Head-On Crash Injures Two Near Lawton
A Lawton man and a Vernon Texas woman were seriously hurt about 9:25 am five miles south of Lawton after their cars collided head-on. John Robert Collins 53 and Mrs Albert Karl Graf 51 were taken to Wichita Falls and Southwestern hospital respectively with hip knee head injuries and a possible leg fracture.
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John Duke
Highway Patrol
Albert Karl Graf
Vernon
Tex
Lawton
John Robert Collins
Vernon Rt. 3
Wichita Falls
Graf
Collins
Southwestern Hospital
S.H. 36
Duke
U.S. 277
U.S
Justice Johnson To Speak Friday At Lawton Banquet
Chief Justice N B Johnson of the Oklahoma Supreme Court will be principal speaker at a Friday banquet for western Oklahoma lawyers, replacing Ross Rizley who is detained in Washington after being confirmed as federal district judge. About 200 attorneys and judges and their wives are expected at the 7 pm Hotel Lawtonian event, as the one day legal institute opens at 1 30 pm in the district courtroom with three head line speakers including Fred Mack Paul Duncan and Winfrey Houston.
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N. B. Johnson
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Comanche County Bar Association
Western Oklahoma
Johnson
Ross Rizley
Rizley
Washington
Hotel Lawtonian
Western Judicial District
Legal Institute
Fred Mack
U.S
Paul Duncan
Oklahoma City
Winfrey Houston
Stillwater
Oklahoma Bar
Duncan
Mack
Houston
Comanche County
US Defense Chief Says American Firepower Cannot Be Thwarted
Secretary of Defense Wilson told the National Press Club that the United States possesses an unmatched capability to inflict vast destruction on any aggressor and will likely surpass enemies in some weapon areas while conceding rivals may outpace in others. He argued this deterrent holds despite potential surprises or Soviet advances.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
National Press Club
Soviet Union
Bierut, Poland's Red Leader, Dies in Moscow
Soviet authorities announced the death of Poland's top Communist, Boleslaw Bierut, in Moscow after heart disease. He served as president, premier, and first secretary of the Polish United Workers. Bierut collapsed after attending the Soviet party congress and died with a state funeral planned.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Boleslaw Bierut
Polish United Worker Communist Party
Bierut
Council of Unions
Germany
Red Army
Polish Republic
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Central Committee of the Communist Party
Council of Ministers
Cold Weather Brings Bugs Threat to Comanche Crops
In Comanche County farmers fear losses to green bugs an aphid infestation. Agricultural official Bill Sieg says the cold favors the pests while farmers use spraying and even flames. Many hope warmer weather will bring lady bugs to combat the aphids. CROPS, Page 2.
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Comanche County
Bill Sieg
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Office
Sieg
Father vows to burn slum home after rats maul infant
Detroit A 5 month old boy Nathaniel was savagely bitten by rats in his crib. His father Empress Connors vowed to burn the dwelling if the child dies, calling the second floor flat a filthy hovel and blaming neglect.
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Detroit
Mich
Connors
Nathaniel
Pital
Ben Magid
Suit aims to block Oklahoma Legislature election until apportionment
Oklahoma City attorney Sid White filed in the state Supreme Court a suit on behalf of James A. Radford to halt this year’s election of lawmakers until the apportionment law is enforced. White urged public hearings and warned of pressure on Gov. Raymond Gary to convene a special session for redistricting, noting long-standing gaps since 1910 and opposing legislative power to compel action.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Sid White
James A. Radford
White
Gary
Raymond Gary
Navy Missiles In Action Aboard Cruiser Boston
The first sea going guided missile command under Rear Admiral John H. Sides began operations off Guantanamo Bay Cuba as part of a Caribbean maneuvers force. The Boston and Northampton lead a Ter riers missile launchers demonstration while Canberra is set for 1961 commissioning and the Forrestal class carriers join future task forces.
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Boston
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Caribbean
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Forrestal
John H. Sides
Northampton
Canberra
Sides
Navy Department
Guatanamo Bay
Barnes seeks re election to No 1 Board of Education
F B Barnes has filed for re election to his No 1 Board of Education seat as announced by board clerk Justin Kuntz. The filing period ends Saturday and the election is set for March 27 with filings accepted at the Board of Education offices in the Central Junior High School building.
