
D. J. Welch
J. R. McCracken
Adelle Harrell
Arnold Dean Kniffin
Albert S. Worey Jentameter
Standard Paying Co
E A. Madsen
John W. Gruan
Gladys Archer
Wayne Tisdel
Eisenhower pledges action on farm prices and prosperity
President Eisenhower told listeners he will use every legitimate federal means to maintain prosperity and will not rely on war threats. He described a State of the Union plan aimed at broad federal help without promises of pie in the sky or bribes, stressing the common good for all American families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Congress
Resort Temperature Forecast For Lawton Area
Lawton area residents can expect “resort” like weather for the next five days with western Oklahoma temperatures averaging 6 to 12 degrees above normal about 40 degrees for this time of year. Highs today and tomorrow should be in the 60s with nights near 30. Monday reached 65 degrees with a 26 degree low.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Forty Four Fort Sill Officers to Be Relieved From Active Duty
Forty four Fort Sill officers will be relieved from active duty after 21 months of service. The public information office said the officers are regular Army ROTC and OCS graduates serving their first two years of commission. Those to be released declined a new active duty category or had requests disapproved or did not apply for more active duty.
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Fort Sill
Public Information Office
Gillnuts Oe
OCS
PIO
Disappearing Bank Bag Stuns Amarillo Bank staff
In Amarillo authorities probe the loss of a canvas bag with 75000 in five and ten dollar bills from First National Bank. Two other bags were also to be picked up by armored truck crews. A statewide alert targets a 30 to 32 year old man in brown trousers and a grey top coat with a blue duffel bag.
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Isaac Jacobson
National Produce Co
Secret Service
Amarillo
First National Bank
Mary Owens
R. E. Young
Sanderson
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Reds
Pws
Bulletin
Tomlinson School
Tommy Riddle
Ed Riddle
Freddie Fitch
C. Carl Fitch
Cheyenne
Narcotics Bureau
Joe
Picke
Treasury
Virginia
The
U.S. of Engraving and Pristing
Centerville
Fairfax County
Loudon County
A. E. Baughman
Sth
Sill
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