Flu Epidemic Tied to Rise in U S Deaths
The Public Health Service notes a nationwide influenza outbreak raising deaths in the three weeks ending January 24, about 11,300 weekly in 106 cities, roughly 10 percent above three year medians. Increases appeared across regions except New England, with the east and west south central showing the largest rises. The Army and Air Force report higher respiratory illness and influenza cases nationwide and overseas, especially in the Midwest.
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Washington
Public Health Service
New England
United States
Army
The
Air Force
Awards Highlight 4 H Coaches and Leaders in Southwest Region
The Southwest Region honors 4 H coaches and leaders for years of service with clover pins and medals. Seventeen county 4 H coaches receive emerald and pearl pins for 15 to 25 years, gold pins for 10 years, and silver pins for five years. County medals go to 37 4 H members for achievements in fields from entomology to food preparation and home economics, with many named individuals and communities in Oklahoma.
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State Game and Fish Department
W. R. Masters
Comanche County Coaches Association
D. H. Allison
Flower Mound
Ed Jones
Roseland
L. V. Tomlinson
Sterling
Kenneth Harrel
Fletcher
L. S. Watson
Fairview
Beryl Schumann
Blumenshine
Leland John
Viren
Sahmount
Lakeview
Oo. Livingston
Faxon
L. O. Bunch
Hillside
Ted Krisher
Bishop
Harry Hammond
Spencer Queton
Fort Sill
Capang
Margie Mae John
Flower Ound
Patricia Peters
Fair- Selethine
Jiane Slaughter
Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Report Jan 29 Oklahoma
Oklahoma City livestock prices show cattle calves hogs and sheep with mixed softness in slaughter cows and steady to lower hogs. Beef steers 21.25, hogs top 20.00, sows 14.50-17.00, lambs limited. Poultry prices list broilers hens eggs and butterfat across Oklahoma City and surrounding areas with varied regional quotes.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
State Department of Agriculture Today
Poteau
Lawton
Chickasha
Ardmore
Blackwell
Alva
Tulsa
Enid
Vinita Shawnee
Muskogee
Seminole
Durant
Cordell
Elk City
Buffalo
McAlester
Laverne
Fairview
Shawnee
Planes Return to Service for BOAC Stratocruisers
London British Overseas Airways Corporation resumed flying its ten American built Stratocruisers today after grounding last week due to engine trouble. Aircraft were cleared to return to service following checks and repairs, with BOAC signaling confidence in the fleet's reliability.
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London
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Two Sets Of Twins Establish Hospital Record For Boys
Four little boys occupy Southwestern hospital nursery marking a first in its history. Two sets of twins arrived in early morning, both pairs born to different parents and all four delivered by the same doctor. The Eriksons welcome Jackie Edwin and Johnnie Edward, while the Hammetts celebrate Donald Kendrick and Ronald Frederick.
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Southwestern Hospital
Southwestern
Jackie Edwin
Johnnie Edward Erikson
Roy Erikson
Donald Kendrick
Ronald Frederick Hammett
Salvation Army Fund Drive and Social Services
Evangelistic functions include indoor and open air services Sunday School religious education home visitation prison meetings and Mercy League. Character building features Red Shield clubs girl guards Sunbeams camps and vacation Bible schools. Social services cover emergency aid for women and children clothing distribution employment home hospital care missing friends bureau and shelter for men.
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Mary Foster
Captain Knight
Arnold Davidson
Red Shield Club
Sgt
Lula Moore
Salvation Army
Mercy League
Red Shield
Army
Missing Friends Bureau
Deadline Nears On Scout Jobs For Citizenship Day
Lawton scouts face a Saturday deadline to submit first ten job choices for the February 13 Citizenship Day when youths take over city government schools and businesses. Drawings Sunday set assignments from open choices. supervision offers welcome for volunteers.
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Lawton
P. O. Box
Conoco
11Th and Gore
Chamber of Commerce
P. O
Hunting Horse
Fort Sill urged to boost 1953 polio drive locally
Gen Harper called on Fort Sill military families to support the polio cause as the 1953 campaign ends January 31. He noted Comanche county spent 30 000 with over half directed to direct service and those affected by infantile paralysis. Fort Sill contributed 18 000 in January 1952 and has not matched last year's generosity.
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Foundation For
Comanche County
Fort Sill
Artillery units train with radar and firing tables prepared
The Department of Observation has held radar training linked to the weapon and is preparing graphical firing tables in the artillery program. Brig. Gen. James F. Brittingham, assistant commandant of the Artillery School, traveled to the Nevada Proving Grounds for an initial conference with proving ground personnel.
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Department of Observation
Department of Gunnery
James F. Brittingham
Nevada Proving Grounds
Proving
Fifty WACs Arrive For Duty At Fort Sill
Fort Sill receives its first large WAC detachment since World War II. A total of 50 women soldiers arrive from Fort Sam Houston in two busloads, with 43 new arrivals today and seven already in place. Lt. Elizabeth Cullison commands the 4051st ASUTAS battery. They will fill administrative roles as assignments are made. About 20 more WACs are to arrive each month until the unit reaches roughly 200 personnel.
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Fort Sill
WAC
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Corp
Texas Post
Sabotage Hinted In Liner Inferno
A Scotland Yard expert joined detectives searching the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth after a fire on a main deck cabin. Officials called the cause potentially accidental or deliberate as investigations echo similar vessel blazes in Liverpool and aboard the Queen Mary.
