Wildly Vocal Leaders Hurt Cause Of Unions
An editorial criticizes loud union leadership for fueling irresponsibility among members. It cites Michael J. Quill and the Philadelphia transport strike, arguing leaders’ wild rhetoric prompts imitation and harms public trust. The piece urges calmer, responsible leadership to restore credibility and reduce propaganda confusion.
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Philadelphia
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers’ Union
Quill
Wild Shouting
GM Answers Call to Government Service in War Effort
A shift in GM policy sees top executives moving to government roles during wartime and after. Gen. William Knudsen resigns GM presidency for production chief duties, while Harold R. Boyer heads Cadillac tank arsenal in Cleveland. Retired VPs O. E. Hunt and Hugh Dean join Washington postings, with Arthur Summerfield, C. E. Wilson, and Roger Kyes slated for key posts after January 20.
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General Motors
Eisenhower
William Knudsen
Washington
Harold R. Boyer
Cadillac
Cleveland
O. E. Hunt
Atomic Energy Commission
Hugh Dean
Defense
Robert Lovett
Chevrolet
Arthur Summerfield
C. E. Wilson
Roger Kyes
Eisenhower Inaugural Message Mirrors Nine Peace Principles
Washington Column analyzes President Eisenhower's inaugural address as a nine point plan for peace. It argues the speech emphasizes determent of aggression, leadership of the free world, and a commitment to freedom, prosperity, and responsible governance. It contrasts interpretations with earlier summaries and outlines the evolving view of U S policy.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Los Angeles
New York
Friends of Freedom
United Nations
Subscription rates for Morning Press and Constitution Press
Morning Press and Sunday Constitution Press in Lawton area 55 cents per month by carrier. Evening Constitution and Sunday Constitution Press in Lawton area 1.55. Combined morning evening and Sunday 2.40. By mail Southwest Oklahoma Morning Press and Sunday Constitution Press one year. Evening Constitution and Sunday Constitution Press one year outside Southwest Oklahoma one year. Mail subscriptions add 2 percent sales tax. Associated Press exclusive rights local news and dispatches. Corrections policy noted.
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Constitution Press
Lawton
Bvrening Constitution
Constitution-Press
Oklahoma
Constitution
Associated Press
Verse Quotation From Genesis Theme
A devotional verse reflecting on creation and paradise. The speaker cites Genesis and James Montgomery praising the beauty of the world and the heavenly future beyond sin and death. Poetic meditation contrasts earthly beauty with the promise of heaven.
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James Montgomery
Fright to Death Question Explored in Medical View
Dr Edwin P Jordan examines whether severe fright can kill, recounting a case of chest pains and palpitations triggered by fear during a heart test. He compares it with voodoo death myths and a chilling anecdote of a man dying after fear of a wild hen. He concludes such deaths are extremely unlikely in real life.
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Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
Fin
Ike To Outline Foreign Policy
Washington lawmakers said President Eisenhower will outline the basic pattern of his foreign policy in the State of the Union next Monday. Reports indicate emphasis on coordination of U.S. efforts abroad while domestic matters receive less focus. He may defer specifics on budget cuts and seek continuance of government reorganization powers, with pressure from Sen. Taft to lift price wage controls by executive order.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Joseph M. Dodge
Truman
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Senate To Probe Ag Price Drops
Senate Agriculture committee to investigate unwarranted recession in farm income and purchasing power. Chairman George D Aiken chairs inquiry into factors including low grade grain imports, CCC grain sales, speculation, price controls, meat prices, and foreign market depreciation. Testimony to begin Thursday with GAO on low grade grains.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
George D Aiken
Rvt
Senate
Aiken
Commodity Credit Corp
General Accounting Office
Senate House panel backs weaker veto on reorganizations
Washington January 27 Republicans and Democrats clash as Congress extends Eisenhower reorganization powers for two years but allows simple majorities in both chambers to reject any plan. GOP critics pressure for stronger veto while Democrats back the presidents broader plan. Budget director Dodge argues for strengthening presidential reach.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
House Government Operations Committee
Joseph M. Dodge
House Committee
Eisenhower creates psychological warfare board for cold war
President Eisenhower establishes a psychological strategy board to study information policies and national security aims in the cold war. Eight appointees include C D Jackson and Siguard Larmon, with assignments to report by June 30. The panel will review government information programs including Voice of America and CIA activities.
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Relman Morin
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Hagerty
San Francisco
William H. Jackson
New York Investment
C. D. Jackson
New York
Fortune Magazine
Siguard Larmon
Young and Rubicam
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Barklee McKee
Voice of America
Central Intelligence Agency
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Commodity Credit Corporation
D. Morse
St. Louis
J. Earl Coke
Berkeley
Calif
John M. Davis
Wellsville
Romeo E. Short
Brinkley
Ark
John C. Allen
Lombard, Ill
Sill Man Injured In Two Car Crash
Fort Sill corporal Albert J. Taylor of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 52nd FA Group sustained minor injuries when his car collided with a delivery truck at Second and Ferris around 1 p.m. Traffic reports say Taylor attempted to pass as the other vehicle turned left. the truck, driven by Harold D. Henneke of 1337 Ferris, caused heavy damage. Taylor was treated at Station Hospital.
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Fort Sill
Ferris
Public Information Office
Albert J. Taylor
52Nd FA Group
Harold D. Henneke
Taylor
Moths Hatch Timings Vary by Season
In summer moths emerge four to eight days after mating while in winter the emergence can extend up to three weeks.
