UN asks Reds to answer new armistice proposal in 48 hours
In Seoul on Friday July 17 the United Nations demanded a yes or no reply from the Communists within 48 hours on a fresh armistice proposal linked to South Korean President Syngman Rhee’s pledge to abide by a truce. The pause aims to let both sides study the plan before Saturday’s 2 p.m. resumption.
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Seoul
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Tokyo
Allied Supreme Headquarters
William K. Harrison
Syngman Rhee
Harrison
Rhee
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Milton Herr
Red Wave Engulfs 300 Artillerymen in Korea
AP reports at least 300 Americans of an overrun artillery battalion were killed or captured amid a Chinese Red surge southwest of Kumsong. The battalion, in support of the RO K Capitol Division, faced 1,000 Chinese attackers who closed to 200 yards, with only five howitzers pulled out.
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East Central Front
Korea
Kumsong
U. S
Hoengsong Valley
Republic of Korea
ROK
Guy A. Giampa
Fayetteville, N. C
Pfc
Rogers Bock
Hot Springs
Ark
Commies Hit Kumhwa as 17,000 Move on Vital Junction
South Korean infantry, ordered to stand and fight, halted a 17,000-man Chinese Red assault on Kumhwa a key road hub in east central Korea. The drive began Monday along a 20 mile front and involved two divisions moving toward Kumhwa on the western flank of the Kumsong bulge. South Koreans reported stopping the rush but the final outcome remained uncertain. Farther east, three South Korean divisions with tanks gained up to a mile in counterattacks to retake ground toward the Kumsong River. The attack was aided by extensive U. S. air, artillery, and naval support, with Maj. John Eisenhower predicting the renewed attacks could be handled. The battle near Kumhwa, a crucial communications center, continued as forces jockeyed for position along Sniper Ridge and surrounding ridges.
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Seoul
Kumhwa
Korea
Kumsong
Sniper
Col
William Spicer
U. S
Joseph L. Horvath
Piketon
Ohio
Kumsong River
A Bomb Offensive Considered If Korean War Persists
Washington reports a Pentagon plan for large scale use of atomic weapons if Korea continues the war rather than a truce. Eisenhower has sole authority to order nuclear war. Joint Chiefs did not recommend, but presented options to civilian leaders. Stockpiles and air power were cited as sufficient for an atomic strike. NSC reportedly weighed risks of widening the conflict and may have rejected or delayed the decision.
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Washington
UPA
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
United States
National Security Council
Mark Clark
Far East Command
Tokyo
Correction on Necchi sewing machine giveaway notice
A Lawton area advertisement corrected the prize from model BF-202 to BF-206, valued at 193.50 dollars, to be awarded to the woman with the oldest sewing machine in Wednesday’s Curb Sewing Machine Co. promotion. The updated model BF-206 replaces BF-202 in the original drawing.
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Curb Sewing Machine Co
Necchi
Lawton
Educators Observe ROTC Training At Fort Sill Encampment
Educators from colleges nationwide visited Fort Sill to observe ROTC students during an encampment. They watched artillery range operations and gunnery problems, met Maj. Gen. A. M. Harper, then planned tours of battalions and continued range observations through Friday.
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Fort Sill
Walter J. Klepinger
A. M. Harper
Artillery Center
Post Field
Chiang Soldiers Hit Red Island
Taipei Formosa. Nationalist guerrillas launched a sea borne raid on Tungshan Island near Amoy and Swatow, in the most ambitious operation since 1949. Officials said fighting continued and the attack followed a planned course, with the island identified as the target.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Redheld
China
Tungshan Island
Amoy
Swatow
Fair Bond Election And Voter Re registration Plans
County commissioners promised funds in the current budget to re register all voters next March and to finance a bond election for about 200000 in county fairgrounds improvements. GOP leaders urge re registration funding following a 1953 law. projected costs total around 2200 based on 16000 voters with pay slated for precinct registrars and the county registrar. See BUDGET, Page 2
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County Fair Board
Emil Woesner
Central District
Woesner
Fair Board
Oklahoma City
GOP
Comanche County
Frances Byars
County Election Board
British Lift Traffic Restrictions at Suez Canal Zone
The British announced immediate lifting of road and rail traffic restrictions around Ismailia in the Suez Canal zone after setting up roadblocks and checks. They accused a missing airman of abduction and implicated an Egyptian officer, while Cairo denied involvement. tension eased slightly as the move followed British checkpoints.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Ismailia
mid-Suez
Cattlemen Flood Chicago Market With Herds
Farmers sent cattle to Chicago and other major markets in record numbers as prices rose then fell by up to 2.50 per hundred pounds. Chicago receipts reached about 11 000 head, double the usual Thursday volume since wartime price ceilings were lifted in 1946. Across 12 markets, receipts topped 51 000 cattle, far above week prior and year ago levels. Prices climbed Wednesday, with prime steer quotations up to 30.50, while Thursday's rush followed the higher day.
