Foreign Affairs Chiefs See Ike Fly To Europe
Secretary of State Dulles and Harold Stassen depart for Europe on a mission with President Eisenhower's instructions. They will visit seven Western European capitals including Rome Paris London and Bonn in a bid to rally support for the European Defense Community and Western unity. Dulles noted the EDC was developed by Europeans with courage and Stassen called the trip a constructive opening move for U.S. foreign policy. Eisenhower wished them luck as he prepared to present the State of the Union.
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Washington
State Dulles
Harold Stassen
Europe
Eisenhower
Dulles
Stassen
Western
European Defense Community
EDC
White House
Congress
Dulles and
Rome
France
England
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Adenauer Pleads For Security Aid
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged the United States to help defend Europe while stressing Germans and other Europeans must back treaties to build a European Defense Army. He warned European army failure could invite U.S. withdrawal and a drift to isolationism. The broadcast marked Hitler’s rise anniversary and warned against resurgent pro-Nazi sentiment.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
John Foster Dulles
United States
Europe
European Defense Army
Adolf Hitler
Adenauer
Mild Weather and Cloudy Skies Forecast for Lawton
Partly cloudy skies over Lawton with mild temperatures and little change through Saturday. Highs in the 60s, a slight cold snap starts tomorrow night through Tuesday or Wednesday. Light snow showers are possible in parts of the state Saturday and again Monday, but Lawton is not in the moisture path.
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Lawton
Three Communist Prisoners Beat U S GI To Death
In Pusan Korea three North Korean communist prisoners of war beat an American private to death at Koje Island while he cleared a barracks before a head count. The soldier’s name was withheld and the incident led to searches and the surrender of three inmates.
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Pusan
Korea
Koje Island
U. N
Republic of Korea Army
ROK
American Jets Down Two Communist Planes Near Sinanju
At Seoul on Friday American Air Force pilots shot down two Communist aircraft including a TU-2 bomber and damaged another jet. Four Sabres faced about 25 MIG-15s in the engagement near Sinanju, with 1st Lt. Joseph McConnell of Apple Valley, California credited with the MIG kill. There were MIGs across the sky as the battle unfolded.
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Seoul
Yellow Sea
Sinanju
Joseph McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
Royal N Baker
McKinney
Tex
Wonsan
Kum-Ni
Suryo-Ri
Kumhwa
U.S
Wichita Names Tillman Assistant Coach at University
Pete Tillman, former All Big Seven center for Oklahoma, named assistant to Football Coach Jack Mitchell at the University of Wichita. He currently coaches Norman High School in Ada Oklahoma. Chickasha franchise of the Sooner State Basebal League sold to a Texan for Gainesville, Texas next season. Ucal Clanton said Ernest Shad, Sherman Texas, bought the club from A. C. Gonzales, Del Rio Texas. league will approve franchise switch.
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Wichita
Pete Tillman
University of Oklahoma
Jack Mitchell
University of Wichita
Norman
Ada
Okla
Chickasha
Sooner State
Gainesville
Tex
Ucal Clanton
Sooner
Ernest Shaddid
Sherman
A. C. Gonzales
del Rio
Clanton
OO F Dedicates New Structure in Lawton
Representatives of Odd Fellow lodges from across Oklahoma attend the cornerstone ceremony for Lawton’s new $60,000 OO F building at 109 D Wilburn Cartwright Oklahoma’s state auditor delivered the principal address. He noted the lodge’s Fort Sill origins in the 1890s and its 1911 move to Lawton. the group now leads the state in membership with about 1,100 members including all branches.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Lawton Lodge
D. Wilburn Cartwright
Cartwright
IOOF
Odd Fellows Lodge
1090
Avenue
Wilburn Cartwright
Pete Veltama
Anadarko
E. E. Harp
Senate defense nominees face confirmation amid big business ties
Washington Senator Lyndon Johnson accused Republicans of political damage over the defense nominations controversy while Taft warned that any setback could be offset by candidate performance. Roger M Kyes may be approved as deputy secretary of defense as others, including Eyes and Talbott, face scrutiny over business holdings. Johnson criticizes the “big business” link, and Byrd expects confirmation by a similar margin to Wilson.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Roger M. Kyes
Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charles E Wilson
General Motors
Byrd
D-Va
Wilson
Johnson
Robert B. Anderson
Navy
Harold E. Talbott
Robert T. B. Stevens
Van Fleet Defends Smack Raid as Sound Plan
General James A. Van Fleet’s headquarters called criticism of Operation Smack unfair to Allied troops. The three page statement noted three U. S. soldiers killed and 61 wounded in the raid on Spud Hill, with about 150 Seventh Infantry Division soldiers involved. Critics in Congress argued the operation was a staged show, but the Army maintained it was a carefully conceived action to destroy enemy installations and capture prisoners for identification.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
U. S
Spud Hill
Congress
Seventh Infantry Division
Pio
7Th Infantry
Japan
Wolfe
U.N
Tokyo
U.S. 7Th Division
Washington
Hoffman
R-Mich
Bray
R-Ind
Edith Nourse Rogers
Rmass
House Veterans Committee
House
Collins
Short
R-Mo
House Armed Services Committee
J. Lawton Collins
Korea
County 4-H Elects Same Leaders in Achievement Day
The Comanche County 4-H Federation re elected Ann Reid Faxon and Elinor Hammond Roseland to key posts during the annual Achievement Day in the district court room. New officers include Deana Kelley Chatanooga June Slaughter Fletcher and Billy Don Masters Flower Mound. The Faxon Senior 4-H Club won a gold loving cup, while 17 coaches received pins for five to 25 years of service.
