Molotov Blames Allies as Geneva Peace Talks Loom
Moscow reports Molotov attacked the United States Britain and France for East West rifts after the Berlin conference. He urged a Geneva meeting with Communist China and others on Asia peace, warned of a third world war and stressed Korea and Indo China as key issues.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Berlin
China
Geneva
Asia
Molotov
United States
Britain
France
U.S
State Dulles
Korea
Washington
Snow brings moisture as Oklahoma faces slick roads
Southwest Oklahoma and Lawton savor light snow that provided about .20 inch of moisture for parched fields while highways report slick patches and several accidents on bridges and curves. Wheat farmers hail the moisture, expecting a beneficial impact as warmer conditions forecast and a mild weekend ahead.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Son Ustughtanith
Pe Ouse
S. Highway 66
Canute West
U.S. 183
Seil
E. D. Hunter
Stillwater
Trade Keeps Foreign Aid Flow Amid Embargo Pattern
The President reports to Congress under the 1951 Mutual Assistance Control Act that U S aid to Denmark France Italy Norway and the United Kingdom continues despite embargoed shipments to Iron Curtain nations. Harold E Stassen notes most exports are prior commitments and some arise from more recent deals seen as beneficial for the free world. The 1951 act bars U S aid to any country permitting embargo items unless the President finds cessation would hurt U S security.
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U. S
Denmark
France
Italy
Norway
United Kingdom
Congress
United States
Eisenhower
Eas
Harold E. Stassen
Foreign Operations’ Administration
Stassen
Billy Paul Galyon Named New President of Optimist Club
Billy Paul Galyon 33, co owner of Galyon's food store, will become Lawton Optimist Club president this spring after his election at a club meeting where Clarence Aubrey was named vice president. He has served as vice president this year and led minstrel performances. he also commands Lowery Whitehead Post 28 of the American Legion and participates in local youth and recreation councils.
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Billy Paul Galyon
Galyon
Lawton Optimist Iub
Optimist
Clarence Aubrey
Hugh Payne
Joe Ford
B. A. Allen
Bill Ritzweiler
Jack Botkin
James Marshall
Optimist Club
Lee J. He
Saffebotton
Lowery Whitehead Post
American Legion
Lawton Fort Sill
Missing City Man Presumed Dead After Korea Opened
Mrs. Marie Sharp of Lawton reports her husband Sgt. James W. Sharp, missing in Korea since December 1950, is now officially presumed dead by the Department of Defense. The notification also names Cpl. Lester S. Turner as the other Oklahoma man declared dead. Sharp’s wife recalls learning of the disappearance on February 8, 1951, with no children. His mother, M. C. Roberson, resides in Mannington.
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Marie Sharp
Lawton
Korea
Department of Defense
James W. Sharp
Oklahoma
Lester S. Turner
Rt. 2
Comb
Sharp
Fort Sill
Hope
Panmune
M. C. Roberson
Mannington
Bankers See Impressive Growth In Lawton Region
Eastern investment bankers touring Lawton and nearby areas praised Oklahoma’s growth and future, noting Fort Sill activity and Spartan Aircraft Co employment as key local assets. They spoke at a Security Bank banquet where Emmett Keough highlighted Lawton’s rapid 50 year population rise from 5500 to 45000 and strong retail sales.
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Eastern
Lawton
Okla
Russell Chega
Oklahoma
OC Lawson
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Emmett Keough
Chicago
New York City
Fort Sill
Oklahoma City
Texan Army prisoner Batchelor faces court martial
San Antonio March The Army announced that former prisoner of war Batchelor is charged with collaborating with the Reds while in prison.He was arrested at the Army Medical Center in San Antonio during a routine checkup and a pre trial hearing will decide if trial by court martial is warranted. His mother Clara Mae Batchelor said she hoped he is cleared and that he wants to work against communism. Page 2 BATCHELOR
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Batchelor
Reds
Kermit
Tex
Betchalo
Breme Army Medical Center
Fourth Army
Bae Seay
Fort
Samitchelor
Fort Sam Houston
Faugh
Clara Mae Batchelor
San Annednesday
Cpl
Edward Dickenson
New Sill Commander Honored At Luncheon
Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hart, commandant of The Artillery Center, warned against pushbutton warfare and urged balanced strength to preserve peace. He was guest of honor at a Lawton Chamber luncheon praising Lawton Fort Sill cooperation and promising continued community support.
