Eisenhower Faces House Rebuke Over Price Support Plan
The House Agriculture Committee debates the administration flexible price support plan for wheat cotton corn peanuts and rice amid expected opposition. Senate leader Knowland hints at possible veto while Farm Bloc seeks to extend high price supports. parity levels at 75 to 90 percent with surplus provisions are discussed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
House Farm Bloc
House
Exec
Two alleged killers jailed after series of crimes in New York
John Francis Roche, 27, a steamfitter, was jailed without bail on multiple charges after a weekend arrest for driving a red light. Norman Roye, 18, admitted raping three women and strangling another victim Isadora Goomes as police investigated. Dorothy Westwater, 14, died after being attacked in her Manhattan apartment hallway. The crimes followed the slaying of Marion Brown, 17, two months prior.
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New York
John Francis Roche
Norman Roye
Roche
Dorothy Westwater
Man
Marion Brown
Miss Brown
Comanche County Totals Rise From School Census
County totals show 1,225 more children aged infancy to 17 in Comanche as of this date than last year. Majority of gain, 1,183, centers in Lawton. County census records 21,644 school age children in 1954 versus prior year, with detailed figures to follow in GHILDHEN.
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Comanche County
Clarence Scott
Lawton
Scott
Ghildhen
Six Iranian Army Officers Visit Fort Sill
Six Iranian Army generals conclude a two day tour of Fort Sill during an orientation at the Artillery and Army Aviation Schools. They arrived Saturday and honored with ceremonies in front of McNair hall at 8 30 a m.
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Wildlife Refuge
McNair Hall
Abdullah Amidi
Teheran
Anne Shahandeb
Armen Tala i
Army
Piroozan
Mostafa Beta
I Targhani
Grain Storage Shortage Signs Seen Already
The Associated Press reports signs of a storage shortage as Oklahoma farmers harvest a surprisingly strong 1954 wheat crop. High activity could worsen space limits in El Reno Calumet Geary and Enid as elevators fill. mills and firms impose restrictions while some locales delay intake awaiting shipments.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oklahom
el Reno
Farmers Grain Co
Calumet
Geary
General Mills
Oklahoma Flour Mills Co
Chickasha
Schroeder Grain Co
Norman Schroeder
Williams Grain Co
King
Fisher
Baris
Enid
Grain and Seed Co
Lawton
Wal
Ters
Dusty Front Drops Temperatures Across Region
A cold front moved from Colorado into Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Texas panhandle bringing dust, cooling highs from the 90s to the 70s, with Guymon reaching 96 and a low near 50 expected tonight. Tomorrow’s outlook shows more cool air with scattered frost possible in the Panhandle.
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Chief Set To Block Senator
NEW YORK The New York Times reports President Eisenhower plans to use executive power to limit a CIA investigation by Senator McCarthy. Dulles argued CIA operations rely on discretion and secrecy to avoid public hearings that could harm its global activities.
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New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Central Agence Agency
Sen.McCarthy
R-Wis
Washington Dispatch
Allen W. Dulles
CIA
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Times
Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Head On Crash Near Lyons Creek Kills Ten
An eight men and two women died in a flaming head on collision on Maryland Route 416 near Lyons Creek. Police identified victims including Robert E. Abell and Clarence M. Thomas and noted one car was in the wrong lane. No survivors.
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Owings
Lyons Creek
Thomas Bozzolo
North Beach
Robert E. Abell
Silver Spring
Maryland
Clarence M. Thomas
Oliver
Abel
Lice
John P. Schweinhout
Robert Lee Schweinhout
Milton E. Stottlmyer
Cresay
Harvest Progress Report From Oklahoma Area
John Looney of the Law ton office announces harvest status across three counties. All wheat in Chattanooga area complete. Comanche county about 40 percent harvested. Cotton about 65 percent. Stephens around 35 percent. He notes no shortage of men or combines and grain is being gathered widely.
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Chattanooga
Comanche County
John Looney
Lawton
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Looney
Cotton
Stephens
Dust clears this afternoon with cooler, fair weather ahead
The forecast calls for dust clearing this afternoon with cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday. Highs today and tomorrow expected in the 70s, tonight’s low around 50, and Sunday’s high was 92.
