Chrisman Named Top Young Man Of Year
Warren F. Chrisman a 23 year old city attorney was named Outstanding Young man of Lawton for 1956 and received the Distinguished Service Award at a joint Lawton dayeops and Chamber of Commerce meeting at Hotel Lawtonian. He was chosen from nominations and cited for leadership, community service and diverse public roles including church, Lions, American Legion, YMCA board and local business boards. His wife Jo and children Richard Lynn Jane Keen and Judy Glyn are named among his ties to Lawton community and regional groups.
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Warren F. Chrisman
Lawton
Jasrees
Dayeops and
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Lantorian
Chrisman
Juvece
Darold English
Gale Sadler
Jack Spencer
Culfie Waid
Ray Shackleford
Wilson Smithen
Chickasha
Oklahoma State Jaycee
DSA Junior Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Manville Redman
Carmeron College
University of Oklahoma School For Law
Hilder
Dearborn
Richard Lynn Jane Keen
Judy Glyn
First Christian Church
Wichita Mountains
Mayor's Layton Industrial Group
American Legion
Lawton Lions Club
Comanche County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
United Fund
Air Force
YMCA
Beaver Cow Creek Water Developers Association
Greater Lawton
Hotel
Lawtonian Inc
Warren Chrisman
Red Soldiers Deserting By Hundreds From Hungary to Yugoslavia
Vienna reports hundreds of Red Army prisoners deserting in southern Hungary to reach Yugoslavia. Refugees estimate thousands of soldiers fled from Baja near the Danube as early as Jan 15, with many abandoning uniforms. A UN official notes more Hungarians seek Yugoslavia due to stricter Austrian border patrols. Meanwhile, partisan activity rises in Borsod and Eger area as Soviet-backed forces sweep hills and capture about 200 fighters.
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Vienna
Red Army
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Red
Baja
Danube
United Nations
Geneva
Austria
Janos Kadar
Borsod
Pen
Eger
Dan
Reds Explain Global Flight and War Threats
The Red Star asserts the round‑the‑world B52 flight by three American Stratofortresses is a US prep for war against the Soviet Union. It warns imperialists seek destruction while fearing nuclear retaliation as the U.S. Air Force calls the flight a demonstration of capability to drop a hydrogen bomb anywhere in the world.
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Moscow
Red Star
United States
Soviet Union
U.S. Air Force
Battlefield illumination demo cancelled at Fort Sill
A battlefield illumination demonstration at Fort Sill's Firing Point 137 was cancelled due to bad weather. The public information office announced the cancellation at 2 p.m. today and advised observers to await further notices.
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Fort Sill
Public Information Office
Unseasonal Winter Storm Hits Lawton Oklahoma
Biting north wind and freezing drizzle sweep across Oklahoma causing very cold temperatures. Zero readings reported in Guymen and Boise City with snow and freezing rain possible statewide this weekend. Traffic slows on Fort Sill Boulevard as drivers cope with ice glaze and slick highways.
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Biller
Lawton
Sweekend
Oklahoma
Cache Road
Sat
Delight
Guymen
Boise City
Panhandle
Lone Range
Gage 5
Ponca City
Oklahoma City
Pentagon Seeks Merit Based Pay System Overhaul
The Pentagon drafts legislation to overhaul military pay toward rewarding skill and merit over years of service. A committee chaired by Ralph E. Cordiner urges replacing longevity pay with proficiency based compensation to improve retention and reduce reliance on "Me thugelah" style rewards for mere survival.
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Washington
Pentagon
Ralph E. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Congress
Wilson
Russian Officials Implicated In Spy Ring Nabbed In New York
In New York three Soviet spy suspects including Jack Soble his wife Myra and Jacob Allam were arrested on charges of delivering U S defense secrets to Russian agents after a 13 year investigation. Soble named a key figure in World War II espionage and the case is billed as the biggest since the Rosenberg affair.
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New York
Rliiy
U.S
Paul W. Williams
Jack Soble
Vassili Zubilin
Zubilin
United States
FBI
Ant
Soble
Myra
Jacob Allam
Lithuania
Russia
Sables
Alham
Rosenbergs
United States of America
Edith
Julius Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Yuri P. Krylov
Washington
State Department
Krylov
Ivan Bukhchikov
Myrs
Jacob Albam
New York City
Storks Busy In Hospitals In Lawson District
Hospitals in three Lawson facilities reported 17 births in just over 20 hours with Memorial Hospital tallying 11 babies since 4:16 a.m. Thursday. Southwestern and U S Indian hospitals each had multiple births as boys outnumbered girls 11 to 4. Ten babies were born today and seven yesterday.
