Col Nye Recalls Fort Sill History Writing Carbine and Lance
Col Wilbur Nye retired Army officer and historian speaks at Fort Sill on his 1937 Fort Sill history Carbine and Lance. He urges personal interviews as essential to history and praises Indians and pioneer historians who aided his research. The lecture at Snow Hall honors the 89th anniversary of the Artillery and Missile Center and is open to the public.
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Bill
Crawford
Weslec
Wilburn, Nye
Weiting
Carbine and Lance
Fort Sill
Artillery and Missile Center
Fort
Li Tle
Snowhall
Col. Nye
Fort Sil
M-Set
Ret
Morris Swett
Lawton
The
University Press At
Norman
Nens Story
Military Service Publishing Co
Harrisburg
Fort Bragg
N.C
Sill
Charles S. Blakely
Blakeley
Nye
Gillett Griswold
Fort Sill Museum
Fort Sill Golden Birthday Marks Frontier Legacy
Fort Sill celebrates a milestone reflecting its 1888 origin as Camp Wichita on Medicine Bluff and its evolution to a permanent fort named for Brig. Gen. Joshua W. Sill. The post, once distant from rail and telegraph, grew into the world’s artillery and missile center with the School of Fire for Field Artillery and key 20th century roles in opening Oklahoma.
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Fort Sill
Wichita
Medicine Bixsf Creek
Philip Sheridan
G. Griers
Joshua WW. Sill
Sheridan
West Point
Stone River
Tenn
Grant
Heart of Indian Country
Sill
Kiowa-Comanche Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Selliers
Dan T. Moore
School of Fire For
Field Artillery
Bids Opened for Fort Cobb Dam Project
The Reclamation Bureau at Anadarko announced bids for Fort Cobb dam in Caddo county will be publicly opened at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Western Farmers Electric Cooperative office. Construction starts within a month and should finish by the end of 1939. The project mirrors the nearby Clinton reservoir under Anadarco supervision.
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Anadarko, Okla
Federal Reclamation Bureau
Anadarko
Fort Cobb
Caddo County
C. O. Crane
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
Deane
Marines Cleared In Navy Beatings
The Navy reversed four convictions and upheld acquittals for three other Marines at the Sasebo base in Japan. Eight Marines were convicted and six acquitted overall, with further trials ongoing for Sgt. Robert J. Barbuti and Sgt. Adrian McLane as the Navy reviews the case.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Navy
Sasebo
Robert J. Barbuti
Schenectady
N.Y
Yokosukan
Adrian McLane
Philadelphia
J . Barbuli
Adm
May- Tice E. Carts
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Glenn Fredericks
Fleet
Muth
Alaska
Decision In Labor Dispute Moves To Next Step
The case against Page Aircraft Maintenance Inc for unfair labor practices faces weeks before a ruling. Testimony from union IAM Local 89 and Page witnesses was reviewed by Trial Examiner A Norman Jomers of the NLRB after a Tuesday start and Friday close. The dispute centers on bargaining rights after Page assumed the Fort Sill contract and whether former Spartan workers became Page employees. The government asserts Page inherited the rights and duties of Spartan between May 1 and Aug 1, while Page contends the IAM members were not employees before Aug 1.
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Page Arrcraft, Maintenance, Inc
International Association of Machinists
A. Norman
Washington, National Labor Relations Boar
IAM
NLRB
Page
Fort Siircraft
Spartan
Everet Rhea
NERS
SAM
Corporation Tools
Fort Sill
Albert Sweeney
TAM
Ben Fage
Page 3
Col
Hurry-Up Missile Fund Request Approval Seen
A White House request for 1.26 billion dollars in defense funds moved to front of congressional agenda. The House Defense Appropriations subcommittee met behind closed doors to hear McElroy and top aides explain the need while President Eisenhower urged quick action. Senate leaders echoed urgency with plans to study the measure promptly and have it ready for floor action this month.
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Washington
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Defense McElroy
Eisenhower
Congress
Zeps Bill List
Mahon
D-Tex
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Knotvland
California
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Saltonstill
R-Mass
Smathers
D-Fla
Ac- Feo Yun
T. Col
Winds May Delay Atlas Launch At Cape Canaveral
Winds up to 30 miles an hour threaten the Atlas launch as crews prepare the intercontinental missile in Cape Canaveral Florida. Weather officials say winds may not ease until tonight and could push the firing to tomorrow.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. 1
Atlas
Weather Bureau
Africa
Ike's Farm Gets Soil Bank Money
New York Times reports President Eisenhower's farm in Gallysburg Pennsylvania received soil bank payments totaling 2009.50 for not growing corn and wheat in five years. Federal conservation payments were described as under the 1500 limit. records show the payments in Adams County.
