Four Petitions Filed Here Under Uniform Support Act
County attorney’s office begins civil actions against deserting fathers under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act of 1953. Petitions target men living in Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Illinois. Field says more actions will follow as complainants appear and funds permit.
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Jim Bradshaw
Vernon Field
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
Illinois
Field
Yaa
Chilren
Comanche County
Superior
County Attorn
Public Welfare
Sup- Field
Superior Courts
Harold Wilson Selected Outstanding Young Man
Harold W. Wilson, 32, co owner of Lawton Tent and Awning, received the Junior Chamber of Commerce Dil Service award as Lawton's outstanding young man in community service for 1953. The honor was announced at a joint junior senior Chamber meeting during National Jaycee Week. Judges and nominees were noted, with Wilson chosen from seven finalists and praised by District Judge Floyd L. Jackson.
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Floyd Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Wilson
Lawton
Harold W. Wilson
Lawton Tent & Awning Company
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Aycee
Ewing Gafford
DSA
Cere
O. T
Buddy) Garber
American Legion
Optimist Club
M~n Keathley
The
Jaycees
Kiwanis Club
Buford Morgan
Jerry Mustain
Senior Chamber of Commerce
L. W
Whit) Ozier
Chu
James Sanders
Wilson
Jackson
Jaycee
Bill Peters
Warren Chrisman
Harvard Professor Admits Communist Ties in War Lab
Harvard professor Wendell H. Furry acknowledged being one of six Communist Party members who worked in a top secret MIT radar lab during the war. He refused to name the other five when pressed by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who called the case gravely contemptible. McCarthy reiterated his demand that Harvard President Nathan Pusey dismiss Furry. McCarthy said he would continue questioning in executive session with Furry and about 10 unidentified witnesses.
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Boston
Harvard
Communist Party
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wendell H. Furry
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
McCarthy
a _ university
Nathan M. Pusey
Furry
Polar Air Brings Freezing Rain Low Of 20 Tonight
A polar air mass with freezing rain and snow threatens southwest Oklahoma tonight. The Highway Patrol reiterates a driving ban on icy roads. rain is to turn to freezing precipitation with temperatures dropping to 20. Fog reduced visibility earlier, flights resumed in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and statewide wintry mix is forecast through Saturday with snow possible in the northwest.
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Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Tulsa
Oklahoma State
Ardmore
Fort Sill
McAlester
Ponca City
Oklahoma City
Pushmataha County
Heavener
Wilburton
Atoka
Idabe
Gage
Cox Remains In Jail as Bond Effort Fails
Jim Cox, 41, Cache murder suspect, remains jailed at noon after bondsmen could muster only about 16 000 in property toward a 25 000 appearance bond set by District Judge Floyd Jackson. Cox was bailed Thursday after a habeas corpus hearing. a bondsman last week displayed a 15 000 cashier's check, which was not presented today.
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Jim Cox
Floyd Jackson
Cox
Floyd Roberts
Indiahoma Area
Jackson
S. R. Harper
Roberts
Luther Roberts
Air Academy Bill Nears Approval
Washington January 15 Air Force House Armed Services panel moved to send a bill approving the service academy plan with cost estimates up to 175 million dollars Controversy over site location grows as Representatives Brown and Schenck propose a Miami Valley Ohio site The administration plans a new site survey board while President Eisenhower avoids declaring a choice Talbott will decide the site with guidance from the new board not bound by earlier recommendations Seven possible locations were named Camp Beale California near Colorado Springs Madison Indiana near Charlotte North Carolina and others The measure aims to empower Talbott to pick the site despite ongoing debates and a lack of a fixed plan
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
House
Air Force
C. J. Brown
Ohio
Paul F. Schenck
Rohio
Miami Valley
Dewey Short
Rmo
Harold E. Talbott
Eisenhower
Talbott
Camp Beale
Calif
Colorado Springs
Colo
Madison, Ind
Charlotte
N. C
Allie Reynolds to headline March of Dimes benefit
Local Dimes officials announced a March of Dimes schedule featuring Allie Reynolds, a famed Yankee, for a 7:30 p.m. talk and film at Lawton High School auditorium. Admission is free but attendees may contribute to the polio fund. The American Legion auxiliary outlined two more events: a polio benefit games party on January 21 at 8 p.m. in Legion hall and a benefit dance from 8:30 p.m. to midnight on January 30 at the same hall with the Hoyt String Band donating its services.
