Solons Ridicule Haircut Trial of Airman in Japan
Congress critics ridiculed the Air Force trial of Airman 3C Donald Wheeler for refusing a white sidewall haircut at Fuchu Japan. Wheeler was convicted of disobeying a barber order, four months hard labor, a $200 fine, and a rank reduction. Several lawmakers attacked the case as a bad picture of military discipline, while one representative defended Air Force authority and discipline.
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Hairen
Pentagon
Barber
Fuchu
Japan
Donald Wheeler
Cortez
Conn
Far East
T Wheeles
Hint
Murray Sprung
Biweced Stas
Sai
House Armed Services Committee
Melvin Price
D-Mn
Fores
Wheeler
Bodies Taken From Mountain After Navy Plane Crash
Rescue teams in the Dolomites removed bodies from the PV2 crash site near Trento Italy. Officials noted 11 names were confirmed as aboard the twin engine plane with some reports suggesting 13 to 16 victims. The Seplane PV2 had flown from Casa Blanca to Treviso when radio contact was lost.
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Fradusta
LC. S. Navy
Inio
Aviano Air Base
U Navy
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Casablanca
Treviso
Italy
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Aie
Alpin Guises
Olf
Dolomites
Fier
Tulsa Girl Stolen Father Tells Police
Lester J. Conway of Tulsa reports his five year old daughter Karen Kay may have been picked up after he regarded her presumed drowning in Clear Creek at Idaho Springs Colorado. Police will check on known child molesters as part of the inquiry. Conway paused his creek search after last weekend. A red portal pusher seen near his campsite was found June 6 with no other clues.
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Deever
Cols
Oklahoma
Tocoel
Lester J. Comvny
Tulsa
Clear Creek
Itahe Springs
Colo
Tald
Karen Kay
Conway
City Man Freed In Assault Case
Lawton Oklahoma, July court session acquitted Charters Chrisman a Lawton man in a non jury trial on a charge of aggravated assault with brass knucks at Univet club. Witness William B. Trivitt testified he was struck after dropping a beer bottle. Two witnesses for Chrisman said Trivitt started the disturbance and refused to leave when asked by post commander Clifton Prestage. The jury found no weapons were used by Chrisman and that he acted to aid in removing Trivitt and companions from the club.
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Lawton
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An Teyeamd
Ralph Cine
Chrisman
William B. Trivitt
Chainman
Trivitt
Univet
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Clifford Prestage
Force Trivitt
Pair Hospitalized After Car Crash
J W Yerby 1 and Mrs Alien Ryburn both hospitalized after a collision in Tio Lawton. Yerby a passenger in a Dodge pickup driven by his son Watson R Yerby sustained facial lacerations while Mrs Ryburn received wide foot injuries. The crash occurred as a southbound Dodge and a westbound Chevrolet collided at 15th and El. Property damage was estimated at 1000 to the Chevrolet 300 to three power saws in the truck.
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Watson R. 4Ershy
Ryburn
House Approves Military Funds on Voice Vote
Washington The House approved military funding by voice vote and sent the bill to the Senate. The present appropriation totals 2,268,150.00 for Defense, with a compromise between Senate and House figures. The Army receives 7264,350,000, the Air Force 15.0 500, and the Navy 89,866. The program begins July 2.
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Tne
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Eisenhower
Army
Air Force
Navy
House panel kills Hells Canyon dam bill
Washington ia The Interior Committee voted 16 14 to kill a bill authorizing construction of a Hells Canyon dam on the Snake River Two Democrats Shuford NC and Haley Fla joined 14 Republicans in voting against the measure The bill introduced by Rep Prost Idaho remains alive in a Senate passed subcommittee Opponents claim the move effectively ends the proposal
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Washington Ia
House Interior Committee
Hells Canyon
Snake River
Shuford
Haley
Fia
Prost Didahot
Senate
Monovar
Piosel
Books Abroad gains world recognition from OU staff
Stella Roberts reports on Books Abroad, an international literary magazine at the University of Oklahoma. Founded 30 years ago, it reviews foreign books and promotes cultural understanding with a small, unpaid staff and a Rockefeller Foundation grant funding translators and office work.
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Norman Im
University of Oklahoma
Roy Temple How
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Pulication
Jovist Erich Noth
Germany
Redx
Bettter
Europe
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Tron
Poland
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Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Tunisia
Vow
Noth
Rocksfeller Foundation
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Rockefeller Foundation
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le Peuple
Belgium
Noll
Rights Bill Section Would Allow Suppression Of News
Washington dispatch explains that the proposed Civil Rights Commission bill would permit executive session hearings and secrecy. Reporters could face fines or imprisonment for disclosing or using executive session material, with penalties up to 1000 dollars or a year in prison. The measure is defended as national security but criticized as bureaucratic overreach.
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United States
Civil Rights Commission
Senate
Eisenhower
Emanuel Celler
TL Acaredy
Ihe
Somalkli
Conmission
Suspect Sought After Store Theft
Police seek a suspect described as a Negro male who was the only other person in a store during a theft. The victim, O. T. Bennet, reported $50 missing and noted a pistol used in the incident, a 32 caliber Colt pistol reportedly seen in Lawton within the past month.
