Mike Todd party ends in near tragedy for wife
London party for Mike Todd turns to revelry with a 50 600 plus spectacle spanning ferries and a sudden scare as ElizabethTaslow reportedly awaits a baby later this fall. Aly Khan Bettina French model and Eddie Fisher mingle among guests while UK officials and press cover the extravaganza.
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U.S
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Tord
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Princess Alexander
Battersea
James McNeil Whistler
Thames
Daily Herald
Tondon
Mike Todé
Hallyhoo
The
Daily Mirror
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France
Elizabeth Taslow
Hubby
Atomic Test Postponed For Fireball Size Estimation
The Atomic Energy Commission delayed the July Fourth U S test at the Nevada site by 24 hours due to wind speed sensor issues on the balloon launcher. The weapon, set at about 1,500 feet, may produce a blast three to four times larger than the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs, with beyond 100 kilotons possibilities seen as unlikely. Marines and observers prepare in distant trenches while a safety plan includes roadblocks and restricted access near Ground Zero.
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Nagasaki
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Rallot
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1St Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Three Sailors Die As Carrier Lake Champlain Blaze Spreads
In Marseille, a harbor fire on a small landing craft next to the U S aircraft carrier Lake Champlain killed three American sailors and a French dockhand. The blaze aboard the carrier lasted about 45 minutes as harbor tugs fought flames and recovered bodies from the landing craft. The cause is unknown. the Lake Champlain was in port for a 19 day visit with Destroyers accompanying.
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Lawton Fort Sill To Mark Independence Day Holiday
Lawton and Fort Sill to observe Independence Day quietly with air conditioned homes and breezy Wichitas trips discouraged by high 161 plus degree forecast. Downtown businesses close early, reopen Friday, with Family Shopping Day extended and a 48 gun salute at McNair Hall in front of Battery C. Lt. Col. David Pare commands 2d Gulf unit.
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State Man Nabbed in Extortion Case
Oklahoma City FBI arrested Bobby Joe Nester of Laverne on a complaint charging extortion of $1000 from a former employee by threatening his son. Agent A Bryce said the letter was mailed to Kenny Lotspeich and targeted his son R A Lotspeich, a farmer.
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Laverne
FBI Today
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FBI
Oklahoma
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Officers Urge Caution for Lawton July Holiday Travel
Lawton area law enforcement and safety officials warn motorists to observe safety rules on highways city streets and recreation areas during the July holiday. Lt F A Mussen says last year’s fatalities were preventable and all available troopers will patrol from 1 p.m. today through Monday. Radar guns and an airborne patrol will monitor traffic. drivers should check lights brakes and steering and avoid overloading vehicles.
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Lawton
Highway Patrol
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
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Mussen
Sen Holival
Galbraith Trial Nears End In Oklahoma Murder Case
The Galbraith murder trial neared completion as prosecution and defense finished testimony. Jurors were to hear closing arguments and judge's instructions after a luncheon recess. Dr Ben T Galbraith is charged with killing his wife and three children and faces possible death if convicted.
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McAlester
Bob Howell
Galbraith
Jere
Frank
Sarah Ann
Iitty
Moorman Prosser
Oklahoma City
Family riding motorcycle dies in rural Oklahoma wreck
A motorcycle carrying three family members crashes into a truck on a farm road west of Crescent Oklahoma Three Gentry children die along with George Gentry The father and another child are injured Two other Tuesday crashes claim two more Oklahoma deaths and a pregnant driver is among the injured as state 1957 traffic toll rises.
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George Alfred Gentry
Crescent
Karylynn
Marjorie Lee
Gentry
Wilma
Anna Lavise
Oklahom County
Barbara Camp
Edmond
Edith Gerleuce Kitchen
Harrah
Joe Wall
Genny
Camp
Oklahoma City
U.S. 62
Kitchen
Warwick
Lincoln County
Joyner
Michael Lee
Mary Patricia
William Simon Murphy
Murphy
A. H. Lawson
Army seeks custody and jurisdiction waiver in McOskey case
U S army officials request custody of Specialist 3.0 Dewayne McOskey of Manhasset New York held by French authorities on a charge of killing an Algerian in Paris over payment for American cigarettes. The Army will seek a waiver of jurisdiction and legal aid for McOskey as the investigation proceeds.
