Eisenhower Cabinet Silent After First Meeting
President Eisenhower and his cabinet ended a two hour session with orders of secrecy. Vice President Nixon said no talk of general subjects would be allowed and a meeting with Republican legislators was planned for next week. Secretary Wilson and W. J. McNeil attended in various capacities while McKay recovered from flu. Wilson agreed to dispose of GM stock to ease Senate approval concerns as he nears confirmation as defense secretary.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Oveta Culp Hobby
Federal Security Administrator
Durkin
New York
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Department
W. J. McNeil
McNeil
Defense
Truman
Department
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
Interior Department
Wilson
White House
General Motors
Sabres Down 4 MiGs and Damage 9 in Seoul Actions
American Sabrejets engaged 50 MiG-15s near Pyongyang and protected 100 U S bombers. Later, four Red jets were shot down and nine damaged. Sabres have 31 confirmed Russian jet destructions this year with 36 damage claims. Destruction credits go to Maj. Harold Herrick, 1st Lt. Harold Fischer, and 1st Lt. Herschel Leichty Jr. plus Capt. Charles Carr for damage.
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Seoul
Harold Herrick
Colton
Calif
Harold Fischer
North Las Vegas
Nev
Herschel] Leichty Jr
Trinidad
Colo
Charles Carr
Las Vegas
Skunk In Jar Ends Up Not A Pet In Lawton Streets
A resident reports a skunk seen near 19th and Smith wearing a jar on its head. Officers H A Bartel and Jim Gifford rush to the scene. Bartel, sure it was not a pet, calls for a rifle after being sprayed by the animal.
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Jim Bradshaw
SOS
Lawton
19Th and
Smith
H. A. Bartel
Jim Gifford
Bartel
Trindle Resigns Church As Pageant Posts New Director
Rev. Edward L. Trindle resigns as director of the Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service and pastor of Wallack Memorial Congregational Church to pursue a graduate fellowship in Chicago. Jack A. Batten named acting director as the Pageant board seeks a replacement while Batten moves from Holy City to assist with church duties and youth programs. Police report a 34-year-old escaped convict held in Ohio admits burglary of a Lawton Western Union office last July with a girlfriend, stealing about 900 dollars cash and traveler checks. another male suspect implicated and a third sought. names listed include Glenn S. Orren and Alice Johnson alias Alice M. Boyle.
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Edward L. Trindle
Wichita Mountains
Wallack Memorial Congregational Church
Trindle
Chicago
Pageant Association
Jack A. Batten
Ohio
Western Union
Lawton
Jerry Paul
A. R. Poole
Cillicothe
Glenn S. Orren
Raleigh
N. C
Alice Johnson
Alice M. Boyle
Holy City
Batten
Wallack Memorial
Sharp Senate Debate Over Wilson Nomination
Washington January 23 UP Charles E Wilson pledged to divest his 2.7 million General Motors interests if confirmed as Defense Secretary and to discuss any GM related cases with President Eisenhower. Taft aims for final Senate action by Monday with potential Saturday session. Debate warned of continued sharp opposition despite stock sale. Wilson urged public hearings but acknowledged timing. Committee to hear Wilson behind closed doors while seeking full disclosure of his GM stock and bonuses.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Senators
General Motors
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Committee
Leverett Saltonstall
Chest Aids Douglass USO With 3600 Grant
Lawton Fort Sill Community Chest approves a supplemental 3600 to the Lawton Douglass USO for full operation. Part funds will be advanced to remodel and buy furnishings, with the rest paid as needed. The money comes from 4553 earmarked for United Defense Fund awaiting transfer approval.
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Lawton-Fort Sill Community Chest Board
Lawton Douglass Uso
United Defense Fund
USC
Lawton-Fort Sill Chest
UDF
Lawton Douglass Club
Fourth
Army surgeon general bets on better Korea outcomes
Maj. Gen. George E. Armstrong reported dramatic medical strides in Korea Japan and Okinawa including arterial transplant techniques that may cut amputations by 70 percent an artificial kidney to blunt shock and a plasma substitute dextran He cited an armored vest expected to improve the killed to wounded ratio and praised advances in treating combat fatigue while noting incomplete knowledge of hemorrhagic fever Also described intra medullary pins for rapid fracture stabilization and quicker mobilization of wounded soldiers to return to duty
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Tokyo
Korea
George E. Armstrong
Armstrong
Washington
Japan
Okinawa
Dextran
Oklahoma Storm Bales Tulsa as Snow Hits Panhandle Regions
A heavy snowstorm and icy glaze swept eastern Oklahoma and the Panhandle, bringing school closures in Tulsa and across the state. Eight to ten inches fell in parts with U S 66 closures and blocked highways. Roads hazardous, travel mostly halted, and power lines damaged along the storm path.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle Plains
Texas
Pandhandle
Lubbock
Akin
Dallas
Dalhart
Panhandle
Plainview
United Press
Ardmore
Ponca City
Cushing
Pawnee
Sapulpa
Bristow
Stillwater
U. S. 66
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
U.S. 66
SH 33
U.S. 75
U.S. 7
Charles E. Mason
U. S
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Alva
Highway Patrol
Highway Department
Nowata
Bartlesville
Winita
Pawhuska
Miami
Shawnee
Wewoka
Ada
Okemah
Holdenville
Pauls Valley
Purcell
Muskogee
Okmulgee
McAlester
Stillwell
Eufaula
Durant
Davis
Norman
Oklahoma City
New Collision Rate Revealed
Oklahoma City January 23 spot check shows car owners may see varied changes in collision and comprehensive insurance under a new rate filing by the National Automobile Underwriters Association. Tulsa homeowners benefit with a 25 percent cut on comprehensive premiums, while other regions see no change.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
National Automobile Underwriters Association
Joe Beaver
Insurance Board
Tulsa
Lawton Taverns Warned to Enforce Beer Laws
County attorney Manville Redman vowed action to revoke licenses of taverns selling beer after lawful midnight curfews in Lawton and Comanche County. He cited a North Second Street Lawton tavern he observed at 12 40 a m selling beer to patrons and noted another tavern under suspicion while praising the majority of taverns for complying.
