Freezing Rain Grip Clamps Southwest Oklahoma Highways
Area motorists warned to avoid roads as ice and freezing rain cover Southwest Oklahoma. A gasoline truck overturned at 11th and Oklahoma, spilling 400 gallons with no serious injuries. Fire crews contained possible fire. Minor injuries reported in a Packard collision near Fourth and A. Traffic hazards persist on slick bridges and frozen spots from Duncan to Chickasha.
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Oklahoma
Teyrons
Lawton
11Th
Kempton F. McClain
Summit
Ith Street
Easley
Ira Q. Beasley
Carver
Packard
Beasley
Lacy B. Holley
Columbia
Fourth
A. Holley
Frederick
Snyder
Apache
Chickasha
Wichita Falls
Waco
Abilene
Tex
Duncan
Velma
Lindsay
Wayne
Key Reuther Witness Found In Ontario Arrests
Donald Ritchie a 33 year old Canadian surrendered to Ontario police after a five day hunt and identified himself to a Hamilton Reporter. He waived extradition and will be transferred to the United States at Windsor. Betty White Ritchies common law wife was released by Preston police. One of four others accused in the 1948 Reuther assassination attempt remains at large.
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Preston
Detroit
Donald Ritchie
Reuther
Mercury
Pagears
Michigan
Oklahoma Panhandle
Ontario
Ritchie
Warves
Donald Leonard
United States
Windsor
Ont
Betty White
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
John Ford
Dennis Harvey
Hamilton Spectator
Toronto
Kitchener
Jet Smashes Homes Kills 6 in Long Beach
A fighter jet crashed into a Long Beach residential area during an attempted landing, killing six instantly including a mother and her infant son, with others badly burned. The pilot Maj Robert Blair and six other victims were named among the deceased as fires and damaged utilities spread through minute.
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Long Beach
Calif
Ernest G. Bailey
Edward Ledbetter
Edward Lynn
Long Beach Community Hospital
Shirley Ledbetter
Air Force
Long Beach Municipal
Robert A. Blair
Omaha
San Antonio
Shirley Roberts
Douglas
Stephen Louis Shoup
Grace Miller
Williams Air Force Base Ariz
Municipal
Iola McConnell
Car Tag Sales Slow In City
About half of Comanche county’s 10 000 plus auto owners have yet to purchase 1954 license plates. Penalties start after Jan 30 with 10 cent daily fines and prices doubling by March 3. Tag agent Phil Gafford says extensions are unlikely as legislature is not in session. At least 5,000 motorists still must buy plates, with some special-number tags awaiting pickup.
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Comanche County
Phil Gafford
Gafford
Indian School Hosts Allied Officers Evening Event
About 30 Allied officers in training at Fort Sill visit Fort Sill Indian School for a campus tour and dinner with FSIS students. They will attend authentic Indian songs and dances in the gym. Capt. William F. Henry organized the visit with Lt. Col. J. R. Hector as special guest.
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Fort Sill
FSIS
William F. Henry
J. R. Hector
Artillery Center
Challenge Issued On Turnpike Vote
Mayor Joseph McCain backs turnpikes and challenges mayors of Oklahoma City and Tulsa to match Lawton and Comanche county’s efforts for three extra turnpikes at the January 26 election. A contest grows between Lawton and Duncan over which county gains a higher yes vote percentage, as Gor don Stephens to Charley Wade lead a county challenge.
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Joseph McCain
Jody
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Lawton
Comanche County
Duncan
Stephens County
Gordon Stephens
Charley Wade
Lawton Chamber Endorses Turnpike Authority
The Lawton Chamber of Commerce board, seven new directors, endorsed the prior board’s turnpike plan. They urged members and employees to vote in the January 26 election supporting the superhighway authority established for Lawton.
