Bradford Heads New Traffic Division Here
The mayor and city council announce a plan to create a city traffic division modeled on larger urban departments. R. C. Bradford is named director, with the unit starting operation now and a council-backed ordinance due within two weeks.
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R. C. Bradford
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma A
Stillwater School
Lawton
N. Fifth
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Delehanty Police Institute
New York City
Institute of Applied Science of
Chicago
The
First Presbyterian Church
Carol Ann
McKinley
Tom Phipps
W. D. White
Captain Phipps
Cleo Stout
Pat McHenry
John Moore
Lieutenant White
Eulis M. Young
Cecil J. Johnson
Sam Harrison
Beverly Goodey
Frank Murphy
Norman Garrison
Police Department
Military Police of
Fort Sill
Newt C. Adair
Police
Mob Violence Flares In Iran Over Oil Refinery Power
In Tehran on January 19, crowds loyal to Mossadegh threatened to blow up the Abadan oil refinery unless the premier gains a one year extension of dictatorial powers. Parliament held an extraordinary session but did not vote. A letters from the chamber presidium questioned the bill’s constitutionality, leaving the matter to the lower house. Mossadegh supporters set Tuesday as a deadline to fulfill the pledge.
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Tehran
Iran
Mossadegh
Abadan
Ayatolah Sayed Kashain
County Draft Call Sets At 12
February induction quota 12 set by county draft board with 20 more youths to face examinations next month. Officials released 43 names for pre-induction exams on Jan 28 including Lawton Everett Wayne Burk and Harold W. Sims. The January 29 draftees departed for the induction center last Thursday.
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County Draft Board
Draft Board
Bids Expected on Lawton Water Expansion Plans
Thirty five contracting firms, including eight from other states, have obtained plans for Lawton's water expansion projects. Interest signals competitive bids on all three projects, with some bidders concentrating on single items and others bidding all. Tuesday night opening bids loom as officials anticipate rock bottom prices.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Patton Tanks Blast Central Front Bunkers
U S Patton tanks crushed frozen rice paddies on the Central Korean Front blasting Red bunkers and trenches in the Iron Triangle for the fourth straight day. Allied fighter-bombers struck Communist positions north of the Punchbowl as pilots reported at least 60 Reds killed or wounded. Sabre jets clashed with MIG15s with no claims of damage. Marine planes attacked Western Front positions and allied aircraft targeted rail lines behind enemy lines near the West. Infantry fights flared along the eastern battle line as Allied troops took a Red outpost near An chor Hill and withstood counterattacks until dawn. The Pattons and U N air power also destroyed five Red tanks on the Central Front with four damaged. 36 Chinese bunkers, 11 caves and 11 gun positions reported hit.
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Anchor Hill
U. N
Former GIs Deny Spying Charges
Otto Werber and Kurt L. Ponger two former GIs pleaded not guilty in strong firm voices to charges they spied for Russia. Government prosecutor Oran Waterman said during their assignment that other persons may be indicted soon as other members of a Soviet spy net.
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Washington
Otto Werber
Kurt L. Ponger
Russia
Oran Waterman
7 000 Visit New Security Bank Dedication Open House
More than 7 000 visitors from several states attended the dedication and open house for Security Bank and Trust Company’s new 750 000 home. The event ran from 2 p m to 6 p m with a constant flow of guests and bankers viewing the ultra modern facilities. Organ music filled the day as Rev Russell T Rauscher led the dedicatory services and visitors received leather notebooks calendars and pamphlets detailing the building and operation.
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New Security Bank
Security Bank & Trust Company
Oklahoma
William Fletcher
Tracy Cary
Russell T. Rauscher
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Kennedy and Company
Lawton Message Center
Creditors Adjustment Bureau
Keality Roofing Company
Lloyd K. Bendure
Certified Public Accountant
Bledsoe, Nicklas and Chrisman
Crider’s Appointment
Rioting Convicts Defy Armed Guards at Western Penitentiary
In Pittsburgh on January 19 prison guards faced 1000 to 1100 armed convicts at Western State Penitentiary. Police and state troopers surrounded the yard as hostages were held. no shots were fired and escape attempts were deterred while officials planned a controlled end to the riot. Convicts shouted for prison reforms and demanded release of guards. Warden Claudy and officials prepared to deploy water hoses and await arrival of welfare director William S. Brown and District Attorney James Malone.
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Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Big Western State Penitentiary
Pennsylvania
J. W. Claudy
V. John S. Fine
Wilhelm
Harrisburg
Ohio River
Cloudy
William S. Brown
James Malone
Washington
Heriff
Thomas Whitten
Stephen Adley
John Pilatic
Pilatic
Joseph Guerra
It's a Boy for Lucy and Desi Arnaz
Hollywood reports Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz welcomed a son born by Caesarean at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Desi announced the 8 pound 9 ounce baby named Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV, with redacted details noting both mother and child are in excellent condition.