Court affirms FPC power to regulate Phillips gas rates
The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that the Federal Power Commission may regulate prices Phillips Petroleum Co charges for natural gas sold in interstate pipelines. Justice Minton wrote for the majority, joined by Warren Black Reed and Frankfurter, with Douglas and Clark dissenting.
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Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Phillips Petroleum Co
Commission
Phillips
Minton
Warren
Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Douglas
Clark
Burton
Jackson
High Court
Circuit Court
FPC
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Board To Check New School Site
The Lawton board of education will consider purchasing another elementary school site at its regular first-of-month meeting. The board toured prospective sites for an elementary building funded by federal aid if Congress appropriates money. Garfield school in Tomlinson addition is under construction with local funds, on a site in one current Washington file.
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Lawton Board of Education
Garfield School
Tomlinson
Washington
Atomic Devices Doomed to Test Ban by U S
Rep James T. Patterson says President Eisenhower ordered nuclear devices be tested but cannot discuss details for security. He spoke in Waterbury at a banquet noting scientists advised the move and that bids will be opened for large band instruments as part of division needs.
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Conn
James T. Patterson
R-Conn
Eisenhower
Patterson
House Senate Committee On Atomic Energy
Lawton
Com-1
McCarthy Informed Stevens Schine Not Indispensable
Telephone records reveal McCarthy advised that Stevens Schine was not indispensable. The report details contacts and decisions amid ongoing political backlash and security scrutiny affecting high profile cases and alleged influence.
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McCarthy
Stevens Schine
Truce Decision Expected Soon in Indochina Talks
Western diplomats expect within 48 hours if a negotiated peace in Indochina can be reached as the Far Eastern conference enters its seventh week. Molotov and Bidault discuss supervision while Molotov poised to address Indo-China, with Paris politics looming over the talks and Hanoi defense lines under pressure.
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Indochina
V.M. Molotov
France
Georges Bidault
Molotov
Bidault
Paris
Joseph Laniel
Laniel
French National Assembly
Coupe
Hanoi
Doson
Tebots Ane
Freeak
Phu Ly
Nam Dinh
Thai Binh
Phat Diem
Paul Ely
Ely Ett Paris
Senator Cohn Attitude Hidden From Roy Cohn
Washington reports reveal Senator McClellan hid his view on David Schine from Roy Cohn during probes. The confidential November 7 telephone call and related discussions were not released in public hearings, with details kept out of the public record.
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McCarne
Stevens
David Schine
Schine
Roy Cohn
Trtis
Meira
Logan Defends Self On Repeal Measure
Oklahoma City report says State Sen. Bill Logan faced attacks from United Days as he defended his position backing a repeal and supported a constitutional amendment to legalize package liquor sales. Dr. Stanley B. Niles, executive secretary of the group, predicted Logan would be defeated.
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Jack Brubaker
Stormy Williams
Oklahoma City
Bill Dixon
Williams
Wes Brown
Fort Sill
Iklahoma City
Bill Logan
United Days
Oklahoma
Stanley B. Niles
Logan
Candidate Logan Predicts Election Victory With Stand
Logan asserts the stance he has taken over five years will win in November. He says repeal would have been voted by the people if presented earlier.
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Logan
Logan Picks New Leaders In State
Oklahoma City headquarters of State Sen Bill Logan announces more county campaign chairmen and organizations as Logan campaigns for governor. Perry Ward becomes Tulsa county Logan-For-Governor club manager with a new headquarters at the Alvin hotel. Additional chairs include Ferrell Phillips Walters Rex Curtis Frederick Chester Bender and others forming orgs at Miami Stillwater Shawnee.
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Oklahoma City
Billy Logan
Perry Ward
Tulsa County
Alvin Hotel
Grames, Nesbitt, Young
Wic Gans College
Logan
Ferrell Phillips
Walters
Rex Curtis
Frederick
Chester Bender
Thomas
Miami
Stillwater
Shawnee
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Cleo Stout
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Frank Sandrama
Roy Wood
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