Sheriff Contest Takes Back Seat to Governor Race
Official returns show Governor’s race top vote getter with Bill Logan leading statewide. Rural precincts favored Logan, Lawton votes heavier for turnout. sheriff’s race close with Lawton edges. Kerr led Senate race by a margin over Turner. county fair bond issue defeated by a narrow margin. See ELECTION, Page 2.
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Bill Logan
Sheriff's Office
County Election Board
Lawton
U. S. Senate
Sen
Robert S. Kerr
Roy
Turner
Kerr
Police Vaults Full Of Booze After Forays
Lawton police report a thriving illicit liquor trade over the past two months with demand ranging from home brew to bonded whisky. One man vice squad officer Preston Williams led raids netting several cases and bottles, though losses and overhead trimmed profits. Williams notes raids continue as officers work overtime to curb the flow through the Texas revenue stamp system. Whisky forms a focus of concealment as authorities pursue leads.
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Frosty Troy
Lawton
Texas
Preston Wiliams
Williams
Heat Prolonged, Thunderstorms Forecast Across Oklahoma
Weather outlook shows continued heat with highs near 105 through Saturday and scattered thundershowers in the Panhandle and eastern Oklahoma. Last night storms produced rain in Hobart and Mangum, with Hobart recording 106 degrees as Guymon noted a 66 overnight low. A tornado sighting was reported near Hobart with light rainfall and no damage.
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Smumucis
Premetea
Lawton
Hobart
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Mangum
LeFlore
Oklahoma
Guymon
Crouch Turns On Brownell in Congressional Inquiry
New York Times reports Paul Crouch former Communist and anti Communist witness has demanded a congressional probe of Attorney General Brownell and Deputy Rogers. He says they aided enemies by backing hearings into his reliability and asks Senate committees to reopen about 60 cases.
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New York
New York ‘Times
Paul Crouch
Washington Dispatch
the Times
Anthony Seviere
Crouch
Herbert Brownell
William P. Rogers
Brownell
Rogers
United States
Justice Ent
Senate Government Operations Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department
Justice Department
William Langer
R-Nd
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
William E. Jenner
Rind
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Government Operations Committee
Times
New Pay Study Urges Higher Officer Salaries
Washington Assistant Secretary of Defense Hannah said a secret study by a loan commission finds military pay should rise for captains and up through the top ranks, while enlisted men in lower grades and some mid ranks would not see increases. The comparison with civilian pay suggests upper rank enlisted and mid to lower officer grades are already near the right level, but increases are justified for higher officers.
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Washington
Hannah
Loan Commission
Navy
Coast Guard
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps
Area Weather Forecast With Heat Continues Across Region
Clear to partly cloudy and continued hot conditions with highs near 105 today and tomorrow. Low tonight around 75. Today's low near 70. At 11 a.m. readings showed 101. Yesterday's high was 104.
Gensman Leaves 71100 To KU Law School In Bequest
The late L M Nick Gensman of Lawton left 71100 to the Kansas University Law School to be used for advancing legal education at the university in Lawrence. The remainder of his estate goes to his wife Lucia and other relatives and friends, with executrix Lucia Gensman named and the trust managed by the law school dean.
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L. M
Nick” Gensman
Lawton
Kansas University Law School
Gensman
Lucia
U. S
House of Representatives
Law School
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
Blanche C
Lola M. King
Louie Baughman
Glen Gensmar
Logan E. Gensman
David J. Aubrey
Clarence Aubrey
O. C. Aubrey
Fair Bond Vote Fails in Comanche County
Final tally shows 6170 yes 4600 no for fair bonds, short of 60 percent. Absentee ballots not counted due to AG ruling, which would have raised the share to 57.3 percent. Attorneys sought the 1946 state AG decision on a similar issue, but the ruling did not change the outcome.
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Comanche County
E. L. Richardson
Manville Redman
Oklahoma City
Greer County
Missing Girl Peggy Ann Hewston Found After Runaway
A Pittsburgh teen who vanished in 1952 reemerged as Peggy Ann Hewston, now Mrs. Tom, wife of an Air Force sergeant. She fled Edgewood High School due to pressure, changed her name to Barbara Owens, and had a baby with her husband unaware of her past. The airman who spotted her alerted authorities. family and community express relief and happiness.
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Albuquerque
Pittsburgh
Peggy Ann Hewston
Tom
Air Force
Edgewood High School
Air Force 3 Setom
Ior
Cory
Sheriff's Department
Walter Geis
Matthew
Kansas City
Barbara Owens
Sandia Atomic Weapons Base
Robert
Hewston
Oklahoma Runoff Sees Aides Split On Backing In Gary Coe Race
Oklahoma City July 9 neutral and active actors shaped the gubernatorial runoff as losing candidates Logan and Murray said they will stay neutral while others consider endorsements. William Gill Jr. and Ora Fox weighed sides. Doenges remained silent as Kerr Turner brace for turnout and fund raising. The Senate runoff drew less influence from former rivals who split over Kerr and Turner.
