Honest John Rockets Nine Miles In Cold Test At Fort Sial
At Qua nah range northeast of Cache, Honest John rocket fired in frigid 10 degree weather. Lt. Col. Heny F E. Biclefield praised the first test, noting the landing strip enables longer ranges. About 75 personnel assisted as spectators stayed home due to cold, with the rocket reaching nine miles rather than maximum.
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Cache
Fort Sial
John
Jané
Quanah Range
Cal. Heny F E. Biclefield
Field Artillery
Fort
Eisenhower Seeks Saudi Aid for Middle East Policy
President Eisenhower plans talks with King Saud to build regional understanding and acceptance of the U S Middle East program. Officials say the aim is not to replace Anglo French influence but to help Middle Eastern nations develop stable regional control.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
United States
Pave 3
Legends About Geronimo Grow From Death Mythos
Fort Sill scene with white grave markers and a native stone pyramid surmounted by an eagle. The piece recalls Geronimo the famed Apache leader who died of pneumonia on February 17, 1909, in a Fort Sill stone house. It traces his Nododoha Canyon birth in June 1821, rise as a hereditary chief, military leadership under Mangus Colorado, and life events including marriage to Alone and children.
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Morton Scott
ORTH
Fort Sill
U.S. Highway 2777
Geronimo
Fort Sill Hospital
Nodoyoha Canyon
Arizona
Apa
Ches
M. Barrett
Lawton
Mexico
Gary Charges Teachers With Pay Selfishness
Oklahoma City January 26 Governor Raymond Gary accused school teachers of draining the state treasury and taking funds that should go to mental hospitals and highways. He said a minimum salary of 3000 a year is excessive and urged teachers to be sensible. local districts are blamed for underpayment while he backs about 68 million dollars for the coming two years.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Ugeeens
Gary
Okahoma Education Association
Oklahoma Press Association
House Calls for Positive Middle East Plans
The House Foreign Affairs Committee urged the Eisenhower administration to propose comprehensive measures to address core Middle East problems. The report supports pursuing peace security and economic stability as the nation leads, amid references to the Suez Canal and Arab-Israeli disputes within the context of a military economic resolution aimed at stopping Communist expansion.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Middle East
E Isenhower
Sues Canal
Arabsraeli
Mid-East
Solons Ready Slap At Tito
A bipartisan group of representatives launched a petition against inviting Yugoslav President Tito to the United States. Rep. McDonough announced circulation joined by Rep. McCormack Keating Madden and others. If an April visit is planned lawmakers may seek an unusually long recess while Tito stays in Washington.
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Washington
United States
Tito
Eisenhower
McDonough
Calif
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Keating
RNY
Madden
D-Ind
McDonoughn
Possible Rabid Dog In Sterling Under Observation
Sterling residents were told to leash all dogs until tests confirm a possible rabid dog. Dr. Charles H. Miller Jr. said the dog owned by Homer High was killed Saturday after showing signs of being mad. The animal followed High into town, exposing other dogs. its head is to be sent to Oklahoma City for lab analysis with results due Tuesday.
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Sterling
Charles H. Miller
County City Health Department
Homer High
Oklahoma Department of Health
Oklahoma City
Miller
Geronimo's Rise After Mass Slaughter and Captures
The article notes Geronimo’s early raids into northern Mexico after a massacre left a third of A AeTER guards slain and ponies captured. It records the deaths of Geronimo’s mother wife and three children and says his lifelong hatred of Mexicans persisted. His fame grows as he leads bands in ferocious campaigns.
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Geronimo
Mexico
United States
Ice Coating To Continue In Southwest Oklahoma
Snow and freezing drizzle hit roads across Southwest Oklahoma as an extended cold spell slows traffic. Lawton saw a record number of accidents with 24 crashes by midnight, but injuries were minor. Weather officials warned of dangerous road conditions and a potential snow event by Wednesday while a brief warming trend may occur Monday night or Tuesday.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Lawton
Lawton Highway Patrol
Lawtonians
Ellsworth Won’t Seek Re-Election As Mayor
Mayor C R Ellsworth announced Saturday he will not seek another term in the March 19 Democratic primary. The move opens the field to possible candidates as two prospects say they have not decided, and others may yet bow out. Ward 5 councilman Stitt Pair considered running, Ward 1 councilman E C Parks declined, and ex-councilman R E Glenn ruled out a return. Ellsworth thanked Lawton residents, pledged to finish his term with effort, and called public service an education he hopes others also experience. Page 2. Col. 4
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Ray Atteberry
C. R. Ellsworth
Ju. Johnston
Auto Spe Lirm
Ellsworth
F. B
Fuzz) Barnes
School Board
Stitt Pair
Saurday
Pair
Elsworth
E. C. Parks
Parka
Lester McKenzie
R. E. Glenn
Lawton
Cily
Hound Dogs of 56 Satirized by Newsmen at Gridiron
Oklahoma politicians are roasted at the Oklahoma Gridiron show staged by about 50 newspapermen during the Oklahoma Press Association convention in Oklahoma City. Gov. Raymond Gary Sen. Bob Kerr and ex-senator John Russell are lampooned in rhyme and Elvis style, with songs mocking the Wagoner County vote scandal and absentee ballot woes.
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IM Monroe
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Hound Dogs
Raymond Gary
Wagoner County
State
Russell
Gary
Pakistanis riot against India over Kashmir move
In Karachi and other cities, Pakistanis protested India's absorption of part of Kashmir. Rioters burned effigies of Indian Prime Minister Nehru outside the Indian High Commission in Hyderabad as anger grows over the integration of the disputed state with an estimated 42 million people.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Ieia
Ashi
Nehru
Kashmir
Indian High Commission
Hyderabad
India
Sane
Six Liquor Raids Net 145 Bottles
City police raided six Lawton bootleggers and seized 145 bottles of liquor in the year’s most extensive operation. Charges include liquor possession running a joint and maintaining a nuisance. Suspects Sid Ludwig Lonnie Ray Henry Watson Ed Rose and Lester Scott faced bonds posted at the station. An unclaimed stock of hoove was reported at 2001 Cache Road.
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Lawton
Sid Ludwig
Lee
Lonnie Ray
Henry Watson
Washington
Ed Rose
Lester Scott
Anollity
Cache Road
Scott
Rose
Watson
Liqcor
Retirement Review At Fort Sill Honors 10 Officers 8 Enlisted Men
Fort Sill will honor 10 retiring officers and eight enlisted men in a public review at Luc as Field near gate one. Maj. Gen. Thomas E. de Shavo will review, Col. Horace L. Sanders commands the troops, with battalions from the Jude dist and 52 FA Groups taking part. Col. Charles W. Stratton receives a Saint Barbara certificate. de Shazo awards a memorial and Stratton a separate ceremony Thursday.
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Fort Sill
Lucas Field
Gate One
Thomas E. de Shavo
United States, Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Horace L. Sanders
Juh
Dist
52 FA
Department of the Army
Charles W. Stratton
U.S. Army Artillery and Guided Missile School Command
Col. Stratton
Fort Sill Wildlife Association
de Shazo
Order of Saint Barbara
Col
Stratton
Parke H. Waggoner
Dental Corps
Lester T. Porta
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Solons
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