Auto Hits Bridge Killing One Injuring Five
An 18 year old Sheppard Air Force Base airman was killed instantly and five companions were injured on a bridge about 542 miles west of Lawton. Dead is A-2c William H. Jones of Granville North Dakota who would have turned 19 March 25. Quinlan J. Marler A-2c 20 was critically injured with several fractures and a dislocated shoulder. Injured in satisfactory condition were A-2c Dennis L. Knipp 19 A2c Gerald W. Boggs A2c Carl R. Bennett 20 and A3c Oscar J. Bremer 20.
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Sheppard Air Force Base
Lawton
William H. Jones
Granville
N. D
Quinlan J. Marler
Fort Sill
Dennis L. Knipp
Gerald W. Boggs
Carl R. Bennett
Oscar J. Bremer
Area Polio Shot Schedule Is Set for Three Counties
A public health program for Comanche Tillman and Jackson counties announces first polio vaccine shots for children up to 14 and pregnant women. Clinics run March 12 in Sterling and March 12–15 for Comanche county plus several schools. March 19–23 for Lawton area. Tillman March 26–30 and April 2–6. Jackson April 9–13 and 16–20. no Saturdays. Second and third shots must be obtained privately. Dr. Charles Miller Jr. urges early inoculation as polio season looms.
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Comanche
Tillman
Jackson County
Charles Miller Jr
Sterling
Jackson
Miller
Comanche County
Douglass, Dunbar
St. Mary’s
Seventh Day Adventist
Lawton
Tillman County
Iraq Proposes Arab Military Conference
Iraq proposes a high level conference of Arab states bordering Israel to coordinate inter Arab military measures in response to Israeli aggression. Damascus informants said Egypt Saudi Arabia and Syria discussed Arab security and defense coordination in Cairo with Premier Nasser King Saud and President al Kuwaily. The note also invited immediate military aid to any Arab country exposed to aggression.
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Jerusalem
Iraq
Israel
Damascus
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Saud
Shukri al Kuwaily
Middle East
Iraqui
Camp Fire Girls Session Opens Five-State Convention
W. H. Hackney of Marshall Texas will preside at the Friday morning opening of the five state Camp Fire Girls convention at the Hotel Lawtonian Lawton registration starts Thursday at 10 in the hotel lobby A professional workshop for leaders runs through Thursday with about 400 leaders expected to attend the three day event Tours of Easter Pageant grounds and the C Andy Cabin near Faxon are planned Hackney has long served Camp Fire in Marshall and Harrison counties and chairs the nominating committee since 1952
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W. H. Hackney
Region Four
Marshall, Tex
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Lawtonian
Val Wagner
Lawton Council
C’andy
Faxon
Camp Fire Girls
Hackney
Marshall
Harrison
Tex
Marshall Council
National Council
Cleveland
Ohio
Lee Hackney
Two Arrested For Hijackings In Taft Grocery Case
County Attorney Manville reported two 52 year old men were arrested by city detectives after an armed robbery at Taft Grocery last week and may face charges later. Detectives questioned Eddie Hill who works for bootlegger R E Snake Atkins and noted the suspects appeared intoxicated during the robbery. The case was being pursued as an attempted hijacking of a local bootlegger. See ROBBERY, Page 4.
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Manville Redman
Taft Grocery
Otis Waldron
Eddie Hill
R. E
Snake) Atkins
C. Waldron
Clarice Brown
Hill
Avalanches Kill 22 in Norway
Avalanches struck three small northern Norwegian communities last night causing at least 22 deaths. Skredbukt valley bore the worst toll with 14 killed including eight children and four women as men were away at sea.
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Oslo
Norway
Skredbukt
Surgeon Confident After Hands Mangled by Burglar
Evansville Indiana surgeon Dr Justice F Wynn says he can still operate despite hands mangled by a sadistic burglar who entered his bedroom and assaulted him for cash. The attacker bound wrists and ankles, used pliers on fingers, and escaped with about $3,000. Donald Lockwood, Wynn’s nephew by marriage, was arrested nearby hours later and denied the charge.
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Evansville
Ind
Justice F. Wynn
Wynn
Donald Lockwood
Florida
CONARC General Visits Fort Sill Museum Exhibit
Maj. Gen. Ralph M. Osborne, chief of development and test at CONARC, visited Fort Sill and met the post commander and CONARC Board No. 1. Once curator of the Fort Sill museum, he recalled a 1948 German tour that included a Bavarian wood statue of St. Barbara carved as a gift, now displayed in McNair Hall.
