Frederick Copter Factory Deal Boosts OK County Hope
Frederick officials and Gyrodyne executives reached a verbal accord for a helicopter factory, with a $75 000 local pledge drive and land for the plant. The venture would start a $500 000 facility employing 300 workers, aiming to spur regional aviation industry growth.
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Frederick
New York
Paul McLellan
Chamber of Commerce
State Planning and Resources Board
McLellan
Wichita
Narcotics Control Officer to Lecture at Lawton High
Bob Roach of the Narcotics Control Service will present a two day series at Lawton High School and local clubs on The Story of Drug Addiction. He will address students at 9 30 a m Thursday and visit classes for two days, plus a 3 30 p m faculty meeting.
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Lawton High School
Bob Roach
Narcotics Control Service
Washington, D. C
Roach
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
PTA
Oklahoma
Cleveland county selects new commissioners chair and vice chair
Dale Janeway of Moore elected chairman of Cleveland county board of commissioners replacing Thomas Morren of Norman. L W McKiddy of Lexington named vice chairman. The election follows standard county procedures in Norman Oklahoma.
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Cleveland
Norman
Okla
Dale Janeway
Moore
Cleveland County Commissioners
Thomas Morren
L. W. McKiddy
Lexington
Reward Separates Owner From Teeth
A Navajo woman from Springstead trading Post, Ariz., lost her false teeth at a Gallup bus depot and offered a reward on a Navajo language program. A finder returned a set but won't ship them until the reward is sent, while the owner won't try them until paid.
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Gallup, N. M
Springstead Trading Post
Ariz
Gallup
Kennedy Omitted From Hotel List Correction
A news item corrects an omission in a prior report about the Lawton Community Hotel project. J. C. Kennedy, who joined twelve signees to back a $50 000 guarantee to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, was initially left off the list.
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Lawton
J. C. Kennedy
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mr. Kennedy
Sam Rayburn Turns 72 on Birthday in Washington
Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas, born January 6, 1882, marked his 72nd birthday as the long-serving Speaker in a session reconvening of the 83rd Congress. Rayburn first became speaker in 1940, with interruptions in 1947 and 1953, and has served in the House since 1913, the longest in Congress.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Roane County
Tenn
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Murray Turns Jet Flier For Air Guard
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray will join an Air National Guard recruiting drive by flying in a T-33 jet trainer from Oklahoma City to Tulsa. Take-off is 10 30 a m with a 10 45 a m landing. Capt Doyle W Hasti e Korean veteran will pilot to Tulsa and Maj Gerald Stephenson will pilot the return trip.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Air National Guard
National Guard
Murray
Tulsa
Doyle W. Hastie
Gerald Stephenson
Capital Oil Field Worker Is Killed By Falling Pipe
Joe Steward a 48 year old oil field worker from Oklahoma City was crushed to death yesterday at a well ten miles south of Pauls Valley when a heavy casing fell after a rope broke no others were injured Steward formerly lived at Durant Oklahoma authorities said the accident occurred at the well site near Pauls Valley
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Pauls Valley
Okla
Joe Steward
Oklahoma City
Steward
Durant
Ellender to Demand McCarthy Explain Use of Spy Material
Senate inquiry near fight over alleged plagiarized information used to expose Communists in government. Ellender plans to invite McCarthy to testify, opposes expanding committee budgets, and warns Democrats against whitewashing treason while McCarthy eyes Ft Monmouth findings and IRS cases.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
McArthy
Ellender Long
New York Times and Herald Tribune
Washington Post and
Evening Star
Baltimore Sun
Cou
Louisiana
Ft Monmouth
Army Intelligence
House Un-American Activities Committee
Ft. Monmouth
Internal Revenue Service
Robber Forces Pal To Turn Himself In
In Lincoln Nebraska two youths Rodger W Brinton 20 and ard J Crable Jr 19 pleaded guilty in Lancaster County District Court after Brinton forced Crable at gunpoint to drive them to police headquarters to surrender following a 150 filling station robbery. The pair were taken into custody in front of the police station Sunday night. Sentence was deferred while a probation officer investigated.
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Lincoln
Neb
Rodger W. Brinton
Ard J. Crable Jr
Emerald
Lancaster County
Brinton
Crable
Type Casting Providence R I Up The Narragansett Marine Lab Chief
Dr Charles J Fish heads the Narragansett Marine Laboratory in Providence Rhode Island as the new director replacing the outgoing head. The appointment reflects the lab's focus on coastal research and marine science initiatives in the region.
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Providence
Narrangansett Marine Laboratory
Charles J. Fish
Patrol Dismayed By 54 Road Toll
Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a rough highway toll start for 1954 with six deaths in the first weekend, up from three. The 1953 toll was 539, down from 595 in 1952, and safety commissioner Dixie Gilmer urged motorists to redouble efforts to reduce deaths.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Dixie Gilmer
Gilmer
Safer Driving Push Prompts Appeals and Patrol Boost
The statement urges safer driving, stronger public appeals, and higher patrol strength as part of a broader safety focus. It highlights the need for visible enforcement and community response to traffic concerns.
Union Men Cross Own Picket Line
In Dayton Ohio Local 801 members crossed a picket line in front of their union HQ while snowed in. Pickets said two bartenders were fired to install friends in the jobs at the union recreation hall where members attended bingo. Eugene Johnson president of Local 801 commented on the firings.
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Dayton
Ohio
International Union of Workers
Eugene Johnson
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