Tuesday Ballot Nears Council Jobs At Stake
Voters face a city council primary with four Democratic and two Republican nominations. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm as ballots distributed to 30 precincts. Light GOP turnout expected in wards 2 and 5 where candidates are unopposed. Democratic nominees include Lester McKenzie in Ward 1 and E W Kirkpatrick, Ed Pannell, Earl Fox, Bob Wace in Ward 3, J W ler in Ward 5, with general election April 6. Results to be tabulated in Constitution Press newsroom and announced outside.
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Constitution Press News Room
Lester McKenzie
Euclid
R. C
Voting Places By Wards For City Election
Voting locations listed by ward for Tuesday’s city election. Ward I includes Bethlehem Baptist Church and McKinley School among others. Ward II features Reed residence and Courthouse. Ward III covers Creagle residence and Will Rogers School. Ward IV lists Creagle residence and Roosevelt School. Ward V includes Summit residence and Lincoln School with multiple churches and schools serving as poll sites.
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Bethlehem Baptist Church
N. First
McKinley School
Columbia
Dunn
Bell
Washington School
Super
Fort Sill Blvd
Woodrow Wilson School
Art Pet Barns
Cok Hy “8—Laundromat, 78 .N. 25Th. Ward I
Standard Realty Co
Whittier School
Laird” and Oak
Ferbet
Tatt School
Ith
Lil Heights Christian Church
Elm
Greer Addition
Kinyon
Pet
Swinney School
Baltimore
Ward NT
Reed
D. Pet
Courthouse
Elks Lodge
Dutcher
LeFors
Trinity Baptist
Gore
Highland Park Methodist Church
S. 25Th
Creagle
Summit
Lincoln School
Smith
Monroe
Will Rogers
S. Ninth
Brandon
Roosevelt
Lawton View Mission
Garfield
Knowland Urges Airing of MCarthy Army Row
Senate fight over alleged Army favors for Pvt. David Sekine escalates as Sen Knowland calls for a full airing by the Government Operations Committee. McCarthy's subcommittee schedule limits action this week, with a potential showdown looming around McCarthy Army feud. Page 2 notes the row's renewal after last week’s flare up.
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Knowland
Washington
Sen
Khowland
Senate
Sender
Abd
Bate Gon
Hess
Giorges
David Sekine
Ges
Ing
Tee
McCarthy
Wee Ee Nixon
Capit Hill
Sollow
Nixon
Army
McKeever Won't Cancel McCarthy Speech in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Republicans led by Chairman Doug McKeever announced no plan to cancel Senator Joseph McCarthy's Saturday address. He said the party will give the public a full view of all sides and issues within the GOP. McKeever also expressed hope of inviting Vice President Nixon to campaign in Oklahoma next fall, though details were not set.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Douglas McKeever
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
McKeever
Enid
Nixon
Okahoma
McCarthy
Washington
Eisener
Sen
Senators Prepare For Farm Battle
Senate debate shapes up as a clash over wool production policy with Democratic and Republican backers split. Leader Knowland of California signals possible action, shaping the farm policy fight amid broad partisan factions.
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Senate
Knowland
California
Man tied up two women and harmed husbands reported
In Odessa, March 15, District Attorney Warren Burnett announced one man, Harry Butcher 28, ex convict, tied up two women and injured their husbands in their homes. Butcher was captured at the second home after the husband freed a bound man and recovered weapons. Burnett to convene Ector county grand jury to consider action against Butcher who has served two prison terms.
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Odessa
Tex
Warren Burnett
Harry Butcher
Hostani
Butcher
Burnett
Ector County Grand
Pris
Citizens Rush Revenue Men On Last Day
Tax deadline energy hit area offices as a peak rush and long lines formed at the Internal Revenue Service in Baltimore. About 5,500 locals used services since January 1, with $192,000 paid in checks and cash. Nationwide, millions filed, many offices staying open to midnight to avoid penalties. Refunds will come later as the government slows processing. See TAXPAYERS, Page 2.
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Office of Internal Revenue
of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Tornado Toll Rises in Georgia Central and West Regions
Three Georgia tornadoes weekend killed eight people in Macon area and Bibb county while injuring seventy and hospitalizing twenty three. The storms damaged more than 23 million dollars in property across central and west Georgia. Seven adults and two children died in and around Columbus and Lizella, with Macon sustaining most casualties. A cleanup task force formed as Weather Bureau lifted the tornado alert.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Macon
Kill Air Force Base
Ft Ber Pores Base
Bersing
Southland
Weather Bureau
Columbus
Lockhart
Robinson
Austin Hogan
Irene Walace
Lorena Wallace
Lizella
Sam Emory
Col- Speedler
Centerville
Icon
Bibb County
Vietminh Drive Deep On Dien Bien Phu Siege Front
Vietminh forces pressed the siege of Dien Bien Phu in northwest IndoChina as heavy fighting raged. French reinforcements by air and parachute arrived to bolster the last Union outpost amid bombardments and high casualties on both sides.
