Mothers To Gather Polio Fund Tuesday
An army of 1,700 county mothers will march in the second annual Mothers March on Polio to raise funds for infantile paralysis. Residents may leave Dimes on porches between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. or call 7700 if not contacted. The piece profiles a polio patient family and outlines plans for the county wide event and local Chamber aviation discussions.
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Jeanne Howell
L. I. Mikeal
Donna Jane
Memorial Hospital
Donna
Howell
Tom Lansden
Orville Pope
Jack Cummins
Area Weather Forecast Fair and Mild Today
Forecast calls for fair and mild conditions with increasing cloudiness through the day. High near the upper 70s with a low around the mid 40s, cooler in the afternoon. Tuesday high near 60 and tonight's low near 40. Reading of 61 noted, Sunday high not provided.
Lawmaker Demands FBI Probe Over Governor Phone Tap
Oklahoma City Representative Robert O. Cunningham urged the FBI to investigate Gov. Johnston Murray after a speech claimed his private line had been tapped. Cunningham pressed to clear his name, citing he was the only person named, and sent a letter to J. Edgar Hoover requesting federal action.
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Oklahoma City
Robert O. Cunningham
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Cunningham
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oklahoma Ity
Oklahoma Press Association
Murray
State Capitol
Hoover
D. A. Bryce
Granville Scanland
Roy C. Echols
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bombers Hit Front Lines In Elaborate Raid
Allied fighter bombers and Sabre jets struck Communist positions along the Korean front in a four hour operation named Smack. U N. forces faced heavy fire as infantry and tanks attacked Spud Hill, with flame throwers mostly running dry. U N. casualties were not reported. Chinese losses were estimated at 95 killed. Navy carrier planes then targeted trenches, bunkers, gun positions, trucks and buildings along the front.
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Seoul
U. N
Forrest Edwards
T-Bone Hill
Edwards
Fred Waters
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Navy
Kearsarge
Oriskany
Italian Plane Falls in Sardinia Killing 19
A two engine Italian airliner on its final Sardinia to Rome flight crashed in the Sinnai Mountains east of Cagliari killing all 15 passengers and four crew. Rescue teams faced a slow response to reach the burning wreckage hours after takeoff. The airline planned to end the Cagliari Rome service tomorrow. Names of the passengers were not released.
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Rome
Sardinia
Cagliari
Sinnai
Elmos
Carabinieri
Parsons socialite on trial for husband’s murder in Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls Texas on January 26 Mary Jean Parsons a 22 year old socialite of Tulsa Oklahoma faced murder charges in 30th District Court. Judge Arthur Tipps recessed the trial to Tuesday morning to allow state attorneys time to prepare an affidavit opposing a defense motion for continuance caused by six absentee witnesses. Parsons daughter of Burton Fleeger head of Oklahoma Steel Castings Co is accused of killing her Army lieutenant husband while he slept.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Arthur Tipps
30Th District Court
Mary Jane Parsons
Jean Parsons
Tulsa
Okla
Or. Fisher
Paris
Burton Fleeger
Oklahoma Steel Castings Co., Inc
Puzzling Refusal to Fight Haunts Korean War Case
Washington faces a legal question as the judge advocate general reviews a court martial of 91 men and one officer from the 65th Puerto Rican Regiment for refusing to attack a Communist position. Rotation and bilingual leadership losses may have fostered disobedience, with sentences ranging to dishonorable discharge and 10 years in prison.
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Washington
Judge Advocate General
Military Court of Appeals
Pentagon High Command
Korea Field Command
65Th
Army
J. Lawton
65Th Regiment
3Rd Infantry Division
Korea
24Th
Mystery Fire Destroys Empress of Canada at Liverpool Docks
Fire gutted the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada at the Liverpool docks, sending her to the river bottom. Investigators flagged sabotage as a possibility while fire crews fought flames for hours. The ship, built in 1928 and refitted in 1945, was insured for about $2.1 million.
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Liverpool
Eng
Mersey
Fire Brigade
Supt
A. G. Greenslade
Harbor ‘Board
Clydebank
Scotland
New Hydrogen Device Tests Set For March
The Atomic Energy Commission announced spring tests of new atomic devices at Yuca Flats in Nevada starting in March. Site already hosted 20 prior detonations. Plans include an Illinois Spoon River plant to process and assemble explosives, spanning 10,000 acres near Macomb with mid-1954 personnel hiring to follow.
