Nixon Arrives At Jamboree In California Visit
Vice President Richard Nixon, a former scout, lands at LAX at 1:55 a.m. and travels to Newport Beach to sleep in the jamboree headquarters tent rather than a scout camp for security. He meets Col. Rosecrans and Joseph H. Brunton and is joined by Rep. Utt, Craig Hosmer, and Bailey Merrill. He plans a full Sunday with breakfasts, church services with Cardinal McIntyre, a religious convocation, and a Washington return that night.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Richard Nixon
Los Angeles International Airport
Frank W. Rosecrans
Washington
Joseph H. Brunton
New York
Nixon
Secret Service
Rep
James Utt
Santa Ana
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Bailey Merrill
Evansville
Ind
California
Yorba Linda
Los Angeles
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Court docket shows numerous drunken driving cases for next month
Court records list 21 drunken driving cases for next month with many more in possession of liquor and a broader array of prosecutions. Cases include Ordas Glenn Parrack Leonard Creswell Walter S Hasley Homer H Hyde Lonnie Leger Conlee Edward J Flynn Gene Welch and others. Additional charges include discharging firearms in public aided by Charlene Gatewood soliciting James Culpepper pointing deadly weapons bastardy and aggravated assault among others.
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Jack Shaw
Lee Harrell
Ralph Hudson
Shelton Vaughn
Richard
Ricky) Tamburo
Wayne Hair
Henry Watson
Ross Hinkle
Ella Sue Williams
Sid Ludwig
Ordas
Glenn Parrack
Leonard Creswell
Walter S. Hasley
Warren A. Hawley
Homer H. Hyde
Lonnie Leger Conlee
Edward Joseph Flynn
Gene Welch
Allen Frank Wass
James W. Hoover
Roy Holden
Robert Ferrell
Co. W. Love
Barney Arthur Smith
Charles Randle Bolinger
Lennie Favious Hill
Aubrey Franklin Shaw
William Earnest McMahan
Jodie Chapman
Frank McGuire
David Kile
Oliver Sims
Charlene Gatewood
James Culpepper
William Pierre
William Rowell
Edwin C. Haddon
Bobby Simmons
Duval J. Hill
James Pollard
Almon Rollins Long
Lawton Family Veteran to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Navy veteran served at Corona Naval Hospital and on Guam in 1945. He later worked as a fireman in Norco, California, is married with one child. All six Davis sons grew up in Lawton and attended local schools. His wife, granddaughter of Quanah Parker, was born in Lawton. the couple moved from Texas at age nine and will celebrate 40 years of marriage in August.
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Navy
Corona
Calif
Naval Hospital
Guam
Norco
Davis
Lawton
Quanah Parker
Texas
Whisky raid exposes liquor haul tied to Gent case
Officers describe a bold cargo theft at Gent’s residence with multiple cars and a fleet of raiders. Witnesses recount 25 to 100 cases of whisky and wine hauled away in a convoy as Wade fled with cases while Roberts and Paul called for warrants. Gent faces four liquor counts in county court.
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Gent
Hudson’s House
Hennessee
Paul
Preston Williams
Roberts
Gent’s
Wade
Gent’s Place
Fourth
U. S&s
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff’s Office
Oral Ridgeway
Packard
McCaig
Sixth
U. S
Wimple
Lawton
French Tanks Rescue 5 000 Paratroopers
French column backed by tanks and mobile artillery broke through the Indochina jungle to relieve 5 000 paratroopers who cleared Langson near the China frontier. The force moved toward two airborne battalions and joined forces with a second group to cover the retreat, suffering minimal casualties.
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Louis Guilbert
Hanoi
Indochina
Langson
China
Red China
Red
Motor Vehicles Travel 521 Billion Miles On Highways
The nation logged 521 billion vehicle miles driven on U S highways last year highlighting steady use of cars trucks and commercial fleets. Strong demand for transportation services reflects sustained mobility across states and regions.
Eyesight Periled By Lye Thrown In Lawton Attack
Leslie Thomas a 39 year old Lawton man suffered temporary blindness after a lye solution was thrown in his face by a woman identified as Elbethel Adams 44. Adams posted bond and was released after being booked on a disturbance charge. Thomas remains under hospital care with first degree burns and potential partial vision recovery. Police say Adams was arrested after a dispute escalated into a scuffle and Adams showed head cuts from a prior beating.
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Lawton
Leslie Thomas
First
Memorial Hospital
Elbethel Adams
Burns
Thomas
J. R. McCaig
McCaig
South Korean Counter Drive Stages Spectacular Gains
Allied reports say the eastern flank of the South Korean push showed spectacular gains late weekend, advancing 5 000 meters amid light resistance. Reds launched a 3 000 man attack on the western flank and another on the bulge east, as American fire aided a two mile northward counter-drive.
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Sam Hwon
Bulge
Escape from Roswell jail ends in manhunt and confusion
An inmate identified as Hawkins, held since Thursday, escaped from the jail by prying a hole eight by twelve inches with a shower rod and a levered bar. He was aided by a sheet cloth to muffle noise, vanished through a west door into the garage, and was last seen near Altus while a Roswell forgery case awaited extradition. Police and authorities pursued leads with limited success.
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Hawkins
Roswell, M
Hennessee
Hankins
Frank Sandranno
New Mexico
Roswell
Altus
Indiahoma Man Injured In Mishap
Edwin Eugene Bland, 39, of Route 1 Indiahoma, remained in Memorial hospital Saturday with a spinal fracture from a pickup rollover Friday night six miles east of Indiahoma. Patrolmen learned Bland was westbound on U S 62 when his 1952 Chevrolet left the road and overturned at about 8 30 p m. He said he was crowded off the road by an approaching vehicle.
