Navy Missile Plans Are Due Senate Probe
The Senate Preparedness subcommittee opens hearings on Navy submarine and missile programs led by Adm. Arleigh Burke and Raborn. Lawmakers push for more funding and clearer authority while reporting on long range bombers, missiles, and satellite efforts. Major topics include ARPA, tech grants, and advances in solid fuel propulsion.
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Navy
Washington
Seile
Cher
Len Jackson
O-Wa
Senate
Democrats
Sens
Tiranbrey 112-Minn
McClellan
Ark
William Floradas
Gary Interprets Eisenhower Telegram On Fort Sill Plan
Oklahoma City Gary says President Eisenhowers telegram indicates opponents of Fort Sill expansion will have time to protest. He joined the anti missile development area group. Telegram notes recommendations to Army chief of staff not expected for at least a month and require multiple approvals.
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Oklahoma City
Rixmond
Gary
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
Clearing Skies Forecast For Southwest Oklahoma
Southwest area residents faced sub freezing temperatures as rain sleet and about an inch of snow swept the region. Forecasters predicted clearing skies tonight with continuing cold, a low below 20 and a high near 24. Highway patrol cautioned drivers on icy roads and authorities noted weather may have contributed to a fatality and several accidents. Creeks rose around Lawtonka while Frederick recorded the largest area rainfall about 1.21 inches. See Crews W i NM, Pege 2. OW. 7
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Oklahoma
Lawton
U.S. 81
Duncan
Lake Lawlonka
Roy
Higdon
Inday
Teghness
Mountain View
Lawtonka
Qiher
Frederick
George Levite
Pege
Tulsa Negro Home Bomb Threat Sparks Fear in White Neighborhood
A bomb exploded in the yard of Joh Gamble a 44 year old service station operator in Tulsa Oklahoma near a newly moved black family in a predominately white area. Police found bomb fragments and sent them to FBI for analysis. Officials warned against racial violence and urged calm amid reports of ongoing neighborhood tensions.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dulice
Joh Gamble
Joe McGuire
FBI
Washington
J. Howard Edmondson
Glenn Brown
Chamber of Commerce 1958 program outlines aims
Lawson chamber names top seven projects headed by Fort Sill land expansion support. Plans urge Fort expansion, city cooperation in southwestern Oklahoma, Easter pageant boost, Southwest Turnpike from Layton to Oklahoma City, promote religious and cultural activities, Frisco Railroad train service, and McMahon auditorium utilization. Water, agriculture, and 4-H programs also listed with livestock shows and Kansas City event participation.
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Fort Sill
Lawson Chamber of Commerce
Jack Carter
Fort
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains Easter Service Board
Southwest Turnpike
Layton
Oklahoma City
Frisco Railroad
Wie McMahon
Chamber
Hotel Lawtonian
Foss
Cobb Creek
Caw and
Beaver Creek Association
Elgin Lake
Trier
Kansas City
Eisenhower outlines economic plan to end slump
President Eisenhower presented a 2 point program to Congress aiming for real growth with no inflation. He warned against unwarranted wage and price hikes and noted a faster recession than expected with production falling from AR9 billion to six billion below prior quarter. He pledged policy to spur recovery without drastic medicine like tax cuts or deficits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Qty
Russia
Lts
Congress
Lisenhower
Beit
Dynamite Stick Found In Central High School
In Little Rock Arkansas a dynamite stick was found in a book locker at Central High School during an extensive search by police and National Guardsmen after an anonymous tip. Custodian C C Ning discovered it near the cafeteria basement amid student meal service. Police chief Eugene Smith said the device appeared recently placed and no cap or rug was on it.
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Little Rock, Ark
Lillie Rock
Integrated Central High
Eity Police
Eugene Smith
Smith
C. C. Ning
Smithy
Gas Blast Kills Three at Rubber Co Plant near Baytown
A thunderous explosion at United Rubber & Chemical Co. in Baytown, Texas, killed three workers and injured six others, three seriously. Flames shot 100 feet high as two buildings collapsed under debris. Officials blamed hydrogen gas used in synthetic rubber manufacture.