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Charles E. Hart
Artillery Center
Thomas M. Watlington
Artillery School
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Babbitt
Jimmy Knox
Hart
Lawton
Lawrence
Babbitt
Fort Sill
Probstlere Ie
Cox Delays Army Discharge for 195 Mile Taxi Ride
Pvt. Homer Cox 33, son of Lawton firefighter Pete Cox, arrived in Oklahoma City awaiting discharge from Camp Chaffee Arkansas for pay record issues. He plans furlough to March 14 then report back, hoping to fly to Austria to marry his prison camp sweetheart Inge Brenner, after paying $45 of a $500 partial pay.
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Homer Cox
Lawton
Pete Cox
Cox
Oklahoma City
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Austria
Vienna
Inge Brenner
C-47 Missing With 20 Aboard Over Alps Near Nice
US Air Force C-47 carrying twenty people disappeared for nearly a day after departing Rome toward Bitburg. Authorities fear a crash in the French Alps north of Nice. The crew of four and passengers were last reported over the Mediterranean. A search was ongoing as officials confirm the flight path and routine wartime airlift details.
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Marseille
France
French Alps
Nice
Air Force Yard
Serra
Rome
Bitburg
Germany
Mediterranean Sea
Howee John Mark
Minnienpol Minn
Air Force
Hit Run Driver Sentenced Four Years in Lawton Case
Leslie R. Willeford 44, a Lawton cab driver, received four years for first degree manslaughter with a one year concurrent term for leaving the scene. The judge delivered the sentence in superior court yesterday after the March 10 wreck that killed R. D. Fine of Marlow.
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Leslie R. Willeford
Lawton
Rebels Raid Hanoi Airfield Under Night Assault
Communist raiders reached rifle range of French headquarters in Hanoi and dynamited airplanes at a city airfield. The attackers, nicknamed frogmen, reportedly swam the Red River to enter Indo-China's northern theater.
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Hanoi
Indo - China
Jenat
Red River
Weather Cancels Giant Sill Parade at Fort Sill
A retreat parade at Fort Sill's Polo field was canceled due to bad weather as announced by the police information office shortly before noon.
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Fort Sill
Polo Field
Police Information Office
Dulles Speech Raises Hopes At Caracas
Delegates from Guatemala, El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico and Nicaragua attend a plenary in Caracas as Secretary of State John Foster Dulles outlines US hemisphere policy. Guatemala’s Guillermo Toriello’s remarks are awaited amid concerns of Communist influence.
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Dulles
Caracas
Venezuela
John Foster Buller
Littapees
Atemalan
Guatemala
Aretina
Ecuador
Mexico
Nicaragua
Gaatemala
Guillermo Toriello
United States
America
Tling
Callon
Morocco Sultan Injured By Bomb in Marrakech Mosque
Paris dispatch reports Sultan Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa was slightly wounded in the forehead when a bomb exploded during prayers at a Marrakech mosque. He walked to his car unaided. Tha mi El Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech, was unharmed but present. Ben Arafa leads Moroccans under French rule amid nationalist tensions and succession after ousting Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef.
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Paris
Former Oklahoma governors open heated race for U.S. Senate
In Oklahoma City on March 5, former governors Roy J. Turner and Robert Kerr announced candidacies for the Democratic primary in the race for the U.S. Senate. Both longtime oilmen and ex-governors from Oklahoma City entered the contest as Turner emphasized issues facing Oklahoma and the nation. The July 6 primary could decide the race if no candidate wins a majority, with a runoff three weeks later possible.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Roy J. Turner
Robert S. Kerr
Turner
Kerr
U. S. Senate
Our Nation
Tener
Ill
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Tulsa
Walter Blaine
Goldman, Sachs & Co
New York
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Turnpike Authority
Walter Steel
Drexel &Co
Ray Babbi
Exall English
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Hector
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