Jordan joins Arab three alliance against Israel plan
Jordan aligns with the Arab big three in a united frontier with Syria to form an unbroken line on the Jordan and Syrian borders for joint action against Israel. Syria already allies with Egypt and Saudi Arabia as Britain singles out Gamal Abdel Nasser as the Middle East trouble-maker.
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London
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Middle East
Britain
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Frontier Plan
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Tel Aviv
Shawakat Shukier
Radi Abab
Arab Legion
John Glubb
Nasser
Foreign Office
Yemen
United Nations Security Council
Mideast
Dag Hammarskjold
Weekend Auto Wrecks Kill 3 in Oklahoma
Two men and a woman died in separate Oklahoma auto crashes over the weekend raising the 1956 toll to 124, compared with 121 a year ago. Victims were Mrs Wanta Studebaker Tulsa 23 Horace Hamilton 72 Muskogee and Eugene Floyd Lytle 58 Oklahoma City. The wreck occurred on U S 64 near Tulsa as Robert Studebaker skidded and hit Roscoe Sutterfield. Mrs Studebaker was injured. Sutterfield and his wife suffered multiple injuries.
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Oklahoma
Wanta Studebaker
Tulsa
Horace Hamilton
Muskogee
Eugene Floyd Lytle
Oklahoma City
W. E. Fisher
Robert L. Studebaker
Roscoe Sutterfield
Studebaker
Sutterfield
Effie Sutterfield
Three Governors in Dems Speculation on Nomination
The Associated Press reports Democrats speculated about three governors A B Chandler of Kentucky Averell Harriman of New York and Frank Lausche of Ohio as alternates to Kefauver and Stevenson. Active candidates target California June 5 primary as Kefauver campaigns there and Stevenson plans to visit. Johnson’s prospects discussed. Shivers would back Lausche according to NBC. Ellender dampens talk of Kefauver Harriman pick while urging Southern support for a candidate.
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Associated Press
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Averell Harriman
New York
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
California
Kefauver
Stevenson
Johnson
Minnesota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Chicago
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Allan Shivers
NBC
Shivers
Lausche
Eisenhower
Allen Ellender
D-La
Chandler
Happy
Ellender
F. Joseph Donohue
South
Los Angeles
Donohue
Washington
Sen
Fire at Tiflis University Over Failed Indoctrination
Moscow reports the chief Communist organizer at Tiflis University was fired for failing to indoctrinate students with communism and to wipe out national and racial pride. The Dawn on the East described mass class cutting, with 94,083 man-hours skipped from Sept 1 to Dec 31 and 176 rule violations since 1955.
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Moscow
Tiflis University
Communist Cell
S. Djorbenadz
Tiflis
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Dawn of the East
Communist Party
Stalin
V. Kupraze
Kupraze
Russia
Weather outlook for area with heat and wind
Partly cloudy and windy through Tuesday with a warm day and warm night. Highs near 90 today, around 80s Tuesday. Lows around 55 tonight and 47 tonight. 11 a.m. reading 72. Previous day reached 87.
Mercury To Reach 90-Plus In Area
Lawton enjoys warm weather with today’s high in the 90s and a forecast of cloud and wind later. Tomorrow’s high expected in the 80s as springlike conditions span the state according to the Associated Press.
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Lawton
U.S. Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Pageant Cast Completes Final Full Scale Rehearsal
Reverent enthusiasm filled the Holy City in the Wichita Mountains as more than 300 pageant participants prepared for the 31st annual Easter Service. Out of town groups joined the rehearsal under ideal weather with no costumes used. Actors will perform under lights Wednesday night. weather outlook remains favorable.
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Holy City
Wichitas
Wichita Mountains
Jack Batten
Fort Sill
Man Found Dead In Roadside Ditch Near Lawton
Thomas L. Goodsell a 50 year old Medicine Park bait shop operator was found dead Sunday afternoon sixty miles west of Lawton by a riding party. A coroner jury ruled death from natural causes probably a heart attack shortly after noon Thursday while walking from U S 62 toward his sister's house.