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Baytown
Tex.m
United Rubber & Chemical Co
Texas City
Blas
Charges Studied In City Robbery
County Attorney Warren Crane said armed robbery charges possibly under the habitual criminal act will be filed against two Midwest City brothers arrested Saturday following a downtown tavern hijacking. He noted investigations into past felonies of William Van Jennings, 30, and Amos J Jennings, 24, with the habitual act carrying up to life imprisonment. City Detective Lt. Cleo Stout said the younger brother is eyed as a possible suspect in recent residential grocery store hijackings. Deputy Sheriff Sherman Brown reported warrants from Ges Rudary Vege 2 Col 2.
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Warren Crane
Atowntown
Crane
William van. Jennings
Amos J. Jennings
T He
Horseshoe Ba
Cleo Stout
Sherman Brown
Oklahoma County
Ges Rudaery
Vege
Heavy Snows Hit Midwest Parade of Winter Storms
A major snowstorm swept from Texas to the Midwest, bringing 1 to 8 inches across the plains to the Great Lakes. Blizzard conditions marked by low visibility and icy roads covered much of the region, while northern Illinois southern Wisconsin and lower Michigan faced 2 to 5 inch accumulations. President Eisenhower’s Chicago fundraiser anticipated amid forecast snow with Midway Airport set for a 3 20 p m landing.
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Plains States
Midwest
West Tesas
Great Lakes
Eastor Kanysas
Northwest
Missouri
South Central Town
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lower Michigan
Ike
Chicago
Ejismahawee
Columbine Til
Midway Airport
Texas
New Mexico
Rockies
North Dakota
Towa
Oklahoma
New England
New York
Virginia
Plains
Woman Cleared In Duncan Murder Charge
A Duncan woman Helen Cantwell 33 was cleared of murder in the New Year s Day death of James Jack Nedd a 71 year old retired farmer. The charge was dismissed after the county attorney and defense agreed evidence was insufficient for a warrant. Judge J W Marshall agreed there was no point in a jury trial. Cantwell said she was a friend of Nedd and was spending the night at his home when she woke to find him dead on the floor.
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Buncanm
Duncan
James Jack Nedd
Helen Cantwell
Clinton Dennis
Waterant Arial
J. W. Marshall
Neeld
Nim
Guymon Gets 20 Inch Snow Storm Total
A wintry storm spread snow sleet and rain across Oklahoma with icy roads delaying travel. Guymon had two and a half inches of snow by noon and a 12 inch rainfall total in the 24 hours ending. The forecast called for lingering moisture and colder air, with temperatures near the 20s at night and 30s to 45 by day.
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United Press
Oklahoma
Sestern
Highway Department
Guymon
Guymen Y
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Gage
Fieh
Hobart
Enid
Altus
McAlester
Sfs
Cityan Found Dead In Car
A 12 year old Lawton man died in his car from a heart attack, likely caused by severe cold, after driving to a farm east of Lawson to feed livestock. Coroner's inquest ruled Higerson died of a heart attack.
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Lawton
Lawn
Callie
Frank Higgervien
Park
Comanche County
Marvin Ke
Cameron
Higgerson
Ford
Lawson
Ed Ramos
T Higgerson
Peace Pact Signed to End World War II Hostilities
Indonesia and Japan formally ended World War II hostilities with a peace treaty. Their foreign ministers also signed a reparations agreement and a pact for future economic cooperation.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Japan
Indian Racial Tensions Rise Over Klan Rally Charge
Robeson County Sheriff seeks grand jury indictment against Ku Klux Klan leader Rev. James Cole of Marion South Carolina for inciting violence after a rally near Lumberton ended with armed Indians firing to scatter attendees. Cole claims white privilege and vows federal action, while Klan supporters discuss turning the other cheek.
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Lumberton
N. C
Malcolm McLeod
Robeson County
James Cole
Marion
S. C
Carolinas
Cole
Lenoir County
North Carolina
Klan
McLeod
Sembly
Eucker
Sea Klan
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