Baltimore Plan aims at alley by alley slum clearance
W Yates Cook directs a city program turning surveys into action to eliminate blight. The Baltimore Plan targets house by house reform, using law enforcement and owner will, alongside public housing and redevelopment, to transform 4130 blocks and 16 000 dwellings. The effort has grown from 5 000 to 150 000 dollars, with 40 inspectors and schools teaching hygiene, sanitation, and construction skills. Cook believes slums could be gone in a decade.
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William Harwood
Baltimore
G. Yates Cook
Baltimore Health Department
Housing Bureau
National Municipal League
Fyne
Cook
Health Department
World’s Just A Big Stage On Her 102nd Birthday
Mrs Catherine Longenecker of Rohrerstown Pennsylvania told friends she was chronically ill until age sixty then her health improved. She marked her 102nd birthday with family and well wishers.
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United Press
Rohrerstown
Catherine Longenecker
Couple sues over sale of pet chimp to zoo in Fullerton
Mr and Mrs Jack C Dutton of Fullerton California filed suit to void a chimpanzee sale to a local zoo claiming the zoos owner barred the animal from wearing clothes and sleeping in a bed they provided. The couple had attempted a rescue likened to saving a child.
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Fullerton
Calif
Jack C. Dutton
Blacksburg High School Ends Flu Holiday Early
Blackburg South Carolina students return after a one week flu holiday at Blacksburg high school. Officials discover the janitor forgot to turn the heat back on, prompting another vacation pause.
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Blacksburg
S. C
Blacksburg High School
Church sound system disrupted during sermon
MILWAUKEE Wis Jan 27 Repairmen dismantled the public address system at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church to learn why Rev Raymond J Kurkiewicz faced competition from jazz music during last Sunday's sermon. The blaring music interrupted his speaking before he muted the loudspeakers and continued with his address followed by melody in the background.
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Milwaukee
Wis
St. Hyacinth Catholic
Raymond J. Kurkiewicz
Kurkiewicz
Skunk Dodges Patrol Car In Hayward Incident
In Hayward California Officer Ben Parodi swerved to avoid a skunk in the road. The animal escaped unharmed though the cruiser and officer required cleaning and deodorizing after the encounter.
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Hayward
Calif
Ben Parodi
Parodi
Tonight’s Top Radio Fare Across Major Networks
Radio listings show a rotating lineup from 7:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. across ABC CBS MBS NBC including Defense Attorney People Are Funny High Adventure Red Skelton Town Meeting Life With Luigi and more. Programs feature a mix of comedies dramas news and talent shows with host names such as Paul Whiteman and John Cameron Swayze.
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ABC
CBS
Hamner Guy
MBS
Cavalcade of America
NBC
Paul Whiteman
Mrs. North
News of Tomorrow
Louella Parsons
Frank Edwards
Two For the
Money
Dream Harbor
Dors Day
Thompson
His
Singing Bandit Gets Top Billing
Oklahoma City reported that Arnold Langley 24 and Peter Recabaren Jr 27 face a preliminary hearing before Justice Otis James charged with robbing a Safeway store of 1088 on December 12. Langley reportedly danced a jig and sang while holding a gun. Recabaren was shot and seriously wounded. The FBI captured Langley in California.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Justice of the Peace
Otis James
Arnold Langley
Peter Recabaren Jr
Safeway
Langley
FBI
California
Recabaren
Ofcoor
El Reno Duel Heads for Trial Over Gambling Feud
Two El Reno men who agreed to settle a gambling argument by dueling were headed for trial after Canadian County Attorney James V. Phelps received an opinion from state Attorney General Mac Q. Williamson. The men returned with pistols after the dispute and fired. one was lightly wounded and surrendered. Uncertainty remains on which dueling statute applies and who fired first.
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EL Reno
Okla
James V. Phelps
Mac Q. Williamson
Phelps
Williamson
Oklahoma
Screen Actor O'Brian's Rochester Born Riddle
A compact clue list lists Screen Actor O'Brian born in Rochester along with a host of crossword style terms. Includes references to domestic slave and various wordplay hints across both horizontal and vertical entries.
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O’brian
Rochester
Crossword clue strip yields a themed list of answers
A sequence of numbered clues hints at a diverse set of terms. Across entries include a prayer ending and a youthful figure, while others point to religious roles, domestic terms, and descriptors. Several items reference places, weights, and objects such as an Algerian seaport and a golf device.
Bill To Prevent Election Watch Beaten In House
Oklahoma City lawmakers defeated a bid to bar watchers and challengers from out of county by a 41 to 39 vote. The measure would require all precinct watchers to be county residents and remains on the calendar for possible later action. The vote followed controversy over Tulsa Republicans who watched Cherokee County polls after election irregularities were alleged.
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Oklahoma City
House
Richard Smith
Cherokee County
Smith
Glenn Twist
Tulsa
Carl Albert
Ed Edmondson
Congress
Rep. S. S. McColgin
Reydon
Charles Ozman
Lawton
Oklahoma
Senate
Carl Austin DeWolf
Richard Romany
Enid
J. D. McCarty
Hand Cranks End Pile Driver Stall at River Bridge
A 63 foot 8 inch pile driver on a barge moved upstream on the Arkansas River toward Menifee after Rock Island Railway workers manually rotated a 55 year old bridge that had blocked the barge for three days. The bridge had not turned since 1938 and its power system was rusted.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Rock Island Railway
Menifee
Harris for Street Commissioner Democrat H Babe Harris
Democrat H Babe Harris announces his bid for Street Commissioner. He emphasizes road repairs, drainage upgrades, and safer traffic flow. Harris cites experience in municipal service and pledges transparent budgeting and prompt public outreach.
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Democrat Co. H
Babe” Harris
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