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Hanoi
IndoChina
Dien Bien
Pou Eee
Dien Jia Phu
Monhy
Satabi
Army Buddy Shot At City Reunion
Bernard E Burden of Colorado Springs Colorado was accidentally shot in the chest by ex Army buddy Robbie R Freeman of Decatur Texas during a reunion at the Joe Pennal home 1213 East Street Fort Sill post hospital said Burden 2 was wounded in the left chest and lung his condition described as not serious Police said the three men had been stationed together at Fort Sill and were returning to the house after the incident Pennsylvania Pennal and Burden remain in the Army
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Bernard E. Burden
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fort Sillpost Hospital
Burden
Joe Pennal
Robbie R. Freeman
Decatur
Tex
Fort Sill
Pennal
Eight children perished in home fire on Indian Reservation
In Hogansburg New York eight children aged one to fifteen died in a house fire. The gigi children of Mr and Mrs Paul were asleep when the blaze started on the second floor. Police said the parents escaped to safety and troopers identified the victims.
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Hogansburg
N.Y
Gigi
Mrs
Paul
On Indian Reservation
Dems Ask Too Much Chief Says GOP Tax Cutters Going Too Far
Mr Eisenhower voiced views in a congressional lead to Republicans on a televised Monday night address at 8 p.m. est. The speech touched on tax policy and party directions as the House considers fiscal measures.
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Eisenhower
Briton Sees BERLIN Talks Revived Soon
British promoter Berger of the China Trade Committee said talks between British businessmen and a Chinese Communist delegation were postponed rather than canceled. He denied links to a Communist front, called the Foreign Office accusation unsupported, and noted several businessmen arrived in Berlin independently to meet Chinese officials. G J Willsmer of Crompton Parkinson Ltd also attended.
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Berlin
Nd Berger
China Trade Committee
Berger
British Foreign Office
Ber‘ger
Red Front
London
China Trade ‘Committee
East Berlin
G. J. Willsmer
Crompton, Parkinson, Ltd
Kerr Seeks to Halt Interior Hospital Closings
Senator Robert S. Kerr said blocking Interior Department plans to close several Oklahoma Indian hospitals is unlikely but efforts should focus on delaying implementation. He met with Kiowa Indian hospital leaders and Fort Sill Indian School during a Lawton stop, urging resistance as the program proceeds.
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Robert S. Kerr
Department of Interior
Oklahoma
Sen. Kerr
Kiowa Hospital
Fort Sill
Kerr
Cotton Quota Letters Mailed to Farmers
Bill Sieg ASC office manager says letters are being mailed to county cotton farmers notifying them of increased allotments under a new amendment. Eligible farmers will share in 5,366 additional acres with deadlines May 1 and May 15 for notifying use or release of unused acreage.
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Bill Sieg
Agricultural and Stabilization and Conservation Office
Sieg
Silwater
ASC
Hospitals to Get Accrediting Look by Joint Surveyor
Dr. Jose Gonzalez, surveyor for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, will visit Lawton this week to conduct a rigorous inspection of Southwestern Clinic Hospital, Inc., and Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Southwest ern hospital officials have been notified to expect him, as detailed reports on all hospital departments are prepared in anticipation of the survey. The study will examine medical staffs, hospital boards, plant, administration, medical records, clinical laboratory, x ray, nursing, dietary, surgical, obstetrical, and physical medicine departments.
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Jose Gonzalez
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Lawton
Southwestern Clinic Hospital, Inc
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Southwestern Hospital
Gonzalez
Comhos Association and Association
General Ridgway warns on new look military plan
General Matthew Ridgway, Army chief of staff, told Congress he has concern over the administration's new look program that emphasizes air power and trims the Army. He did not elaborate, noting possible links to atomic weapons or guided missiles. A government source indicated hydrogen blasts occurred at Eniwetok recently.
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Ridgway
Washington
Matthew Ridgway
Army
Congress
Sen
Appropriations Committee
U. S
Eniwetok
Wilson
Air Force
Naval
Navy
City To Bask In Sunshine
The city shimmers under a warming trend with a forecast of fair, warmer weather through Tuesday. Highs near 60 today, upper 60s tomorrow, and a low around 21 on Sunday. Sunday’s high was 49, with last week’s pattern mirroring current conditions. The Lawton area posted the warmest low in the state at 27.
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Mercury
Lawton
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