Marines Probe Mass Graves in Pacific Caverns
Air Force chaplain and Maj. Roland M. Daly describe vast underground cave systems on a Pacific island. Thousands of unburied bodies lie where soldiers died as demolition and combat closed caves to Marines of the 3rd Marine Division. Daly estimates include two caves with six hundred and up to one thousand four hundred bodies amid dangerous munitions.
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N. Air Force
3Rd “Marine Division
Japan
Roland M. Daly
Spokane
Wash
Ireland
Long Island
New Loyalty Oath Ordered By Army
The Army issued a March directive requiring all commissioned and warrant officers to sign fresh loyalty certificates and creating mechanisms to handle cases of officers who refuse to sign or invoke the Fifth Amendment. Signed by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, the order questions consistency with service secrecy and outlines procedures for those who refuse to answer questions.
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Washington
Nny
Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army Chief of Staff. It States At One Point That Secretary of the Army
Stevens
New See
Palmer to address Sill OCS graduation notice
Lt. Gen. Williston B. Palmer G-4 Department of the Army Washington will address graduating Officers Course No 3 at Fort Sill The class of about 90 members will graduate March 30 at 10 am Theater No 1.
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Williston B. Palmer
Department of the Army
Washington, D.C
Fort Sill
Senate to vote on Chavez seat in New Mexico race
The Senate agreed to a late vote on the New Mexico 1952 senatorial contest to decide if Senator Dennis Chavez retains his seat or if the election is void. Democrats back Chavez amid GOP challenges, with debate limited to four hours and a possible 5 pm finish.
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Washington
Senate
Pate
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
Wage Morse
Ore
GOP
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Chavez
Bette
Frank Wye
Hurley
Barrett
Charles E. Poiset
R-Mich
Edwin
Guy Cordon
Rore
Cordon
Mechem
Dads May Miss Parley Tonight
City council may cancel tonight's weekly meeting due to quorum concerns. A local delegation, including several officials, met in Oklahoma City with the highway department to discuss widening U S 62 from Fort Sill Blvd to Sheridan Road. Only councilman Jake Witzel was expected to attend from the capital meeting. The discussion was set for 2 p.m. at the Oklahoma State Highway Department offices.
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Oklahoma City
Sthe Highway Department
U.S. 62
Fort Sill Blvd
Sheridan Road
Gallaher
Charles Jennings
Jake Witzel
Meek Establishes Lawton Pediatric Offices
Dr M P Meek a Memphis pediatrician opens offices in Lawton joining Dr Charles E Green at 605 Gore He is a Tennessee graduate with internships in New Jersey and New York City and residencies in Brooklyn and New York City He recently left military service as a major in the Army Medical Corps and has a wife Katherine Irene and a 10 month old son John William living at 3410 Oak
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Melton P. Meek
Memphis
Tenn
Lawton
Charles E. Green
Lawton Clinic
Gore
University of ‘Tennessee Medical College
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
N. J
New York Medical College
Kingston Avenue Hospital
Brooklyn
Flower Fifth Avenue
New York City
Phi Chi
Army Medical Corps
Fort Devens
Mass
Phil
Meek
Katherine Irene
Oak
John William
FBI Alerts Police For Red A-Bomb
The FBI urged police nationwide to be vigilant for saboteurs attempting to smuggle small midget atomic devices into the United States. Officials said the alert did not indicate new fears but emphasized any device would likely be portable and contain uranium or plutonium hidden in disguises.
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Washington
FBI
Planes Start Hunt For Fallen Airman
Search planes from Coast Guard ships and Ellington AFB scoured the Gulf of Mexico at dawn after a B 29 bulkhead failure hurled an airman into the sea more than two miles up. The missing man from Burlington Vermont wore a parachute but vanished in an overcast, with no sight of survivors among the seven crew. Authorities warned survival chances were slim and intensified the hunt.
