Four Tots Succumb In Fire Blamed On Matches
Oklahoma City reports tell of four siblings aged one to six suffocating in a home fire likely started by playing with matches. Parents away, mother returns as flames engulf a two room apartment. damage estimated at 500 dollars. Fire Chief notes children may have tried to break a bathroom window to escape and local neighbors aided evacuations.
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Oklanoma City
Tree
Vathee Thail Amberg
Amberg
Ollie L. Milam
Ned
Abs
Nation
Keokuk
Iowa
United Press
Des Moines
Hessmer
Graysville
Tenn
Pitor Knob
Ind
Chicago
Olympia
Ber
Son Brutally Kills Mother Blames Khrushchev in Ark
In Fort Smith Arkansas Bobby Joe Burns 28 a former mental patient surrendered to a deputy sheriff and said he was inspired to murder by Russia's Khrushchev He is jailed awaiting possible trial with doubts he will stand trial and may be remitted to a mental institution Police found Burns had a mutilated headless body of his mother Ars EB W Burns and letters to Khrushchev were found Burns had been committed to mental hospitals before and was captured after fleeing the area while signing a rambling statement blaming a spell and an African ritual.
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McFyett
Fort Smith
Ark
Russia
Khrushchev
Bobby Joe Burns
Fort Smith City
Burns
Ars. EB. W. Burns
Clyde Grigsby
Jetters
Sequoyah
Campanella Undergoes Major Surgery After Crash
Ray Campanella suffers a fractured dislocation of the sixth cervical vertebrae in a crash incident. Neuro-surgeon Robert W Langstaken led a four hour twenty minute operation with hopes for recovery. Doctors say returning to baseball is possible but uncertain, with six weeks as a rough timeline.
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Glen Cove
N.X. T
Ray Campanella
Ntck Cay
Robert W. Langstaken
Campanella
Los Angeens Dodgers
Saklt
Three Days Left to Buy Comanche County Auto Tags
Comanche county auto owners face a three day deadline to purchase 1958 vehicle tags without penalty. Beginning Saturday February 1 a 10 cent daily fine applies to delinquent buyers and on March 3 the price doubles. About 10 000 tags have been sold, with funds benefiting local schools and roads.
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Samanche County
Ralph Hennessee
Hennessee
Oklahoma
Comanche County
Baghdad Pact Adopts NATO Type Defense
Ankara reports the Baghdad Pact military committee adopted a NATO like defense concept backed by U S military aid. The pledge ties a Communist attack on one member to allied support though not written in the pact. Members are Britain Iraq Turkey Pakistan and Iran.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
John Foster Dul Ices
United States
Dulles
Britain
Jan
Iraq
Tuessey
Pakistan
Nikita Seeks Common Ground for Summit Talks
In Moscow Nikita Khrushchev urged starting talks on agreeable issues before tackling tougher questions. He spoke at an Indian National Day reception amid Western ambassadors, outlining a staged approach to summit negotiations and reaffirming disarmament calls while declining U.N. subcommittee talks. Notable guests included Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor.
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Moscow
Nikte Kheushchey
Communist Party
United States
West
Russia
Hrushehsn
Soviet Union
U. N
Most City Criminals Aged 20 to 25 Lead 1957 Arrests
A 1957 year end report shows locals arrested for non traffic offenses totaled 3,691 with 815 in the 20 to 25 age group, the highest share. The 25 to 29 bracket logged 343 arrests, while 15 to 19 saw 492 arrests, and other five year groups followed. The data, compiled by Alford Hennessee for FBI study, notes the 20 to 25 group led for the year.
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Ray Atteberry
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alford Hunnessee
Hennessee
Jailbreak by Norris gang members shocks Johnston county
Billy Joe Pearce 28 of Lawton and Edward Lee Lyles 26 of Oklahoma City, ex members of the Gene Paul Norris gang, escaped Johnston county jail at Tishomingo by freeing themselves from a guard. They were awaiting transfer to state prison after three year sentences. Also implicated is Ernest Leroy Colwan 36 of Oklahoma City in a 1956 Walker Variety store safecracking. Roadblocks statewide were ordered and Texas authorities alerted to intercept any possible fugitive movement.
