Eisenhower Submits Long Range Water Plan to Congress
President Eisenhower sent a 350 billion gallon daily water supply target for 1975 with a long range plan to Congress. The report blames poor federal coordination, urges local and private funding, and proposes a national water coordinator to oversee agencies. It warns shortages are already evident and industry and agriculture will demand vast supplies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Secretary of Interior
Douglas McKay
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Dulles Calls for Calculated Risk for Peace
Secretary of State Dulles urged a calculated risk for peace when vital interests are challenged. He criticized Life Magazine for overemphasis and said the article credited him too much. He defended his stance on brinkmanship and noted Ambiguity in a quoted line, insisting there was nothing new in his views.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Life Magazine
Secret Papers Found on Body in Georgetown Mass
The body of Robert H. Himmler, 31, Cumberland Maryland, an employee of Bendix Engineering Co., was found in a cemetery in Georgetown. He had been shot twice at close range. A briefcase with top secret East Coast defense blueprints was found in his abandoned car in Boston. The car was later used in a $50 gasoline station holdup. Police seek the suspect.
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Georgetown
Mass
East Coast Defense
Robert H. Himmler
Cumberland
Bendix Engineering Co
Maryland
Boston
City Contest Entries Sought for Best Smiles by Dentists
Lawton students at Central Junior High walk through two lines as dentists examine mouths for the 1956 Smile con contest held during Dental Health week. Two junior high pupils, boy and girl, will be crowned best smiles and advance to district finals in Pauls Valley January 25 with statewide finals February 7 in Oklahoma City. Trophies await local, district, and state winners, with wrist watches for final winners and pen and pencil sets for runners up. Dr Carl Schow chairs the event and notes the effort promotes dental care.
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Ingrid Fuller
Central
H. B. Collins
M. G. Fuller
Oak
Ingrid
Pauls Valley
Bill Crawford
Lawton
Dental Health Week
Oklahoma City
Details awaited in Pilot's death
Lt. James L. Redding 23 son of Mr and Mrs Harold Redding 1111 Laird died in Korea from burns suffered in a plane accident Jan 14. He had been overseas since July 23 1955 and was assigned to a squadron at Kimpo air field. A Lawton high school graduate he attended St Benedicts college Atchison Kan and Oklahoma A&M before joining the Air Force.
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Lawton Air Force
Korea
Lawton
R. J. Reeves
Headquarters
U. S. Air Force
Redding
Kimpo Airfield
Greenville
Miss
Randolph Field
St. Benedicts College
Atchison, Kan
Oklahoma A&m College
Batchelor Granted Review of Appeal by Court
SAN ANTONIO Texas UP Turncoat Korean war veteran Claude Batchelor serving 20 years for embracing Communism while a prisoner of war has been granted a review of his appeal to the Military Court of Appeals his lawyer said Tuesday Attorney Joel W Westbrook said he had been notified of the action taken by the military court
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Batchelor
Military Court of Appeals
Joel W. Westbrook
Military Court
Copter Training Dispute Rages Between Army and Air Force
A policy row in Washington grows as the Air Force seeks to take over training of all Army helicopter pilots. House and Senate opposition delays a final Defense Department decision after the Army proposed private civilian schools for primary training, an Air Force objection leading to a ruling that the Air Force should provide initial training.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
House
Senate
Defense Department
United Press
Warmth a Gas Heater Tragedy Marks Miami Death Toll
Eight year old Kurt Krohne Jr. died in a Miami home from carbon monoxide fumes leaking from a gas heater. The death closed a family tragedy that claimed his parents and two sisters, plus a neighbor. Police say the flue was blocked to keep heat in, with odorless gas seeping as cold weather began ten days earlier. Mrs. Van Poyck, pregnant, stayed with the Krohnes and her husband found the scene yesterday morning.
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Miami
Fla
Kurt Krohne Jr
Kurt
Kurt Krohne Sr
Lois
Kathy
Karlene
Walter van Poyck
Krohne
Greater Lawton Names Directors
Greater Lawton Inc announces new directors to convene this week to elect officers after eleven civic leaders joined the board at a district courtroom meeting. Re-elected were Allen Bilbrey and Jimmy Black. new members include Jerry Mustain Emmett Keough Harvey House Dale Thompson Elmer Bauman Ray Babbitt Ralph Wertz Bill Peters and Mayor C R Ellsworth.
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Greater Lawton, Inc
Allen Bilbrey
Jimmy Black
Jerry Mustain
Emmett Keough
Harvey House
Dale Thompson
Elmer Bauman
Ray Babbitt
Ralph Wertz
Bill Peters
Harry Miller
Fred Larrance Sr
Fred Larrance Jr
Wigington
Wilbur Thomas
Ross Porter
David Lee
Greater Lawton
Lawton Stock Sale Boosts Campaign Progress
A $1,000 stock purchase for Greater Lawton Inc by Ross H Porter in Coca Cola Bottling Co name boosts a campaign. Ten shares were solicited by Henry F Howell as the Lawton Industrial Developers push toward a $100,000 goal, with about $72,000 reached by Saturday and a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Lawtonian. Mayor Ellsworth vows to intensify efforts to hit the target.
