Rain Sweeps Pacific Northwest as Planes Search for Missing
Driving rain and snow hampered search planes hunting for two missing aircraft carrying 17 people. Gale winds and overcast expected to continue along coasts. Snow fell in Chicago and the Great Lakes region while Northwestern Idaho and northern Nevada saw rain. Temperature contrasts ranged from 20 below zero in International Falls to 81 in Los Angeles with many cities in between reporting varied early readings.
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United Press
Pacific Northwest
Chicago
Great Lakes
Ohio River Valley
Idaho
Nevada
California
Los Angeles
Calif
International Falls
Minn
Miami
Fla
Madison
Wis
Fargo
N.D
Columbus
Ohio
New York
City Acquaintance Program Acknowledged By Coffin
Ten years ago M. W. Coffin announced a city acquaintance program to welcome new businessmen. Peter G. Fullerton was reappointed to a four year term as U. S. Commissioner. Edwin Free of Lawton worked as a general mechanic helper at Tinkerfield near Oklahoma City.
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Constitution
M. W. Coffin
Peter G. Fullerton
U. S
Edwin Freeland
Lawton
Tinkerfield
Oklahoma City
George Smith
Little Medicine Creek
Wichita Forest Preserve
Inez Manning
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
May Sheppard
Post Oak Mission
Neal Christian
Styron Defends Action of 45th Division in Korea
Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, former commander of Oklahoma's 45th Division, says no Oklahoman under his command was court-martialed for cowardice while in Korea from December 1951 to May 1952. He counters Army statements singling out the 45th as disciplined for cowardice amid desertion trials elsewhere on Old Baldy.
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Hobart
Okla
James C. Styron
Oklahoma
45Th
Japan
Korea
Styron
Eighth Army
Seoul
Old Baldy
de Jme
Larson To Enter Duncan Business
Washington General Services administrator Jess Larson said he will stay on the job for about a year after resigning from the Truman administration. He plans to enter business with his brother in Duncan Oklahoma, though he does not intend to reside there, and will travel in the Southwest. Larson is a former Chickasha mayor and ex secretary of the Oklahoma School Land Commission.
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Washington
Jess Larson
General Services Administrator
Larson
Truman
E. P. Larson
Duncan
Okla
Oklahoma
Southwest
General Services
Chickasha
Oklahoma School Land Commission
35 Officers To Attend Sill's Associate Course
Approximately 35 to 40 reserve officers from the Fourth Army area begin Phase I of the Special Associate course at Fort Sill Monday. Col. Rudelius announces the second year of the Arkansas Military district’s involvement with the program led by Maj. Gen. Harper. The course trains officers for division command or general staff at division level with three phases spanning February to March and includes instruction by senior officers from multiple states and services.
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Fourth Army Area
Command and General Staff College
Fort Sill
Ernest A. Rudelius
Arkansas Military District
Fourth Army
A. M. Harper
TAC
Harper
T-236
Col. Rudelius
Carl A. Martin, Jr
Menard
Tex
T-213
C and GS College
Fort Leavenworth
Rudelius
Martin
Elmer E. Ogle
Wewoka
Okla
James F. Hanger
Anaarko
Charles R. Smith
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Godfrey Kent
Baton Rouge
James D. Tillman III
New Orleans
Jack M. Jordan
Austin
Raymond J. Gieselman
San Antonio
Kay Hassell
II. Bryan
William R. Rogers
Fayetteville
Ark
State Senators Fire Big Guns In Attacking Murray Speech
Oklahoma City echoed with sharp Senate speeches targeting Gov Johnston Murray after his economy talk. Senator Rinehart called it abdication, Cobb branded him a cattle thief, while Miskovsky warned against attacking writers. Budget talks followed as officials discussed a 94 million highway plan and a 64 million school pay raise, with potential cuts to other departments.
