Demented Man Tries Police Shootout From Plaza Plunge
A deranged Philadelphia man held a priest and two police officers hostage for five hours hoping they would shoot him. Joseph Madara, unemployed and despondent, telephoned a reporter to lure officials to Reyburn Plaza where he fired over their heads before forcing them into his car and fleeing toward his mother in law’s home. Meanwhile farm income in 1955 fell about one billion dollars while nonfarm earnings rose, per Agriculture Department figures.
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Joseph Madara
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Daily News
George Thompson
Reyburn Plaza
Thompson
Madara
Plaza
Pogal
Philadelphia General Hospital
John J. Lynch
St. John’s Church
Ed Witherspoon
John Brady
City Hall
Witherspoon
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricul
Edmore eighth grader fires in high school classroom
In Edmore Michigan an eighth grader drew a pistol from his shirt and fired at a classmate, hitting 15 year old William Sharlow in the neck. The shooter Peter Ray Fogar, 14, fainted and was restrained by authorities after the incident. Sheriff Elton Sampson said Fogar claimed a grudge after a fight and glasses were broken. The gun belonged to Fogar’s father and the boy was held by juvenile authorities for investigation.
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Edmore Mich
Edmore High School
Peter Ray Fogar
William Sharlow
Elton Sampson
Forgar
Sampson
Summer Heat Breaks as March Warm Spell Nears End
Temperatures in the Lawton area neared 90 degrees marking a record warm spell for March. The high yesterday reached 90, believed to be a date record per observer Mrs. Floyd Elrod. Cooler weather is forecast for Wednesday after a day of partly cloudy, warm, and windy conditions. the low last night was 46 and at 11 am today the temperature was 78.
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Lawton
Floyd Elrod
Board Okays 2.3 Million School Budget
Lawton Public Schools adopt a record 2.32 million dollar budget for 1956 57, up 281 379 from last year as enrollment grows. Superintendent John Shoemaker says daily attendance will rise by 500 to 600, with teaching salaries totaling 1 654 604 and 20 to 25 new teachers needed. The student load increased 200 in the last six weeks, marking the largest rise in the district’s history.
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Lawton Public Schools
Lawton Board of Education
John Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Veterans Teachers To Get 200 Dollar Raise Next Year
Lawton and Comanche county teachers with twelve or more years of experience will receive a two hundred dollar annual salary boost starting with the 1956 57 term. County Superintendent Clarence Scott announced the increase is funded by state equalization aid under Oklahoma School Law Section 259.
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Lawton
Comanche County
Clarence Scott
Faculty To Get Annual Supplement To Salary
Lawton Public School system rehired faculty for 1956 57 term and granted salary supplements totaling about 70000 dollars. Each instructor and employee will receive five percent of yearly pay, benefiting roughly 410 workers including teachers and staff but excluding cafeteria workers. Average supplement around 160 dollars. average teacher salary about 3200 dollars. Supplements funded from federal school operating funds and aim to align salaries with comparable sized state schools. Rehiring totals for next term reach 332 with no dismissals. final action deferred to Page 2.
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Lawton
Lawton Board of Education
John Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Board May Sell Block of Land
The Board of Education will sell the vacant Buckingham block in the 1300 block between A and B streets after unanimous action to consult attorney Charles Bledsoe on proper sale procedures. Glen Dutcher moved the measure following a delegation from the First Presbyterian church seeking sale details for possible church construction.
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Buckingham
Board of Education
Charles Bledsoe
Glen Dutcher
First Presbyterian Church
Newt Irwin
Charles Gallaher
Bill Joyner
Irwin
Contingency of Humor Appreciation Explored
A Vancouver report notes Dr. Douglas T Kenny of the University of British Columbia argues the more predictable a joke is the funnier the punch line. He tested 30 jokes with 114 students, finding anticipation adds to the kick and disputing the idea that a surprise ending is best.
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Vancouver
B.C
Douglas T. Kenny
University of British Columbia
Asst
Kenny
Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
Sigmund Freud
Filing Opens for Lawton and County School Board Seats
Filing period for Board of Education positions in Lawton and surrounding counties opens Wednesday and runs through March 17. Elections set for March 27 with polls 2 to 6 pm. Clarence Scott announces and district includes Lawton, Cache, Indiahoma, Sterling, and more. Fuzz Barnes may seek re election for Board No 1. Building levy questions appear on ballot.
