Blasts Rock Terry Dairy Plant in Arkansas
Two dynamite explosions ripped through the Terry Dairy Products Co. plant in Little Rock Arkansas early today. A night watchman was lightly hurt, a second worker narrowly escaped injury, and police found 20 sticks of dynamite in a boiler with fears of booby traps. President Fred W. Terry accused the AFL Teamsters of setting the blasts. The first blast caused about 100000 dollars in damage. a second blast hit the far end of the building at 5 am. Investigators searched the engine room for further caches of dynamite.
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Little Rock
Ark
Terry Dairy Products Co
Fred W. Terry
AFL
Polio Shots May Fill State Needs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma receives new allotment of Salk polio vaccine from Eli Lilly in Indianapolis. The stock will be divided by the Health Department and sent to county units to resume inoculations. National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis releases 93 120 shots for Oklahoma, though officials say this is below expectations but sufficient for state needs.
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Oklahoma City
Eli Lilly Co
Oklahoma
Indianapolis
State Health Department
National Foundation For
James QO. Wails
Health Department
Concealment Of Facts Blasted In Peress Promotion Blame
Senate Investigations subcommittee cited 48 errors and Army red tape in Maj. Irving Peress's promotion and discharge after he refused to answer about Communism. It accused the Army of concealing facts for a year and noted delays, miscoordination, and deceptive practices toward Congress. McCarthy influence and subversion were not formally established.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Irving Peress
Army
Stevens
Pentagon
New York
Department of the Army
Congress
Sen
Bender
Ohio
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Suspect Tells Of Raping Child In Iowa Field
JOPLIN Mo UP An itinerant farm hand in a new statement described raping two year old Donna Sue Davis of Sioux City Iowa and then beating her until he collapsed He identified by the alias Mugeye Brandt said he hitchhiked from LaPorte City to Sioux City last Sunday and described entering a house and abducting a child He admitted to many crimes but claimed he would not confirm all details Acting Detective Capt Johnny Showers said Brandt who had been known in LaPorte City Iowa said he walked to a highway bound for Tucson and described crossing a bridge while carrying the child toward a side road before the report continues on page 2
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Joplin
Donna Sue Davis
Sioux City
Iowa
Audrey Earl Brandt
Albert Daws
Johnny Showers
Tucson
Ariz
U.S. 75
Brandt
Audrey Brandt
la Porte City
John Showers
Veracruz
Mexico
Gulf of Campeche
Caribbean
Gulf
Meteor Ride Attracts 25 Lawtonians and Reservations
Twenty five Lawtonians have reserved to ride the Meteor plush Frisco streamliner on its initial Lawton run Monday. Milton Keating, secretary manager of the Chamber of Commerce, announced. Saturday is the deadline for reservations. Contact the Chamber office by phone 41. Latest reservations include Mr and Mrs Luke Duff Elmer Bauman Northwest Kiwanis club Eugene Bowman.
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Luke Duff
Elmer Bauman
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Eugene Bowman
TRAIN
Dependents Facing Out In Sill Medical Service
Fort Sill post surgeon Col William C Knott announced a sharp curtailment of medical service for Army dependents and non active duty personnel due to a shortage of medical officers. By end of July only 13 officers will be on duty with no replacement promised, making continued care on the same basis unlikely.
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Fort Sill
William C. Knott
Knott
Col. Knott
Secretary of the Army
Two Suspects jailed in Missouri bank robbery case
Two "extremely dangerous" brothers from West Virginia waived further hearing on a Missouri bank robbery charge and were jailed in $50,000 bond each. Robert Dale Boyes and Trent Boyes, arraigned for the Bank of O'Fallon robbery, were captured at a roadblock near La Tuna Texas with rifles, pistols, and $11,000. A third complaint for robbing Moore Oklahoma's First National Bank was hinted. Authorities also charged Ohio burglary.
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EL Paso
Tex
West Virginia
Missouri
Bank of O'Fallon
O'Fallon
Robert Dale Boyes
Huntington
W. Va
Trent Boyes
Fort Gay
Ohio
la Tuna
Robert L. Murphy
FBI
Oklahoma City
First National
Moore
Okla
Top Drawer Soviets Going To Big 4 Talks
Soviet Premier Bulganin revealed the Geneva delegation would include Khrushchev and Zhukov making the talks a true summit. Khrushchev said the question of timing mattered little, stressing work in Geneva over history. Khrushchev and Zhukov had recent personal correspondence with Eisenhower that touched on improving relations.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Geneva
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Defense
Georgi Zhukov
Associated Press
Richard Kasischke
U. S
Walter Walmsley
Zhukov
Bulganin
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Marshal Zhukov
Khrushchev
Louis
Kasischke
Konrad Adenauer
Silent Oklahoma troopers face suspensions in bootlegger case
Oklahoma City trooper Norman Carroll received a 30 day unpaid suspension in an accident probe involving a bootlegger. His partner Trooper A J Williamson was cleared of improper reporting and reinstated with back pay to March. Safety Commissioner Lookabaugh offered no statement. Carroll said he chose the suspension to keep peace after considering a hearing.