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New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Gallysburg
Washington Dispatch
Department of Agricultuure
Yha Times
Office
The
Agriculture Department
Commodity Stabilization Service
Adams County
Fierce Coastal Storm Rips Florida as 20 Die in Accidents
A brutal winter coastal storm raced from Florida to Maine, killing at least 20 in accidents and plummeting the East with heavy snow, 75 mph winds, sleet and lightning. New England faces bitter cold with up to 15 below forecast. Florida records rare snow with Lakeland seeing fall and visibility reduced.
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New York
Maine
Florida
Middle
South Atlantic States
New England
Seaboard
Wi Thebes
Font Augusta
Atlantic City
N.J
Lakeland
Florida Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New Hampshire
New Haven
Hartford
Danielson
Plainfield
Nor Wich
Connecticu
Finance Firm Hit With Suit Over Receivership
A district court suit seeks a receiver for Selected Investments Corp a 35 million Oklahoma City finance firm Investors H P Willis and wife ask to restrain asset disposal while the case is heard They allege misrepresentations about a $1000 trust bond issued in May 1953 and redeemable at full value after three years The firm declined comment and two lawyers said they represent investors The Securities Commission moved to hold officials in contempt after they failed to appear at a hearing
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Oklahoma City
Selected Investments Corp
H. P. Willis
Willis
Charles Hill Johns
Gomer Smith Jr
Toroughout
Oklahoma
State Securities Commission
Selected Investments
State Supreme Court
Chilly Night Gives Way to Warmer Lawson Area Forecast
A warming trend begins in Lawson and statewide after freezing overnight lows. City temps fell to 16 last night with Ponta City recording 13 degrees and Guymon at 52 yesterday. Forecasters expect highs near 50 today rising to the 60s by tomorrow, then mild through Thursday with fair skies and a slight Friday cooling.
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Lawson
Ivering
Ponta City
Guymon
Gavin Will Still Quit Despite Four Star Offer
Army research chief Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin told senators he will retire March 31 despite Pentagon offers of two paths to four star rank. Sen. Jackson said Gavin made the stance clear during closed Senate testimony, noting he cannot defend this year's Army budget for research and development. Senator Symington cited Gavin praising Soviet ground forces while US cuts press.
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James M. Gavin
Army Research and Development
Senate
Washington
Army Research
Senators
Pentagon
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Gavin
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
OC Army
Symington
D-Mi
U.S
Sens. Stennis
D-Miss
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Army
Brucker
McElroy
Defense
Defense Department
Secretary of the
Eisenhower to push new missile and air defense funds
A high official described the president’s forthcoming State of the Union as a bold message to Congress. The plan seeks about 1.26 billion dollars to expand and speed up the nation’s missile and air defense programs. Senate leader Johnson praised the move and urged a strong follow up address to lawmakers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
State of the Union
Senate
Lyndon B. Joanson
Texas
Johnson
Lisenhower
Sen. Smathers
Public Hearing on U S 277 Improvement Set
A federal highway act required public hearing will be held at 11 a m January 21 in the county courthouse to discuss widening U S 277 from the three level interchange to a point north of Fort Sill Gate 1 Dale town. The state highway commission set the date and announced it through C A Steidt highway department director. Mayor C R Ellsworth was informed of the hearing date in a letter from Steidt s office. The act requires hearings or opportunity to hear and considers economic effects of the proposed location. See HEARING Fare 2 Col 7.
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U.S. 277
Fort Sill
Dale Toy
State Highway Commission
C. A. Steidt
Highway Department
Direcor
C. R. Ellsworth
Steidt
Commissioner of Public Roads
Phone Union Eying Strike Near Over Wage Demands
New York telecommunication workers union leaders warned of a nationwide strike if AT&T does not offer higher wages. Elaine Gleason, AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America director, said afternoon talks might be canceled if wage moves fail. The union, about 25 000 workers strong, extended contract talks past the expiration date with AT&T.
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New York
At&t
States
District of Columbia
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