Missile Unit Is Due At Sill Next Month
Fort Sill will receive the 246th Field Artillery Missile Battalion from Fort Bliss in February, commanded by Maj. Carl D. Patterson Jr. The 515th Ordnance Company will arrive about March 1. The unit, a pioneer Corporel missile battalion, helped fire the first tactical Corporal missile at White Sands in 1954 and has participated in Sage Brush and Flash Burn exercises.
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Fort Sill
Artillery
Fort Bliss
Tex
Public Information Office
246Th Field Artillery Missile Battalion
Carl D. Patterson Jr
515Th Ordnance Company
246Th
Redstone Arsenal
Ala
Army
52Nd Field Artillery Group
Maj
Patterson
PIO
Fort Sil
Washington, D. C
Artillery and
White Sands Proving Grounds
N. M
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fort Polk
Gary threatens bypass to shut down Canute speed trap
Oklahoma Gov Raymond Gary said he may bypass U S Highway 66 around Canute in Washita County if speed trap reports persist. He ordered a crime bureau investigation, awaiting Lt O K Bivins report. Gary noted rising complaints alleging a constable and a justice of the peace operate the trap and cited a motorist fined over 200 in 30 minutes.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Canute
Washita County
Gary
Crime Bureau
O. K. Bivins
Federal Bureau of Roads
Oklahoma
Charles Wilson
Sayre
Elk City
Bright Future Seen For Army Aviation Program
Army Aviation chief Maj. Gen. Hamilton H. Howze predicts a great future for the service as it shifts to science driven warfare. He spoke at Fort Sill during helicopter unit training and outlined plans to train pilots and units while addressing artillery officers class. He also discussed land use negotiations with Interior Department over Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge for Fort Sill artillery range expansion. Congress approved buying adjoining land for the range, while Interior opposes Army title to part of the refuge. Prospects for aviation integration into small units were highlighted, noting potential future airmobile units with officers commanding. See GENERAL, Page 2.
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Hamilton H. Howze
Army Aviation
Howze
Fort Sill
Edward T Williams
Washington
Army
Interior Department
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
Oklo
C. J. Hauck Jr
Victor Wickersham
D-Okla
Interior
McKay
Hauck
Department of the Army
Department of the Interior
Congress
Hamilton Howze
Inset
Overcrowded U S Airways Imperil Lives
A government advisory group warned airways are overcrowded and inadequately regulated. Airliners face near collisions daily, with four reports of near misses on average. The eight member panel urged immediate leadership and a 20 year master plan to align aviation facilities with growth and development.
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Washington
William Barclay Harding
New York
Rowland Hughes
Segregation Policy Proposed To Cut School Aid
Oklahoma City reports the state Board of Education will consider a plan to trim aid to districts with segregated classrooms. State Superintendent Dr. Oliver Hodge says the policy could save about a million dollars yearly and must be set by February to avoid hiring delays, with notice required by mid April.
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Oklahoma City
Board of Education
Oliver Hodge
Hodge
Disgruntled Hoodlum Reveals Brink's Story
Joseph J. O Keefe a key figure in the Brink's robbery testified before a grand jury naming the plan as six men carried out the heist. He described entry through a garage and locks removed for a quick inside operation. O Keefe claimed another participant was outside and that loot was destroyed to avoid danger. He said Maf fie kept his share though he never received it.
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Boston
Joseph J
O'Keefe
FBI
O’keefe
Boston Traveler
Joe McGinnis
Roxbury
Adolph “Jazz
Maffie
Brink’s
Naturalization Exam Hardship Tales From The Board
The naturalization examiner Glenn A. Torrence describes the complex process that leaves some applicants technically stateless between renouncing a former allegiance and signing the oath. He notes the exam is the difficult part and stresses the importance of thorough scrutiny to ensure lawful citizenship. See EXAMINER, Page 2.
