New Red Danger Reported Rising In Italian Crisis
Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce warns top officials of rising Communist strength in Italy amid political crisis. She cites non violent tactics and economic pressures as growing risks, while the State Department drafts about 300 million dollars in defense orders and limited economic aid for Italy over six months. Russia is described as pouring millions into Italy to back a Communist state.
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Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Era
Reds
Red
State Department
Eisenhower
Luce
Russia
Steed Sees Modest Farm Program Changes With Cattle Floor
Rep. Tom Steed bookmarks a largely intact farm program this session while backing modest improvements and a floor price for live cattle to stabilize the industry. He expects debate and possible reenactments, but not sweeping legislation, and doubts Taft-Hartley reforms will pass.
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Washington
Tom Steed
D-Okla
Congress
Steed
Eisenhower
GRDA Cuts Grand Lake Power Until Spring
GRDA counsel Q B Boyd Ston says hydro power from Grand Lake is curtailed and will not resume until spring rains refill the low reservoir. Supplementary power will be bought from private concerns and produced at the GRDA steam plant near Pryor.
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Vinita
Okla
Q. B. Boydston
Grand River Dam Authority
Grand Lake
GRDA
Pryor
Wickersham Seeks Attention to Oklahoma Labor Conditions
In Washington, Rep. Victor Wickersham reports unemployment conditions in western Oklahoma to the White House and urges President Eisenhower to consider the area for defense contracts and plants. He asked that proper authorities address the situation and aid the region.
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Washington
White House
Secretary of Labor
Oklahoma
Victor Wickersham
Eisenhower
Winter Germ Season Boosts Need for Germ Killing Cleaners
Advertisers urge use of Clorox in laundering to sanitize whites and color-fast textiles. They note laundry germs spread to multiple items and advise follow label directions for household disinfection. Clorox is marketed as a stain remover deodorizer and disinfectant for kitchens and baths, backed by public health recommendations.
East Gets Snow Pac Coast Rain
The Associated Press reports a snowy northeast and rain along the Pacific coast with dry mild weather elsewhere. The snow belt stretches from the Upper Great Lakes to New England, with 2 inch plus falls and at least five deaths in Pennsylvania from shoveling and slick roads. Temperatures run below freezing in New England to the Middle Mississippi Valley, with readings as low as zero in parts of North Dakota.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Upper
Great Lakes
West Virginia
Alleghenies
New York
New England
Pennsylvania
California
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Rockies
North Dakota
Jack Benny Daughter to Wed New York Broker Next March
Beverly Hills report says Joan Benny 19 a Stanford junior will wed Seth Baker 26 a New York stock broker after a Hawaii honeymoon. Couple will reside in New York following marriage announced by CBS Mary Livingstone and Jack Benny as parents.
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Jack Benny
New York
Beverly Hills
Calif
Mary Livingstone
Columbia Broadcasting System
Joan Benny
Stanford University
Seth Baker
Hawaii
French Use Jungle Ambush Raids Against Viet Minh
French Union forces carried out jungle ambush raids Thursday against Viet Minh troops in Indochina using tactics common to the Red rebels.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Red
El Paso Beauty Crowned 1954 Maid of Cotton
Beverly Louise Pack of El Paso Tex was named the 1954 maid of cotton and will tour 40 cities in the United States on a 60000 mile itinerary displaying an all cotton wardrobe. She will visit New York London and Paris as the industry goodwill ambassador.
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Memphis
Tenn
Beverly Louise Pack
el Paso
Tex
Texas Western College
New York
London
Paris
Miss Pack
Texas
Hope White
Uniontown
Ala
Martha Garner
Poplar Bluff
Coleen McNeill
San Marino
Calif
Barbara Brown
Columbus
United States
D. S
Beverly
James
Funeral Rites for Mrs Florence McCall in Oklahoma City
Mrs Florence Belle McCall 81 of Oklahoma City mother of R O Webb minister at Cache Church of Christ died Tuesday after a three year illness. Services were held at 3 p m Wednesday at Gar ey Funeral home. Survived by three other sons M W Webb Moore Okla Joe S McCall and Bob McCall both of Oklahoma City. two daughters Mrs Erven Hoover and Mrs Lawrence Brewster both of Oklahoma City. seven grandchildren.
