Pupil Transfer Suit Argued In Local Court
Testimony at noon recessed on a pupil transfer case from Cache school to Tul Jr. in behalf of white residents. County superintendent Clarence J. Scott denied the request earlier this month. Witnesses argued about bus routes and delays for first graders, claiming impassable roads in bad weather and late arrivals home. Attorney Lawton Burie defended the transfer with testimony on the child’s best interests. Warren Chlirismean chaired the board and called two witnesses.
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Cache
Tul Jr
Wimites Wes
Clarence J. Scott
Couny
Hanks
Conertoun
Lawton Burie
Ler
Otu
Clear Skies Forecast Across Oklahoma With Local Flooding Edges
Forecasters predict continued clear dry weather in most of Oklahoma with warmer conditions. Widely scattered showers are expected in the southwest region on Wednesday. Highways opened include US 7 north of Guthrie SH 20 east of Skiatook SH 1 northeast of Skiatook SIH A south of Bartlesville and SI 23 southwest of Dewey. Bed Creek near Tulsa to Owasso reported seven feet of water in the morning. Overnight temps ranged from 58 in Ardmore and McAlester to 61 Lawton with highs in the low 60s and low 20s in Altus yesterday.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Skiatook
Bartlesville
Dewey
Highway Department
Tulsa
Governor Seeks Immediate Special Session on Flood Damage Costs
Governor announces no special session unless needed to fund flood recovery. Legislative panel estimates seven month plan to raise four million, with state and federal highway repairs pushing total costs toward 24 million dollars. Voters in Williamsburg and nearby areas await funding decisions as damage toll rises since initial estimates.
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Hati
Williamsburg
Cartwright
Gary
Slife
County Records Show Third Highest School Population Increase
Comanche county reports school population gains while Lawton area enrollment drives the statewide tally. Tulsa county posts the strongest rise, with Melahoma and adjacent counties showing smaller increases. The surge reflects shifts in first graders and special education counts, signaling Lawton’s growing student body and local district planning.
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Tulsa County
Latu
Melahoma Counys
Faanche Counhe
Quemoy Fears Red Invasion Escalates After Heavy Bombardment
The island group Quemoy faces fears of a Communist invasion after the heaviest artillery bombardment in years. Civilians suffered injuries and substantial damages as about 9 395 rounds pounded Amoy aligned Quemoy. Nationalist forces were ordered to patrol the coast amid rising tension in the Formosa Straits.
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Tairet
China
Fis Alfsiere
Theese
Amoy
Quemoy
Communists Set Parley With UN
North Korea expected to challenge decision to introduce new weapons into Korea at a joint meeting of the UN and Communist delegates. South Korea pressed for a formal discussion as President Rhee warned that moves may threaten the arms balance.
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Seoul
North Korea
Wie
Korea
Militate Avotstics Commission
Alden
South
Karatagai
Nuveh
SS. Command
Seth
Sigman Rhee
Rhee
Mrs L McMahon Breaks Hip In Fall At Hotel Garage
Mrs Louis D McMahon of 716 c was reported doing nicely after a fractured hip from a fall in the garage of the St Anthony hotel in San Antonio where she attended a wedding last week. She is in Sante Rosi hospital where surgery was performed Monday night. Friends say she is getting along but faces extended hospitalization.
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Louis D. McMahon
St. Anhony Hotel
San Antonio
Man shoots wife then kills himself in Montgomery
In Montgomery Ada, a 28 year old plumber identified as Jota C McNair shot his wife Ouida Wright multiple times in a car, then died after a hospital stay. Wright died instantly. neighbors reported the carport and lawn were splattered with shell fragments as the couple’s troubled marriage ended in a double tragedy.
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McNair
McNairs
Col Nickerson Pleads Guilty On 15 Disobedience Charges
Col. John C. Nickerson Jr pleads guilty to 14 counts of disobeying orders in handling secret information at a general courts martial in Huntsville Asia. Espionage dropped by the Army, trial adjourned for sentencing. Nickerson faces possible discharge and up to 30 years in prison on remaining charges.