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Hollywood
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Lucie Desiree
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV
Joseph Harris
Pre Inaugural Festivities Open As Ike Arrives In DC
Washington leaders hail Eisenhower arrival amid eager crowds as Senate committees weigh Weeks for Commerce and Wilson for Defense. Adams predicts unity as debate continues over Wilson holdings and GM links while frontier of celebration grows in national capital.
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Ike
Washington
Hag Bedeckee Wilson
Capital Rocks
Sinclair Weeks
Senate Commerce Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Weeks
Massachusetts
Sherman Adams
White House
Wilson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Hollywood
Broadway
Eisenhower
New York
Navy Bomber Falls Rescue Plane Crashes
Navy Neptune bomber and Coast Guard rescue seaplane crash off Formosa coast. Fourteen Americans reported missing as the bomber was shot down near the Chinese mainland four and a half miles away. The Coast Guard plane rescued 11 of 13 aboard the Neptune before burning and sinking during takeoff. A destroyer later picked up seven survivors. another rescue sortie found no further survivors.
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Coast Guard
Pearl Harbor
The
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Formosa Straits
Okinawa
U.S
Kaohsuing
Formosa
Coast Guard Mariner
Dad Rescues Daughter From Rampaging Tulsa Zoo Bear
In Tulsa an 600-pound black bear escaped its cage and mauled 8-year-old Priscilla Brown. Her father, zookeeper C E Brown, wrestled the bear to protect her, saving his child with the bear recaptured after the attack. The girl received 22 stitches.
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Tulsa
Okla.p
Priscilla Brown
C. E. Brown
Brown
Phillips Convinced Of DeWolf Guilt
Oklahoma City Pardon and Parole Board Chairman Tom Phillips said the panel is unanimous that Carl Austin DeWolf killed a Tulsa policeman and is not worthy of mercy. The Holdenville publisher quoted the board at a Senate Penal Institutions Committee hearing, asserting no doubt of guilt and that relief would stain their hands.
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Oklahoma City
Tom Phillips
Pardon and Parole Board
Carl Austin DeWolf
Tulsa
Holdenville
Senate
Defense Setup Change Due Defense Setup Change Due
Charles E. Wilson signals a re-examination of NATO commitments and Western Europe policy as defense secretary designates plans to seek congressional action on streamlining the Defense Department if needed. He spoke briefly at a luncheon amid inauguration preparations and a cheering crowd at Union Station. The scene followed the President-elect and party moving to the Statler Hotel before the National Presbyterian Church service and inauguration oath tomorrow.
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Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Europe
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Union Station
Statler Hotel
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Abilene
Cab Passenger Takes Wheel Seizes Cab Driver
Fort Sill soldier refused to alight at Lawton and steered the taxi to the highway patrol HQ. The drunken driver, Jack Leroy Shield, was jailed after a 10 mile ride from Chickasha and fined 27 dollars on a public drunk charge.
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Fort Sillman
Chickasha
Lawton
Elgin
Networks prepare to televise Eisenhower inauguration
The four major networks finalized plans to televise the Eisenhower inauguration on Tuesday. About 70 million viewers are expected to watch across 115 stations in 72 cities nationwide, as coverage spans the ceremonies and surrounding festivities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Inaugural Entertainment Schedule at Uline Arena
Washington unveils a schedule of inaugural events with times in EST today. At 8 p.m. a Festival of Entertainment features stage and screen stars and name bands at Uline Arena. A 10 p.m. repeat performance of the festival is set for the Capital Theater.
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Washington
Uline Arena
Capital Theater
Inaugural Day Schedule With Eisenhower Nixon Oath
Electoral College members meet at 9 a.m. to form permanent organizations. At 11:45 a.m. formal inauguration begins with oath by Eisenhower and Nixon and Eisenhower's address. A 1:30 p.m. parade to the White House follows, with balls at 10 p.m. at the National Guard Armory and Georgetown University auditorium.
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Electoral College
Capitol
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
National Guard Armory
Georgetown University Auditorium
Second Grenade Victim Is Dead
Six year old Robert Annis son of Mrs Clarence Madden died at 1 30 PM Sunday from injuries suffered Jan 10 in a rifle grenade explosion that also killed his older brother Jack eight. He survived eight days at Memorial hospital with shrapnel wounds and a mesentery thrombosis blood clot. Robert was a first grade pupil at St Marys school and had once asked his father to fix soup observers noted. His body was rushed to the hospital noon Jan 10 after the blast and Fort Sill and Lawton communities supplied transfusions during a six day critical period. See ANNIS, Page 2.
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Robert Luther Annis
Clarence Madden
Atlanta
Jack
Robert
Memorial Hospital
St. Mary’s School
Lawtonians
Fort Sill
Annis
Plea From Hungry Family After Snowbound Begging Becomes Not Hoax
Oklahoma City story details how Lee F Lynch 36 a worker from Dallas and his wife Nellie with four children faced starvation after illness and job loss. The children Donald 12 Eula Mae 9 walked to grocers with a note for aid. A cafe owner contacted police and aid flowed from welfare agencies and churches.
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Oklahoma City
Lee F. Lynch
Oklahoma
Donald
Eula Mae
Mary Jo Clanton
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