Eleanor Roosevelt protests free air time given McCarthy allies
The National Issues Committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt will petition the FCC over alleged excess free air time for McCarthy allies on Mutual Broadcasting System. It cites Facts Forum programs and backers like H. L. Hunt, criticizing imbalanced public interest representation and urging replacement with more even reporting.
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Washington
UPA
Eleanor Roosevelt
Federal Communications Commission
Mutual Broadcasting System
Joseph McCarthy
National Issues Committee
Facts Forum
State of the Nation
Facts
H. L. Hunt
Wis
Herbert C. Rice
MBS
Don Pryor
Pyor
Rice
Pryor
Hugo Trucker Killed By Cop In Capital Bar
In Oklahoma City the vice squad officer M L Pooler says he shot 28 year old Hugo truck driver Alvin Myers to death after Myers resisted arrest in a downtown bar. Pooler fired five times as Myers drew a knife. witnesses say Myers threatened staff before police arrived.
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M. L. Pooler
Hugo
Alvin Myers
Pooler
Myers
Wayne Harbolt
Selective Service
Antlers
West Reno
Burned Man Rescues Boy At Lake Hefner After Fire
Ray mond Massad saved a teenage boy trapped in exploding flames on a boat at Lake Hefner. Massad and the boy swam 200 feet to safety before being rescued by a lake patrol boat. Both Massad and Mickey McKee were hospitalized with burns and exhaustion. The Father T. A. McKee was also aboard. This marked the first boating day in three years.
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Mickey McKee
Young McKee
T. A. McKee
Lake Hefner
Chemists Propose New Traffic Lights Change
New York on June 14 chemists from Sun Chemical Corp proposed changing red and green traffic lights to blue and yellow to aid color blind drivers. They say the switch could eliminate hazards for about 3 million color blind readers who struggle with current signals.
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New York
Sun Chemical Corp
Harold Goodwin Named DAV Head
Harold Goodwin of Sapulpa was elected commander of the Oklahoma Disabled American Veterans at the state convention. The DAV named its first Negro officer, Earl Loury of Muskogee, as chaplain, with Carl Long, Steve Brodie, C. E. Allen, and Theo Myers filling senior roles. A resolution urged Congress to criminalize Communist Party membership.
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Sapulpa
Oklahoma
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Muskogee
Mayes County
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Pryor
Steve Brodie
Duncan
C. E. Allen
Theo Myers
Tahlequah
Officers Quit Hunt For Floating Body
Texas and Oklahoma lawmen suspended the search for a nude red haired woman reportedly seen on Lake Texoma. Robert S. Stone of Garland claimed he swam to the body Sunday but could not reach shore and left it in a lake tree. Denison police dismissed the sighting as a false alarm with no missing person reports.
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Tex
Jne
Texas
Oklahoma
Lake
Texoma
Robert S. Stone
Garland
Woody Lanton
Stone
Texoma Park Rangers
Lewis Ferguson
Turkey and Pakistan Plan Military Talks
A communique from Ankara after talks between Pakistan Premier Moham med Ali and Turkish Premier Adnan Menderes says the two nations will deepen their alliance. General staff experts will start talks immediately on defense plans information exchanges and meeting ammunition needs in case of nonprovoked attacks abroad.
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Ankara
Turkey
Pakistan
Mohammed Ali
Adnan Menderes
Guatemala Banana Strike Nears Settlement
Guatemala officials and United Fruit Co officials announced a government negotiated wage contract after three weeks of strikes by 3,000 workers. The agreement meets about 80 percent of the demanded boosts, but rank and file workers must still approve before it takes effect.
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Guatemala
United Fruit Co
Wyoming Democrat Senator Hunts Retirement Shifts Senate
Washington reports Sen Lester C Hunt of Wyoming will not seek re election this fall due to doctor orders. The move weakens Democratic prospects in a key battleground state as Republicans eye possible Senate control next year. Hunt joins Sen Edwin C Johnson in quitting and reshapes the 47 Republican, 48 Democrat, 1 Independent balance.
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Lester C. Hunt
Wyoming
Senate
Hunt
Oacy
House of Representatives
Wayne L. More
GOP
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
London Gets Sun After Nine Rainy Days
London dries after nine straight days of rain as the sun returns. The city reports 3.47 inches of rainfall this June, the highest total for June in London since 1917.
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London
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Phony Poker Chips Swindle Uncovered
Los Angeles police arrested three men on grand theft charges after seizing bogus Las Vegas poker chips and equipment. Detectives said about 2,500 counterfeit chips had already circulated to a feed run, with another batch valued at 160,000 in a Burbank garage. Bona fide casino chips are not involved.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Burbank
Three men arrested Saturday night in local incident
Arrests were made Saturday night for James F. Woods 30 Cleo Cantrell 37 and Doug las R Anderson 24.
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James F
Jimmy) Woods
Cleo
Tex) Cantrell
Douglas R. Anderson
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