Mothers Hold March Tonight in Comanche County Polio Drive
About 1,700 mothers join the Mothers March on Polio urging residents to keep porchlights burning from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to support the March of Dimes drive. Funds help test a promising polio vaccine. “None Too Small” and quotes from chairwoman Mrs. Carl Stephens highlight that any amount, even a dollar or a few cents, helps. See MARCH Page 2.
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Indie County
Comanche County
Carl Stephens
Mothers’ March
March
Lawtonian Named for New 10 Story Hotel at Lawton Fourth and E
The Lawton Community Hotel directors selected The Lawtonian as the name for the 10 story hotel under construction at Fourth and E. The project is about thirty percent complete with the fifth floor framing in place. W. C. Shelton plans to add workers as brick work begins and more phases unfold toward completion. The April stockholders meeting will elect five directors.
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Lawton Community Hotel
Lawtonian
Fourth and E
Lawton
W. C. Shelton
Frank Kitchens
Eisenhower Sees Economy Recovering From Brief Slump
President Eisenhower described the nation as marvelously prosperous and warned of a possible brief, self correcting dip. He pledged to use government powers to counter a downturn, cut taxes, liberalize credit, and fund large public works even with deficits. He outlined an expansive program to protect workers, boost unemployment and old age insurance, raise farm support, and promote foreign trade, while noting no immediate tax or wage policy changes. He urged bold steps and claimed the plan aims to raise national income with stable purchasing power.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Turncoats Ride Trucks Behind Bamboo Curtain
Twenty one singing Americans and one Briton renounced their homelands to stay with the Communists as they rolled north in flag bedecked trucks toward the Bamboo Curtain. The U N Command said at least nine were accused as stool pigeons betraying fellow POWs. They carried red peace dove banners and sang charges of imperialism and germ warfare. An Indian escort and five Allied newsmen witnessed the scene at Panmunjom.
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George McArthur Panmunjom
Tokyo
U. N. Command
Korea
Nine U S Prisoners Accused as Stool Pigeons in NK Camps
The UNC disclosed that at least nine of twenty one American inmates in North Korean prison camps acted as stool pigeons for Chinese. Twelve were Progressives. twenty were regular Army men, with roles spanning artillery, medicine, engineers, and infantry.
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Tokyo
U.N. Command
UNC
China
Bricker Plan Faces Mixed Support in Senate Debate
Senate Republicans debated alternatives to George’s compromise on constitutional treaty powers. Bricker pressed his own measure to curb executive and treaty authority, rejecting George’s form as unsatisfactory while avoiding a final rejection.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
George
D-Ga
Bricker
Ohio
Cox Due To Land In Boston Tonight
Homer Cox, Oklahoma City soldier released after four years held behind the Iron Curtain arrives in Bermuda and will fly to Westover Air Force Base near Boston, expected to land at 8 p.m. local time. Army officials confirm his return to the United States tonight.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Homer Cox
Oklahoma City
U. S
Army
Cox
Westover Air Force Base
Boston
City Vehicle Tag Check Underway For Civilians
State tax officers run a vehicle registration check in the city targeting civilians who work locally but hold out-of-state licenses. Phil Gafford notes 8,500 tags sold to date with only 2 percent of days left before penalty-free renewal ends Saturday at 1 pm. Starting Monday a 10 cent per day penalty applies until March 3 when plate costs double. Local tag office lines grow as deadline nears. total registrations this year may surpass a record 18,000.
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State Tax Office
Phil Gafford
Gafford
Coffee Boost Fails to Shake City Coffee Drinkers
Lawtonians kept sipping coffee as wholesale prices rose from 93 to 98 cents a pound. Retailers noted no sharp demand drop yet, though one big seller warned rising temps could spark a fall. Cold weather boosted consumption now, with groceries sliding only slightly. See COFFEE, Page 2.
Artillery-Infantry Weapon Show At Fort Sill
Private citizens will view the Armys artillery and infantry weapons at a Mat 102 firing demonstration on Fort Sills west range. Col H S Whiteley notes most weapons will be fired and Maj Paul M Blose will explain features. Highlights include the atomic cannon 286mm and multiple 105mm 155mm and rocket weapons, plus an M 48 tank and two H 19 helicopters for transport.
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Fort Sill
Col
H. S. Whiteley
Department of Maseriel
Paul M. Blose
Ion
Field Artllery Bate 6Th Eattalion
59Th Field Artillery Battalion
Army Aviation School
World conference urged for general armament reduction
Berlin reports Molotov calls Big Four to back a 1954 world conference on general arms reduction. He says US UK France USSR favor UN framework to ease military spending with both UN and nonmember states invited. Dulles accuses Molotov of trying to supplant the UN with a council of five.
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V. M. Molotov
U. S
United Ki
France
Soviet Union
United States of America
United Kingdom 1
United Nations
Dulles
Molotov
John Foster Dulles
China
Germany
Pike Board Naming Set
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray announced plans to call a special Senate session to confirm the six member Turnpike Authority and secure majority control for nearly three years after leaving office. Voters approved three new turnpikes in a special election Tuesday under the act granting removal power and staggered terms ending July 1, 1955 and annually thereafter.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
State Senate
Turnpike Authority
Murray
Capitol
Cache Fire Destroys Grocery Store in Towns Worst Blaze
An early morning fire in Cache damaged three buildings and threatened a fourth, the worst blaze in town. Loss is unofficially estimated at about 50,000. Maloy, owner of the destroyed Kessath Restor, was injured rushing into the burning store. Firefighters and local volunteers contained the blaze after about two hours.
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Lawton
Cache
Ken
Bill Dixon
Cache Main Street
C. A. Vokin
Good
Masonic Lodge
Ted Ralston
Oany
Aamaget
Cone Ee
Kessath Restor
Maloy
Ken's Grocery Sore
E. D. Norwood
Boon| Aery
R. L. Ray
Nettie Clark
Tommy Good
Pentagon Testing Wilson's Power
Secretary of Defense Wilson claims authority to order dishonorable discharges for 21 soldiers who chose to stay with the Communists. Army lawyers say no such action can occur without a court martial, while Wilson asserts he has power. The piece notes a related Reds incident about timing and wording of an Army announcement.
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Wilson
Pentagon
Eisenhower Flags Price Supports as Farm Plight Cause
President Eisenhower, in Washington, said high government price supports are a major cause of farmers economic plight. He urged approval of the administration's new farm program under which price supports would be stronger and more selective.
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Washington
Eisenhower
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New Bricker Plan
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Pike Board
Ocher Pictures
W. T. Cowan
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