Army Secretary Brucker To Visit Fort Sill Friday
Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker and a high level Army civilian and military delegation will tour Fort Sill on Friday. The group will inspect the range extension program and discuss the Wichita Mountains wildlife refuge dispute tied to Fort Sill expansion.
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Snowstorm Might Sweep Area Today in Oklahoma
Sleet and freezing rain spread across southeastern Oklahoma as a snowstorm was forecast to move from southwest to northeast. Reports from Durant and Ada chronicled subfreezing temps and light precipitation, with Guymon and Hugo noting mixed rain and sleet. The Weather Bureau predicted a developing upper low to trigger sizeable snow across the state tonight, with temps dipping into the teens and 20s and a general snow event unfolding from southwestern Oklahoma Monday into Monday night.
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Snow Forecast Darkens Lawton City as Frost Hits
Frigid conditions grip Lawton with subfreezing temps around 25 at midday and a forecast of snow or freezing rain possible tonight. The Army seeks White House action over Fort Sill land disputes amid visits by Secretary of the Army Brucker and General Collier. Palmer noted as a longtime Fort Sill figure. Brucker, a Michigan native and former Defense Department counsel, is visiting for the first time in years.
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Britain claims new jet speed record with Fairey Delta 2
The Royal Aero Club announced Britain’s Fairey Delta 2, nicknamed Droop Snoot, set a record speed of 1,132 mph in two runs over a nine mile course in southern England. Test pilot Peter Twiss flew the single jet to recapture the world speed crown from the United States.
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Weather Forecast: Cloudy and Colder With Freezing Mix
Cloudy and colder this afternoon and tonight with occasional freezing rain or snow. Partly cloudy and not so cold Tuesday. High around 30 with a hard freeze tonight near 15. Tuesday highs in the 40s and today’s low around 20. 11 am reading 25. Sunday’s high near 48.
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Alabama Riot Leader Expelled
Leon ard Wilson a 20 year old pro segregation student leader at the University of Alabama has been expelled for his part in the campus race riot that preceded the expulsion of Autherine Lucy the 26 year old Negro co ed. The board of trustees expelled Wilson suspended four others and approved disciplinary action against 25 more as investigations continue and other students withdraw or are not readmitted.
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University of Alabama
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Truman Daughter Mary Margaret Engaged to Clifton Daniel Jr
Independence announces Mary Margaret Truman engagement to Clifton Daniel Jr. of the New York Times. The wedding is planned for April in Independence. Daniel, 43, has worked with AP and NYT overseas and is now assistant to the foreign editor. The couple have known each other for years and spent a weekend visiting Daniel’s parents in Zebulon, North Carolina.
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Archbishop Makarios Ousted Spurs Cyprus Strike Wave
Spontaneous general strikes cripple Cyprus as shops banks and schools close in protest of Archbishop Makarios exile. British troops disperse crowds outside Phaneromeni church. Athens bans mass meetings and Greek leaders urge action. Makarios and priests seen en route to Seychelles amid deportation.
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Oklahoma beer petition hearing delayed no more
Secretary of State Andy Anderson refused more time to check signatures on 3.2 beer statewide initiative petitions. He denied a motion to declare sufficient signatures. Hearings scheduled in morning and afternoon to hear evidence, with possible further delay. About 50 people attended the House committee room session. The losing side plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Bomber Missing In Western Algeria
An Air Force spokesman said a B47 jet bomber missing in western Algeria was likely from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Florida. U S planes from North African bases search the area and the spokesman noted the aircraft normally carries a crew of three.
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Teachers Bid For Big Southwest District Meeting
Lawton teachers will bid for the 1957 southwest district meeting of the Oklahoma Education Association at Weatherford. Ward McCracken Roosevelt Elementary principal will present invitations from Mayor Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Lawtonian manager at the OEA convention this week. More than 2 400 teachers and administrators are expected to attend.
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Charges Filed In Auto Death In Lawton Case
A first degree manslaughter charge was filed against Lovell Kassanavoid, 24, of Lawton, for the traffic death of MSgt. Lawrence Larson, 36, at 2:20 a.m. Saturday in a two car crash at 11th and F. Kassanavoid is held in county jail, with the complaint signed by Judge Ralph Cline. Five other weekend city crashes injured several people, including five year old Brenda Marie Komahcheet of Indiahoma struck in an alley by Third Street.
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Nannie Doss linked to arsenic poison deaths case
Exhumation of six bodies scheduled to test arsenic poisoning links Mrs. Rhonda Bell Martin to deaths of her second husband and five children. Investigators report arsenic found in Claude Martin and Ronald Martin and plan further autopsies, while Martin denies knowledge of a prohibitive marriage law and claims insurance payouts.
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County Polio Shot Program Under Way at Dunbar
Polio immunization outreach covers Comanche Tillman and Jackson counties with Dunbar and several other schools participating. About 184 Dunbar students received first shots this morning, with ages up to 14 eligible and expectant mothers also offered immunization.
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Arabs Reveal Defense Plan Amid Arab League Shift
In Cairo the Arab Big Three led by Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser Syria's Shukri Kuwaily and Saudi Arabia's King Saud issued a communique after a summit. They announced a coordinated defense plan for Arab states against violence and hinted at greater independence from the Arab League.
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City Names Appraisers For Core Test Damages
Lawton wins first round in bid to drill core tests at proposed Elgin dam site. Judge Landers appoints Karl Hanza Art Runyon and Ted Warkentin as appraisers to assess damages from core testing and determine equipment routes. Civil suit filed by the city against Earl F Ingram and Lilian Ingram proceeds with city witnesses including Mayor Ellsworth and engineer Finis Hendrick. Page 2 SUIT.
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Chickasha
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Warren Chrisman
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Court Rejects Integration Delay
The U S Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state universities cannot delay admitting Negro graduate students for study. It overturned a Florida Supreme Court decision that allowed a delay inVirgil Hawkins’s admission to the all white University of Florida law school. Hawkins, a 48 year old Black resident of Daytona Beach, faced a commission assessing potential public mischief from admission.
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Southern Solons Fight Integration
Ninety six Southern congress men denounce Supreme Court school desegregation and pledge to use all means to reverse it. The move, read in Congress, sparks talk of a third party if Democrats push integration. Thurgood Marshall condemns the action as inciting lawlessness. Powell warns Montgomery boycott could spread to other National City Lines buses.
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Chicago
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Million Dollar Note Misplaced In Bank Vaults
New York clerks resumed search for a one million dollar U.S. Treasury note believed misplaced in the Chase Manhattan Bank vaults. Over 100 employees worked overtime during the weekend, sifting roughly half of 4500 bank basement file drawers. the note first disappeared last Wednesday and remains non negotiable.
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