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Oklahoma City
Gary
William 0. Coe
William Gill Jr
Oklahoma
Cee
Ora J. Fox
Cisom
The
Welfare Federation Inc
Joie
Fox
Johnston Murray
Coe
Lie Welfare Commission
Logan
Willie
Bill Logan
Lawton
Wilkie Murray
William C. Doenges
Bartlesville
Senate
David C. Shapard
Robert S. Kerr
Roy J. Turner
Murder Indicated In Thorne Death
Chicago coroner investigators reviewed pathologist Dr. Harry Leon’s report on the June 19 death of millionaire Mont gomery Ward Thorne. Leon said Thorne died violently from alcohol and drug poisons and suspected injection by another person, not a natural death, with questions over possible foul play.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Thorne
Harry Leon
Leon
Walter E. McCarron
M Norhete
McCarron
Ana Am
Williams Assumes Fort Sill Command in Ceremonial Changeover
Maj. Gen. Williams took command of The Artillery Center at Fort Sill with a 13 gun salute. The ceremony at McNabb Hall featured Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Watlington as former commandant, and Williams reviewed the honor guard after arriving on post late Thursday evening.
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Rdnard Wiliams
Third Army
Artilery Center
McNabthall
Williams
Thomas M. Watlington
Rebels Leave 108 Corpses On Battlefield
In Saigon authorities report 108 corpses found on the battlefield as French Union units and Vietminh pledge an all-out fight for Hanoi. Maj. Gen. Paul Ely defended recent French withdrawals as strengthening Hanoi Haiphong defenses and warned a cease-fire would not signal capitulation. Vietminh positions spread three divisions southwest of Hanoi with three more along the delta’s northern edge while talks for a possible cease-fire continue.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Mies
Paul Ely
Hanoi
Red River
Ely
Cate
Geneva
Hanoi- Haiphong
Mendes- France
Vietminh
Boulevard Area Drainage Project Will Start Soon
An early start is planned for a city drainage project west of Fort Sill Blvd near the new high school. The $20,000 job by city employees will replace a 24 inch line, add two 48 inch lines, and extend a 3.2 inch sewer to improve runoff as land development increases drainage needs. City attorney Charles Jennings notes the city must act under prior action. project completion hinges on Highway Department acceptance. See DRAINAGE, Page 2.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Charles Jennings
Treconind
Conde
Bertrude Fields
Laird
Park View
Highway Department
Fort ‘Sill Blvd
Stu ‘Olls
Governors urge swift Pacific warning system build up
Three state governors urged President Eisenhower to accelerate construction of a large warning system in the Pacific and Far East to prevent future Pearl Harbors. In New York and UN notes, the U S affirmed it will continue H-bomb and A-bomb tests until Russia halts theirs. Mason Sears, U S delegate, announced the stance after questioning in the UN trustee ship council petitions committee.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Pacific
Far East
Pearl Harbors
United Nations
U. N
Mason Sears
Boston
U.S
Trusteeship Council
Council
Howell Named Sill Inspector General
L. M. Howell former commanding officer of the 71st FA has been named Inspector General of the Artillery Center. Col. Morris Schonholz remains IG and will participate in events presenting colors of the 77th and the 97th Army group.
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Howell
Sill
L. M. Howell
71Th FA
Col
Morris Schonholz
Oan IG
Col. Howell
77Th
Col. Ancester
97Th Army
Farm Bill Moves to Senate Floor Despite GOP Rejections
Washington The Senate Agriculture Committee sent a farm bill to the Senate floor after rejecting President Eisenhower and Secretary Benson requests for a flexible price support system. The committee also proposed a one year extension of 96 percent parity for cotton, corn, rice and pearl.
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Presi
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Harris Slaying Charge Changed in Oklahoma City
U S district attorney dismissed a murder charge against Harris in the smothering of Earl Guy Hawkins, 50, with a blanket on May 30 near Fort Bill Harris on leave from Camp Chaffee Arkansas, visiting his mother in Lawton. Government says Harris wrapped Hawkins to silence him while crossing the Ft il reservation guards. He says the act was to quiet Hawkins from making noise. The two had been ordered from the American Legion due to drunkenness.
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Oklahoma City
U. S. District Attorney's Office
Piscadi
Earl Guy Hawkins
Bill Harris
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Ft. Hood
Tex
Lawton
Harris
Hawkins
Ft. Il
Hal
American Legion
Fact-Finders Moving Fast at Oak Ridge Tennessee
A swift fact-finding board convenes in Oak Ridge Tennessee to accelerate findings on a pressing matter. Officials indicated rapid action and expected results amid ongoing investigations and public interest.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
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