France Offers to Split Viet Nam and Retain Haiphong
Geneva reports say France agrees to surrender Viet Nam north of the 17th parallel, including Hanoi and Haiphong, to the Reds in a final Indo-China peace bid. The plan would cut Viet Nam roughly in half, keep Tou rane air base, and allow evacuation of non communists from Haiphong. US Undersecretary Smith assured no threat or force will disturb a settlement, leaving only cease fire line and election date disputes.
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Geneva
France
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Kang Tri
Tourane
Southeast Asia
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
United States
U.S
Smith
Lumbago
Mendes
Eden
French Smash Guerrilla Base Near Hanoi
French Union forces contend with Viet Minh guerrillas 18 miles northwest of Hanoi deploying tanks and air power. About 28 rebels killed and 13 captured in the push, while another 215 were reported killed in a prior engagement near Hung Yen as French aviation pounded bases and ammunition dumps across the Red River delta.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Hung Yen
Red River Delta
Yen Bay
Phan Hoquan
Tuyen Quang
Thai Nguyen
Fire Damages Mose Drug Inc in Lawton
Undetermined origin blaze swept through Mose Drug Inc at 302 D, noon Sunday, destroying thousands of dollars of drugs. No injuries. three upstairs families evacuated. Alarm at 12 14 p m. Fire under control in 30 minutes, two companies on scene. Stock valued at about 35000, insurance covering loss. Possible faulty wiring cited by part owner B C Padgett. Store to be renovated and reopened with a new opening date to be announced.
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John Newman
Mose Drug Inc
Bill Dixon
Harris Hancock
Padgett
Aggie Dining Hall Gets Face Lifting At Cameron College
Cameron college announces a 10000 remodeling of the dining hall in Cameron hall to convert it into a student activity center. New high gloss tables 36 in three colors feature durable formica tops while 300 hard rubber serving trays and a new all steel soda fountain with a three hole ice cream cabinet are ordered. The hall will receive a new heating system and tile flooring as work progresses and will operate as a student center next year.
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Cameron College
Cameron
C. Vernon Howell
Cameron Hall
T Activity Center
McCarthy Clash Clouds Defense Plant Probe Hearing
Senate McCarthy opens a public hearing on subversives in defense plants and a tense exchange erupts when Charles Wojchowski, named as a Red by FBI undercover tester James W. Glaus, is hauled out by Capitol police. Wojchowski demands charges and time to prepare as Glaus links others at Allis Chalmers Boston to the case and promises more witnesses. The hearing room scene ends with possible next testimony and a note that the Allis Chalmers plant is involved in secret activities.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Cece
Charles Wojchowski
Capitol
FBI
Wojchowski
James W. Glaus
Boston
Communist Party
Ghiaus
Glaus
Allis Chalmers
Glatis
Yates C. Holmes
Edwin Garfield
Francis P. Carr
Spurns Debate Dare in Oklahoma Gubernatorial Run
Gary today rejected William O. Coe's call for a public debate in the Democratic runoff for Oklahoma governor. Coe led Gary by about 3,000 votes in the first primary and accused him of reckless charges. Gary accused Coe of seeking liquor and gambling backing in Kansas City and vowed not to dignify the challenge. Coe denied any ties to such interests and countered that the opposite was closer to true.
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Raymond Gary
William O. Coe
Coe
Gary
Madill
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Restraining Order Targets Picketing At Local Schools
Superior Judge Robert Landers granted a temporary restraining order against picketing at Dunbar and Douglass schools by the Lawton Central Labor Union. Chapman Construction Co. sought the injunction after alleging union pressure to force employee union membership. A hearing is set for August 2.
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Robert Landers
Dunbar and Douglass
Lawton Central Labor Union
Chapman Construction Co
Chapman
Decision On Sill School Due Soon
Washington reports the Army may decide this week on transferring its pilot training program from Fort Sill to Frederick, Oklahoma, or another use. Costs for housing runways and facilities are under review after inspection teams surveyed possible sites due to crowding at Fort Sill. Oklahoma's delegation urges moving all or part of the program to Frederick, keeping staff at Fort Sill.
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Washington
Army
Ft. Sill
Fred—_ Okla
Don McBride
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
McBride
Oklahoma
Frederick
Ft. Siil
Fresh Eggs Shortage Pushes Prices Up In Lawton
Wholesale egg prices jumped to 43 cents a dozen in Lawton as local supplies run dry amid heat. A produce house rationed fresh eggs to longtime customers, while stores scramble for out of town imports from Nebraska Iowa and Kansas. Prices may rise to 45 50 and even 65 cents wholesale before relief, with cooler weather and pullets laying again expected in September.
