Five Final Salvos As Vote Nears In All-Dem Primary
Candidates race to finish as voting looms Tuesday in a city all-Democratic primary. Balloting starts 6 am and closes at 7 pm with mayor, police chief, street commissioner, clerk, treasurer and four council seats on the ballot. Endorsements and close contests loom in council races and mayoral battle. Samuel Ellsworth seeks a second term after a 1955 upset margin. challengers include Stil Pair and Harvey House. Chief Wheatley faces Newt Adair in the police chief contest.
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Ray Attebbery
En City
Everning
T Pan
Pauline Joyner
Vo Valers
C. RB
Elsworth
Ellsworth
Jo Johnston
Stilt
South Side Grocer
W. FI. (Harvey
Ronald Wheatley
Newt C. Adair
Adair
Ralph Monnes- Lee Comtics
Pace
Pinball Syndicate War Reported in Oklahoma
Sheriff bans machines owned by Oklahoma City operator in Cardo county amid reports of a gang controlled racketeering effort. Operators in Bingor Hinton and Hydro say Larsson ordered removal. Mike Rice says he will leave the state to avoid clashes as independent operators denounce the syndicate.
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Anadarico
Okla
UPI
Cardo County
Ray Larsson
Oklahoma City
Case
Bingor
Hinton
Hydro
Larsson
Mike Rice
Rice
Svith
Rain Depends on Clouds Across Southwest Oklahoma
Rain may be in the forecast for Southwest Oklahoma as clouds gather. Expect mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and possible thundershowers in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures rise to around 66 earlier, with cooler readings tonight and Monday.
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Oklahoma
Area Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy With Showers
Mostly cloudy today with scattered showers and possible thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Overnight low in the upper 40s. high today near 60s. High Saturday around 66, low about 35.
Egyptian Takeover In Gaza Triggers Mideast War Talk
President Eisenhower held urgent secret talks with the State Department on the Middle East crisis. Israeli officials warn of fighting if Arab forces threaten shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba and say Meir will press Dulles on the Gaza Strip situation. Saudi Arabia vows to block Israeli navigation.
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Gaza
Washington
Eisenhower
State Department
Middle East
House
James C. Hazerty
Hig Ta
Balama Islands
Mideast
Tie
Bomb Planted In Woman's Car In Boston
Four cans of TNT were found wired to the horn and generator of a 1956 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Claire Portnoy in Dorchester. A faulty connection prevented detonation. police suspect the car may have been mistaken for someone else. Mrs Portnoy and her husband Herbert, 23, are involved as authorities investigate motive.
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Boston
Claire Portnoy
Arthur Sisto
Portnoy
Oklahoma House to Introduce State Income Tax Withholding
House Speaker Bill Harkey announced a bill to create a state income tax withholding system aimed at tax dodgers. He cited examples from 15 states and projected Oklahoma could gain up to 1.6 million dollars annually, with first year revenue possibly reaching five million dollars. The plan would require employers to deduct withholding from salaries and remit to the Tax Commission beginning January 1, 1958.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Harkey
House
Harkey
Oklahoma
Ile
State Tax Commission
Gen Key Dedicates Sherman House at Fort Sill Ceremony
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) William Key, Oklahoma Historical Society president, dedicates Sherman House once home to Fort Sill commanders since 1871. More than 100 dignitaries attend as Gen Key and Fort Sill commander unveil a historical marker gifted by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
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Bill Crawford
William 8. Key
Oklahoma Historical Society
Sherman House
Fort Sill
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Gen. Key
Thomas E. de Sharp
10Th Cavalry
William Tecumseh Sherman
de Shaza
Earl Welch
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Frank Sneed
Comanche County
Nedioathis
Philippine President Magsaysay Plane Overdue From Cebu
President Ramon Magsaysay’s private plane the Mt Pinatubo, departed Cebu City at 1 15 am en route to Manila. Ten hours overdue with no return and last radio contact at takeoff. Air search mounted by Philippine forces with U S Air Force and U S Navy support.
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Mannila
Ramon Magsaysay
Cebu City
Manila
Magsaysay
Cebu
Mt. Pinatubo
Philippine Air Force
US S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
History Of Famous Service Traced Pageant To Open State Festivity
The 32nd Wichita Mountains Easter Service will open Oklahoma's Semi Centennial events on April 21 with a pageant titled Faith of Our Fathers. More than 1,200 participants from Lawton, Fort Sill, Medicine Park and area groups will perform and support roles, while 600 will handle technical aspects and operations. The origins trace to a 1926 Easter sunrise service near Medicine Park. Page 12.
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Bill Cook
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma
Lawton
Fort
Sill
Fea
Theta Rho Girls
Odd Fellows
Demolay
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Elks
Boy Scouts
Civil Defense
Anthony Mark Wallack
First Congregational Church
Medicine Park
Secretaries Eye Big Ballot Today at Oklahoma Conference
The Oklahoma divisional conference of the National Secretaries Association opens with about 60 delegates from five state chapters at the Hotel Lawtonian. Miss Frances Alley of Wichita, Kansas, seeks southwest district vice presidency and will address the 9 30 a m session, introduced by Mrs Susie Wilson. Mrs Sheila Sharpe will install officers.
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Frances Alley
Wichita
Khan
Sil
Oklahoma
National Secretaries Association International
Lawtonian
Lillie Mae Frazier
Miss Alley
Southwestern
Susie Wilson
Ada
Sheila Sharpe
Wichita Falls
Tex
Martha Salit
Fee
Israel to Seek U S Plan Support at Washington Talks
An Israeli delegation said Israel has received assurances from the United States on freedom of shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba and a UN role in Gaza. Foreign Minister Golda Meir is to visit Washington to press Secretary Dulles for concrete U S plans backing these assurances.
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Israel
United States
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
Gaza Strip
Golda
Washington
Dulles
U.S.A
Gulf of Aagla
Gaza
Nasser
Middle East
Gaza Strin
Last Effort Eyed To Keep U N Regime In Gaza
Gaza reports say Egypts military police and civil authorities seized patrol duties from UNEF in the Gaza Strip amid rising tensions. An Israeli spokesman warns this shift could deteriorate regional stability and affect Israel. An UNEF guard faces investigation after a fatal shooting near headquarters.
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Israel
Tyresalem
Guide Mei
United States
Mohammed Hassan Abdel Latif
Gaza Strip
Ith Latif
Aegorian
U. N
UNEF
Ismail Yacoub Baka
MNEF
Ismail Yacoub Baokka
Mohamed Hassan Abrel Layti
SNEF
Bakka
Mideastest
Cairo
el ‘Arish
U. S
British Press Charges Chief Sick Leaving U S Leaderless
British papers claim President Eisenhower is a sick and tired man and leaderless as the Mid East crisis deepens. Reports note his age and illness while officials privately worry about U S response. references to Dulles and Nixon amid speculation on leadership while Eisenhower sails toward Bermuda.
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London
United States
East
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Egypt
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
America
Middle East
Richard Nixon
Africa
John Foster Duiles
Australia
Bermuda
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Bill Dixon
Culles
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Gehl
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Saudi Arabia
Tsrael
U.S. Army Artillery
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Sherman
Lee
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