First Miss United States Title Changes Hands After Disqualification
Long Beach Calif The Miss United States winner Leona Gage was found to be married and stripped of her title and prizes The runner up Miss Utah Christine Shell failed to compete in Miss Universe preliminaries and is not among finalists Monica Lama Miss Argentina moves into 16th judging position Kathryn Gabriel Miss Ohio fills Leona’s spot Missing details include Leona’s age misrepresentation and marriage to Air Force sergeant Gene Norris The event marks the first year contestants must be single and eligible for Miss United States and Miss Universe titles
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Charlotte Sheffield
Utah
Leanna Gage
Crumright
Maryland Seaucy
Long Beach
Calif
Tiel
Salt Lake City
Hem i
Leona
Argentina
Monica Lama
Buenos Aires
Ohio
Kathryn Gabriel
Cleveland
United States
Leena
Wichita Falls
Tex
IDM
Gene Norris
Ennis
Friendship International
Baltimore
David Nathan
Andy Gene Jr
Europe
Hospitals To Test Indigent Care Plan In Lawton
Southwestern and Comanche County Memorial hospitals will trial a three month indigent care plan under state welfare and public hospital guidelines. Administrators say boards have not yet acted but expect to participate. plan sets 12.80 daily minimum for low cost cases and 70 percent payments for higher costs. The move follows a heated dispute over reimbursements and came after a welfare commission meeting.
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BUA. Crawford Stat
Southwestern and
Comanche County
Karey Fuqua
Southwestern Hospital
Wiliam GC
Memorial
Oklahoma State Hospital Association
Memorial Hospital
Fuqua
Love
Thhey
Lawton
Oklahoma Hospital Association
Welfare Commission
Unay
Rights Bill Due Further Changes
Sen Know land plans to offer clarifying amendments to the civil rights bill section 3 before the Senate recess. He expects to work out language today with Northern Democratic leaders while Republicans discuss the bill in a general session. Sen Aiken, irritated, says some oppose civil rights for political gain in 1953 and 1960.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Sen
Aiken
Rose Sell
Jeader
Souther
Cole
Arthur Miller jailed for contempt of Congress ruling
Washington bulletin reports US District Judge Charles McLaughlin sentenced Arthur Miller Jr to jail for contempt of Congress after a conviction. A new motion for reversal was denied. In London an athlete named Abbotton set a record with a 1 minute 57.2 second Nile to defeat a large international field before 33,000 spectators.
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Washington
London
Berek Abbotton
Britain
Water use hits new high for sixty seven daily record
City and Fort Sill water users Thursday marked a new 24 hour consumption record of 18 962 000 gallons surpassing the previous high of 18 714 000 gallons. May or Ellsworth reported 284 951 000 gallons heated at the filler plant in the first 18 days of July creating an average daily use of 15 769 500 gallons. Ellsworth noted this month’s average is almost six million gallons higher than previous years.
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Fort
Ellsworth
Weather Forecast For The Area This Week
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday. Temperatures rise to near 100 with highs around 100 and a low around 73. Early morning reading showed 96 degrees with a high of 100 expected Thursday and continued heat into the week.
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IL A.m
House Trims Aid Fund To 600 Million
The House voted 155-74 to slash the economic aid fund for defense programs of allies. President Eisenhower had urged 800 million, then 690, then 500, but the final cut settled at 600 million dollars. The move aimed to shore up allied economies near the Iron Curtain.
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Wasitington
House
Eisenhower
America
vHouse
Kores
Formosa
Iron Curtain
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Rep
Bentley
R-Mich
Fasenhicher
Senate
Free World
Ware 5
Col
Young Cyclist Injured In Crash In Lawton
A 14-year-old Lawton boy, William Melton, was in surgery at Memorial hospital after a morning traffic crash at Fourth and Gore. He sustained a fractured right leg, injuries to both hands and the right thigh, plus numerous bruises. The collision occurred as Melton on a southbound motorcycle was struck by a fruit-delivery truck driven by Robert Joe Wallis, 18, of Arlington. The bike was dragged 13 feet. damage to the motorcycle was about $350, with no reported damage to the truck.
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Lawton
Memorial Hospital
Fourth and Gore
William
Mellon
Fred J. Metlon
Elin
R. A. Davis
Bill Ward
Police Department
Metlon
Souitt
Gore Bled
Young Melton
Gore
Robert Joe Wallis
Arlington
Wertz Fruit Co
Nuclear-armed rocket test fires from F-88 jets in Nevada
At the Nevada proving grounds Air Force and AEC jointly launched a nuclear armed rocket from an F-88 Scorpion jet at 20 000 to 30 000 feet. Crews were decontaminated after radiation exposure as the blast yielded less than 20 000 tons of TNT. The test near Indian Springs involved high speed photography and near ground impact precautions.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
AEC
Mane
Indian Springs
Indian Springs Air Force Base 45 Miles Northwest of Las Vegas
C.S.T.1 Tt
News Net
Tiesky
Douglas Aircraft Co
Kirtland
Air Force Base
N.M
College Day events begin at Fort Sill cadet camp
Cadet Camp at Fort Sill opened its six week summer ROTC program for college seniors with a welcome by Maj. Gen. Thomas Mm. de Shave. Representatives from six colleges observed the defensive ROTC training and met camp personnel. Gen. McClure and Maj. Gen. Mark Methire attended as guests.