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Medicine Park
Lawton
Thomas L. Goodsell
Goodsell
U.S. 62
Woodrow
Gen Theimer Reassigned to Deputy Chief of Staff Office
Brig. Gen. John E. Theimer assistant commandant of the Artillery and Guided Missile School is ordered to the deputy chief of staff for operations in Washington DC. He must report no later than July 15 and will join the Army General Staff. Theimer arrived at Fort Sill in August 1955.
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John E. Theimer
Artillery
Washington, D. C
Pentagon
Theimer
Army General Staff
Fort Sill
Ike Opens Neighborly Talks With Mexican and Canadian Leaders
President Eisenhower arrives at White Sulphur Springs for a three way summit with Mexico’s Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Canada’s Louis St Laurent at the Greenbrier. He plans morning golf with Sam Snead as winds chill the snowy grounds.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Eisenhower
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Washington
White Greenbrier
Sam Snead
Greenbrier
Mexico
Charleston
United States
Area Cotton Yields Soar in Comanche County 1955
The U.S. Census Bureau reports Comanche county cotton production more than doubled from 1954 to 1955. Oklahoma's state total rose by 158,919 bales, from 288,840 in 1954 to 447,759 in 1955, with Jackson and Tillman counties also showing large gains as detailed by the census data.
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Constitution
Washington Bureau
Washington
Comanche County
U.S. Bureau of Census
Oklahoma
Girl's Mate Held For Reported Incident
New York police report a high school art teacher, George Wald, 34, charged after eloping with Sydney Silverman, 17, his former student. Parents discovered the secret marriage from Elkton Maryland. Wald, married three times, told her the union was a dream. They met only on weekends to hide from her family.
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New York
George Wald
Sydney Silverman
Ward
Sydney
Elkton, Md
McKay to Present Resignation Today
Interior Secretary Douglas McKay plans to hand in his formal resignation at the White House. He will not specify the effective date but hopes to leave the cabinet post around April 15.
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Washington
Interior
Douglas McKay
White House
McKay
Eisenhower
Senators Assail Sadistic Movies
Washington UPI reports the Senate Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee warned some films are brutal and sadistic and may provoke antisocial behavior in emotionally disturbed children. They noted typical youths won’t imitate violence, but repeated exposure could shift attitudes and threaten healthy development.
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Washington
Senate
Margaret Truman Denies $650 Stockings for Wedding
Margaret Truman denied she would wear $650 stockings at her wedding to Clifton Daniel in Independence Missouri on April 21. Hollywood hosiery expert Willys de Mond had claimed three pairs would feature 30 diamond flecks, but a friend said she will wear plain stockings like any bride.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Hollywood
Willys de Mond
Miss Truman
Margaret Carson
Clifton Daniel
Independence
DeMond
Detroit
Voters Decide Tuesday On School Bond Issue
Lawton voters face a 1 650 000 bond for a new Tomlinson junior high at 29th and Ferris. Polls open 6 a m to 7 p m for 21 plus electors with 1 200 student capacity and 1957 58 term aim.
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Lawton
29Th
Ferris
Tomlinson Addition
Progressive Lawton
Citizens Council
John Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Central Junior High School
Last XB-51 Crashes In Texas Kill Two On Takeoff
A three engine XB-51 bomber crashed on takeoff in Texas. A 28 year old staff sergeant was killed and the pilot Maj James O Rudolph was severely burned. The aircraft, based at Edwards AFB California, was en route to Eglin AFB Florida for a motion picture filming.
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EL Paso
Tex
James O. Rudolph
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Bse
Muroc
Calif
Eglin Afb
Fla
New Cache School Annex is Dedicated
The new federal funded $72,000 Cache High annex opened for use with about 200 attendees, including faculty and visiting administrators. E. H. McDonald praised Superintendent T. E. Lauderdale and the school board, noting Cache’s high standing in state education and accreditation. The four classroom, two office, and multi purpose building includes a stage and partitioned spaces for arts and crafts, kindergarten music, and community events.
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CACHE
E. H. McDonald
T. E. Lauderdale
McDonald
North Central Accrediting Agency
Cache Vocal Music
E. K. Miller
New Cache School
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