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Col. Nickerson
Tuntsville
Asia
John C. Nickerson Jr
Nickerson
Iskersay
Robert KK. Bell
Stinisville
Fixerson
Wickerson
West Point
Breaneht
Wilson
Nicholson
Camdens
Golumnists
Yeslov Orsap
John C. Nickerson
Huntsville
Alabama
Redstone Arsenal
Army
Copter Company Activated At Fort Sill Training Post
The 246th Transportation Company, a light helicopter unit, was activated at Fort Sill today. Lt Wayne D Vieth commended the unit as it will be trained by the Army aviation war training command with FOE helicopters. Most personnel will come from Fort Rucker Alabama for pilot and maintenance training. The unit, authorized 417 men, will train at Port Sill before transfer to another post.
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246Th Transportation Company
Fret Si
Wayne D. Vieth
Army Aviation War Training Command
Inam
Fort Rucker
Ala
Wil
Port Sill
AAUTC
Sill Gets $1.6 Million in 1958 Military Additions
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee authorized 1.625 million dollars for Fort Sill in the 1958 fiscal year for field forces facilities. Additional funds may finance electronics and materiel buildings at the Artillery and Guided Missile Center. Total potential Sill funding could reach 5.798 million with related authorizations for Altus, Chison Sherman, Tinker, and Vandor bases for operational training, construction, and land acquisition.
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Jack Cleland
Washington
Tmise Armed Services Committee
Fort Sil
Toby Morris
Lawson
Knox Hall
Sill
Altis Air Force Base
Chinson-Sherman
Tinker Atb
Vaner Afb
Fortune Keys Bring Prize Draw To City Exposition
Lawton merchants hand out keys for a state exposition promotion with a 5500 prize. Twelve lucky keys will unlock a 20 foot birthday cake at the Oklahoma City ex position hospitality center. Officials in Municipal Airport and the Oklahoma City chamber coordinate the event with sheriffs guards assisting buyers.
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Lawton
Oklahooma
Elimi Zarger
Zarger
Thealus Greesen
Oklahoma City Chamber
No-Ma County
Mother Son Slain Wife Trading Ends In Death
In Terre Haute a photographer and truck driver involved in wife trading killed the photographer's wife Alma Martin 38 and her son Jack 10 in a rural home near woods. The photographer Stuart Martin 49 was wounded and his stepdaughter Regina Whitaker 9 injured. Whitaker fled after a glass injury and was later sought by state police and sheriff's officers.
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Stuart Martin
Terre Haute
Evansville
Union Hospital
Regina Whitaker
Martin
Whttaker
Fom
Whitaker
U S Proposes Reductions for Soviet and American Forces
UPI reports the United States proposed cutting Soviet and American armed forces to 1,700,000 men each in three steps at the five power disarmament talks. Britain and France backed reductions to 650,000 per side in stages, while Canada welcomed the plan. Soviet delegate opposed the U S proposal, and Western chiefs left political issues unresolved as a condition.
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Britain
France
Ales An
Bei
Camda
Ciefink
Yorin
U. S
United Tes
Thusesul
Sassen
United States
Committee Sets Late Store Hours in Lawton
The Rela committee of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce chaired by Jack Rawlstan votes to keep stores open late on Sundays and the last day of each month and set Friday closing at 9 p.m for 1857. Stores will also stay open until 9 p.m. on normal Thursdays for Family Shopping Days.
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Lawton
Ypan Monehin
Rela
Lawton Chamber of Commmerce
Jack Raylston
Norn
Thuredays
Willy the Committee
Shind
Bridan
Jay S Rather
Rawlstan Sid
Dulles Outlines Test Ban Views and Talks
Secretary of State Dulles defended a staged disarmament plan with Russia linking a test ban to ending atomic weapons production. He urged international controls including transferring nuclear materials to an atom pool and detailed inspection, while noting mixed prospects in UN subcommittee talks in London.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Russia
United Nations
London
Man Survives 15 Story Fall in New York Skyscraper
A one year old accountant? No, a 22 story building fall survivor in downtown New York. Joseph J. Klein plunged from the 15th floor and landed through a skylight on the second floor setback. He was treated in Beckman-Dovitown Hospital with fractured ribs and a broken elbow. His wife Betty visited the hospital. Police say he either jumped or fell from an adjoining office amid new air conditioning work.
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New Yorit
Financial
Joseph J. Klein
Wall Street
Klein
Beckman-Dovitown Hospital
Betty
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