Weather speculation linked to toll road defeat
The Associated Press reports a toll road forecast that good weather next week could sway voters to defeat three turnpikes by a two to one margin. Sapulpa publisher R P Matthews, ex Turner Turnpike Authority member, argues weather drives turnout. Lawton appears the only city outside Oklahoma City and Tulsa with toll road support.
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Associated Press
R P. Matthews
Sapulpa
Turner Turnpike Authority
Johnston Murray
Matthews
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Glen Key
Chandler
Tishomingo Rotary Club
George Mis
Durant Rotary Club
Wall Street
Fort Sill Lieutenant Sheldon Tillman Dies of Heart Attack
Fort Sill 2nd Lieutenant Sheldon A. Tillman 31 died after driving to the post reporting chest pains. He served in World War II with the 11th Airborne and re entered the army after working as an insurance agent in Jacksonville Florida. He is survived by his wife Jamelle two children Carlton and Cheryl and his mother Mrs Claire Ezzo. Becker Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Fort Sill
Army
Sheldon A. Tillman
Ozman
Tillman
Herschel N. Childers
Army Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
Andrew Jackson High School
Vanderbilt University
11Th Airborne Division
Far East
Jamelle
Carlton
Cheryl
Claire Ezzo
Becker Funeral
Seven County Men Due For Induction
Seven Comanche county men will report for induction into the armed services Jan. 28, according to draft board clerk Carla Williams. The board has quotas for seven men to be inducted Feb. 24 and four men for pre-induction physicals Feb. 5. Scheduled to report in Oklahoma City are Virgie P. Welch, Walter J. Wisener, Wayne Eugene Thomas, Carro] Donald Schroeder, Johnny Lee Burris, Donald Bruce Pollard, and Bobby Earl Dooley.
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Comanche County
Armed Services
Carla Williams
Oklahoma City
Virgie P. Welch
Lee Blvd
Walter J. Wisener
Fletcher
Wayne Eugene Thomas
Faxon
Carro
Donald Schroeder
Rt. 1
Geronimo
Johnny Lee Burris
Lawton
Donald Bruce Pollard
Bobby Earl Dooley
Notable Real Estate Agent Relates Kidnap Ordeal
Leonard Moskovitz recalls a violent home kidnapping in San Francisco by Harold Jackson and an accomplice who forced ransom letters, searched for money, and threatened violence at 167 Arbor Street near Glen Park. The men referenced the Fairmont owner Ben Swig and the Golden Gate Bridge Authority, seeking $500,000. The tale ends with the agent shackled to a bed during the capture.
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Mr. Lunt
Harold Jackson
City Hall
Diamond Street
Glen Park
Chenery and Diamond
Arbor
Arbor Street
Lunt
Jackson
Ben Swig
Fairmont Hotel
Israel
Byron
Lucille Klinker
Europe
Father
The
Golden Gate Bridge Authority
Reds Demand Indians Retain Prisoner Conversions
Communist officials demanded India reverse its decision to return unrepatriated war prisoners and insisted on more interviews for 20 039 anti Communist Koreans and Chinese while keeping all prisoners in neutral custody until a Korean peace conference resolves their fate. Indians planned to begin transferring anti Communist prisoners back to U N custody at 9 am Wednesday. Allies forecast freedom by midnight Friday. Pro Red prisoners including 21 Americans would stay in Indian custody for now.
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U. N
Red China
Peiping Radio
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Korea
Two A Day Mail Delivers Backed by Senate Panel
A Senate Post Office Committee advisory council urged prompt study of two daily mail deliveries and recommended immediate consideration of rate increases, while Postmaster General Summerfield criticized the report as delaying needed reforms and rate actions. Senator Carlson said the council would act quickly, forecasting savings if its ideas are adopted. the deficit was shown at about 440 million dollars this year.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
Summerfield
Council
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Senate Committee
Advisory Council
Congress
Eisenhower
Post Office Department
Colder Weather Arrives As Oklahoma Sees Freezing Drizzle
Area residents face a turn to chilly conditions with freezing drizzle in the far northeastern and north central parts of the state. The rest of Oklahoma expects cloudy skies and much colder nights with lows in the 20s to 40s, while western regions see little precipitation and eastern areas receive a quarter to half inch.
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Oklahoma
New Hangar Put In Use At Postfield
A new hangar at Postfield is partly in operation with full operation planned for February first. Lt Col R M Hamilton assistant commandant of the Army Aviation School announced. Some offices in the central section are occupied by the Department of Flight. Spartan will use the lower floor and hangar space. Maintenance on L 19s only will be performed in the new hangar.