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Ralph M. Osborne
Continental Army Command
Fort Sill
Conarc Board No. 1
Gen. Osborne
Germany
Osborne
Bavaria
St. Barbara
McNair Hall
Three-State Tornado Rampage Kills One, Injures 33
A three state tornado rampage killed one person and injured 33 as warnings spread across Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana. The Chicago weather bureau lifted warnings for Illinois Indiana while Ohio and western Pennsylvania saw warnings dropped. Severe thunderstorms threatened areas from Missouri to New England and New York City faced fog as Marion Indiana suffered major destruction.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Chicago Weather Bureau
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Buckley
Inl
New Mexico
Marion
Ind
Dunnington
Galveston
California
Sacramento Mountains
Alamogordo
New England
New York City
Freeze To Hit Area Tonight
Wind driven rapid temperature drop from 86 to 31 last night brings near freezing by tonight. Forecasters expect a low near 20 with clearing, colder conditions and diminishing winds. Local ag official notes crops in good condition with adequate sub soil moisture and wheat looking better than last year.
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Lawton
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hester Glandon
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Glandon
Arctic Front Slams Oklahoma With Snow and Freeze
An Arctic front brought snow and sleet to Oklahoma with tornado warnings and plummeting temperatures from the Panhandle to the southeast. Snow covered Boise City and other towns, while Oklahoma City received early snow and gusty north winds. Officials reported roads open in the Panhandle and northwest, as crop experts warned potential damage to fruit but not major grain fields.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Northwest
Mercury
Ardmore
Boise City
Stilwell
McAlester
Pawnee
Vinita
Gage
Enid
Woodward
Cherokee
Alva
Clinton
Ponca City
Oklahoma City
Tonk
Weather Bureau
Harry Johnson
Highway Department
Buffalo
K. D. Blood
Judging Starts This Afternoon at Comanche County Show
The largest Junior Fat Stock and Dairy show in Comanche county opens at 10 a.m. at the county fairgrounds. About 250 to 300 entries registered. Judging begins at 1:30 p.m. with Clifford Burton of Oklahoma A&M presiding over dairy stock. Ernest Andrews from Minco will judge hogs at 8 a.m. Thursday, steers at 1 p.m., and lambs at 3 p.m. 4-H FFA and civic clubs hold judging contests at 9 a.m. Friday.
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Marel Lynn Elling
Cache
Comanche County
Fairgrounds
Clifford Burton
Oklahoma A&m
Wwe
Ernest Andrews
Minco
FFA
Solons Blast Jet Program Errors
House investigators charged that the Navy Demon fighter program failed due to costly errors by McDonnell Aircraft Westinghouse Electric and the Navy. A subcommittee reported four test pilots were killed flying Demons and most of the planes were unfit or obsolete. It urged changes in laws on retired officers taking defense jobs and cited optimistic wartime jet hopes and frantic late actions.
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Washington
House
Navy
McDonnell Aircraft
Westinghouse Electric
Subcommittee
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Fort Sill Soldier Held in Service Station Robbery
Mack Taylor a 22 year old Fort Sillman was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Oral Ridgeway on a felony warrant from South Carolina accusing him of armed robbery at a service station. Undersheriff Hoyt Shelby said Taylor waived extradition and Columbia officials will return him to South Carolina to face charges. He allegedly held operator M C Martin at gun point to steal 62 dollars on December 27.
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Mack Taylor
Fort Sillman
Oral Ridgeway
South Carolina
Taylor
Hoyt Shelby
Columbia
S. C
M. C. Martin
Joe Taylor Trial Headed For Jury
Ardmore City Commissioner Joe Taylor’s second degree burglary trial moved toward a verdict as both sides rested. District Judge Joe Shumate gave jury instructions and final arguments followed. Taylor and his wife denied involvement, alleging Hubert Bartlett smeared him politically.
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Ardmore
Taylor
Hubert Bartlett
State Crime Bureau
Shopper's Night Opens Thursday in Lawton
Lawton merchants inaugurate Shopper's Night on Thursday with 70 firms staying open until 9 p.m. This extends weekday hours from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and keeps Saturday closing at 6 p.m. A spokesman says the change offers better customer service and weekend shopping options while reducing weekend social conflicts and aiding sales staff.
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Lawton
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Jones
Memorial Hospital
Conarc
Ike
Nixon
Stil
Eisenhower
Awa
Solons
Jaycees
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Coop Assn
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Security Bank and Trust
Northwest Kiwanis
Sill
Joe Taylor
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