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Lawton
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Lawton Produce Co
Mount Scottie Co
Clappace Co
Shapard Loses Runoff Bid for U S Senate
Oklahoma Supreme Court denied Shapard's bid to have his name placed on the July 27 runoff for the U S Senate. The court ruled lack of merit in his appeal after Kerr secured the Democratic nomination. Shapard placed third in the July 6 primary behind Kerr and Turner, who withdrew.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
David C. Shapard
U. S. Senate
Robert S. Kerr
Shapard
United Dty Association
Kerr
Roy J. Turner
Turner
State Election Board
City Police Probe Five Burglary Cases
Five burglaries reported to city and county authorities over the weekend totaled more than 1,000 dollars in losses. Jimmie Pollard, 1 Park, reported the largest loss with about 700 dollars worth of silverware and bed spreads stolen from his car Saturday night after it was parked at 1114 Lee. Burglars entered through the left door and rifled the trunk after lifting the back seat. Nearby, a Rural Electric Association substation one mile east of School House reported significant aluminum and copper losses to Sheriff Everett Hale. Oklahoma Distrib uting Co., 615 Sixth, was entered Sunday morning with two cases of beer stolen. Madden Motor Co. north of
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Jimmie Pollard
Park
Pollard
Lee
Rural Electric Assn
School House
Everett Hale
Oklahoma Distributing Co
Madden Motor Co. N. of
Heat Wave Proclaims Five More Oklahoma Deaths
Oklahoma endures intensified heat as five more residents die pushing the toll to 60 since July 1. Tulsa losses include Mrs. Josie Laux 69 Mrs. Mary La 81 and Mrs. Martha Hil burn 97. Others are Merle Bonham 43 of Drumright and Harold Shull 38 of Oklahoma City. Temperatures topped 100 statewide with Kingfisher at 111. Showers offered little relief, water supplies strained in Elk City Ponca City Woodward and Kay and Grant counties as drought widens.
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TED Press
Oklahoma
Josie Laux
Mary la
Martha Hilburn
Tulsa
Merle Bonham
Drumright
Harold Shull
Oklahoma City
Kingfisher
McAlester
Ponca City
Enid
Hobart
Ardmore
Ft. Sill
Gage
Highway Patrol
Texas
Beaver Counties
Arnett
Cherokee
Blackwell
Tonkawa
Guymon
Elk City
Woodward
Kay
Grant Counties
Arkansas City
Kan
Oklahoma Area Feels Hot With Isolated Showers Possible
The forecast shows hot conditions with highs around 106 in Lawton and vicinity today and tomorrow. Partly cloudy to fair weather expected across southwest Oklahoma with a few isolated thundershowers. Lawton water consumption rose above 18 million gallons for Sunday after 18.3 million Saturday and 18.286 million Sunday, nearing a 19.606 million record set on July 13.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Four Lawton youths held after Manitou burglary
Four teenage youths were jailed in Altus as Comanche county deputies probed a stolen 1950 Chevrolet from 210 and a weekend burglary at Manitou Grocery. Undersheriff Hoyt Shelby said Altus officers seized 30 cartons of cigarettes, 14 pairs of socks, and six packages of gum linked to the Manitou theft. A highway patrol tracer on the car is pending. The youths will be moved to Lawton later today.
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Lawton
Altus City
Comanche County
Manitou
Hoyt Shelby
Altus
Shelby
Sat
Highway Patrol
Fire Destroys Landing Tower Near Chattanooga
Special reports say a roadside blaze Sunday destroyed three buildings at a landing strip west of Chattanooga, with runways and control tower used during the war by the Frederick N Base. Army Aviation Fort Sill now uses parts of the facility. A highway patrolman discovered the fire, and Pag Reno directed Chattanooga fire teams who saved a private government hangar as the airport gains a five year lease.
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Chattanooga
Frederick Ne
Army Aviation
Fort Sill
Pag Reno
Cor
Heat Wave Grips Much of Nation As Toll Rises
The ongoing heat wave scorches the East and Great Lakes with cooler air near the Canadian border and Montana. Temperatures stay above normal from Texas to North Dakota, with a toll of 237 lives reported as Illinois warns of potential corn damage. Scattered storms temper the heat in the Ohio Valley and near the border while the desert Southwest endures highs.
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Great Lakes
Montana
North Dakota
Atlantic Seaboard
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Texas
Ooana
Ohio Valley
Canadian
Three Are Hurt In Car Crash Near Lawton
Three people were injured in a three car crash 2.4 miles south of Lawton on U S 277 Sunday night. One driver was fined 250 dollars for driving while intoxicated. Elaine Rhoads 27 suffered facial lacerations and possible injuries. Nelson Tabby Tsoabit 32 of Walters and Nioma Johnson 19 of Lawton were treated at Kiowa Indian hospital for severe bruises. Crash occurred around 6 to 10 p m when C Doyle Crow 46 of Grandfield rear ended Edward Krajca Wichita Falls then struck the Rhoads vehicle.
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Lawton
U. S
Elaine Rhoads
Githen K. Rhoads
Nelson Tabby Tsoabit
Walters
Nioma Johnson
Kiowa Indian Hospital
Wes Miler
C. Doyle Crow
Grandfield
Edward Krajca
Wichita Falls
Rhoads
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Community Chest
Memorial Hospital
William Love
R. C. Strange
George Barber
Aggie Dining Hall
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