Rioting charges filed against 17 youths in Osage County
Osage County Attorney R E Havens said 17 Ponca City teenagers face rioting charges for beating John L Wilson 21 into unconsciousness on a Fairfax highway. Wilson, hospitalized with severe injuries, was struck with a gas pipe and had about 15 in losses. Four youths remain jailed. bonds set at 1000. hearings set for the 22nd.
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CIO Seeks U S Licensing of Unions Fight Reds
At the quarterly CIO meeting President Walter P. Reuther urged government licensing of trade unions to curb external influence. He warned against a 30 hour week and argued the nation needs more purchasing power to reduce unemployment. He favored tax exemption increases and a higher minimum wage.
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CIO
Walter P. Roubins
Freeiensue
America
Hospital News Items Kiowa and Southwestern Admitted and Dismissed
A list of hospital admissions and dismissals from Kiowa and Southwestern regions includes Rose Marie Tabbytite Amos Meely and others under medical, with several patients like David D Woodward Mrs G H Hollander and James Edward Neufeld undergoing surgery or medical care. Names and addresses are given for monitoring and follow up.
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N. 32Nd
Klfla Popetsauke
Mt. View
Amos Meely
Byars
Kyle Pawpa
Greenfield
Tommy Rabbit
Canton
Beverly Toppah
Carnegie
Theresa Wahtepah
Shawnee
Nellie Peters
Pawnee
Myrtle Newashe
Bet Dupoint
Cyril
Ian Lee
Walters
David D. Woodward
Dwight Woodward
Lehay
Roberts
Andrews
Pamelarea
King
Janda King
G. H. Hollander
James Edward Neufeld
H. J. Neufeld
Indiahoma
William Worsinger
S. Fifth
Hugh Corwin
A. le Wiss
Sterting
Hunt
Frederick
Gordon Hagar
Mmckie James
Eisenhower notes surprise at hydrogen bomb blast
President Eisenhower said the Pacific hydrogen explosion surprised scientists and that reports of Japanese fishermen near the blast were more serious than the actual effects. Atomic Energy chief Lewis Strauss had not yet learned full details as officials assess the out of control power possibly 600 to 700 times Hiroshima.
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Eisenhower
Pacific
Japan
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
Holifield
D-Calif
Waid Named County Cancer Drive Chief
Dr. Cuffie Waid, an optometrist from Lawton, is named chairman of the Comanche county cancer drive. The outlying area campaign starts April 1 with Dr. Dan Procter of Oklahoma College for Women as campaign chair, combining fundraising with educational outreach about cancer. The national 1954 goal is 20 million dollars, with Oklahoma set at 210 thousand.
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Cuffie .Waid
Lawton
Oklahoma
Evans Heads Education Association UE Amy
Evans, superintendent J Evans of Tonkawa schools, is elected head of the Northern Oklahoma Education Association He succeeds J Arthur Herron of Blackwell in the post
Seventeen Witnesses Ready in Homer Petty Murder Trial
Miami Oklahoma March 24 UP Seventeen state witnesses were prepared to testify on the second day of the Homer Petty murder trial Petty 46 of Miami is charged with the knife killing of Henry Raines 46 of Kellogg Idaho who was visiting Picher Oklahoma Raines was stabbed twice during the confrontation A J Cooper Cardin testified Raines had both hands on a table when Petty struck Reynolds expects the trial to last two or three more days with the county attorney seeking the death penalty.
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Miami
Okla
Homer Fetty
Picher
Bob Heynolds
Petty
Henry Raines
J Raines
Kellogg
Idaho
A. J. Cooper
Cardin
Raines
Reynolds
Oklahoma February Sales Tax Drop Dims Compared to Last Year
Oklahoma Tax Commission reports February sales tax collections fell to 8,004.59 dollars, down about 4 percent from the same month last year. Drought and economic factors are cited as likely causes.
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Oklahoma Tax
Plane crash near Kanorado ends flight from Colorado to Kansas
An air crash occurred Tuesday when a C47 plane flying from Peterson Field near Colorado Springs to Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois crashed near Kanorado Kansas. No injuries were reported.
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Colo
Peterson Field
Cole
Chanute Air Force Base
Ingols
Kanorado
Kan
Kiowa convict up for parole in state parole board action
The state parole board met to consider clemency for several Kiowa inmates. Warren Cleveland-Sanford War ren received life for murder. Cecil Cotton was given five years for wife and child abandonment. Boutwell and Moon received two years and 40 years respectively for burglary and robbery with firearms.
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State Pargenane Board
Apaero
Servne Brours
Tor Grand le Tulsa
Dale Warnick
Manaslaughter
Ce Bland
Cleveland
Sanford W. Warren
Washita
Cecil Cotton
Kingfisher
Thomas Boutwell
Director Named Lyle Work A Cameron Music Director
Lyle Work named director of music at Cameron. He will oversee programs across the town and is expected to influence about ten percent of highway travel during the April to September six month period.
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Lyle Work
Cameron
Fiery Actress Strikes Husband With Mirror
A fiery actress reportedly struck her husband with a mirror, the incident described as a violent clash. Police were alerted as witnesses recalled the confrontation and the couple's heated exchange.
Cushing Woman Named Registrar to Replace Wells
Mrs. John Murphy is announced as a new registrar replacing Wells. Schroeder of Stillwater is noted in the Stillwater Oklahoma dispatch dated March 24.
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Ola
March St
John Murphy
Wells
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