Emergency Oil Lift Run Under Federal Control
Lawton article reports Senate hearings on oil industry antitrust immunity and a government led plan to move oil supplies to Europe. Coleman of Standard Oil testified that a 14 member committee directed the program, sped by top officials, to avoid catastrophe in Europe after Suez disruption.
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Lawton Constitution
Washington
Chile
Sander
Stewart P. Coleman
Standard Oil Co.densus
Antion
Wyoming
Congress
Econd
Coleman
Oil Committee
Europe
Suez Canal
Middle East
Colemian
Western Hemisphere
Seirce
Elgin 4-H Coach Guides Club Growth and Pride
Elgin 4-H coach Mrs. Carroll Ridgway, in her eighth year, leads 65 students in 4-H activities including a highway sign project. The Comanche County club, one of 23 coached by Ridgway, emphasizes competition to spur participation and personal growth, with support from county officials and local firms.
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Elgin
Carroll MM. Ridgway
Ridgway
Comanche County
Tn WA
FEA
Howe
Charles Spencer
Business Forecasters See Mixed Signs For 1956 Outlook
Analysts split between optimists and pessimists as spring nears. Dr Paul W McCracken predicts wage price pressure easing, while rising costs and thinner profit margins threaten many firms. Some Wall Street advisers forecast gains for large firms in oil farm equipment and steel amid steady consumer spending.
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Dawson
New York
Paul W. McCracken
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Wall Street
Gas Explosion Fatal To Farmer In Oklahoma
WAYNOKA March reports Gerald Dean Lockhart 25 a Woods County farmer and father of three died from burns after a natural gas explosion in the basement of his unfinished home. He had just purchased a covered basement and foundation, visited March 1, found gas in the basement, opened windows, left for 45 minutes, then returned and struck a match entering the area. He suffered burns over about 60 percent of his body.
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Waynoka
Gerald Dean Lockhart
Woods County
Lockhart
Western Electric to Build $35 Million Plant Near Oklahoma City
Western Electric announces a 35 million dollar Oklahoma City area plant at Reno and Council Road. The facility will employ about 4 000 people and start within a year after a breakfast gathering of 2 000 civic leaders heard the plan led by vice president H S Schmit.
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Oklahoma City
Western Electric Co
H. ©. Schmit
Westen Electric
Reno and
Council Road
Fire damages Ponca City warehouse as hotel escapes blaze
A Glen Paris & Sons furniture warehouse in Ponca City burned last night but firefighters kept the fire from reaching the nearby Arcade Hotel. Six firemen avoided serious injury when a high voltage wire fell on a rear door. one worker was knocked down by the shock but did not touch the door or wire.
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Ponca City
Glen Paris & Sons
Arcade Hotel
Hreman
Bennie Bedwell Faces Florida Rape Charges
In Florida, Edward L. Bedwell 21 known as Bennie the Dishwasher faces extradition to stand rape charges. Identified by an 11 year old girl as a carnival worker linked to a March disappearance near Deland. Bedwell was arrested in Chicago after release in a separate teen slaying case.
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Deland
Fla
LeRoy Collins
Chicago
Florida
Edward L
Bennie
Bedwell
Grimes Sisters
Haride R. Dougherty
Volusia County
Bennie Bidwell
Bidwell
Atty
W. W
Collins
California Solons Secretaries Receive New Rules
In Sacramento California the secretaries to the state legislators received two pages of newly printed rules. The directives bar wearing hats in the Assembly remove confusion or noise and levity. They ban loitering near desks and urge not to spend unnecessary time at a legislator's desk during debates.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Blind Deaf Mute Reclaims Battered Garden After Sale
In Philadelphia a 60 year old blind deaf mute named David Badger faced loss as an auction led to a tiny tot and back to a flower garden. Benjamin Prager Jr. previously took the lot and then transferred it to Badger’s friends who had offered a $1,000 bid. The outcome signals Badger will again enjoy a spring scent of flowers.
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David Badger
Benjamin Prager Jr
Prager
Badger
Housing Units Slated For Tinker Air Force Base
Rep. John Jarman said 268 family housing units will be built at Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City. Construction starts in September and will be privately financed with an FHA insured mortgage. Most units will be three bedroom houses and duplexes, averaging 16,500 dollars each, for a total estimate of 1,742,000.
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Washington
John Jarman
Oklahoma
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklhoma City
Priest Collapses and Dies at Orthodox Cathedral
The Very Rev. Fr. Paul Kalinovich, 65, collapsed while walking to begin a pre lent service at Holy Virgin Eastern Orthodox Cathedral. He had been under treatment for a heart ailment.
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San Francisco
Paul Kalinovich
the Holy Virgin Eastern Orthodox Cathedral
House Opens Farm Bill Fight
Washington reports the House began a partisan clash over farm legislation aiming to restore soil bank benefits for Midwest corn growers and six more eras. Democrats seek broader subsidies while Republicans warn of an extra one billion dollars in annual costs, triggering sharp party lines and accusations of a political monstrosity.
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Washington
House
Leslie C. Arens
Thomas G. Abernethy
Tmu(s
Gary Sees New Tax If Chief's Drought Program Approved
Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary warns a drought relief plan may force a sizable new tax on farmers if states must cover 25 percent of costs. He argues the federal government can fund foreign aid but should aid distressed American farmers instead.
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Gary
Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Eisenhower
Congress
Oklshoma
Pioneer Oklahoma News Man Dies At Home Near Tulsa
P N Graham 73, a pioneer Oklahoma newspaper man and member of the Planning and Resources Board, died at his home near Tulsa from a stroke. He was noted for water conservation work and for plans to develop the Arkansas River.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Monroney Hits Ike's Drizzle
Oklahoma Senator Mike Monroney criticized President Eisenhower's drought relief plan as inadequate for drought stricken Midwestern farmers. He called the proposals warmed over and said credit promises are disappointing while grazing funds may help. Senator Kerr opposed asking drought victims to fund their relief.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
Eisenhower
Benson
Monroney
Robert $. Kerr
Divorced Woman Testifies Husband Threatened Her With Gun
Boston, Grace Gordon was granted a divorce from patrolman Charles Gordon after she testified he played Russian roulette with her head as the target. He denied the claim. In Oklahoma City a bill proposes renaming Oklahoma A&M College Stillwater to Oklahoma State University, introduced by Rep. J. H. Arrington.
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Grace Gordon
Charles
A&m
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma A&im1 College
Stillwater
Oklahoma State University
J. H. Arrington
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