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Allie Reynolds
Dimes
Reynolds
Lawton High School
American Legion Auxiliary Today
Legion Hall
the Legion
Hoyt String Band
Crosby Named Acting Chief Of Staff At Fort Sill
Col. George D. Crosby has become acting chief of staff at Fort Sill after returning from the Far East Command. Col. E. B. Edwards, the current chief, is at Brooke Army Medical Center for a routine medical checkup before his scheduled retirement Jan. 31. Lt. Col. John R. Hector announced Crosby's appointment at a forum luncheon and Crosby will assume the post about Feb. Crosby previously served 28 months as XVI Corps artillery officer at Camp Sendai, Japan, and has a long Fort Sill history as an instructor and director of gunnery.
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George D. Crosby
Fort Sill
Far East Command
Artillery
E. B. Edwards
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Tex
Army
John R. Hector
Lawton
Col
Crosby
XVI Corps
Camp Sendai
Honshu
Japan
Eisenhower backs pension expansion with broad support
President Eisenhower wins rare cross party backing for his proposal to raise old age Social Security benefits to 23 dollars a month and extend coverage to 10 million more people. Lawmakers from both parties urged rapid approval of the recommendations he sent to Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Dems to Pick New Officers in Comanche County
Comanche county Democrats will hold their county convention in the district courtroom Saturday at 2 p.m. to reorganize the County Central committee and elect new officers. The meeting will focus on prepping the party for state and county elections this year, with all precinct officials urged to attend. Robert Landers, retiring chairman, expects no contest for the post. secretary-treasurer will be chosen.
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Comanche County
Robert Landers
Congress Says Lawmakers Underpaid Need Pay Raise
The salary commission told Congress on Friday that lawmakers are grossly underpaid and should vote themselves a 1,900 raise to 27,509 annually. It also recommended 10,000 raises for the vice president and the speaker, with boosts for federal judges up to 14,500 a year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cold Wave Sweeps Missouri Valley Prompting Warnings
United Press reports a cold polar air mass moving from the upper Missouri Valley into Iowa Nebraska and the Midwest. The Weather Bureau issued a special cold wave warning as the storm center moved from South Dakota toward northern Illinois Indiana and Ohio with snow flurries forecast in Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Missouri Valley
United Press
Iowa
U. S. Weather Bureau
Storm Center
Cere
South Dakota
Mllinois
Indiana-Ohio
Lawton Board Awards Two School Construction Contracts
Lawton board of education expected to let two construction contracts at a special meeting. Milner & Putney Construction of Oklahoma City was lowest bidder for Jefferson elementary school in the Lawton Heights Williams addition. Chapman Construction was lowest bidder for additions to Douglass and Dunbar. Bond money of 315000 dollars was approved last fall and became available for use today after a 30 day protest period.
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Jefferson Elementary
Douglass and
Dunbar
Lawton
Oklahoma
Jefferson School
Tomlinson Addition
Tomlinson
Pressure Mounts For Russian Trade Parley Stalled Over Insult
Pressure mounts for easing Cold War trade limits with the Soviet bloc as U S and allied officials weigh easing policies. Minnesota grain export permit case for butter and cottonseed oil to Russia highlights broad economic security issues. Reds seek recess while U N discussions on resuming talks face friction. Trade factions clash with defenders of continued pressure, amid calls for a buyer’s market and surplus agricultural stocks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Minnesota
Dwayne Andreas
Andreas Ments
Tee Geenanill
Soviet Union
Father Waits For Cox Call In Berlin Reunion Delays
Pete Cox and his son Jimmy, a 33 year old soldier, were to speak by trans ocean phone from Berlin as delays push the reunion to Saturday morning. Cox has been released from a Russian prison camp, while his father, a veteran fireman, expresses disappointment at the slow process and seeks an Army explanation from Maj Gen Milton. Oklahoma congressmen meet in Washington to press for action and a clear position on why Cox remains held in Berlin after release.
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Pete Cox
Oak
Jimmy
Berlin
Young Cox
Oklahoma
Washington, D. C
John Jarman
Hugh M. Milton
Cox
Jarman
Associated Press
Reds denounce UN plan to free prisoners from Korea war
UN plan to release 7,700 Koreans and 14,400 Chinese war prisoners drew a harsh reaction from Peiping radio. India backs freeing prisoners next Wednesday and hopes for a conference decision. South Korea’s foreign minister critiqued the Indian approach as the only viable option.
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Dean
New York
Korea
Panmunjom
United Nations
China
Peiping
India
Unand A
Pyun Yung Tae
Hotel Certificates Ready For Delivery Debenture certificates in Lawton hotel fund drive ready for pickup
Frank Kitch ens, president, announced Friday that debenture certificates for the new Lawton Community hotel are ready for delivery in the Amber of Commerce building. Several hundred certificates remain unclaimed. holders are urged to visit the office to collect them.
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Lawton
Frank Kitchens
Amber of Commerce
Teun En Tock
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