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F. B
Fuzz) Barnes
Board of Education
Justin Kuntz
Homecoming for Gen deShazo at Fort Sill ceremony
Fort Sill welcomed Maj. Gen. Thomas E. deShazo as commanding general with a 13 gun salute and honor guards. The general, returning to the post, previously served as chief of the military assistance advisory group in Paris. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams and has prior Fort Sill ties including assistant commandant of the Artillery School. The ceremony featured infantry guards, two batteries of field artillery, and a 155mm gun arch as Gen. deShazo reviewed the honor guard.
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Fort Sill
Thomas E., deShazo
McNair Hall
Lawton
Paris
France
deSharo
Edward T. Williams
Fort Si
Turkey
deShazo
Norvell
R. W. Carpenter
522Nd
James E. Norvell
17Th Field Artillery Group
Joseph C. Jones
Field Artillery
Vincent H. Allen Jr
Dearl T. Russell
602Nd Field Artillery Battalion
Richard L. Duckwall
598Th Field Artillery
Artillery and
Thomas E. deShazo
Gen. deShazo
Counter Eyed To Southern Manifesto Support
Senator Humphrey urged circulating a declaration backing the Supreme Court school integration ruling to counter a Southern manifesto. He expects many more lawmakers would sign affirming the court order as law and enforceable, while Senator George warned against forceful action and urged a reasonable approach to prevent states from abandoning public schools.
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Washington
Humphrey D-Minn
Supreme Court
Humphrey
House
Sen. George
D-Ga
George
Dixie Lawmakers
Senate
Scouts Plan Visit To Sill Encampment Near Fort Sill
More than a hundred area youths from the Black Beaver Council, covering eleven southwestern Oklahoma counties, will attend a 242 day Explorer Scout Encampment at Fort Sill starting Friday. They will stay through Sunday afternoon, billeted in squad rooms of The Artillery and Guided Missile School Command, with one non commissioned officer and a Scout leader assigned to each group. The assistant commandant will welcome the boys at 11 a.m. Friday in Snow Hall.
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Fort Sill
Black Beaver Council
Oklahoma
Sill
Artillery and Guided Missile School
J. E. Theimer
Snow Hall
First Primary Test Gets Under Way
In New Hampshire two tiny towns Millsfield and Ellsworth completed early votes in the 1956 presidential campaign. Millsfield split four votes evenly between Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson, while Ellsworth gave five to Eisenhower and one blank. Only Eisenhower and Kefauver appear on the ballot. two Millsfield voters wrote in Stevenson and Hariman for vice president. Bridges saw write ins for vice president in Millsfield and Ellsworth.
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Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Millsfield
Ellsworth
Eisenhower
Adlai Ctatranenan
Talim Sama Vlu Yulmovil
Sen. Bridges
Eyed For Lake Canal Final Approval Eyed
City faces final approval by wildlife engineers for a canal diverting surplus water from Lake Elmer Thomas to Lake Lawtonka. Mayor Ellsworth said the Fish and Wildlife Service signed the agreement, with plans to Albuquerque engineers for review. work hinges on engineering approval.
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Lake Elmer Thomas
Lake
Lawtonka
C. R. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington D.C
Lawton
Lake Thomas
Albuquerque
N.M
Douglas L. Smith
Elmer Thomas
Jordan accuses Israeli forces of border attack
Jordan accuses Israeli forces of attacking Bartha village on the border, killing a 70 year old woman and wounding three Jordanian national guardsmen. Lt. Col. Mohamed Ishaq to the U N Mixed Armistice Commission said the assault lasted three hours with automatic weapons and mortars. Israel contends Jordanian troops fired first, killing a police officer and injuring two in the Israeli sector. It marks a second border incident in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amman
Jordan
Jordan National Guard
Mohamed Ishaq
U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Bartha
Israel
Ishaq
Jordan Guard
House Armed Services panel approves $2 billion military bill
The House Armed Services Committee approved a $2,012,283,000 military public works and family housing authorization. Funds are requested for Fort Sill, Knox Hall addition, and five Oklahoma Air Force bases. Fort Sill seeks $4,173,000 for a communications building and Knox Hall addition. Air Force projects in Oklahoma total over $12,000,000. Rep. Victor Wickersham, a committee member, reported from Washington.
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House
Armed Services Committee
Fort Sill
Air Force Bases
Oklahoma
U.S
Victor Wickersham
Washington
Knox Hall
Air Force
Wickersham
House Committee
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Justice Johnson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Wheatland
Sayre
Elk City
Tulsa
Floyd Elrod
W. P. Sieg
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Russell
Sen
Congress
Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Vasilenko
Soviet Academy of Medical Sciences
M. Felgin
Dad
Navy
Barnes
Gen. deSharo
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