Governor Murray attacks Capitol building critics in radio speech
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray denounces opponents as demagogues and pawns in a 1954 election clash over a capitol office building plan. He says critics offered only rumors and vows to pursue legal opinion and feasibility study with private citizens. He notes Lt. Gov. Berry’s involvement without naming him.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Capitol
James E. Berry
Murray
Berry
House
James C
Nance
Purcell
Area Farm Bureau to Confer in Walters
Area Farm Bureau leaders will meet Wednesday July 29 at Walters Legion room for a subdistrict study and discussion led by Henry W Hasenbeck county bureau agent. Comanche Tillman Cotton and Jefferson counties will be represented as directors hear an up-to-date survey of agricultural issues and present statistics from their groups. Plans from this and 18 August meetings will be sent to the state convention in November.
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Walters
Comanche County
Henry W. Hasenbeck
Saturay
Legion Room
Comanche
Tillman
Cotton
Jefferson Counties
Bureau Board of Directors
Van Fleet accused of postal law violation
Nashville attorney Tyke Farmer urged a federal grand jury to indict retired Gen. James A. Van Fleet former UN commander in Korea on postal law violations after Van Fleet allegedly advocated annihilation of Chinese and Korean Communists in a Life magazine article.
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van Fleet
Nashville
Tenn
Rosenbergs
James A. van Fleet
Korea
U.S
Tyke Farmer
Life Magae
Area Men In Service Capt Lefler Becomes Flight Instructor
Captain James H. Lefler of Arlington has taken a new assignment as a flight instructor in Japan. Lefler, whose wife Jo resides at their home address, was previously stationed as a check pilot in Korea.
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James H. Lefler
Arlington
Japan
Lefler
Korea
Cambodia Seeks Change In Status With France
In Saigon on July 25, Cambodia agreed to remain in the French union with a commonwealth status if France grants full independence and sovereignty. King Norodom Sihanouk urged France to set a definite transfer date for all remaining powers to Cambodia.
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Saigon
Indochina
Cambodia
French Union
France
Norodom Sihanouk
City Man in Navy Photo From The Caine Mutiny
Elmer J. West a 19 year old seaman third class returned home to visit his parents in Lawton Oklahoma after serving in the far East aboard the destroyer minesweeper USS Doyle. He helped film scenes for The Caine Mutiny at Pearl Harbor during his second tour which included operations near the Philippines and Hong Kong. West is a Lawton high school graduate formerly employed at Humpty Dumpty store and is on a 20 day leave.
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Elmer J. West
Hugh West
E. West
Long Beach
Calif
Doyle
Far East
Pearl Harbor
West Coast
U. S. Navy
Philippines
Hong Kong
U. S
West
Lawton High School
Humpty Dumpty Store
Navy
Dems Reject Cotton Cut Limit in House Panel
Washington July 25 UP Rep Oakley Hunter said Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee refused a compromise bill to limit cotton acreage cuts for next year. Western producers prefer present law cuts. Senate committee also stalemated as Chairman George Aiken called action remote. The dispute over a Farm Bureau compromise or tougher caps leaves quotas and surpluses unresolved for future years.
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Washington
Oakley Hunter
Calif
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
George D. Aiken
Hunter
House
Warming North of the Equator Advances Since 1900
Scientists report a steady rise in global temperatures, with notable warming north of the equator over the last century and especially after 1900. The finding highlights shifting climate patterns and potential impacts on ecosystems and weather.
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Equator
Prayers Answered as Missing Emma Bowers Is Found
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a five year old mute girl Emma Bowers missing for two days was found near Baltimore and Ohio tracks less than two miles from home. She wore only bloomers, had scratches, and was unharmed. Her parents praised the search and doctors planned ice cream treats once she is cleared.
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Connellsville
Casey Bowers
Little Emma Bowers
Pittsburgh
Emma
Connellsville Hospital
Pfc
Anthony Cywinski
Prof Willis Stovall Dies at 62 in Norman Oklahoma
Norman Oklahoma reports the death of Dr Willis Stovall 62 a professor of Paleontology and director of the University of Oklahoma museum. He was renowned for vertebrate paleontology research and pemian reptiles.
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Willis Stovall
Norman
Okla
Willis Stoval
University of Oklahoma Museum
East Berliners Grab West Food Amid Aid Row
East Berliners flocked to a West Berlin food give-away led by Mayor Willy Kressmann to counter Soviet claims unemployment does not exist in East Berlin. distributions of five mark gifts and American staples supported by U.S. aid and clubwomen prompted emotional scenes, including a tearful 94 year old expellee on charity rolls.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Willy Kressmann
Vladimir Semoyenov
East Berlin
Kreuzberg
Kressman
Semyonov
U. S
James B. Conant
West Pressia
Widow of Thorpe Threatens Body Move for Memorial
An Oklahoma City friend of Mrs. Jim Thorpe says the widow threatened to relocate her husband’s body from Shawnee to California or Pennsylvania unless immediate progress is made on a memorial. J W Schaeffer notes she also referenced Tulsa and Cushing in the remarks.
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Oklahoma City
Jim Thorpe
Shawnee
Okla
California
Pennsylvania
Shawnee memorial funds tied to Carlise athlete's resting places
Funds were raised for a Shawnee memorial while a $25,000 appropriation was vetoed by Gov. Johnston Murray last month. Elmer Kenison, Shawnee Chamber of Commerce secretary, has overseen all work on the proposal as efforts move forward.
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Thorpe
Carlisle
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