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Comanche County
Ann Reid
Faxon 4
Billy Don Masters
Flower Mound
Faxon
Jack Sharp
D. H. Allison
Lawton
Wickersham Asks More Hay Money
Oklahoma congressional delegation led by Rep. Victor Wickersham urges President Eisenhower and Ezra Benson to add funds to the $8 million hay relief program aiding drought hit states. He cites ranch losses up to $100 per head and notes current allocations fall short for Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Tennessee and Texas.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Victor Wickersham
Wickersham
Eisenhower
Ezra T. Benson
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Department
Truman
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Tennessee
Texas
Huge Bomber Falls Four Airmen Perish
A B-50 trainer from Hunter Air Force Base near Savannah crashed into trees beyond the runway during a routine training flight. Seven aboard. four killed, three survivors with one critically injured. Injuries to others undetermined.
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Savannah
Air Force
Hunter Air Force Base
Here
Two More Parsons Trial Jurors Chosen As Panel Low
In Wichita Falls Texas on January 30 two more jurors were selected bringing the Parsons murder trial jury to ten. District Attorney Clayton condemned Judge Tippss ruling to draw a new 75 man panel from a jury wheel as a reversible error saying it jeopardizes the trial. He warned that unless the remaining jurors are drawn from the 20 still available the proceedings could be derailed.
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Comanche County
Floyd Jackson
Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service Association, Inc
Principle Films, Inc
Supreme Court
Lawton
Albert S. Worley
Oklahoma City
Maude Lewis Bowers
Verne Bowers
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mary Jean Parsons
William Clayton
el Paso
Arthur Tipps
Clayton
Alsa
Nue
Texas
Who's Who List At Lawton High Revealed
Lawton high school's Senior Who's Who list announced by Principal Hugh Bish features top class mates chosen by class ballot with a secret-ballot election. The lineup includes Woody Wolverton and Maerita Riddle for most popular, Don Butler and Jackye Bassford for most courteous, Don Wilson and Marlene Kluck for most intellectual, and others including Don Williams with Joey Johnston for most dependable, Don Wheatley with Mary Beth Lund for most valuable, Bill Stratton with Carol Crossland for best personality, Bob Keeney with Nancy Wilson for best looking.
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Lawton High School
Hugh Bish
Lawton High
Woody Wolverton
Maerita Riddle
Don Butler
Jackye Bassford
Don Wilson
Marlene Kluck
Military leaders: Op eration Smack needed for tactical reasons
Congress leaders said after secret Army reports that last Sunday's operation Smack was not a show but a necessary tactical action. Sen. Saltonstall and Rep. Short, chairmen of Senate and House Armed Services, issued a joint statement noting the assault failed for operational reasons that are not unusual.
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Washington
Dimes Appeal Nearing Close in Comanche County
Two major events wrap the 1953 March of Dimes drive in Comanche county. A benefit basketball game pits the Lawton Lions and the ABC Youngsters against the Roaring Lions at Cameron College gym, while the Ugly Man contest closes at Norton Kitchens Buick. Lead players Harry Ratliff and Levi Beaver anchor the Lions. ABC stars are kept undercover.
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Comanche County
Lawton Lions Club
Dimes
American Business Club
Cameron College
Norton Kitchens
Buick Company
Lions
Roaring Lions
Harry Ratliff
Levi Beaver
ABC
Vernon Field
Fort Sill
Imes
Junior Service League
American Legion
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Hiss
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D-La
Korea Bay
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
Sabre
Eyes
G. M
van Fleet
Army
Clair M. Wolfe
Omaha
Nebr
Omanche County
Miss Reid
Kid McCoy
C. E. Price Sr
R. S. Sprague
Charles Kelsey
County
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