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Chicago
Turnpike Boss Sees Toll Roads as Growth Gateways
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority chairman J Wiley Richardson told Lawton Kiwanis members that toll roads offer a beautiful opportunity for cities along the route to expand business and become gateways. He cited May retail sales at a six year high in Chandler Stroud Bristow and Sapulpa on the turnpike route and predicted a city-friendly Oklahoma City Lawton Texas border toll corridor would pay for itself by boosting traffic and commerce. He contrasted views with R P Matthews Sapulpa publisher who warned that US 66 distress signals and Turner Turnpike could shutter small businesses.
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J. Wiley Richardson
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Lawton Kiwanis Club
Richardson
Turnpike Authority
R. P
Bob) Matthews
Sapulpa
Matthews
Eufaula
U. S. 66
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Turner Turnpike
Chandler
Stroud
Bristow
Lawton
Githen Rhoads
Bill Logan
Chickasha
U.S. 62
Escaped Fort Sill prisoners alert city police today
Two Fort Sill inmates escaped from an armed guard at around 1:30 p.m. and were sought by city police and highway patrol. The suspects were identified as George Krase, 20, five feet six inches, 160 pounds, and William Flynn Jr., 18, six feet, 21 inches, 160 pounds, wearing army fatigues with white armbands. Nearby weather notices report a tornado sighting in Tuttle, Oklahoma, and El Reno experienced high winds and heavy rain. In Indian Affairs news, Dr. James Raymond Shaw was named to head the Public Health Service hospitals for Indians.
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Fort Sill
George Krase
William Flynn Jr
Washington P— the
Interior Department
Public Health Service
James Raymond Shaw
Bureau of Indian
Texan Freed By Bay State In Baby Fight
A Texas man, Louis Bob Conley, 32, of Amarillo, walked free after 37 months in a Massachusetts jail for contempt of court over custody of his eight year old daughter Lynette. He agreed to split custody, with the child living with him in Texas during the school year and with her mother in Massachusetts during July and August. He was ordered to pay transport costs and $15 weekly support. He must not leave Massachusetts until a Texas guardian decree is dissolved. The agreement followed a lengthy legal battle and he celebrated the end of the case.
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Brockton
Mass
Massachusetts
Louis Bob Conley
Amarillo
Plymouth County
Lynette
Lucille
Harry K. Stone
Texas
Conley
Randall County
Storm Storm Flags Fly Threatens Thunderstorms
A Weather Bureau bulletin warns of possible severe thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight in the Kansas Oklahoma area with cool conditions and chances of thundershowers in Lawton. An isolated tornado is possible from 2 to 10 p.m. across a broad swath from Enid to Oklahoma City and from Dodge City to Lebo. A Beckham county hailstorm near Sayre caused damage Wednesday night with strong wind and near half an hour of impact. Lawton stays high and dry.
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Kansas-Oklahoma
U. S
Kansas
Dodge City
Lebo
Sayre
Beckham County
Lawton
Benson Sees Weak Farm Plan Broad Reforms Needed
Secretary of Agriculture Benson said top agricultural experts favor major changes in farm programs. A survey of 60 leaders across colleges research institutes and farming groups suggested tailoring programs to each product rather than a universal approach. He noted limited support for production restrictions except possibly for tobacco and cotton. See FARM, Page 2.
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Fresno
Calif
Benson
Agricultur Council of California
California Farm Bureau Federation
California State Grange
California State Chamber of Commerce
California State Board of Agriculture
They Liked Joe Better In Granite
Thieves stole a statue of Senator Joseph McCarthy from the front of a Baltimore used car business where it stood as a tribute to his anti communism stance. The monument had already been vandalized recently with obscene words, lipstick altered inscriptions and a swastika.
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Baltimore
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Excess Profits Tax Extended by Six Months to December
President Eisenhower signed a bill extending the excess profits tax for six months through December 1 retroactive to June 30, boosting revenue by about 800 million dollars. Senate approval followed a party-line clash over amendments, with a final vote of 52 to 34 and a pledge not to seek another extension.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Filter Plant Still On Blink
Lawton's filter plant remains crippled by a bottleneck in transmission lines as engineers search for the trouble. City engineer Charles Gallaher said the issue is not yet found but the plant is handling demand with less effort. Citizens are urged to conserve water for another day or two while work continues, with Mitchell Construction installing new equipment at the plant.
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Lawton
Charles Gallaher
Mitchell Construction Company
Memorial Hospital Budget Rises to 323 998 For 1953 54
A growing patient load and rising costs push Memorial hospital’s 1953 54 budget to 323 997 60 up from 249 604 75. Administrator William C Love says the self sustaining county institution will not raise taxes and that most funds cover salaries payroll totaling 187 650 80 and supplies 112 500. The budget, approved after a two hour county commission session, is on file in the county clerk s office and may be reviewed by the excise board for financing suggestions.
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Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Control
William C. Love
Love
Excise Board
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Maj
John Eisenhower
East Central
Associated Press
Forrest Edwards
Visitors
Joseph A. Bailey
West Texas State College
Canyon
Richard C. Singer
St. Mary’s Academy
San Antonio
Louis J. Blume
St. Mary’s
Singer
Chiang
Red Island
Suez Barrier
A. V. Rigden
Dallas
Weather Bureau
Tuttle
Okla
EL Reno
Bay State
Jai
Joe
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