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Oklahoma City
Highway Patrol
Norman Carroll
Lawton
A. J
Bud) Williamson
Jim Lookabaugh
Carroll
Williamson
Lincoln
Step) Wade
Showers May Hit In Area Forecast
Partly cloudy weather with possible afternoon and evening thunderstorms expected for Lawton and surrounding areas. Temperatures will remain near current levels with highs projected 95 to 100 degrees and a 75 degree low tonight. Recent data show Wednesday's high at 99 degrees and rainfall from last night storms across western Oklahoma and the Panhandle, including Guyman, Gage, and Hollis.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Gage
Hollis
Cache Road Deadlock Persists With Slim Hope From Meeting
Mayor Ellsworth voiced guarded optimism after a window of possible compromise emerged in Oklahoma City during talks with the State Highway Dept and the Bureau of Public Roads. The dispute centers on a proposed U.S. 62 divided highway project and the Cache Road widening sought by local merchants. A delayed-action plan urged by Highway Commissioner Bob Barr would complete the eastern leg of the U.S. 62 project and test public reaction before further steps.
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Cache
C. R. Ellsworth
Oklahoma City
State Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Bill Logan
Lawton
Lawton Area
Cache Road
U.S. 62
Fort Sill Boulevard
Four Die As B-47 Bomber Crashes After Takeoff
A six jet B 47 bomber crashed just after takeoff from Barksdale Air Force Base near Lucas Louisiana. Four crew members Capt John D Brashear Jr Capt Leaton R Castle Jr Capt Clifton J De Jung and Airman James M Waller were killed. Witnesses reported the plane exploded in the air or crashed within minutes. The wreckage covered a 5000 foot wide area and shocked residents across the Red River region.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Bic
Red River
Caddo Parish
John D. Brashear Jr
Newport
Ark
Leaton R. Castle Jr
San Angelo
Tex
Clifton J. de Jung
Pattan
Wis
I James M. Waller
Dodson
Lucas
Oscar LaBorde
Bill Bailey
Lawmaker Announces 1956 Supplemental Appropriation Passed
Rep Victor Wickersham says the 1956 supplemental appropriation bill is passing the House today. The measure includes 3,053,000 for Fort Sill expansion, 8,586,000 for Altasir Force base, and 10,208,000 for Clinton Sherman base at Clinton.
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Victor Wickersham
Dobla
House
Fort Sill
Altasir Force
Clinton-Sherman
Clinton
Suzan Ball Wages New Fight For Life
Hollywood actress Suzan Ball, 21, who lost a leg to cancer, is back in a serious battle with the disease after a July 5 admission to City of Hope. The report notes her lengthy recovery and later remarriage plans, set against a broader Caribbean maritime disaster involving the La Flecha with 33 missing and 2 children dead.
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Hollywood
Suzan Ball
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte
Suzan
Area Weather Forecast With Remaining Thunderstorm Possibilities
Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures steady with highs around 95 to 100 today and Friday. Tonight lows near 75, today’s low about 70. At 11 a.m. readings show 92, Wednesday’s high near 99.
Gals Figure In Only 19 Crashes in County Six Months
Oklahoma troopers report six month accident figures for Comanche County from January to June 1955. Of 194 drivers involved 175 were men and 19 were women. 137 accidents occurred, with five fatalities and 68 injured. Property damage totaled 930,067 across locations including city limits and US highways.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Comanche County
Vernon J. Bost
Bost
U.S
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Keito Takahashi
Keito
Peress
Subcommittee
McCarthy
John G. Adams
Subcommittees
Adams
Sill
NEW
John Adams
Greer
Lawton Board of Education
35Th and
Ferris
Justin Kuntz
Board of Education
James Roberts
Sheridan Road
Ellsworth
Bob Barr
New Haven
Bridgeport
Conn
Sheriff's Deputies
Bulletin
Richard Long
Santa Barbara
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