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Lawton
Comanche County
Manville Redman
Redman
North Second
Frisco Seeks End Of City Schedule Plan
Oklahoma City The Frisco railroad filed with the Corporation Commission to discontinue daily train service from Lawton to Quanah Texas and nearby towns Taupa Cache Indiahoma Odetta Snyder Vickers Headrick Hightower Altus Olustee Creta Dorado with hearings likely in March or April on the route through southwestern Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Lawton
Oklahoma Cities
Corporation Commission
Frisco Railroad
Quanah
Tex
Taupa
Cache
Indiahoma
Odetta
Snyder
Vickers
Headrick
Hightower
Altus
Olustee
Creta and
Dorado
Generals Van Fleet to retire. Taylor named successor
Washington reports Gen. James A. Van Fleet will retire March 31 after 37 years in service. Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, current deputy chief of staff for operations, will succeed him and head to Japan before visiting Korea. Eisenhower may extend Van Fleet’s service beyond March 31 if desired.
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Washington
Army
James A. van Fleet
Korea
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Japan
Mark W. Clark
Far East
van Fleet
Frank Pace
Eisenhower
West Point
Music Critic Praises Truman for Supporting Capitol Music
Union City New Jersey report quotes Paul Hume, once censured by Truman for a review, praising the president for boosting musical culture in Washington. Hume credits Truman with backing the National Symphony Orchestra and pushing funds for a municipal concert hall, earning admiration from serious music lovers.
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Union City
N. J
Harry S. Truman
Margaret
Truman
Paul Hume
Sign
National Catholic
National Symphony Orchestra
Congress
Washington
Hume
Water Works Progress Told
Mayor R E Glenn outlined a city water expansion plan aiming to have new facilities ready this summer though material delays for the filter plant may push some work past the season. The 30 inch pipeline from Lake Lawtonka to Lawton should be completed by spring with Birmingham mills supplying pipe in 10 car increments. valve deliveries could take up to 20 weeks. The filter plant bid by Russ Mitchell Construction of Houston was 423790 dollars.
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R. E. Glenn
Glenn
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Lawtonka
Lawton
B. and
M. Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Birmingham
Fort Sill
Russ-Mitchell Construction Company
Houston
Franco Czech recall demands over diplomat kidnap
Paris demands the recall of the Czechoslovak military attache in Paris and two Czech officials for espionage after the French diplomat's daughter was kidnapped in Prague last November. Czechoslovakia quickly replies by calling for the recall of the French attache in Prague and two embassy staff, with the foreign ministry issuing a brief notice.
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Paris
France
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Gastaldos
Czech
Cops Firemen Stage Annual Mile O Dimes Race in Lawton
Lawton hosts the annual Mile o Dimes race with police on D avenue and firefighters at the Dome theater to raise funds for March of Dimes. A square dance at Cameron College gym, polio patient guests from Duncan and Foster, and music by Wesley Langford’s band are planned. Kiwanis and Optimist clubs auctioned shirts for charity, raising 271.66 dollars amid bold social scenes.
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Lawton
D Avenue
Dome Theater
Cameron College
Linda Jo Powell
Duncan
L. T. Schuler
Foster
Memorial Hospital
Marcia Landoll
Memorial
Charles Wailer
Ernest Hunter
Wesley Langford
Chickasha
Gene Sewell
Oklahoma City
Lawton Kiwanis
March of Dimes
Surprise Snow Fades Fast Here
Light snowfall in the Lawton area melted by mid morning as frigid air lingered. Forecasters predicted clearing skies and low temperatures tonight with weekend warming to the 50s. Snow was minimal east of Lawton and not expected to reach this far west as temperatures climb Saturday into a warm, fair weekend.
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Lawton
Mercury
Wichita Falls TV Station Is Okayed
The FCC approved permits for 11 new TV stations including Wichita Falls Television Inc Channel 6 in Wichita Falls Texas and Empire Coil Co Inc Channel 25 Kansas City Mo as part of the nationwide action announced Friday January 23 19 0s.
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Wichita Falls
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Wyoming
Empire Coil Co., Inc
Kansas City
Wichita Falls Television Inc
Tex
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