Stalin era ends but West and Russia drift on
A year after Stalin’s death the new Kremlin leadership maintains the same tactics while promising reforms. West and Russia continue talks on disarmament and Korea, with optimism yet no concrete changes. Oil and gas discoveries in Oklahoma and Texas nearby add to regional energy news.
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Geneva
Korea
Broken Arrow Fire Damages Two Businesses
A fire in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma caused about 50 000 dollars in losses to two businesses. The blaze severely damaged one structure and heavily damaged another in the business district. Fire crews battled the flames for hours and authorities investigated the cause.
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ARROW
Okla
McCuistoo
Ice
Senate approves bill for permanent resident status
Washington The Senate passed and sent to the White House a bill to permit Michael Demchesen of Chickasha Oklahoma to remain in the United States as a permanent resident. Demchesen, a native of Poland, came on a student visa in 1949 and faced forced labor experiences in Europe during World War II. Representative Victor Wickersham of Oklahoma authored the bill.
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Michael Demchesen
Chicka‘Okla
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United States
Oklahoma A&m
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Chickasha
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Austria
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Okla
Fire Nearly Ruins 104-Year-Old Savannah Paper
A fire in Savannah endangered the century-old Morning Nets Dress newspaper. Employees rushed to prevent loss, printing finally at 1:02 a.m., about 92 minutes past the intended deadline, as presses leaned on teamwork to salvage the edition.
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Eocee and
Harty Ort Press
Floated Gyroscope Promises Near Miraculous Precision
A new floated gyroscope named the Hermetic Integrating Gyro or HIG claims ultra high precision for automatic controls in aviation and weapon systems. The device uses a floating spin mechanism to nearly eliminate friction and can detect motion far slower than typical mechanical gear. Demonstrations show extreme ruggedness, with the gyro driving nails through wood without performance loss.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C. S. Draper
Arson Blamed for Forest Fires in Pushmataha County
Arsonists were blamed for a sequence of fires in Pushmataha County that damaged three acres of shortleaf pine seedlings at a forestry research plot near Clebit. The fires occurred in the same area where about 10,000 acres of timber burned in earlier blazes. The research project is a cooperative effort of the U S Forestry Service and Oklahoma A&M College. Professor Michael Afanasiev commented on the situation.
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Okla
Pushmataha County
Clebit
U. S. Forestry Service
Oklahoma A&m College
Michael Afanasiev
Texas Double Ace Davis Presumed Dead in Korea
Davis listed among 114 Air Force officers and airmen determined or presumed dead on February 28, 1954. The Lubbock native and top UN jet ace downed 11 MiGs and three Tu-2 bombers since 1951, with last combat over northwest Korea on February 19, 1952.
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United Nations
North Korea
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