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Lawton
Meeting Set Thursday For Allied Red Officers
U S envoy Kenneth Young said Allied and Red liaison officers will meet Thursday to discuss resuming the Korean peace conference on Red terms. The talks aim to set a date and conditions for political discussions, with Peiping noting only a date discussion and Americans urged to return to the conference table.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Kenneth Young
Red
United States
Young
Reds
Peiping
Arthur Dean
Korea
Range Gals Are Sleeker Than Cattle
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo The CowBelles an organization of ranch women meet at the Broadmoor Hotel as their husbands join the American National Cattlemen s Assn convention The women dress in city style while reflecting on ranch life past and present They discuss beef promotion topics including using less expensive cuts and slow cooking to reduce shrinkage and boost sales
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Colorado Springs
Colo
American National Cattlemen's Assn
Broadmoor Hotel
Wayne’ Rowe
Lawton
Okla
Rowe
Lucius Long
Meers
Long
Texas
Atte Compelles
Ralph L. Cowan
Eal, Ariz
House Senate Fight Stalls Cotton Action
Washington January 13 A dispute between House and Senate conferees endangers final passage of a bill to relax government controls on cotton plantings. Senate action would raise the 1954 national allotment to 21 379 342 acres, still below last year’s House figure of 225 million acres. A conference committee must reconcile the differences as the Agriculture Department sets an allotment of 17 910 488 acres under current law amid growing cotton surpluses.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower Says Atomic Talks With Russia Encouraging
President Eisenhower stated the preliminary atomic talks with the Soviet Union are encouraging but cautioned it is too early to judge good faith. He spoke at a news conference touching on domestic issues including farm policy, labor law, and Bricker Amendment tensions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Congress
Dulles
United States
Sabet
Bricker
Sen
Ohio
Riley May Return To Political Wars In Oklahoma City
Fletcher Riley a former Oklahoma Supreme Court justice said he may file for several offices this year to test legality of dual candidacies. He outlined starting with governor or U S senator or Supreme Court justice and then withdrawing from all but the best chance. He noted a 1948 case where a double filing led to a canceled candidacy and discussed legal opinions on simultaneous filings.
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Oklahoma City
Fletcher Riley
State Supreme Court
Riley
J. William Cordell
State Election Board
Dell
U. S
Supreme Court
Rile
U. S. Senate
Robert S. Kerr
Senate
U S Force Joins Air Rescue Crews
Vienna reports U S Air Force helicopters joined German units to aid avalanche rescue in Vorarlberg Austria. Two villages buried, alpine residents seek aid as casualty tallies remain unclear amid disrupted communications.
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U.S. Force
Vienna
U.S Air Force
Austria
Germany
Blons - Fontanella
Baden
Vorarlberg
City ex convict draws fifth prison sentence in eight years
James Monroe Winkler, a Ton ex convict, was sentenced to two years for second degree burglary. Records show eight total years served since 1945 across four prior convictions including grand larceny and burglary. The latest burglary and theft of $20 from Mrs Breard's Arlington home prompted habitual criminal act charges.
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James Monroe
Winkler
Lawton
Peniten Say Iy Syaterdnige
Gort
McAlester State Prison
Granite Reformatory
McAlester
McAlester Prison
Daniel A. Breard
Arlington
Convic
Gilmer Moves To Halt Oklahoma Bootlegging War
Oklahoma City safety commissioner Dixie Gilmer warned that a Chicago liquor and gambling syndicate has moved into Oklahoma and may reignite bootlegging violence. He named Robert J. Matthews as alleged syndicate director, issued a vagrancy warrant, and said whisky is transported in truck trailers from Chicago for Oklahoma loggers. Authorities work with sheriffs and county attorneys across counties to curb the fast-moving operation.
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Oklahoma City
State Safety Commission
Dixie Gilmer
Chicago
Oklahoma
Gilmer
Robert J. Matthews
Minnesota
Norman
Matthews
Tulsa
Ee Sea Se
Createe Weg
K. Bivins
State Crime ‘Bureau
Gilbert To Speak At Jaycee Lunch
K. L. Gilbert founder and first president of the Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce will be a principal speaker for the National Jaycee Week luncheon Friday noon in the Old South cafeteria. The event honors Jaycee week January 14 21 with the Distinguished Service award to Lawton’s outstanding young man of 1953. Seven nominees are invited to the luncheon. Warren Chrisman Oklahoma state Jaycee vice president for the southwest region will speak on Jaycee work locally nationally and internationally. Bill Peters local president will discuss work of the local chapter. Gilbert era: former local Jaycees founder serves as senior chamber VP and Oklahoma State Retail Merchants Association president. The DSA will be introduced by Ewing Gafford DSA chair. Seven nominees listed for the award. Regular luncheon fee of one dollar will be charged.
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K. L. Gilbert
Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Old South
Chamber of Commerce
Lawton
Warren Chrisman
Oklahoma State Jaycee
Southwest
Bill Peters
Jaycees
R. L. Gilbert
Oklahoma State Retail Merchants Association
Gilbert
Ewing Gafford
DSA
Sheraton
Gatford
Cox Finds Good Food Too Much Cox
A 33 year old soldier from Oklahoma City survived captivity on watery soup and returned to find food portions too large. Doctors say his stomach trouble persists, and he remains under medical care as he adapts to post captivity needs.
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Cox
Oklahoma City
Loot recovered after raid on three Lawton stores
Civilian and military officers early today recovered part of a high geared burglary loot. Two Fort Sill soldiers admitted stealing an arm safe containing $1,500 and sealing at three Lawton stores. A GI suspect confessed to thefts involving thousands of dollars, ammunition, radios and other gear, with officers hoping to implicate more accomplices.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
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