3 Yank Moms Await Visits to Sons in Chinese Prisons
Four mothers from Connecticut and Yonkers arrive in Canton after U S travel ban relaxation to visit sons imprisoned on espionage charges. They plan to visit Hugh Redmond in Shanghai and two others in Peiping while an attorney heads to Shanghai for defense evidence.
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Mary Down
New Britain
Conn
Ies
Feechau
Lana
Tuth Redmond
Yonkers
Downey
Willams
Carilo Asterday
United Sales
Hong Kong
State Department
China
A. L. Wirin
San Francisco
Shanghai
John Powel
William Downey
Chinese Red
Redmond
Amr
President of Red Romania Is Dead
Petru Groza, president of Communist Romania, died in Bucharest at 73 after a period of illness including a reported intestinal cancer. Born in 1881 in Transylvania, Groza led a peasant party before the war and helped push King Michael from power.
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London
Jam 7
UPI
Petru Groza
Romania
Bucharest
Groza
Bacia
Transylvania
Michael of
Navy Plane Crashes at Virginia Beach Killing Four Crew
A Navy P4M Marauder struck a two story house near a Virginia Beach resort area killing four crewmen and injuring 12 others. The crash destroyed the house and damaged two more as fire broke out and consumed surrounding structures. Witnesses described the bomber flying unusually low during a failed low level approach as engines failed and jets could not be started.
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Norfolk
Navy
Edward Clyde
Nick Copeland
Heach
Funeral Rites For Local Residents In Oklahoma And Elgin
Obituary notices report Mary Josephine Brown of Elgin died recently at Fort Supply. Rosary service to be held this evening at Dalton Funeral Home chapel with funeral at St. Ann's Catholic Church Elgin officiated by Rev M P Gant. Survivors include two brothers Lale Brown and George Brown. Burial at Elgin Catholic Cemetery. In Fletcher, Ora Alice Gant 87 died January 6 in Oklahoma City Hospital. Services set for Wednesday at Fletcher Christian Church led by Rev Bill Crater. Gant, born July 7 1870 in Indiana, had long lived in Fletcher and belonged to local church groups. Burial in Fletcher Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Two Hawks, two sons Emory Gale and Cecil Cantley, sister Mrs R J Moffeit, three brothers, and two grandchildren plus two great grandchildren. Burial under Dalton Funeral Home direction.
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Fletcher
Mary Josephine Brown
Elgin
Fort Supply
Dalton Funeral Home
St. Ann's Catholic Church
M. P. Gant
Lale Brown
George Brown
Elgin Catholic
Dalton's
Ora Alice Gant
Oklahoma City
Fletcher Christian Church
Bill Crater
Marlowan Church
Ficialings
Gant
Indiana
Fietcher
Fletcher Eastern Slav
Mes
Hawks
Moovey
Emory Gale
Muskogee
Cecil Cantley
San Pedro
Calif
R. J. Moffeit
Frank Winters
C. T. Winters
Broken Arrow
Hl. E. Winters
Dewey
Fletcher Cemetery
Ox5 Club Plans Charter Dinner In Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Wing of the ONS dub will host its charter dinner at 6 30 p m Saturday in the Biltmore hotel Oklahoma City. Clair ence Soper Lawton announced. The OX5 club membership is limited to men and women who owned flew or maintained aircraft powered by the ONS engine developed during World War I and gave aviation its first big boost.
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Oklahoma
ONS
Biltmore
Oklahoma City
Clairence Soper
Lawton
Neither Tax Cut Nor Hike Is Forecast For This Year
Washington United Press describes Congress starting a broad tax revision study with 325 witnesses and 200 groups filing statements. Lawmakers expect no major changes this year as defense spending pressures rise. Mills says the hearing will gather information for possible revisions. Knowland opposes both Truman’s tax hikes and ADA spending boosts.
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Vincent J. Burwe
United Press
Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
Dars
Russia
Sputniks
Truman
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
General Eddleman to Visit Fort Sill in January 1920
Lt. Gen. Clyde D. Eddleman, deputy chief of staff for military operations, U.S. Army, will visit Fort Sill in January 1920. He will be briefed on missions and operations at the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center during the visit.
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Clyde D. Eddleman
U.S. Army
Fort Sill
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile Center
School Superintendent Gets Two-Year Contract
Lawson Board of Education approved a two year contract for School Superintendent Toho Shoemaker extending through the 1959 60 school year. Shoemaker has led city schools for 12 years after a 20 year Lawton public schools principal career. The board also reported about 61 000 in state aid for teachers salaries based on ADA and approved new personnel including Clifford Woods Freda Woods and Lary John bus driver. Existing insurance on Roseland school property will be dropped while the building remains under a five year plan. A school bus payment of 34885 to Earl McKinney Co was approved. A hot lunch program may be explored for Washington elementary if interest grows. Bids for drums at Douglas high school were directed and the Barry Co was hired to study a future bond issue for expansion of Lawton high and elementary plants. Guests included teachers Bethel Andrews and Lucille Lansden.
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Toho Shoemaker
Lawson Board of Education
Shoemaker
Lawton Public Schoo's
Commanche County
Averek
Clifford Woods
Freda Woods
Lary John
Dale Ledbelee
Myrna Kay Langley
Gwen Gillis
Burl Winters
Jerry Rummage
Roseland School
Lawton
Lawton Board of Education
Earl McKinney Co
Washington Elementary
Washington
Justin Kuntz
Douglass High School
John T. Barry Co
Oklahoma City
Laon High School
Bethel Andrews
Lucille Lansden
Lawson Public School
F. B
Fuzz) Barnes
John Elkins
Paper Executives Praise Color Ads National ad chiefs hail color ads as sales weapon
A Milwaukee Journal advertising manager cited color ads yielding three times the sales response of black and white spreads. About 832 U S papers with 43 million readers employ the three color printing process as publishers adopt the RO P system to revolutionize the newspaper business.
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Robert WK
Drew
The
Milwaukee Journal
U. S
National Retail Dry Goods Association
R.O.P
Moscow Fashion Fad Sweeps Russian Women
Radio Moscow reports a straight cut akin to the Paris sack look sweeping the Russian fashion world. Western experts say it will likely bring little change in how Russian women appear.
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Moscow
London
Radio Moscow
Paris
Rebels repulse Cuban attack near Dos Palmas
The Cuban government reported that its garrison at Dos Palmas in Oriente province repulsed an attack by about four rebels last night, with two attackers killed. Dos Palmas lies in the Sierra Maestra region, stronghold of Fidel Castro.
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Dos Palmas
Dosmas
Oriente
Sierra Maestra
Fidel Castro
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