Lawton Police to debut new uniforms this weekend
Lawton policemen will wear sparkling new uniforms featuring an Irish green theme this weekend. The outfits, funded by the department, echo Turner Turnpike and highway patrol styles with black belts, holsters, and gold plated rank badges. Green stripes on tan trousers and jackets match the green shirts bearing a covered wagon emblem and Lawton Police wording.
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Lawton
Turner Turnpike
Ralph Hennessee
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Ike Says He's Done Fine Job Fighting Reds
Eisenhower defended the administration's record on fighting Communism and subversion at a news conference. He avoided questions about McCarthy, saying his sole aim is to push his legislative program through. He noted a report listing administration accomplishments and pledged continued vigilance by federal agencies in accordance with due process. He withheld comment on Oppenheimer pending an Atomic Energy Commission appeal and expressed support for the farm program, signaling flexibility in price supports despite calls for compromise.
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Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Justice Department
FBI
Department
Brownell
Oppenheimer
Security Board
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Full
Atomic Energy Commission
Hope
R-Kas
House Agriculture Committee
Ike
Rains Slow Harvesters Across Southwestern Oklahoma
Overnight rains delayed the wheat harvest across parts of southwestern Oklahoma. Prices fell five to 17 cents per bushel, signaling storage shortages and gloom for farmers. Heavy rain hit Waurika with violent thunderstorms reported at Chickasha and Duncan as state officials noted the sharpest drop since 1953. Enid elevators received five carloads from Frederick, testing wheat at 60.3 pounds per bushel with 11 percent protein. See WHEAT, Page 2.
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United Press
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Waurika
Jefferson County
Chickasha
Duncan
State Department of Agriculture
Hobart
Guymon
Hooker
Oklahoma City
Enid
Frederick
Kingfisher
Explosion Hits Sub in Drydock Killing Two
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on June 2 a blast ripped the submarine Siragoear while in drydock at the shipyard. Two civilians were killed and a Navy enlisted man injured as workers were wiring plastic in a main ballast tank during the explosion.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Ue Aeapie
Siragoear
Navy
Senator Blasts Loyalty Board in Oppenheimer Case
Washington June 2 UP Senator Edwin C Johnson charged that a security board recommendation to deny atom secrets to J Robert Oppenheimer was double talk The three man panel found Oppenheimer a loyal citizen but did not reinstate his suspended clearance citing serious disregard for security measures and candor issues The atomic scientists of Chicago condemned the findings as morally and ethically indefensible and others offered mixed reactions while awaiting final Atomic Energy Commission action on the case.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Security Board
Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Atomic Scientists of
Chicago
Johnson
Senate House
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
W. Sterling Cole
Rn.y
Cable route adds 12 repeater buildings along new line
Construction on 12 repeater buildings proceeds along the El Reno Chickasha Duncan Lawton underground long distance telephone cable. Roy C Echols notes three sites between Lawton and Duncan with W A Wilkerson of Alex winning the contract. Five repeater stations between Chickasha and Dun can and four between Chickasha and the join point are planned, enabling twelve simultaneous calls on four wires with N carrier.
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el Reno
Oklahoma City
Chickasha
Duncan
Echols
Vacation newspaper circulation services ad
An advertisement offers a two week vacation delivery option for daily Constitution and Press newspapers. Customers can receive bundled papers via mail, with rates and details available by requesting circulation information.
Harris To Face Murder Trial In Hawkins' Death
Charles F. Harris, 24, is charged with second degree murder in the May death of Earl Hawkins. Harris was arraigned without counsel and held in federal custody. Witnesses described a fight at a Legion hut and Hawkins being overlaid with a shirt to stanch bleeding. The case, linked to Fort Hood personnel, proceeds as Campbell and others testify.
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U. S
C. D. Campbell
Charles F. Harris
Center
Fort Hood
Tex
Harris
Earl Hawkins
Lawton
FBI
Ray Hall
Bill Dixon
Hawkins
Connectit
U.S
Bay Hall
Oklahom
Stoner
Campbell
Hall
Ralph Hennessee
Doa Atealismtim
Floral Shop
Memorial Hospital
Florence Harris
Harry Higgs
Jewel Peterson
Legion Hut
Oklahoma Probe Urges Williamson Advice On Forcing Answers
Oklahoma City A Legislative Council investigating committee voted to seek Attorney General Mac Williamson's legal counsel after former state investigator R A West refused to disclose details of Johnston Murray era investigations. West cited governor's orders to refuse revealing information and questioned hours and types of cases. The panel also questioned Welfare Director L E Rader about a $4922 film cost with half funded by the federal government.
