Secretary Seeks Assurance of Good Training For Guard
A garbled report cites Ike at a news conference defending National Guard enlistments during the Korean War. He promises the Guard will be well trained and defends Secretary Dulles as a key figure in wartime leadership while criticizing others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Art
National Guard
Eisenhower
Wilson
Ulic Dulles
Dulles
Congress
Hower
Defense
House
Eisenhower Welcomes King Saud With 21 Gun Salute In Washington
President Eisenhower greeted King Saud of Saudi Arabia at Washington with full military honors including a 21 gun salute as crowds gathered to watch the arrival. The King’s arrival followed a White House briefing and reflected hopes for stronger U S Saudi ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
Blonde Leaves Trail Of Seven Husbands
In Dayton Ohio a 23 year old pregnant woman Cynthia Corraditti told police she has married seven men, with bigamy suspected in the last two unions. She was arrested after a dispute between husbands number six Fiugene Fultz and seven Ray Morris. Fultz found Corraditti in his trailer with Morris when he returned from college. The case includes allegations of government allotment checks and past marriages from ages 13 to 18. Corraditti described a troubled childhood and said she sought a husband who would stand by her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
UPI
Len J. H. Pickard
Cynthia Delores Corraditti
Pickard
Fiugene Fultz
Mathew
Edward
Ann
Joseph Michelli
Oaklawn
Micheli
Corradithi
Lee Bigamy
Yage
House Okays the Doctrine For Mideast
The House voted overwhelmingly to grant President Eisenhower authority to use military force and up to 200 million dollars in foreign aid for the Middle East to counter Soviet aggression. The measure now goes to the Senate where a companion resolution is under review by the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Senate
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Farmold
House
Gordon
D-Tw
Mouse Foreign Affairs Committee
Lawrence Smith
Wis
U.S. Middle East
Rep. Zaddocki
Foreign Affairs Committee
Executive Department
Gorden
City Loses Final Bid For Mains
Lawton loses the last round in a water mains dispute as the U S Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a district court ruling in favor of Wichita Finance and Thrift. The decision echoes the Oklahoma Supreme Court and requires City payments to reimburse developers for pipelines. Mayor Ellsworth says the city must comply though unhappy with the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
U. S. District Court
Wichita Finance and Thrift. Co
Selected Investments Corporation
City of Gatton
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Lawton District Court
High Tribunal
C. R. Ellsworth
Pair Tosses Hat In Mayor's Race
Councilman Pair, first announced candidate for mayor in the March 19 Democratic primary, campaigns to win support. Ward 5 representative since 1955, Pair entered the race as Mayor Ellsworth prepares to retire, with filing set in 29 days and further announcements expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stitt Pair
Pair
C. R. Ellsworth
Damaging Floods Hit Four States
Floods across Kentucky Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia forced thousands from homes after a four day rain siege. Hazard Kentucky suffered major losses with more than five million dollars in damage and hundreds evacuated as rivers rose. Civil Air Patrol and National Guard aided rescues while new warnings spread downstream.
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Barbqueville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky National Guard
160Th Army Engineers Group
Ft. Knox
Hazard
Dewey Daniel
Hazard Bawker
Pepple
Civil Air Patrol
Harlan
Barbourville
Pikeville
Leon
Whitesburg
Cumberland
Pound River
Tug
Lawton Schools Report Record Attendance Jump
Lawton public schools report a record rise in average daily attendance for the first semester of 1956-57, totaling 10,023.4, up 1,003.5 from last year. High school attendance reaches 1,188, junior high 2,210.7, elementary 6,483.5, with 391 teachers serving students.
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Lawton
John D. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Lawton High School
Central Junior High School
Sme
Train Collides With Car Injures Five Mt Park Children
Five children from a Mt Park family were injured, one seriously, when their father Lewis Sutton's car was struck by a freight train at Mt Park depot. Donald Sultan, 11, suffered a fractured upper jaw and other serious injuries en route to Memorial Hospital for oral surgery. Ronald Sultan, Kenneth, Gordon, and Deloris were also hurt. four were tossed from the car as the train struck at 8 3 a.m. Witnesses said the ice on the car windows prevented the driver from seeing the oncoming train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Parw
Star
Mt. Park
Donald Sultan
Memorial Hospital
Arivers Lial
Donald
Ronald
Kenneth
Gordon
Deloris
Lewis Sutton
Col
Lawtonian Seeking Junkman's Estate in Wichita Case
The $17,600 estate of junkman Jims Ross, aged 79, shot and killed over a year ago in Wichita, attracts claimants from six states and Scotland as no will is found. Claims hail from Stirling Scotland Cass County Missouri Lawton Oklahoma Bellon San Antonio Carlton Tulare Carlsbad Eureka Kirksville.
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Wichita
Scotland
Jims Ross
Ross
Stirling
Cass County
Lawton
Okla
Bellon
San Antonio
Carlton, Tex
Tulare
Calif
Carlsbad
N. M
Eureka, Kas
Kirksville, Mo
Glaze Warning Shifts Across Oklahoma Towns
A special glaze warning swept Oklahoma as snow sleet and freezing rain moved northeast from southwestern counties toward Tulsa. Lawton and Lake Lawtonka reported .40 inch moisture, with more expected through Thursday as warmer air eases icy roads. Forecast calls for ice and rain, highs near 35, and a glaze danger tonight. Roy Higdon notes Lake Lawtonka’s level still falling despite icy conditions. Postmaster Bennie Stephens urges residents to clear walks or spread abrasive material to curb slips for mail carriers. The Weather Bureau warning says all streets and highways will be hazardous with subfreezing temps, improving tomorrow.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Roy Higdon
Bennie Stephens
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
New Military Church Takes Form In U S
Atlantic City reports a rise of a nondenominational military church seen as a trend in U S armed services. Lutheran leaders note a drift away from denominations toward a service church operating with minimal tensions in military life.
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Atlantic City
N.J
U.S
National Lutheran Council
Engebret QO. Midbee
Washington, DC
Churches of
Arcuses
Willary
Caplinue
Lawton Ex-Convict Denies Burglary
Delbert Van Meter a 23 year old Lawton ex convict pleaded innocent to burglary charges after being found inside a Lindsay Oklahoma grocery Monday with burglary tools His bond was set at 20000 by Justice of the Peace Bob Rennie.
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New York City
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Fisenhower
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Tie
Helone
Pentagon
Senhower
AP Wirophutey
Cynthia Corradittl
Mideast
City Records
Lawtonian
Junkman
New ‘Military’ Church
Constitution-Press
Pound
Watertown
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