St Mary's High School Gets Open House Tour
Open house at St Marys High School showcases a newly added building with freshmen and eighth graders on the ground floor and juniors and seniors on the top floor. The $180000 structure includes a gym auditorium seating 700, a modern cafeteria, a remodeled library, a Knights of Columbus conference room, and an office for Sister Macaria the principal. High school enrollment exceeds 90 students and classes were held at the former McKinley building during the first semester.
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Macaria
Lawrence Haas
Duncan
McKinley Public School
Car Train Crash in Ocala Kills Mother and Four Children
A Sea board Airline crash at a crossing in Ocala Florida killed a mother Mrs S R Floyd and four children Edward 1 Cecilia 7 Caroline 5 and Richard Smith 12 along with a neighbor's boy on the scene Saturday. Officers identified the victims and said five other children survived. The wreck occurred as the Silver Meteor train struck their car.
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Ocala
Fla
Seaboard
S. R. Floyd
Edward
Cecilia
Caroline
Richard Smith
Mexican Chief Ike to Meet at White Sulphur Springs
The White House announced that Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent have accepted President Eisenhower's invitation to meet at White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia this month.
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Washington
White House
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Louis St. Laurent
Eisenhower
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Italian Reds Blast Party Loosening Policy Denounced
In Rome delegates representing about 500000 Italian Communists denounced party leaders and called for a return to a Marxist Leninist line to win government control. Six hundred rank and file members across Italy issued a manifesto at the Astoria meeting three months before elections. Leaders absent, Togliatti away from Rome, headquarters silent on signers.
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Rome
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
Astoria
Togliatti
Moscow
Iron Curtain
Autopsy Ordered After Choctaw Vet Dies In Hospital
In Muskogee Oklahoma veteran Cecil Webb from Choctaw aged 35 died in a Veterans Hospital. Hughes County Sheriff T J Sanders ordered an autopsy in Ada. Webb suffered a neck blow in a Wetumka tavern fight on January 28 and later became paralyzed. Joel Collins of Wetumka was detained after officers learned of Webb's death and was charged with assault but released on bond.
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Okla
Cecil Webb
Choctaw
Hughes County
T. J. Sanders
Ada
Sanders
Webb
Wetumka
Joel Collins
Collins
Woman Detective May Be Lieutenant
New Haven civil service list names 26 police members passing lieutenant exams. Mae Gilhuly Det Sgt placed fifth with 84. Top grade 89. How many lieutenants will be chosen undecided. Police Chief McManus says at least six are needed.
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New Haven
Conn
National Guard Dance Disrupted by Rock Throwing Squabble
Washington dispatch reports a National Guard dance interrupted by a rock throwing clash. Police were called and 17 boys and three men were arrested after the incident.
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Washington
National Guard
Minister Parker dies in U S 62 crash near Tabler
Oklahoma Methodist minister Rev. Parker died in a crash on U S 62 near Tabler while traveling with his wife Laura Parker who was injured along with passenger Norman McCoy of Chickasha. Laura Parker was treated at Chickasha and Kiowa hospitals for injuries including a broken right shoulder.
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Tabler
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Cache
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Calif
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Billie June Earty
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Glendale
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Barbara Ann Whitewolf
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Tom Parker
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Apache
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Wanda Page
Lawton
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Indiahoma
Neda Birdsong
French British to Hold Talks in London
Paris reports Premier Guy Mollet and Prime Minister Anthony Eden will meet soon in London for a sweeping review of the world situation. The high level talks aim to reassess global tensions amid rising concerns.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Anthony Eden
London
No Time to Lose In Space Race Says Von Braun
Dr Wernher von Braun warns the United States must move quickly to beat the Soviet Union in space vehicle development. The German born rocket expert, head of the Army's guided missiles division, notes uncrewed satellites and future manned ships, with a potential space station to aid deeper space exploration. He says early U S satellites at 200 to 300 miles up can aid military targeting and map accuracy against the Iron Curtain. The Pentagon funded indoctrination film outlines U S plans to launch ten satellites by September 30, 1957.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Wernher von Braun
Armed Forces Staff College
Defense Department
von Braun
Army
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Earth
U. S
Rhoads notes voters consider races. Ozman seeks re election
In Comanche County many may contest races but public plans are few Rev Jim Taliaferro announces re election Ozman issues statement stressing desire to serve in House No 2 Highway and campus建设 issues discussed Prefers House over Senate citing seniority and community stake in Oklahoma politics He emphasizes commitment to Comanche County and current office as best path for service
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Rhoads
Jim Taliaferro
Ozman
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Cameron College
House of Representatives
House of the Senate
Road Conditions Trap Mail Carrier In For Rainy Days
Fairfax March 3 a young resident told the county supervisors about dire road conditions that force her to move into Washington after each rain even the Post Office has threatened to discontinue service.
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Fairfax
Washington
Parachute Drama From Disabled Air Force Tanker
Ten crew members bailed from a crippled KC-97 after engine failure near Tacoma Washington. One parachute tangled in power lines. all escaped injury. Pilot 1st Lt Charles Vogel survived a crash landing at McChord AFB. The tanker carried full fuel and was bound for Anchorage Alaska.
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Tacoma
Wash
McChord Air Force Base
Charles Vogel
March Afb
Calif
McChord
Lawtonka Canal Plan Approved After Feasible Curve
Mayor Ellsworth announced that the gradual curve design for the six foot canal forms was approved after Wildlife officials deemed the previous plan infeasible due to a large granite hump. Drawings will go to Fish and Wildlife for written approval before an easement can be granted for construction.
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Lawtonka
Ellsworth
Fish and Wildlife Service
Striking Restaurant Workers Get Assist From Employers
In Albert Lea Minnesota on March 3 striking restaurant workers received unexpected help. Ten cafes shut down for a day as their owners showed sympathy with the strikers. The owners backed a city wide union contract supporting the strikers.
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Albert Lea
Minn
McClure to Inspect Oklahoma Training Facilities
Maj. Gen. Mark McClure, fourth Army deputy commander, will inspect reserve officers corps training facilities at the University of Oklahoma Tuesday and will visit Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater the following day.
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Norman
Okla
Mark McClure
Fourth Army
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
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