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Board of Education
Lawton
Comanche County
Clarence Scott
Fuzz Barnes
Scott
Cache
Indiahoma
Sterling
Geronimo
Fletcher
Elgin
Faxon
Chattanooga
Medicine Park
Fairview
Beaver Bend
Ash Grove
Messing
Roseland
Flower Mound
Bishop
Hillside
Stony Point
Mt. Scott
Autos Crash, Woman Hurt in Sheridan Arlington Collision
Florence Weatherford, 42, Lawton, was taken to Fort Sill hospital at 11 a.m. for injuries from a two car crash at Sheridan Road and Arlington. The injured passenger rode with Bertie Mae Robinson, 44, of 1415 14 F. The Robinson car turned from Sheridan onto Arlington and collided with northbound Ruby Mae Merritt, 43, of 2405 Lee.
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Florence Weatherford
Lawton
Fort Sill
Sheridan Road
Arlington
Henry A. Bartels
Bertie Mae Robinson
Robinson
Sheridan
Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Used Car Dealer Tax Act
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a 1955 act taxing used car dealers 2 percent on new cars acquired for resale is not a revenue measure and may be enacted in the final five days of the session. S. B. Leveridge challenged the law, which the Tax Commission defended as incidental revenue. The ruling supports dealers who avoid tax on new cars.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Supreme Court
S. B. Leveridge
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Eisenhower Seeks Safeguarded Nuclear Pact With Bulganin
President Eisenhower proposed a ban on future production of nuclear weapons and urged safeguards to halt fissionable material growth for weapons. He linked this to his open skies plan and disarmament steps, while noting extensive U.S. and Soviet arms in the interim. Stassen to lead preliminary talks in London ahead of UN subcommittee meetings.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
United States
Atoms For Peace
Russia
Harold E. Stassen
White House
Stassen
London
Fort Sill to Use New Dumpster System for Waste
Fort Sill soldiers will reduce GI'ing of cans with a new Dempster Dumpster waste system. Six hoist haul units will service 18 ten cubic yard, 76 eight cubic yard without sumps, and 79 eight cubic yard with sumps containers. The system, first used at Fort Bliss, promises lower costs and better sanitation.
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Dempster
Richard E. Greep
Fort Sill
U.S. Army
Joint Chiefs Take Secret New Look
The military high command launches a fresh three year reappraisal of forces and strategy to match missile age science and global communist threats. The Joint Chiefs of Staff meet at Ramey Air Base Puerto Rico with Adm. Arthur W. Radford and Gen. Nathan Twining leading a five service delegation.
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Washington
Military High Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Pentagon
Military Cief
Defense
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Army
Maxwell ©. Taylor
Navy
Arleigh Burke
Air Force
Nathan 2. Twining
Randolph McC. Pate
Dulles Urges Creation of Asian Defense Force
U S Secretary of State Dulles urged forming militaries in being to deter Communist aggression in SEATO nations. He said violence as a tactic is not abandoned and that forces in being should be backed by strategic striking power. The eight-nation SEATO meeting also stressed fighting subversion and raising economic conditions.
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Karachi
Pakistan
U.S
Dulles
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
West
Moscow
Eight-Nation Alliance
North Atlantic Alliance
Europe
United States
Thailand
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
France
Area Weather Forecast for Today and Tonight
Forecast calls for this afternoon to be mostly cloudy and warmer, then turning colder tonight with a north wind. High today in the upper 80s, tonight low around 40s, and Wednesday the high in the 60s with a chilly night. Today's low 46, 11 am reading 78, yesterday’s high 90.
Arabs Hold Summit Parley in Cairo Amid Middle East Tensions
Arab leaders from Saudi Arabia Syria and Egypt met in Cairo for a summit on Middle East unrest. Talks aimed to mend the Arab feud with Israel and consider unifying Jordan's 20,000 strong Legion under common command, with Britain’s subsidy in question. Britain recalled officers after Glubb’s ouster and faced Cyprus tensions as Athens cut BBC relays in retaliation. Israel accused Egypt of massing forces in Gaza and Sinai. A Jordanian radio commentator attacked Glubb as a defender of the Jews.
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London
Syria
Egypt
Cairo
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shukri al Kuwaily
Israel
Jordan
Hussein
John Bagot Glubb
Britain
Legion
Glubb
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Eden
Arab Legion
Athens Radio
Athens
British Broadcasting Corp
Greece
Jerusalem
Israeli Foreign Office
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
Nasser
Amman
Gen. Glubb
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