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Florence Belle McCall
Oklahoma City
R. O. Webb
Cache Church of Christ
Garey Funeral Home
Oklahomaity
McCall
M. W. Webb
Moore
Okla
Joe S. McCall
Bob McCall
Erven Hoover
Lawrence Brewster
Oklney City
Kodak veteran's tube idea earns big reward
Clarence W. Houghtaling, a 30 year Eastman Kodak veteran, suggested using pneumatic tubes to transport finished photographic paper samples for quicker inspection. He received a $1,500 award for the idea.
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Easy Money
Rochester
Clarence W. Houghtaling
Eastman Kodak Co
Messenger
Houghtaling
State Bank 785 LIAB 13 14 and 16 totals and capital
Bank balance sheet shows demand and time deposits for individuals partnerships and corporations. It lists total deposits other liabilities undivided profits and total capital accounts. The bank reports assets and common stock with par value and a total capital amount of 433 465.57 in the notes.
Funeral Set Friday For Sooner's Wife
Mrs. Alice E. Schoettle, a University of Missouri graduate and former pianist, composer, and music teacher, died at her Denver home after a long illness. She would have turned 72 yesterday. Survivors include her husband, Elmer Schoettle of Norman, Oklahoma, and a son. The Denver family moved here in 1931 after she was stricken with multiple sclerosis.
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Denver
Alice E. Cine
University of Missouri
Elmer Schoettle
Norman
Okla
Minneapolis
Wife Still Believes Ex-Badman Is Cute
TARZANA California. Al Jennings a reformer now and his wife Maude who is 90 and 73 respectively celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Jennings once led a band of train and bank robbers across several states in the 1890s before arrest and later pardons by Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt restored his rights. Maude Jennings recalls their marriage as the best part of his life despite past law trouble.
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Tarzana
Calif
al Jennings
Maude
Jennings
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt
Ison
Atea
Divided Council Elects 2 Mayors In Hamilton
Hamilton Ohio city council, split 3 3 1, elected two mayors to cover 1954 and 1955. Arthur Wilson of the People’s party will serve in 1954 while Arthur Fiehrer of Forward Hamilton will serve in 1955. Herbert Mich abstained, claiming candidacy. Law director E H Perrson said dual election appears legal though unusual.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Arthur Wilson
People’s Party
Arthur Fiehrer
Forward Hamilton
People's Party
Herbert Mich
Mich
Fiehrer
E. H. Perrson
Law
Douglas To Lay Off 400 Workers In Tulsa Plant
Douglas Aircraft Co will dismiss about 400 of its 10,600 Tulsa employees within six weeks. General manager Harry Woodhead cited a recent stretch out in B47 Stratojet bomber production. The firm holds bomber contracts for at least three more years and is studying future production options.
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Douglas
Tulsa
Okla
Douglas Aircraft Co
Harry Woodhead
Handless Veteran Wins His Divorce
A handless Korean War veteran from Norman Oklahoma, Micheol Ropeycki 22, won a divorce in Long Beach California on grounds his young wife would not prepare meals. He testified he could not cook and handled all home duties. their seven year old son stays with the mother in Norman.
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Long Beach
Calif
Norman
Okla
Will Inveell
Chamered
Micheol
Ropeycki
Korea
Tates Ropeycki
Bond approvals authorize $607000 in county projects
The attorney general approved bond issues totaling 607000 yesterday for Ardmore water system improvements 450000 Norman municipal hospital expansion 150000 Dependent District 23 Seminole County building and furniture 3000 and Independent District 14 Bryan County transportation 4000.
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Torney
Ardmore
Norman
Seminole County
Bryan County
Nance Proposes Resource Pool Amid Gov Race
Purcell Oklahoma James C Nance speaker of the House and Purcell Register publisher urges candidates to form a resource pool to curb campaign spending He says unlimited spending violates the law and calls for a binding agreement among candidates to comply with election laws to avoid sanctions.
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Purcell
Okla
James C. Nance
House
Nance
Purcell Register
Oklahoma
Kerr Attacks Army on Low IQ GIs and Honor Discharges
In a weekly newsletter Kerr challenged Army claims of many low IQ GIs and denounced the rationale for a bums rush. He argued if applied to officers too, the same critic could be responsible. The piece notes 236 Ft. Sill privates were slated for honorable discharges at the government's convenience.
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Sean Ga Maen
Kerr
Dhaune
Betel
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