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Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Air Force
Ellington Air Force Base
The
Han
Burlington
Chraken
Een
Lawton Voter Re Registration Progress in Latest Count
Lawton sees slow re registration under new law with about one third of eligible voters entered across 28 precincts. Ward 5 leads with 1 500 registrants, followed by Ward 3 with 1 002 and Ward 2 with 952. Officials urge remaining voters to register to avoid a last minute rush before certificates expire.
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Lawton
Pyare
Aed Mens
Ward
Ward 2
Lloyd T. Padgett
Rester
R- D. Mooneyham
Eldon
Hearing Postponed On Picture Charge
Preliminary hearing for Leo Schottenfeld a 25 year old photo parastin from Setanioly is postponed. City Judge John P Fullerton will set a new date to avoid conflicts with trials beginning in Superior Court Monday.
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Leo Schottenfeld
John P. Fullerton
Superior Court
Hearing Scheduled On Murder Charge for Fuller and Fullerton
A murder charge hearing is scheduled for James D. Fuller 26 and John P. Fullerton in County on the date noted. The case centers on a fatal incident investigated by local authorities and may proceed to court.
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James D. Fuller
Ine Tos
Fete m
Teraigunset Pete’ Cty’ Dade
John P. Fullerton
Hospitals Get Survey Forms On Indian Care
Developments in a controversy over closing Kiowa Indian hospital emerged as survey forms received by Memorial and the hospital district take the form of agreements to treat indigent Indian patients under Bureau of Indian Affairs terms. Forms were sent from Dr John R Bourne at Anadarko. letters from Rep Victor Wickersham and Sen Robert Kerr noted. The survey titled See SURVEY, Page 2.
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Kiowa Indian Hospital
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Memorial and
Sextaorestere
Sara Men
U.S. Department of the Interior
William Love
Light turnout seen in Lawton school levy vote
Lawton voters show a light start in the annual school mill levy election with only four ballots cast by noon. Polls in the high gym stay open until 7 pm while county polls close at 6. In 1952 the levy races drew larger totals, prompting officials to plan a post election board meeting to tally votes.
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Lawton
Justin Kuntz
Board of Education
Kuntz
Board of
Sdtcations Carvass
Arrington Declines Run as Curtis Chooses Next Move
Oklahoma political notes show Arrington may back Curtis and decline a bid while state senators Bill Lawton Raymond Gary and Gomer Smith Jr. of Oklahoma City weigh their own candidacies.
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Arrington
Curtis
Jas
Bill
Lawton
Raymond Gary
Gomer ,Smith Jr
Oklahoma City
Prison Canteen Reforms Initiated in Oklahoma
Harris G. Olmstead, chairman of the Board of Affairs, announced state reforms in prison canteens at McAlester and the Grape Ipe reformatory. Complete separation from institutional functions ordered. officers messes shut down. canteens urged to reimburse the state. Roles of wardens Waters Jr. and Harp noted in letters. Reports submitted to a legislative committee.
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Oklahoma City
State Point
Mcsalester
Grape Ite
Harris G. Olmstead
Board of Affairs
Jerome J. Waters Jr
Joe Harp
Reformatory
Guard To Open Bids On Armory Building
The guard will open bids for an armory building project located near U S 62 and Fort Sill Boulevard, between U S 277 and the highway. The site description notes a 27 fettle assessment as part of the bidding.
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Armory
U.S. 62
Fort Sill Blvd
U. S. 277
Dick Ordered Sent Home To Argentina
The report states Haymes is ineligible to enter the country due to World War II service, and Dick ordered him sent home to Argentina.
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Argentina
Haymes
Mili
Rain forecast for area with scattered thunderstorms
Area forecast predicts not enough rainfall for measurable amounts but possible light sprinkles and a few scattered thunderstorms. Monday expected high around 75 with a low near 52, and the morning low 49.
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Oklacaster
Senator Demands Right to Cromsenacnin Witnesses
The senator declares he must quit all witnesses in the investigation into his row with the Army. McCarthy says the inquiry requires access to witnesses and cites the right to compel testimony.
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Army
McCarthy
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