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Billy Joe Pearce
Lawton
Edhward Lee Lyles
Oklahoma City
Gene Paul Norris
Johnston County
Tishominga
Oklahoma
Tishomingo
Ernest Leroy Colwan
Walker Variety
Stephens
Texas
W. W. Raper
Sail Pearce
Duncan
Raper
Siue Lee Bam
Snow To End Here Tonight
A light rain turned to wet snow in southeast Oklahoma with minimal impact on Lake Lawtonka. Forecasts call for the precipitation to end tonight as temperatures dip into the 20s and 10s rise tomorrow. snowfall totals included three inches at Guyman and Beaver, two inches at Boise City, while Lawton reported a trace.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Roy Higdon
Lake Lawlonla
Meeers
Saddle Mountain
Council to Act on Tavern Lighting Ordinance
City council will consider a new ordinance to require better lighting in taverns and clubs. Mayor Ellsworth says the five foot candle standard will be reduced and apply to upstairs and basement venues.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Health Department
Ellsworth
Owl
Gary To Speak At City Convention On Evangelism Drive
Oklahoma Baptists outline a five year plan to establish 30000 new churches and preaching stations. Gov Raymond Gary to address sessions on evangelism and layman participation. Conference includes leaders from Arizona Colorado Oklahoma and national SBC offices with multiple speakers and committee meetings.
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Gary
Oklahoma
Southern Baptist
T. B. Lackey
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
First Baptist Church
Lackey
C. T. Perkins
Kingfisher
Central Baptist Association
Raymond Gary
The
Baptist Convention
Lawton
Washington
National Guard
Truman Bennett
Tom Marlin
State Insurance Fund
Stanley Niles
United Days
Niles
Denver
Colorado
Leonard Sanderson
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Charles L. McKay
Arizona Baptists
H. H. Hobbs
Oklahoma City
First Baptist
Burch
State Baptist Convention
Three Bodies Found In Lincoln Farm Outbuildings
Police discovered the bodies of Marion Bartlett 57 his wife Velda 36 and their two year old daughter in shabby outbuildings behind a small Lincoln home. A sign on the door warned visitors to stay away. Carol Fugate 15 and Charles Starkweather were known associates believed to have fled Lincoln in a black car. A box containing Betty Jean was found among other crates. Authorities sought two potential suspects for questioning.
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Lincoln, Nel
Fahey
Marion Bartlett
Velda
Elmer Seheele
Lancaster County
Carol Fugate
Divs
Bartlett
Thal
Pansy Street
Bartlet
Ser Budy
Vace
Benson Attacks Farm Price Supports in Speech
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson criticized current farm price supports in New Orleans, arguing the United States cannot afford to waste resources producing excess foods and fiber for storage. He called government incentives for unnecessary outputs economically wasteful amid cold war challenges.
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New Orleans
Ezra Taft Benson
United States
Benson
Prices rigged says Reuther in Senate hearings
Walter P. Reuther accused the big three auto firms of rigging prices to boost profits and called for congressional powers to require explanations for price hikes. He urged creation of an independent Consumers' Counsel office and said wage boosts did not drive car prices. The UAW leader testified at Senate anti monopoly hearings led by Estes Kefauver as others from the auto industry were to follow.
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Washington
Walter PB. Reuther
Congress
Reuther
Aflcio
United Auto Workers Union
Office of
Consumers’ Counsel
UAW
Senate
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Makes
Kefauver
Probers summon labor racketeer in graft and gambling probe
Senate investigators named labor racketeer Joey Fay for questioning about wealth and strongarm power in organized labor business and politics. The inquiry will also explore Philadelphia officials of the Operating Engineers Union tied to dice numbers and gambling rackets reputedly run on a major scale. Kennedy and Lattanzio will name under oath union officials accused of involvement.
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Washington
Senate
Joey Fay
Philadelphia
Operating Engineers Union
Fay
Robert F. Kennedy
Saint Louis
International
William B. Maloney
Newark
N.J
Joss
Key
New York City
Walter
Ben Ladum
Sage 3
Long Awaited Chance Near Weather
Cape Canaveral Florida reports a Jupiter C missile ready to launch a 29.7 pound American earth satellite. The Army seeks a successful orbit after Vanguard failures. Major General John B Medaris says the Army could have launched earlier if allowed. Weather is favorable and workers prepare on the launch pad.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. A
Army
Navy
Wernher von Braun
Vanguard
Johnb. Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Senate
Army Forecasts Missile Defense by 1952 With Acceleration
Army testimony to the House Armed Services Committee says a ballistic missile defense could be created by 1952 if the program is sped up. Maj. Gen. Dolin P. Daley notes a significant capability might be achieved by 1952, with the Nike Zeus system under development. Defense Secretary McElroy assigns the Army to create a long range missile defense while the Air Force handles detection systems. Congress debates granting Eisenhower authority to strengthen Allied defenses.
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Washington
Army
Dolin P. Daley
House Armed Services
Iit
Daley
U.S
Defense
Neil J. McElroy
Air Force
Congress
Eisenhower
Weather outlook with clouds, rain snow mix and mild rebound
Cloudy and colder conditions with rain mixed with snow this afternoon, ending tonight. Partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday. High near 40 today, low around 28, Wednesday high near 50, low about 32. Precipitation this morning measured at 0.43 inches.
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