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U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Glenn A. Torrence
Torrence
Cross resigns ICC chief admits indiscreet actions in Chicago contract
Hugh W W Cross resigned as Interstate Commerce Commission chairman after testimony released today acknowledged indiscreet actions related to a Chicago contract. He denied using his position to aid friend John L Keeshin and said any stigma would harm the ICC, not himself. Senate subcommittee released Nov transcript despite Republican protests. Further hearings were dropped after Cross's resignation on November 23.
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Washington
Hugh W.W. Cross
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
John L. Keeshin
ICC
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Cross
Sen
Bender
Robio
Well That's The Breaks Doomed Gunman Refuses Clemency
OKLAHOMA CITY The Pardon and Parole Board refused to recommend clemency for Harbie Franklin Fairis Jr. sentenced to die for the slaying of an Oklahoma City detective. Gov. Gary had said he would not override. In a death row cell an official delivered the board’s decision as Fairris calmly instructed a guard to continue shaving. He made no further comment about his 12:01 a.m. Wednesday execution. The case, tied to a Fort Worth gangster and a July 16 attempted jewelry store robbery, involved a complex confession sequence and contested ballistics. Fairris named Eggleston as the shooter, while co-defendant Price admitted firing in earlier statements. The board’s denial ends a last appeal window.
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Oklahoma City
Pardon and Parole Board
Harbie Franklin Fairis Jr
Raymond Gary
Fairris
State Penitentiary
Park Anderson
H. C. Mcleod
Fairis
Anderson
McAlester
Leroy
Tracy) Eggleston
Fort Worth
Bennie F. Cravatt
Raymond Carroll Price
Cravatt
Parole Board
Price
Dallas Call
Cameron to Get Barn Show Ring at Cameron College
Regents authorize Vernon Howell to draw plans and bid ads for a prefab barn and livestock show arena costing about 25,000 dollars. Location undetermined. Howell reports ongoing 350,000 dollar fieldhouse construction on Cameron junior college campus funded by state bond money. W. C. Shelton Construction Co. of Lawton is the contractor. The agriculture building will use the remaining Cameron share of 450,000 dollars bond funds.
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Cameron College
Vernon Howell
State A&m
Stillwater
Howell
W. C. Shelton Construction Co
Lawton
Cameron
Delayed Cold Spell Alters Weekend Weather Outlook
The weekend cold front will be delayed and cloudiness will rise with warmer temperatures. Today’s high reaches 55 with Saturday near 60, while five day outlooks show temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal in the west to near normal in the east, with a slight chance of scattered showers in the southeast early next week.
Friday the 13th Note Promises Encouragement
A lighthearted message acknowledges Friday the 13th in 1956 with reassurance that bad days happen. It notes two remaining dark days in April and July and offers a note of encouragement for readers feeling off on this calendar date.
Cambridge Professor Triggers TV Controversy on air
Dr Glyn Daniel of Cambridge University caused an uproar on the BBC quiz Animal, Vegetable, Mineral by saying he would like to kill a few million people mostly viewers. The professor, ill with influenza, later explained the remark as a poor joke and said he might not appear on future shows as discussions with the producer focused on his TV availability.
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London
British Broadcasting Corp
Glyn Daniel
Cambridge University
Dr. Daniel
Britain
BBC
Daniel
Paul Johnstone
Cambridge
Industrial Stock Meeting On Tap In Lawton
Lawton officials push a stock promotion with a report breakfast at Hotel Lawtonian this Saturday. Mayor C. R. Ellsworth reports an additional 10000 dollars in stock sold and forecasts total shares sold by Saturday between 70000 and 75000 dollars. Greater Lawton Inc and the Lawton Industrial Developers committee back the effort.
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Lawton
Lawtonian
C. R. Ellsworth
Greater Lawton, Inc
Lawton Industrial Developers Committee
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Harold R. Harris
Harris
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Brink
Hurbie Fairris
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Underworld
Virgil Hughes
Center
Ethel Monroe
Earl Botkin
Hughes
Miss Monroe
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