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U. S
Dewayne McOsker
Manhasset
Paris
Army
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McQskey
Justice Ministry
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MeQsker
McOsker
Rene Williams Thorp
Egyptians Elect Nasser's Handpicked Parliament
Egyptians vote in a heavily attended parliamentary election that returns a body chosen to back President Nasser’s military led regime. It marks the first such election since 1951 with the prior legislature dissolved after King Farouk’s overthrow in 1952.
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Eisenhower invites world tests for radioactive fallout check
President Eisenhower announced at a news conference that he will invite all nations to perform spot checks of fallout at future U S atomic tests. He said scientists expect a clean hydrogen bomb in four to five years and reaffirmed the offer to suspend tests for disarmament talks.
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United States
Will Ball
Russia
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City to file condemnation suits for land near Lake Lawtonka
Arthur Cavanagh of Jona law firm says condemnation proceedings will be filed soon against land in the Huckleberry estate adjacent to Lake Lawtonka. The firm was hired by the city council to handle condemnation and defend against damage suits tied to a new municipal lake on East Cache creek between Elgin and Porter Hill. Cavanagh and EB Richardson will study the case and file once facts are gathered. The council water committee recommended the action, with E W Kirkpatrick, Blunt Zorger, E C Parkes and other council members involved. No condemnations have been ordered yet for land near East Cache creek. Three tracts have been bought by the city, with preferential rights to a school land tract also purchased. In the Huckleberry dispute, the city seeks about 200 acres, part of which is already submerged by Lake Lawtonka waters. The lake level Tuesday was 5.05 See SUTTS. Pace 3, Coil, 1.
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Lawlonka
Hot Tuesday Forecast for City and Region
The five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with highs reaching 105 in the city on Tuesday. Lawton area expected heat and a slight chance of showers in the northern part of the state. Lawton posted a 103 degree reading Tuesday, with Hobart Altus Guymon Gage and Fort Sill also recording triple digits. Rainfall remains sparse, June totals near 4.22 inches and the year to date close to annual norm.
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Lawton
Nik Thai
Weather Bureau
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Hobart
Altus
Guymon
Bureau
Tune
Land Buying Nears Finish for Fort Sill Expansion
The Army nears completion of purchasing 20320 acres of private land for Fort Sill expansion with negotiations still active with two miners and two to three leaseholders. Condemnation suits encompass 1358 acres in five tracts filed June 19 in Oklahoma City. A final deed was recorded for an $8425 parcel owned by Annie Palhpay and Ermer Cable related to Quanah Parker's widow.
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Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
Federal District Court
Oklahoma City
Governmor
Couanehbe
Thpay
Quanah Parker
Annie Palhpay
Ermer Cable
Herschel Tahpay
Clarence
Rhoda Mane Tahpa
750 Perish In Iran Quake in Tran-Rescue
Rescue workers found 400 bodies in two quakes that devastated villages in northern Tran. The latest toll reached 750 with more than 4,000 missing. Victims were located in Tighband and Sangehal, not listed in earlier reports amid vast property losses.
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Tehran
Tran
Tighband
Sangehal
Soviet Party Removes Top Officials in Khrushchev Shakeup
Moscow announces ousting of Georgi Malenkov, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Lazar Kaganovich from the Presidium amid a purge of anti Khrushchev faction. Dimitri Shepilov also dropped from Central Committee posting. Pravda denounces any dissent as incompatible with Marxism Leninism and declares party unity essential.
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Lazar M. Koganovich
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N. S. Krushchev
Shepilov
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Pravda
Communist Party
Pravcea
Hurricane Andrey claim toll rises in Cameron area
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Henry Reid said 296 hurricane victims have been found with 112 still unidentified after Andrey struck southwestern Louisiana. Searchers recovered thousands of dollars scattered across the wrecked town of Cameron as authorities continue to count missing persons and identify the dead.
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Sherif Henry Reid
Cameron
Reid
Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
Sre
Service Restored To Foreign Post
A federal judge ordered John Stewart to be restored to his State Department foreign service officer position as of December 14 1951 the date of his firing, in a ruling issued today.
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John Stewart Service
State Department
Foreign Service
Water Use Soars as City-Wide Consumption Rises
A water plant official reports daily consumption climbing near one million gallons. Tuesday usage by Lawton and Fort Sill customers reached 13 846 000 gallons, surpassing Monday by over one million. May daily average for Lawton residents is just over five million, with June near seven million and now approaching ten million. Heavy watering and car washing drive the rise.
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Fort Sill
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Lawton
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