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Murray
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
Senate
James A. Rinehart
el Reno
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Joe Bailey Cobb
Tishomingo
Roads and Highway Committee
George Miskovsky
Boyd Cowden
Chandler
Virgil Medlock
Fitzhugh
Raymond Gary
Madill
Gary
Herbert Hope
Pauls Valley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Jury Deliberations Set in Slaying and Arson by Soldiers
In El Paso a district court jury prepared to decide the fate of two soldiers, Pfc. Marvin Lee Austin of Arkansas and Pvt. Raymond Leslie Button of Iowa, charged with killing taxi driver Jesus Gonzalez and later burning the vehicle on a desert road after a drunken, frightened confrontation. Austin testified he fired the shot while intoxicated and frightened, seeking to scare Gonzalez, and that Button then drove the cab and set it on fire.
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EL Paso
Marvin Lee Austin
Marmaduke
Ark
Jesus Gonzalez
Raymond Leslie Button
Des Moines
Austin
Button
Gonzalez
Sill Workers Open Bond Buying Drive
Fort Sill civilian employees launch an annual Savings Bond drive targeting 90 percent payroll participation. Currently 27 percent are buying bonds, trailing McAlester Naval Depot and Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, each over 75 percent. State officials offer an award to the first installation to hit 90 percent as Fort Sill plans an all-out effort to close the gap.
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Fort Sill
Sill
Naval Depot
McAlester
Tinker Field
Oklahoma City
Treasury
Plans For State's Birthday Reached OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma House considers a 31 member commission to plan a seven month celebration for the state's 50th year of statehood mirroring the Texas Centennial. Gov. appointed 10 members, 21 from various organizations. House also debates closing line voting and extending taxes on beer and gasoline.
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Lou Allard
Drumright
House
Norman Reynolds
Oklahoma City
James Bullard
Duncan
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Wage boost awarded for Tinker AFB workers
About 19,000 civilian employees at Tinker Air Force Base will receive an average hourly wage increase of ten cents. The raise is expected to cost the government four million dollars annually.
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Oklahoma City
Tinker Air Force Base
Red Cross Drive Gets BPWC Help
Mrs. Juanita Lynn was named Wednesday to represent the Law ton Business and Professional Women's club on the committee planning the annual American Red Cross campaign. The meeting featured progress reports by committee chairmen preparing written reports for state chairmen in health safety education and various fields.
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Juanita Lynn
Lawton Business & Professional Women’s Club
American Red Cross
Mary Pokorny
Ida Denny
Marie Detty
Dixie Scruggs
Jimmie Louise White
Church Parsonage Is Redecorated
Grace Methodist church members completed interior remodeling of the parsonage with WSCS sponsorship. Volunteers supplied all labor and part of the materials, led by Mrs. Roy Hollwell. In about a month they removed the historic fireplace, rebuilt and redecorated the kitchen, and installed new curtains, rugs, and furnishings.
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Sterling
Grace Methodist Church
WSCS
Roy Hollwell
Women’s Organization
Indictment Against School Superintendent Dismissed
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Crim inal Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of an indictment against L R Stegall Osage County superintendent of schools charging him with serving while unqualified The court finds the allegations insufficient to charge a misdemeanor
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Oklahoma City
L. R. Stegall
Osage County
Criminal Court of Appeals
Stegall
Benson Optimistic About Farm Prices
Secretary Benson assured farmers that the government will carry out price support programs to prevent a sharp price drop. He expressed more optimism about the agricultural outlook than some farm leaders in Congress. He warned opinions vary on future price trends but cited a steady consumer income.
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Washington
Benson
GOP
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Stranger stabs man on street after mistaken identity
In San Francisco on January 29 a man named Lawrence Bridge was stabbed in the neck and knocked to the sidewalk by a stranger who leaned over and explained I thought you were Jerry before fleeing. The assailant’s remark marked the motive as a case of mistaken identity.
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San Francisco
Lawrence Bridge
Bridge
Jerry
J.M. Creel
C Street
Lawton
Oklahoma
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Francis A. Hald
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