Two Inches Snow Blankets Lawton Area Weather Update
Winter storm coats Lawton area with two inches of sleet and snow as temperatures hover near eight to ten degrees. Subfreezing wind chill, icy streets, and multiple minor accidents reported. Gas consumption at record levels while utilities brace for thaw causing pipe fears. Fort Sill sanded roads. officials expect more frozen pipes as weather moderates. Weather page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin McAfee
Lawton
Cay
Fort Sill
Ford Mugg
Consolidated Gas Company
Mugg
Water Department
Precinct Officials Named for Lawton and Comanche Ballot
Lawton and Comanche county election officials announced the official precinct workers for the upcoming election. Ballots for the statewide election have arrived, and registrars were urged to bring duplicate certificates. Voters may transfer registration on election day, but new registrations closed last week. Ward 1 precincts listed at Bethlehem Baptist Church with inspectors, judges, and clerks named.
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Lawton
Comanche County
County Election Board
Frances Byars
Roy Johnson
Election Board
W. R. Patterson
Judson Ross
Jerrilene Clytus
Bethlehem Baptist
N. First
J. G. Conner
Arthur Lawrence
Tom Blant
Train Wreck Toll Near 300 in Pakistan
Karachi reports a collision between Pakistan Mail passenger train and an oil freight train near 75 miles north of the city. Eyewitnesses warned casualties could reach 300, though Foreign Minister Zafrullah Khan suggested the toll may be as low as 100. Several foreigners aboard, including Americans and Britons, were unaccounted.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Pakistan Mail
Here
Sir Zafrullah Khan
Sind
Lahore
Zafrullah Khan
Weather bulletin forecasts heavy snow across central U S
The weather bureau issued a heavy snow warning covering Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas. Snow sleet and freezing rain expected over a wide area from northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southern Missouri. Four inches or more possible by Friday morning within a 100 to 200 mile band from Wichita to Kirksville and south to St. Louis and Tulsa. Driving conditions are hazardous.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Wichita
Kirksville
St. Louis
Tulsa
Korean Hero Maj Gen Dean to Visit Fort Sill
Korean hero Maj Gen William F Dean will arrive Sunday afternoon and be honored at McNair Hall Monday at 8:30 a.m. He will be briefed on artillery topics, view a 280 mm carriage demonstration, visit Combat Development, and address officers and students. He will also inspect equipment, hold a press conference, view a helicopter demo, and receive Order of Saint Barbara honors before leaving Tuesday.
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William F. Dean
McNair Hall
Sixth Army
Fort Sill
Fort Bliss
Tex
522Nd Infantry Battalion
97Th Army ‘Band
Dean
Combat Development Department
Charles E. Hart
Order of Saint Barbara
Patron Saint
Hart
President Presents Reduced Budget To Congress For Defense
President Eisenhower outlined a 37.58 billion dollar military outlay for the coming year emphasizing a shift from foot soldiery to air power and modern weapons. The plan cuts Army manpower by 17.3 percent and reduces overall force levels, while expanding air, air power, and jet capabilities to about 40 thousand planes over three years. The budget stresses new weapons and continental defense, noting Soviet atomic attack potential will grow. MILITARY, Page 2.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Mamie Launches First Atomic Sub
Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower christened the USS Nautilus in Groton Connecticut launching the world s first atomic powered submarine into service. The $55 million vessel glided away as Admiral Robert B approved the historic step toward atomic propulsion for war and peace with Commander Eugene P Wilkinson and crew aboard.
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Groton
Conn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert B
Naval Operations
United States
Farm Group Neutral In Turnpike Election
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau votes to stay neutral in the statewide turnpike plan battle with three toll roads. The Comanche County Farm Bureau follows by letting members vote as they see fit and distributing pro and con arguments to members.
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Comanche County Farm Bureau
County Bureau
Mem
Cox Cleared Returns Home Stated Soon
Army announces private Homer H. Cox had an investigating board confirm his four year absence from Berlin duty was personally unavoidable. His father Pete Cox of Lawton, veteran fireman, rejoices as board recommends immediate return to the U S for remainder of enlistment and back pay. No disciplinary action will be taken. Cox, 33, was stationed with military police in Berlin Germany.
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Homer H
Jimmy) Cox
Army
Russang
Iin Lawton
Pete Cox
Oak
U. S
Berlin
Germany
Cox
Indians Threaten to Quit Prisoner Repatriation
Panmunjom reports say Indian guards may open neutral zone gates at midnight Friday if the Communists do not take back 368 prisoners including 21 Americans. Lt Gen S K Thimayya warns prisoners and owners must resolve the repatriation dispute before closure.
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Panmunjom
S K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Korea
Thimayya
Washington
Defense Department
21 Soldiers Declared Undesirable For Refusal To Return
Washington reports the 21 American soldiers who refused to come home from Communist Korea will be declared undesirable and discharged under conditions other than honorable. The Army, after weeks of consultation with Defense and State departments, chose a middle course to avoid legal difficulties and provide a path for possible reentry. The action leaves a loophole for the men to clear themselves if they return to the United States.
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Washington
Korea
Army
Defense
State Departments
Pentagon
United States
Defense Department
Eisenhower Proposes 65 Billion Budget With Cuts
President Eisenhower laid a 65 billion dollar budget before Congress proposing 5% cuts and record outlays for atomic energy, continental defense, and overseas military aid. He warned the 1955 year would end in the red while affirming no further tax cuts. The plan raises atomic energy spending to a historic peak and increases military aid to 4.275 billion for global assistance.
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Washingson
Eisenhower
Congress
Atomic
Atomic Ing
Michigan Woman Dies Of Injuries In Traffic Crash
Mrs. Helen Kroetsch 47 of Hazel Park Michigan died from injuries after a head on crash near Lawton. Her husband Frank Kroetsch was treated at the hospital. Also injured were Harry F. Naughton Jr Cyril driver of a Ford sedan and passenger Stanley Ferguson 13. Investigators said Kroetsch vehicle struck a hay truck and then collided with Naughton car. Funeral arrangements through Lawton Funeral Home.
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Conrad Kroetsch
Plaza Park
Frank Kroetsch
Harry Francis Naughton, Jr
Cyril
Stanley Ferguson
Way Pai
Tray South
Naughton
Kroetsch
Hazel Park
Lawton Funeral Home
28 Marines Killed At Sea In Korean Incident
INCHON Korea Twenty eight U S Marines were dead or missing after a troopship collided with a small landing craft during a Chinese POW transfer operation. Only two survivors reported. six bodies recovered and others presumed dead as search ended at dusk. Marines aboard the LST included 1000 Chinese POWs returned to UN custody by Indian customs zone.
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Inchon
Korea
U. S
William S. Lawton
Lawton
LCM
John D. Gates Jr
EST
Formosa
LST
U.N
Doenges Suit Is Dismissed In Oklahoma City
Frank P. Douglass, defeated 1950 gubernatorial candidate, dismisses his $22,500 suit against Okla National Democratic Com Doenges. Suit filed Sept 17 claimed services tendered were unpaid. Dismissal mailed from Miami Beach.
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Oklahoma City
Frank P. Douglass
Okla National Democratic Com
Doenges
Douglass
Miami Beach
Saures
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Ernest A. Rathmann
Carol Herman
Dean Larsen
Heywood Corbett
DeVerl Byington
Bill Dixon
U.S. 277
Bulletin
Sill
Gen
Mamie
Michigan
Helen Kroetsch
Mich
Medicine Creek
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