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Greater Lawton, Inc
Ross H. Porter
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Lawtonian
Henry F. Howell
Lawton Industrial Developers Committee
C. R. Ellsworth
Harvey House
Gunman's Execution Slated Tonight in Oklahoma State Case
Harbie Franklin Fairris the 22 year old Dallas hoodlum awaits execution at McAlester state prison as judges study his habeas corpus petition and prepare a ruling. He argues that attorney Dave Tant failed to exhaust all remedies and that a co defendant Price fired the fatal shot.
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Oklahoma City
Harbie Franklin Fairris
McAlester State
Fabris
Dave Tant
Oklahoma
Bennie Cravatt
Fairis
Raymond Carroll Price
Dick Jones
Appeals Court
Fairris
Harbie Franklin Fairris Sr
Statehouse
Jones
Leroy
Tracy) Eggleston
Fort Worth
Cravatt
Tant
U.S. Supreme Court
Pardon and Parole Board
Ridgway Charges Sur House Probe
Gen Ridgway accuses the Defense Department of pressuring him to fit views to a party line and says as Army chief he felt he was being asked to destroy U S fighting strength in a series of interviews. Senate and House committees plan to invite comments from Defense and Army leaders as scrutiny grows.
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Washington P
House
Matthew Ridgway
Defense Department
Ridgway
Army
U.S
Brucker
Eisenhower
Rep
Sikes
Appropriations
Flood
D-Pa
Sikes’ Subcommittee
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Defense Wilson
New York
Francis Case
R-Sd
Yuba City Fends Off Flooding Along Feather River
Engineers monitor the Feather and Yuba rivers as Shanghai Bend dike remains frail. Beale Air Force Base troops patch leaks with tarpaulins and sandbags while Bolinas and Stinson Beach gain flood disaster status. Crests reached 68.3 feet, then fell, with clear skies and persistent river danger.
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Shanghai Bend
Yuba City
Feather River
San
Eisenhower
John J. Livingstone
Air Force
Yuba
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Beale Air Force Base
Lovey Cherry Charged With Murder In Jan Death
Bulletin B C Lovey Cherry age 27 of 1313 Jefferson was charged with murder in the January 4 shooting death of Ben Williams 1316 Washington. Williams died in a hotel at 1324 Washington after an argument. Mrs Clarence Holman 2232 Pollard was burned on hands and hair singed when stove kerosene fumes ignited in a washroom fire officials controlled flames in 15 minutes.
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B. C. (Lovey) Cherry
Jefferson
Ben Williams
Washington
Justice Court
Woodrow Giles
Manville Redman
Williams
Clarence Holman
Pollard
Ford Stock Price Set At $64.50 For Massive Offering
Washington reports a public offering of 10,200,000 Ford Motor Co. common shares at 64.50 per share. Ford Foundation will reap 642.6 million, with underwriters across 722 firms noting strong investor interest. The price set by seven managing banks marks the final SEC legal step before listing on major exchanges.
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Ford
Washington
Ford Motor Co
Ford Foundation, Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
Henry Ford
SEC
New York
Detroit
Ford Foundation
General Collier Due Today at Fort Sill Visit
Lt General John H Collier Fourth Army commanding general is due at 2 45 p m today for his first Fort Sill visit Officials planned honor guard and a 15 gun salute with three ruffles and flourishes The schedule includes tours of Snow Hall the Artillery and Guided Missile School and visits to A battery 534th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Officer Candidate School Army Aviation Unit Training Command and polo club lunch before departing Wednesday at 1 00 p.m.
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John H. Collier
Fourth Army
Fort Sill
Postfield
Collier
Edward T. Williams
Artillery and
McNair Hall
Snow Hall
534Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Army Aviation Unit Training Command
Polo Club
Post Field
Snow Storm Moves Across Oklahoma in Winter Blast
A major wintry storm moved into Oklahoma, expected to blanket most of the state with snow and sleet. Early reports show light accumulations in Beaver and southeastern towns with heavier falls anticipated, while temperatures linger in the teens to mid-20s. Roads may become dangerous as the system progresses tonight and into tomorrow.
Snow Forecast for City Again
Occasional light snow or sleet expected to begin in southwest Oklahoma this afternoon or tonight. Traces of dry snow reported in Lawton this morning. Cold, cloudy conditions with highs near 30 today and tomorrow, and below normal temperatures through Sunday. At least 0.1 to 0.3 inch of snow possible early this week. Low temperatures around 15 to 20 tonight.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
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Carl Schow
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Maxwell D. Taylor
Russell
D-Ga
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Associated Press
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