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Oklahoma City
Legislative Council
Atty
Gen
Mac
Williamson
Council
R. A. West
Johnston Murray
West
Murray
Cunningham
Robert ©. Cunningham
L. E. Rader
Squaw Creek Work Begins Near Tomlinson Tract
State Highway department starts dredging 660 feet of Squaw Creek south from the Tomlinson tract to improve drainage. City Engineer Charles Gallaher says culvert under U.S. 62 will nearly double capacity, reducing water backup and aiding flow from tiles southward and under Denver.
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State Highway Department
Squaw Creek
Tomlinson
Charles Gallaher
Stephens Addition
Gallaher
U.S. 62
Atlanta
Denver
Street Lighting Plans Approved In City Council Meeting
City council approved annexation of part four of Tomlinson addition to extend sewer service to Lawton View Waldman and Lawton Heights Williams additions and set up two new street lighting plans for residential areas Morris Swett named to fill a library board vacancy by Mayor Pro Tem Lester McKenzie with unanimous council confirmation Bids solicited to move 22 cabins near Lake Lawtonka under expansion tied to the Lawton Fort Sill reservoir project and related land area figures
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Tomlinson
Lawton View
Waldman
Lawton Heights
Williams
Morford
Morris Swett
Lester McKenzie
Library Board
Lake Lawtonka
Lawton-Fort Sill
Council
Area Weather Forecast Clears With Wind and Cool Night
Weather outlook shows clearing skies and windy, cooler conditions this afternoon. Temperature aims near 77 with a low around 52 tonight. Thursday will be cooler with highs in the low 70s. Daytime readings varied from 68 to 83 with 0.45 inches of precipitation recorded.
McCarthy Army Hearings Highlight Cohn Denials
Roy M. Cohn testified that Stevens and Army Counselor Best aimed to block the McCarthy inquiry into Communist influence in the Army. He said the officials had a mistaken belief the inquiry would spark a broader exposure, and he warned that stopping the committee would bring a relaxation of scrutiny. Cohn, McCarthy’s chief counsel, denied improper pressure for Schine’s preferential treatment and said charges against the McCarthy camp were not made in good faith. He also implied firing officials if those Army charges proved true.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Stevens
Army
Best
McCarty
Aeros
Sen
Reldaho
Cohn
Dworshak
Sen. McCarthy
G. David Schine
McCarthy Jaide
Stevens and
Dime
Thhe McCarthy
Cote
Yanks Pull Out Of Indo China
Washington reports the United States began withdrawing about 200 Air Force technicians sent to Indo-China in March to assist French warplanes near Hanoi. Defense officials consider allowing some American servicemen to volunteer with French ground crews as the evacuation set for around June 12.
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Washington
United States
Techni
Indo-China
Defense Department
Hanoi
Cordance
Wind and Rain Halt Harvest in Lawton Area
Severe weather lashed Lawton and southern Oklahoma causing harvest disruption. 45 percent inches of rain fell in Lawton with a violent storm, light damage, and a snapped power line between Lawton and Waurika. Electric outages and fieldwork delays extended to Geronimo and Grandfield with up to 1.95 inches reported.
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Lawton
Oki
Lawtonka
Jim Prater
Prater
L. W. Contway
Public Service Co
Waurika
Walters
Temple
Hastings
11Th
Gore
Ogtsndian
Geronimo
Owo
Nooga
Grandfield
Cotton County
Tornado Forecast and Storm Impacts Across Oklahoma and Texas
Weather Bureau issues 12:49 pm forecast for severe thunderstorms and a possible isolated tornado across southeastern Oklahoma this afternoon. Reports say winds up to 60 to 70 mph with signs blown at Lake Lawtonka but little rain. tornadoes cause injuries in Iowa Park Texas and a child killed in Paducah Northwest Texas. rainfall near Lawton recorded at 2.45 inches.
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Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Lake Lawtonka
John Frampton
Lake
Frampton
Cache Exchange
Iowa Park
Tex
Wichita Falls
Paducah
Texas
Lawton
Fort Sill
Lawton ‘Lee
Texas Twister Fatal To Infant
Tornadoes struck Paducah and Iowa Park as winds near 100 miles an hour injured eleven in Paducah and three in Iowa Park. An infant, six month old Ida Plancencio, died in Paducah. Mexican farm workers and several Plancencio family members were hospitalized. The storm damaged homes, downed trees, and disrupted Wichita Falls area, with funnel sighting reported near Sheppard Drive-In Theater.
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Paducah
Tex
Towa Park
Iowa Park
Wichita Falls
Ida Plancencio
Plancencio
Texas Panhandle
Iowa + Park
Geneon
Snares
Sheppard Drive-In
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Kenneth Stradley
Lke
Loyalty
Joseph R. McCarthy
Cain
Welch
Schine
Bulletin
Koehler
Thomas Gar
Ceive
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