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Edwin Eugene Bland
Rt. 1
Indiahoma
Memorial Hospital
Bland
U. S. 62
Funeral rites for Mrs. Fannie Martin held after heart attack
Mrs. Fannie Martin age 59 of 1201 Washington died at 7 30 p m Saturday after a heart attack. She was admitted to the local hospital at 1 a m Saturday. Becker Funeral home will announce services. Surviving are her husband who lives in Loveland, one brother Henry Watson of 1201 Washington, and six children all nonresidents.
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Fannie Martin
Washington
Becker Funeral Home
Henry Watson
Loveland
Drouth Aid Sets Rules for Cheap Feed Distribution
The department of agriculture directs county drouth relief boards to limit cheap protein feed to bona fide stockmen with at least a 30 day feed shortage for a foundation herd. About 100 farmers have bought the reduced price feed, with 500 applications from countrans and six carloads received. Local committees decide eligibility to maintain foundation herds.
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Department of Agriculture
County
H. P. Moffett
State
Drouth Relief Committee
Moffett
Funeral details for CHIL D child with extended family noted
Survivors include parents and grandparents from Oklahoma and West Virginia with extended relatives across Bakersfield California and Sasakwa. The obituary lists maternal and paternal grandparents, great grandparents, and notes values of family lineage.
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Page One
Jim Selfridge
Canute
Beulah Ware
Arnal Ware
Valley Head
W. Va
Minnie Hawkins
Bakersfield
Calif
Sasakwa
Roland Wood
Hillary plans Makalu bid after Everest conquest
FESEDALE England July 18 Sir Edmund Hillary who helped conquer Everest said he hopes to begin soon an attempt to scale Mount Makalu, a 27,790 foot peak near Everest. He aims to push higher than his previous record as a climber and mountaineer from the Himalayas.
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Fesedale
England
Sir Edmund Hillary
Everest
Mount
Makalu
Legislation Passes Unanimously For State Building
Logan reported a public hearing on the proposal as bonds could be sold and construction completed. The committee sent the bill to the senate, which approved it with unanimous support and Governor backing. He urged against opposition from bond buyers contractors and architects.
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Logan
Senate
Murray
Oklahoma City Newsman learns son among victims in NROTC deaths
Oklahoma City radio newscaster Hal Phillips confirms his son Ted G Phillips is killed in the NROTC exercise disaster. Families flood switchboards with questions about missing relatives as another Norman resident Darrell E Stricklin is named dead. A sister, distraught, asks repeatedly when the incident occurred and if their mother has been notified.
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Oklahoma City
Hal Phillips
KTOK
Ted G. Phillips
Phillips
Darrell E. Stricklin
Norman
United Press
New Hunt Opens for Missing Bear Hunters in Gaspe
In Quebec City authorities restart the search for three American bear hunters missing five weeks. Mutilated remains found in the Gaspe Woods are confirmed as those of Eugene Lindsay 45, Richard Lindsay 17, and Fred Claar 20 from Holidaysburg Pennsylvania, scattered amid bear tracks.
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Quebec City
Gaspe Woods
Eugene Lindsay
Richard
Fred Claar
Holidaysburg
Flash Flood Sweeps Albany Texas Dam Threatens
A flash flood dumped the heaviest rain since 1941 on Albany Texas washing away a church and several houses. Sheriff Moberly warned of a second flood near Herbert Creek likely to damage more homes. About 50 families evacuated to higher ground with no injuries reported.
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Albany
Tex
Jack Moberly
Herbert Creek
Abilene
Moberly
Delafosse Lake
Texas
Traffic Injury Rate Exceeded Every Twenty Three Seconds in 1952
A 1952 report notes that someone was injured in a traffic accident every 23 seconds, reflecting high collision risk and urging road safety improvements. The statistic underscores ongoing danger on highways and city streets during that year.
ROTC Flight Crash Kills 22 Students in Seaboard Tragedy
The Pensacola crash killed 22 ROTC students from Oklahoma, Rice Institute, Missouri, Oregon State, Oregon, and Georgia Tech during a summer training move from Norfolk to Corpus Christi. The ill fated plane climbed then plunged into trees near Whiting Field. Harold Stokes reported scorched remains and torn engine parts as guards restricted the scene while Rear Admiral Whitney ordered a special board to investigate.
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University of Oklahoma
Rice Institute
University of Missouri
Oregon State
University of Oregon
Georgia Tech
Whiting Field
Harold Stokes
Pensacola News-Journal
Stokes
Navy
J. P. Whitney
Naval Air Basic Training
Battlefront reports fireworks at ammunition dump as Chinese stay silent
After urging a party atmosphere, soldiers described explosions in the valley while tanks converted an ammo dump into a display. A tank gunner from Wytheville Virginia noted mild friendly fire and hidden resistance on ridges as infantry failed to locate some enemies.
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Hernandez
Carl W. Harden
Wytheville
Accidents injure one fifth of American homes in 1952
In 1952 one out of every five American households reported a member injured in an accident. The data highlight the high incidence of household injuries and prompt attention to safety measures across cities and rural areas.
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Atlanta
Escapee
Mrs. Fannie Martin
Drouth Aid
AN. Caldwell, M.D
General Practice of Medicine
Security Bank Building
Berry
Drouth
Arid City
Fort Worth
Dallas
Ferris
Eisenhower
John C. White
White
Wil
Lawton Tent & Awning Co
Berry’s Jewelers
Jarold
D Ave
C Avenue
Orville D. Pope Agency
Norfolk
States
Rs Company
Ball
Dept
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Typewriter Serv CO
J. D. Suggs
Wolverton Harware
E Ave
M & D Finance CO
Oklahoma
JO G. Andrews
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