Mid East Experts Predict War To Start In Spring
Cyprus dispatch reports that about 55 percent of informed observers expect a spring conflict in the Middle East. Factors cited include Jewish expansion fears, plans to divert the Jordan River waters, unresolved 1948-49 wounds, and talks of preventive war. