Ridgway Attacks Overemphasis On Air Nuclear Weapons
Gen. Matthew Ridgway, in a 10 page letter released by the Pentagon, argues the Eisenhower era overvalues air nuclear arms. He warns the Soviets may gain delivery capability by 1962, risking nuclear stalemate, and calls for a joint, versatile force and stronger conventional power. He urges military honesty from chiefs and protection for advisers from politics.
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Joint Chiefs
Americans Eye Return After Turning from Korea Prison
Otho G. Bell, 24, Hillsboro Mississippi, says all U.S. ex-prisoners who refused repatriation at Panmunjom now want to go home. He reports 18 more Americans will cross the Hong Kong border soon and claims fear of U.S. courts and Communist intimidation drive remaining prisoners to stay. Bell describes brain washing and coercion aboard the President Cleveland and says some ex-prisoners are being used in a paper mill in southern China.
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Cleveland
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Bell
U.S. Supreme Court
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Dalton
Lewis Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
China
Red
College Officials Inspect ROTC Visit to Fort Sill
University officials from eleven schools will visit Fort Sill for a two day ROTC observation. Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams will welcome them as commander of The Artillery and Guided Missile Center. Col. Stanley Sawicki will brief on ROTC operations and act as deputy camp commander.
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Edward T. Williams
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Stanley Sawicki
Purdue University
Comanche Tribal Parley Called for Saturday Meeting
A general Comanche Indian Tribe meeting will convene at 1 36 p m Saturday at Fort Sill Indian School to discuss sending a Washington DC delegation electing delegates hiring a tribal attorney and other business. Tribal councilmen Robert Coffey Edgar Mone tathchi Bruce Tomah Walters Paul Attocknie and Henry Looking urge all members to attend.
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Washington, D.C
Robert Coffey
Edgar Monetathchi
Lawiten
Oklahoma City Polio Shot Warning Ignored
The Oklahoma City Pediatrics Society urged officials to halt second round Salk shots for 93,120 children due to a live virus concern but health officials proceeded with distribution to 77 counties. Local doctors split, with Oklahoma County Medical Society backing the pediatricians.
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Oklahoma City Pediatrics Society
Oklahoma
State Health Department
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Waits
Oklahoma County Medical Society
Bootlegger Shot. Chickasha Vigilantes Halt Quest
Justice of the Peace Calvin Strother said Friday the citizen deputies will not risk further bloodshed while pursuing bootlegger Randolph McGrew. McGrew was shot in the arm during a search-warrant attempt near the Grady McLain county line, as Rush Springs Marshal Haskell Tuck credited with the wound after a struggle.
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Calvin Strother
Randolph McGrew
Strother
Wilson Smithen
Legger
McGrew
Grady-McLain County
Rush _ Springs
Haskell Tuck
Try Vacation Pak Service for Vacations
The Circulation Department of Constitution Press promotes Try Vacation Pak, a service for travelers that saves and stores papers for the trip and delivers them upon return with no extra charge. Call 620 before leaving.
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Polio Vaccine On Way Here From National Foundation
Lawton's shipment of polio vaccine from the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis is en route. Dr. Charles Miller, county city health director, travels to Oklahoma City to collect the Salk serum. A schedule for second shots for Comanche Tillman and Jackson county first and second graders will be announced Saturday.
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FBI clears Audrey Brandt in rape slaying case
FBI agent in charge Percy Wyly announced Audrey Brandt, 42, is cleared as a suspect in the rape slaying of Donna Sue Davis and charged with making a false confession at Joplin. Investigators proved Brandt was near St Clair and Salisbury Missouri when the crime occurred in Sioux City Iowa.
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Percy Wyly
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St. Clair
Salisbury
Sioux City
Lowa
Optimists Open Parley Saturday Convention Plans Set
District seven Optimist club convention preparations are complete for a two day event at the Hotel Lawtonian. About 200 Optimist civic club members from 56 organizations across Arkansas Louisiana Texas and Oklahoma are expected. John W Whatley Optimist International director among guests. registration starts 3 p m Saturday in the Lawtonian lobby with an executive session fellowship hour dinner and dance scheduled. Dr Omos Shaw Denton Tex district seven governor will attend.
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Texas
Oklahoma
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Lawton Optimist Club
John W. Whatley
Optimist International
Omos Shaw
Denton
Tex
Senate Due To Restore Sill Money
The Army seeks more than 3 million for Fort Sill expansion as military construction funds, cut from a 1.65 billion appropriation, are expected to be restored by the Senate after a House dispute. Officials express confidence differences will be ironed out, with leaders routing a conference to resolve issues and restore all authorized items.
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Mike Monroney
Senate Committee
Oklahoma
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Mills
D-Ark
Rabaul
Ike Prepares For Journey To Historic Summit Talks
Western ministers in Paris quickly agreed on a strategy for Geneva and a list of topics to press in talks with Russia. Dulles, Macmillan, and Pinay will present a united Western line on reunification, security, disarmament, and Faure’s plan. Eisenhower plans a Geneva summit while urging progress and UN cooperation.
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Eyewitness claims on Japanese World War II germ tests
Japanese magazine cites Hiroshi Akiyama who says 1500 to 2000 people were killed at a germ warfare center near Harbin. He describes daily injections on “human guinea pigs,” cremations, bombs dropping near subjects, and a porcelain germ bomb by Lt. Gen. Shiro Ishii of unit 731. Soviet charges followed in 1950.
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Bungei Shunju
Harbin
Manchuria
Akiyama
Shiro Ishii
Soviet
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Japan
Ishii
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