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Postfield
R. M. Hamilton
Army Aviation School
Department of Flight
Spartan
Hart Attends Orientation Meet in Chicago
Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hart, commanding general of the Artillery Center, flew to Chicago this morning for an orientation of the Army's financial property accounting program. The session at Fifth Army Headquarters is led by the Comptroller General of Washington, D. C. Hart is expected to return to Fort Sill by Thursday.
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Charles E. Hart
Artillery Center
Chicago
Army
Fifth Army
Washington, D. C
Hart
Fort Sill
Dads To Air Paving Feud At City Council Meeting
The Paving District No 85 dispute returns to the weekly council session tonight amid delays and protest petitions. Officials plan to decide on accepting the Lake Lawtonka water line recently tested and placed into service.
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Lake Lawtonka
Soldier and civilian held in check cashing probe
A Fort Sill soldier aged 29 and a Lawton man aged 32 were jailed for alleged government check fraud. FBI and postal inspectors questioned them at the sheriff's office as investigators probe mail fraud, spoofed allotment checks, and forged signatures.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
FBI
Shelby Seals
Sheriff's Office
Sill Private First Polio Case In 1954
Pvt Gregory L Spartz a 21 year old Fort Sill private is Comanche county s first polio case for 1954 He is in an iron lung at Sill s US Army hospital seriously ill but improving He belongs to the Second Enlisted Student battery Two 1953 polio cases were reported in Comanche county including Joey Pittman 8 and David Kerr 2 both in January 1953.
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Fort Sill
Comanche County
Gregory L. Spartz
Watertown
S. C
Sill
U. S. Army Hospital
Pvt
Spartz
Joey M. Pittman
Marvin Pittman
Route One
Memorial Hospital
David Lee Kerr
Robert Lee Kerr
Marietta
Entire Town Fleeing Mud Threat in Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre's 8,000 residents evacuated as hip deep mud and silt from fire-swept mountains inundated streets from Monday night. Red Cross, police and National Guard aided a voluntary evacuation, with refugees seeking high ground including a nearby monastery.
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Sierra Madre
Calif
Red Cross
National Guard
Sierra Madre Mountains
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Farm Price Plan Faces Senate Delays and Proposals
The Eisenhower administration seeks at least six weeks to delay a Senate showdown on its flexible farm price support program. Senator Aiken will not push a vote until about March 1 while urging review of related measures. Proposals include freezing 2% billion in surpluses, boosting farm price funds by 1.5 billion, and applying a billion abroad.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Benson
Aiken
Rvi
Congress
San Francisco Kidnapers Nabbed After Phone Link
A San Francisco realtor Leonard Moskovitz, 36, was held for 64 hours and ransomed at 300000 before police trapped the two suspects Harold Jackson 57 and Joseph Lear 43 by tracing a long telephone call. They surrendered without a fight at 167 Arbor Street as Moskovitz was freed.
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San Francisco
Leonard Moskovitz
Alfred
Harold Jackson
Joseph Lear
Sacramento
Moskovitz
Maurice
Golden Gate Bridge
Greenlease
Kansas City
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown
Bank of America
Lear
Albert
Homicide II
al Nelder
Paint
Arbor Street
Nelder
Jackson
Moskovitz Abduction Marks Rare Adult Ransom Case
Report notes Moskovitz as the first adult kidnapping for ransom in 17 years. Details describe a high ransom and relate to historic child cases like Lindbergh Jr and Marc de Tristan, with the victim Bobby Art near Kansas City returning unharmed after no payment.
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Kovitz
Bobby Art
Kansas City
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Bobby
Marc de Tristan
Aorvitz
Post Field To Get Navigational Aids
Four new electronic navigational aids are to be installed at the Army Aviation School. Lt. E J Arndt announced the additions including a CGA system for rapid landings and a direction finder. A homer beacon and fan marker will be put on Gore Blvd Lawton to aid weather operations. A low frequency range will be installed at Faxon to support instrument training.
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Army Aviation School
E. J. Arndt
Post Field
Homer
Gore Blvd
Lawton
City Postal Receipts Hit All Time Peak
Lawton post office and branches posted a 1953 total of 480702.45 in postal receipts, the sixth straight year of growth. Fort Sill mail and franking traffic added about 96000 in revenue, while last quarter's gains exceeded 5373.69 versus 1952. The rise reflects population growth and Fort Sill activity, with 1933 figures used for comparison.
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Lawton
Bennie Stephens
Fort Sill
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Hull
Maxwell Taylor
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Solons
Gen. Hart
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Thomas Lynch
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Ollie
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