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Fort Sill
John J. Black
St. Mary's University
Hugh B. Rodman
Xavier University
R. K. Fairman
Princeton University
Mark McClure
Thomas Mm. de Shave
U.S. Araty Artillery and Missile Center
Defense rests in Clinton segregation trial as witnesses conclude
The defense rested its case in the Clinton segregation trial after two witnesses testified. Judge Robert L. Taylor and prosecutor John Crawford Jr. noted differing views on proceeding. Witnesses described pre Dec 4 tensions near Clinton High School and a nighttime clash after six Black students were escorted to school.
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Knoxville
Clinton
Robert L. Dobbs
Memphs
Jol US
Dist
Dudge
Robert L. Taylor
John Kasper
J. Benjamin Simmons
Kasper
U.S. Dist
Alty
Joh C. Crawford Jr
Ted White
Clinton Ooeman
Guy M. Jones
White
Clinton High School
U. & Marshal
Frank Quartes
Jones
Dior
Paul Turner
Negra
Tenxien Crawford
Crawford
City to Begin Do it Yourself Asphalt Paving in West Lawton
Mayor C R Elsworth announces start of a do it yourself asphalt paving program in West Lawton to begin Monday afternoon or Tuesday. City Engineer Douglas L Smith says grading and dirt work on three blocks is finished and a private contractor must complete final surface work. Representatives from R A Young and Son Inc will be invited to train city workers and industry reps may attend. Docks to be paved include 18th between A and B and B from With to 19th with funds deposited by property owners. The paving machine may also widen intersections at 2nd and Cache Road and Gore and id if approved.
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C. R. Elsworth
wWest
Lawton
Douglas L. Smith
R. A. Young and Son, Inc
Staith
2Rd
Cache Road
Gore
Threatened Dam Holds Its Own Amid Rising Colorado Waters
CAPRULIN Colorado Dam threatens due to a 1,000 residents in Alamosa Canyon below. Engineers say pressure behind the 198-foot earth-fill dam is dropping slowly and the structure is holding, with officials cautious and prepared for any failure. Dave Mathias, assistant state engineer, says they are holding the dam but not taking chances as the situation remains delicate.
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Colorado
Farthen
Alamosa Canyon
Dave’ Mathias
Oklahoma City man pleads guilty in booze theft scheme
James Edward Pointer admitted stealing 64 cases of bonded whisky intended for officers clubs at Fort Sill Army post and Air Force bases at Ardmore and Tinker Field. He supplied himself with whiskey for two years at four Oklahoma military bases, then shipped it from a Lee Way terminal to the bases.
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Oklahoma, City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
James Edward Pointer
Leeway
Nomanmwa
Sill
Army, Post
Aig. Force
Ardmoce
Zinker Field
Comanche County Seeks Federal Aid for Hospital Annex
Comanche county commissioners filed a Hill Burton act application seeking 378000 federal matching funds to build a 100 bed annex to Memorial hospital at a total cost of 1156000. Chairman Emil Woesner said no bond election is planned for at least a year as county funds and prior debts are addressed.
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Comanche County
Memorial Hospital
Commission
Emil Woesner
Grady F. Matthews
State Health Department
Ietter
Matthews
Woesner
Hospital Board
Woosner
Bill Love
Memorial Administraion Mill-Burton
Tage 2 Cul
Hoffa Acquitted In Spy Conspiracy Case
U union leader James R. Hoffa was found not guilty of conspiring and bribing to plant a spy in the Senate Rackets Committee. The jury accepted Hoffa's denial of involvement with Miami attorney Hyman I. Fishback to influence John Dye Cheasty for committee access to sensitive information. The judge urged a fair verdict, and lengthy instructions preceded the jury deliberation.
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Washington
U—Union
James R. Hoffa
Senate
Hoffa
Hyman I. Fishback
Miami
John Dye Cheasty
Molla
U. S
Burnite S. Matthews
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Miss Ulah
Oscar Meinhardt
Bulletins
Walter J. Buehler
St. Mary’s
Millard Kratochvil
Iowa State
Thomas EK. de Shazo
Michael Feeney
St. Bernadine
Siena College
Fidelis O'Rourke
St. Bonaventure University
Gon
Do Shazo
Norman A. Anderson
Arkansas Polytechnic’ College
McClure
Mark Methire
U.S. Army
Frank Buck
Norman A.anderson
Mercer C. Walter
G. Robert
School of Arts and Sciences
LaSalle College
Col. Anderson
Caprulin
Cule
James Hoffa
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