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Washington
Illinois
Yuca Flats
Nevada Desert
E Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
Las Vegas
Spoon River
AEC
Mississippi River
Macomb
Peoria
Galesburg
Atomic Energy Commission
Army Big Gifts Drive Under Way In Lawton
Salvation Army in Lawton launches a $125,000 Big Gifts drive to fund an expanded center aimed at curbing juvenile delinquency. Capt. Lonnie Knight says the project will focus on Red Shield clubs and youth programs to divert youths from crime, citing Hoover on cost efficiency. See D.2
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Lawton
Salvation Army
Big
Lonnie Knight
Knight
Herbert Hoover
Red Shield
Saloe Army
Ike Will Deliver State Of Union Talk Next Week
The article reports Ike plans to deliver the State of the Union before Congress next week and notes Senate moves on Wilson confirmation. It covers Morse’s bid to block Charles E. Wilson as defense secretary, party dynamics, and the White House talks on Stevens and Talbott nominations.
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Ike
Congress
Washington
Sen
Morse
Senate
Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
General Motors Corp
Wilson
Ohio
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Saltonstall
R-Mass
General Motors
Senate Armed Services Committee
G. M
Defense
GOP
Defense Department
White House
Robert T. B. Stevens
Army
Harold Talbott
Air
State of the Union to be delivered in person
President Eisenhower will address a joint session of Congress at 11 30 am CST with congressional leaders stating the plan after a White House meeting. Taft and Martin joined in confirming the outline of topics for the speech and the overall schedule for the message to occur later this week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Senate
White House
Martin
Senate Gop
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Carl Amburgey Dies Rites Set
Carl A Amburgey 76 longtime Lawton resident died at 12 13 p m Sunday in a local hospital after a heart attack endured last Tuesday He was born in Morehead Kentucky April 28 1876 married June 15 1899 Lucinda Christian The family moved to Lawton from Shawnee in 1907 He served with the Sixth Cavalry under Col Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish American War A longtime Baptist church member and Odd Fellows lodge he worked for Dawson Produce Co 26 years and was constable 14 years Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs John McCabe Mrs Henry Rhoades three sons Charlie W others
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Carl A. Amburgey
Lawton
Morehead
Lucinda Christian
Shawnee
Amburgey
Sixth Cavalry
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Baptist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Dawson Produce Co
John McCabe
Henry Rhoades
Charlie W
Polio Vaccine Report Ready for Trustees Meeting
New York reports progress toward a safe polio vaccine and a near breakthrough. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis trustees prepare a special briefing tonight, with few details disclosed in advance. Authorities note major steps have been taken recently and only a couple barriers remain before a practical vaccine.
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New York
National Foundation For
Health Services Gain Despite Shortages in 1952
City County Health Services reported stable overall performance in 1952 despite shortages in sanitary and nursing staff. The department remained near prior year levels across communicable disease control, venereal disease care, tuberculosis work, maternal services, and infant health, while some areas showed modest increases such as field visits and admissions. medical director vacancy persisted with Dr Charles E Green acting.
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Roy Donaghe
Charles E. Green
Health Department
Rita Hayworth Wins Nevada Divorce From Aly Khan
In a 17 minute Reno hearing Rita Hayworth finally obtained her long pending divorce from Prince Aly Khan. She plans to take 3 year old Yasmin to the court and declined to discuss the case. No settlement for the child is confirmed though future talks remain possible.
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Reno, Nev
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Reno
Nevada
Aly Khan
Aly
Yasmin
Washoe County
Aga Khan
Jackson Leighter
Rita
Hollywood
City Filter Plant Priority Sought
Mayor R F E Glenn and Wyatt Hendrick plan a weekend trip to Tucson Arizona to push for high priority manufacture of filter plant equipment for a city expansion. Early delivery could allow a work order and spring construction. delays risk summer postponement. Infilco fabricates the equipment and Russ-Mitchells bid 20 weeks delivery, threatening prepaid summer use of current plant capacity.
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R. FE. Glenn
Wyatt Hendrick
Wton
Tucson
Ariz
Infilco
Russ-Mitchell Construction
Hendrick
Eisenhower Cancels Engagements Due to The Sniffles
Washington President Eisenhower has the sniffles and canceled his remaining engagements for today. He left the White House to rest in his room and planned to work on his State of the Union message.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
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Lawton Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Civil Aeronautics Administrators
Lawton Municipal Airport
Mac Clark
Bill Cunningham
Charley Davis
Paul Boatman
W. T. Burleson
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CAA
Chamber
Clyde Shelton
Agriculture Committee
C. E. Price
Governor
Solon
Texas
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High Command
Taft
Wilson Hitch
Truman
Carl Amburgey
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Leighter
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