Hurricane toll and rescue efforts span Cameron to Lake Charles
Red Cross reports 12 named hurricane cases from Cameron area with 150 still unaccounted. Coast Guard lists five men missing after offshore rigs capsized east of Texas. Cameron survivors describe devastation as piles of wreckage and widespread flooding. Lake Charles shelters open, Red Cross distributing $30,000 in food rations while searches continue.
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Red Cross
Cameron
Abel L Blane
Coast Guard
Veater
Audrey
Memphis Tenn
Texas
Stapatice
National
Great Lakes
Forts
Kansas
Oklahoma
Town
Minnesota
Dakotaski
Wymont
Athens Stet
Washington
Rockies
Pacific
Fragmented wartime remarks and postwar charity appeals loom
A garbled article fragment outlines wartime unity and domestic aid themes. It references veterans and American defense, praises public service, and notes fundraising events at the National Guard and local churches. Details are obscured by OCR errors, but the piece centers on patriotism, duty, and civic efforts.
Foreign Trials and Senate Action Reported Abroad
A fragmented account notes American servicemen abroad involved in trials and a broad congressional process. It mentions a resolution, Senate and House actions, and a White House signoff last week amid ongoing security concerns and public debate. The report cites officials and committees discussing wide protests and political tension at a time of international focus.
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Congress
Kent
Ing
Senate
Debates Over FBI Files and Court Access Deepens
Federal lawmakers spar over disclosure limits on FBI informant files and the possibility of penalties for not surrendering reports. Attorney General Brownell pressed senators as a House subcommittee advanced measures to curb information release, arguing safeguards against politicized or excessive secrecy while critics warn of hindering law enforcement and testimony integrity.
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Brownell
Is Hill
PBS
House
FBI
Herbert Brownell Jr
Capital Witt
Senate Judiciary
House Judiciary Committee
Kennuth B
N.Y
Jencks
High Court
Bre
Donate
Jackson
Keating Valle
Attress
Steel hike continues into lower price rise debate
U S Steel faces criticism as prices rise beyond expectations amid industry concerns and possible congressional probe. The action, effective in August, prompts worker wage questions and broader economic worry about anticompetitive pricing.
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U.S Steel
Steel Wits
Condemnation Actions Filed for Fort Sill Expansion
The U S government filed condemnation suits in the western district of Oklahoma City against nine land tracts totaling 1,398.2 acres for the Fort Sill expansion program. Attorney Dale Cook led the filing in U S District Court. Proceedings list several described parcels in Tulsa and Washita counties.
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Fort Sill
U.S. District Court
Western District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Dale Cook
US 8
Ely Swiy
Sie
Ten Riow
Ton Raw
Tun RI Rigw
Se Swi
Funeral Rites for Mrs M Whitehead Held Saturday
Mrs M Whitehead of 1107 F died Thursday in a local rest home. Funeral services at 2 30 pm Saturday at Ritter Funeral Home chapel with Rev Honey Wall officiating. Burial in Fason cemetery. She had lived in Lawton since 1906. Husband Arch W Whitehead died July 2 1953.
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Rebecca
Ritter Funeral Home Chapel
Honey Wall
Calvary Baptist Church
Fason
Whitehead
Lawton
Arch W. Whitehead
Weather Bureau cites up to 500 dead in Cameron area
The Weather Bureau reported 209 to 500 fatalities in the Cameron area south of Lake Charles based on Louisiana Civil Defense updates. It warned that a Lake Charles radio claim of up to a thousand drowned was improbable and noted possible confusion with flooded homes.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Stormestrie
Louisiana
Cameron
Lake Charles
Louisiana Civil Defense
Dr Jack Spencer to Attend Two Day Education in Indianapolis
Personal Dr Jack Spencer a local chiropractic physician will depart Lawton on Saturday for Indianapolis Ind for a two day education period or license renewal He will be accompanied by his daughter Robyn and sister Peggy Spencer of West Lollywood Calif They plan to return to Lawton July 14 after the two week visit to Indianapolis and Alrlhtown.
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Jack Spencer
Law Lon
Indianapolis
Ind
Spencer
Robyn
Peggy Spencer
West Lollywood
Calif
Lawton
Indianpolis
Alrlhtown
President Raps Postal Pay Hike Reuters
President Eisenhower criticized a proposed 546 a year postal pay raise for 500000 workers as inflationary. The House Post Office Committee approved the increase, prompting questions about reducing costs. Vice President Nixon and Republican House members discussed education aid, the gas bill, and civil rights at a White House breakfast.
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Eisenhower
House Post Office Committee
Rep
Taber
Republican House
White House
Senhower
Republic House
Nixon
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