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Southampton
Eng
Scotland Yard
Charles Box
Cunard
New York
King George V
Liverpool
Elizabeth
Navy Depot Work Halted By Strike
A strike by 90 union carpenters halted 300 workers on a 6.24 million dollar naval ammunition depot expansion in McAlester Oklahoma. The stoppage at Tankersley Construction caused 133 buildings for magazines explosives fuzes and detonators to pause while other base projects continued. Local AFL Carpenters Union agent J T Long cited a jurisdictional dispute and wildcat actions as the cause.
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Mcalester
Okla
Naval Ammunition Depot
Tankersley Construction Company
Oklahoma City
J. T. Long
AFL Carpenters Union
Long
Tornado hits Carswell base fire tower not existing
Fort Worth January 29 Senate Armed Forces committee approved a plan for a new fire tower at Carswell Air Base to replace a structure the tornado of Easter Day destroyed, but base officials insist they never had a fire tower to begin with.
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Fort Worth
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Carswell Air Base
Carswell
Arab Israeli Border Clashes Report Fatalities and Wounding
Arab and Israeli sources report renewed border violence near the Jordan line with Arab claims that Israeli troops backed by tanks and armored vehicles killed four civilians and wounded seven in two villages inside Arab Palestine.
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Jerusalem
Arab Palestine
City Students to Attend Hi-Y Legislature at Capital
Lawton and Douglass high schools send 13 delegates to the Hi-Y Youth Legislature in Oklahoma City. Lawton seniors Will Williams and Mik Wilkerson hold senate president pro tempore and senate secretary posts, with Lawton and Douglass members filling house and senate roles. Delegates travel with adult advisors Lawrence Laird Albert Johnson and Mrs E H Dewberry as the event opens with official swearing in and a governor's banquet.
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Capital
Lawton
Douglass High
State
Oklahoma
Saa
Don Williams
Lawton High
Senate
Mik Wilkerson
City
House of Representatives
Lucille Johnson Douglas
Tri-Hi-Y
Elwood Williams
Douglass Hi-Y
Val Frakes
Sam Hamra
Johnston Murray
Bob Aldrich
Tulsa
Roy J. Turner
YMCA
House
Eugene Briggs
Phillips University
Oklahoma City
Lawrence Laird
Lawton High School
Albert Johnson
E. H. Dewberry
Eisenhower presses hearings on three service secretaries
President Eisenhower personally stepped into the Senate confirmation fight for three nominees. The hearings revealed reliance on Charles E. Wilson's order to avoid conflicts as Stevens and Harold Talbott faced stock questions, while Robert Anderson was favored for Navy secretary designat e. Wilson agreed to divest $20 million in stock to win approval.
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Stevens
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Harold Talbott
Air Force
Robert Anderson
Navy
Wilson
Defense Department
John W Davis
J. B. Stevens Co., Inc
Army
United States
Saltonstall
Hower
General Motors
Gas Company Sees Partial Rate Increase Granted
The utility firm received about 60 percent of its requested gas rate rise as the Corporation Commission approved an adjustment. Company officials cited doubled field costs and higher operating expenses but stressed a 25 year history of rate reductions in many towns and their commitment to high service quality while pursuing further efficiency. President Norman Hirschfield said the partial increase still falls short of needs, though the firm will strive to maintain service levels.
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Mugg
Norman Hirschfield
Consolidated
Corporation Commission
Hirschfield
Oversea Employe Trims Urged By Johnston Defense Chief
Senator Olin D. Johnston urged a sweeping overhaul of government activities abroad. He asked immediate reductions of the overseas payroll and a major reorganization to cut waste, overlapping authority, and overstaffing, citing reports and a survey of Near East, Africa, and Europe operations.
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Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Nixon
Senate
Johnston
Senate Civil Service Committee
Near East
Africa
Europe
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
U. S
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Revue features Tucker and Goodfellow in vaudeville revival
Sophie Tucker headlines a Charleston era revival with Johnny Goodfellow and Pfc. Bob Williams. Frank Sanchez from Sill's Special Services will sing and guitar with Goodfellow in impersonations including Johnny Ray. Judy Guyll performs I've Got Rhythm with Jim Brock for a soft shoe Singing in the Rain. Brock closes with Bring Back Vaudeville as the orchestra and chorus sing Look for the Silver Lining.
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Sophie Tucker
Johnny Goodfellow
Pfc
Bob Williams
Frank Sanchez
New Page
Sill
Special Services Department
Goodfellow
Johnny Ray
Judy Guyll
Storey & Barton School of the
Jim Brock
Dueling Upheld as Traditional Sport in German Courts
West Germany's supreme court upheld the acquittal of 25-year-old Wilfried von Studnitz after he admitted fighting three sword duels with fellow students. The court ruled that dueling remains a traditional sport and not a punishable crime under current law.
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Berlin
West Germany
Supreme Court
Wilfried von Studnitz
Dulles pushes emergency FBI vetting of State nominees
Wiley said the FBI process can take two months, prompting Dulles to propose an emergency plan. He will write a loyalty letter for each nominee before hearings and votes, with dismissal if FBI findings require action. Opposition rumors surround Conant and Smith, though none have sought committee opposition.
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FBI
Wiley
Dulles
Witten Wiley
State Department
Conant
Smith
Harvard University
Boston
Truman Accuses Congress of Hampering Eisenhower Reorgs
Former President Truman denounces Senate and House committees for curbing presidential power to reorganize government. He notes a veto by a majority of members present, criticizes Republicans and praises Dean Acheson and Hoover for prior reorganization work, and rebukes critics before resuming restraint on comments about Eisenhower’s administration.
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Truman
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Hoover
Angel Falls in Venezuela Drops Over Five Thousand Feet
Southeastern Venezuela's Angel Falls plunges more than 5500 feet in a single unbroken sheet of water, forming the world's tallest uninterrupted cascade as observers note its dramatic height and misty spray.
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Venezuela
Angel Falls
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