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Storks
Lawson
Memorial Hospital
Southwestern
U.S. Indian Hospital
Bombers collide near Cuba. three rescued from crash
Two B 47 Stratojet bombers collided south of Cuba at night leaving six aboard. Three crewmen were rescued by rescue craft and taken to a Florida hospital for checkups. Survivors were Maj James McGree McFarland Jr Paducah Ky Maj Winfred E Lymm 33 of Paducah Ky and 1st Lt James Edward Rose Jr 28 of Dallas Texas. Remaining three crewmembers Maj William Earl Norris Capt James H Parker and 1st Lt Earl Christiana Jr were unaccounted for. Rescue efforts were led by Air Force Navy and Coast Guard units with details unavailable.
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Havana
Cuba
Homestead
Fla
Air Force Base
R. W. Bryant
Miami
Coast Guard
James McGree McFarland
Watsontown
Winfred E. Lymm
Paducah
James Edward Rose Jr
Dallas
Tex
Homestead Air Base
Isle of Fines
Florida
Air Force
Navy
William Earl Norris
Lansing
Mich
James H. Parker
Dishwasher Flunks Lie Test Badly
Chicago investigators intensified the murder probe of the Grimes sisters focusing on Bennie Bedwill a 21 year old dishwasher tied to sightings after the girls vanished on December 28 in the skid row area. Sheriffs said Bedwill lied repeatedly during lie detector tests and questioned him about two girls seen with him on December 28 while wearing clothing not matching the Grimes sisters.
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Chicago
Grimes
Joseph Lohman
Bennie
Bedwill
Si Ss
Fhve
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Willow Springs
Seaman
Lohman
Paris
Tenn
Grimes Sisters
Madison Street
Skid Row
Dee. 3D
John Duros
Five Die and Four Missing After New Haven Loft Fire
A four story loft in New Haven with 112 workers burned fiercely as panic trapped many. Five dead four missing believed dead and 31 injured nine critically as fire officials described a chaotic escape with a jammed fire escape trapping women on the fourth floor and firefighters pulling victims free. Joseph Nastri, a dress factory proprietor, was later found among the ruins.
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New Haven
Conn
Joseph Nastri
Raymond Washington
James Curry
Knowland Blasts Resolution Delay Over Middle East Plan
Senate Republican Leader William F Knowland accused Democrats of trying to stall action on President Eisenhowers Middle East policy while seeking a broad review of the administrations foreign policy Fulbright urged Congress to examine the administrations foreign policy failures before endorsing the Eisenhower Doctrine Knowland said a historical review is possible but should not delay vital defense actions He warned Republicans could counter with a review of Truman and Roosevelts foreign policies if Democrats press the issue
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Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
Middle East
Knowland
J. W. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Truman
Roosevelt
Lectures aim to keep GI out of trouble at Fort Sill
Provost Marshal Col Jack Rhodes and Lt Col Joseph Hopped launched a lecture series for soldiers and junior officers to prevent accidents and legal trouble. They cite the automobile as the top troublemaker, with analysis of three years of post incidents showing late night driving, fatigue, haste, and excessive speed as common factors.
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Dick Peterson
Fort Sill
Jack Rhodes
Joseph D. Hopped
Cal. Rhodes
Col. Rhodes
Cal
Dag Sees Legal Barriers In Gaza
United Nations, N Y. Dag Hammarskjold said serious legal barriers block accepting Israel's terms for pulling troops from the Gaza Strip. He noted Israel has not fully complied with General Assembly demands for complete withdrawal from Egypt by last night. A memorandum shows Israel says troops remain in Gaza and Sharia el Sheikh at the Gulf of Aqaba entrance to safeguard interests. The UN emergency force could move in after withdrawal but not perform demanded functions.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Israel
Gaza Strip
General Assembly
Egypt
Sharia el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Hammarksfold
U.N
Jet Stream Helps B-47s Set Coast to Coast Record
A United States Air Force B-47 bomber set a coast to coast record of 3 hours 47 minutes flying 2 650 miles from March Air Force Base California to Hanscom Field Massachusetts aided by the jet stream. Pilot Maj. Mont Smith and crew noted rushing air at high altitude and automatic navigation alignment with the jet stream. The mission demonstrates jet stream effects long studied by Air Force Cambridge Research Center which mapped the current flow.
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Bedford
Mass
Air Force
Hanscom Air Force Base
March Air Force Base
California
Maj
Mont Smith
Arlington
Hanscom
Smith
Albuquerque
N.M
Charles 8. Hawkins
Boston
James J. Lunsford Jr
Haydon ¥. Grubbs
Richmond
Air Force Cambridge Research Center
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Caroline Louise Marguerite
Princess Grace
Royal Palace
Monaco
Man
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Bulletin
NKVD
Dag
Gaza
Slavay
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