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Tvl
Bennett
J. ‘Jones
Lawton
Traffic deaths in Salt Lake city outpace early pioneers total
An ambitious reporter calculated that over the past 20 years more than 500 people died in Salt Lake City traffic accidents, a figure three times the number of pioneers who entered the valley with Brigham Young in 1847.
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A. Compaiuson
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Africans Still Purchase Wives in Polygamy Report
United Nations report notes economic progress boosts polygyny among African tribal chiefs. It describes chiefs keeping multiple wives, mercenary motives, and indentured kin wives. The study says marriage shifts from arranged elder power to individual choice as wealth moves from cattle to cash.
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United Nations
U. WN. Secretaciat
Africa
Judge Disposes of 12 Complaints in One Morning
Justice of Peace Marvin E Cameron standing in for Munici pal dudee J Merle Gaks fined eight defendants and set bond totals for various offenses. James Riley, 77, was fined for drunkenness and disturbance. Jimmie Lee Herink of Kansas was fined for speeding, Elmec Curtis Turbulist and Zackie Owens were fined for wag ed are assault charges. Mary Frances Rane faced a related failure to yield right of way charge against Robert Joe Wallis.
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Marvin E Cameron
Merle Gaks
James Riley
Jimmie Lee Herink
M. Clyde
Kans
Elmec Curtis Turbulist
Zackie Owens
Mary Frances Rane
Pennsylvania
Robert Joe Wallis
Arlington
Promoter Seeks Phone Exchange For Oklahoma Dude Ranch
Oklahoma City commission staff will recommend approval this week of Chicago real estate developer Paul Poli’s plan to install a telephone exchange for a proposed dude ranch near Tahlequah. Referee L. D. Abney reviewed Poli’s request after hours of consideration yesterday.
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W-—Corp Tion Commission
Chicago
Paul Poli
Tilequah
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L. D. Adbney
Abney
Polin
Brownell Calls for Total International Court System
London reports Herbert Brownell Jr. urged a global tribunal to settle disputes by a universal court. He spoke at the American convention in Westminster Hall, advocating Britain and the United States lead in creating a system backed by public opinion to prevent nuclear conflict.
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U. &, Arty
Herbert ‘Brownell Jr
Inday
Brownel
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Westminster Hal
Brownell
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International Court
The
Hague
Korea
Cost Of Living Index Reaches Record Mark
The June cost of living index rose half a point to a record high, lifting spendable earnings for 650,000 workers in electrical, aviation, trucking, and construction contracts tied to the CPI. Real earnings paused declines, with food prices up sharply and broad price increases across commodities and services.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Burban
Year-Old Girl Taken to State Training School
A 1-year old Indian girl accused of morals violation was transferred from the county jail this morning to the Teeuseh state training school for girls. Deputy Sheriff Tommy Tompkins escorted the girl to the school under an order from County Judge John P. Fullerton. Juvenile Officer Dwight Malcolm led the investigation.
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Tommy Tompkins
John P. Fullerton
Dwight Malcolm
Girl 11 Gives Birth to Death Daughter in Home
A sheriff reported an 11 year old girl in Green Bay Wis gave birth at home to a female infant weighing five pounds fifteen ounces. The baby died shortly after birth from unattended delivery. The teen mother was unhurt and in good condition. The father faces juvenile court action.
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Green Bay
Wis
UPI
Sheriff’s Office
Abnicy Skenandore
Skenandore
Khown Aid Juvenile Court
Tonkawa Savvy Work Cuts City Utility Costs
Tonkawa city workers led by Don Moss and Wayné Haeén overhauled street, fire, and light departments with scavenged parts and a war surplus truck to create a dual use ladder truck. Rebuilt oil-spreading and street equipment followed, delivering substantial savings and extending city services.
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Tonkawa
Don Moss
Wayné Haeén
Fire
Behl
Jess
Officers Seek Mental Patient From California in Oklahoma
Police in Henryetta Oklahoma sought Benny Cecil Shepard a 31 year old California mental patient who escaped from Camarillo State Hospital near El Segundo and may be headed to his former home. Deputies warned families to lock doors as Shepard described as fearless and a deadly shot has escaped several times and previously headed to El Segundo. The Ventura County sheriff said he did not match the description of an El Segundo killer who killed two police officers.
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Okla
California
Benny Cecil Shepard
Camarillo State Hospital
el Segundo
Calif
Tully
Camarillo
Beany
Cecil Shepard
Shepard
Don Shepard
Benny Shepard
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
Managing Editor Moves To Texas
McGowan, longtime publisher of the Miami News-Record, is named general manager of the Brownwood Bulletin and executive vice president of Southwestern Dailies, Inc. He has 26 years with the News-Record. C. M. Holden will succeed him in Miami as advertising director after two years with Clarksburg Telegram.
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McGowan
Miami News-Record
Brownwood, Tex
Bulletin
Southwestern Dailies, Inc
News-Record
Lamesa
Waxahschie
del Rio
Tex
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C. M
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Clarksburg
W Nu
Telegram
Oklahoma City
Blackwell
Oklahoma draft calls to remain steady in September
Oklahoma City. State draft service director Herbert Hope says September call exactly mirrors August. The August draft call was 183 draftees.
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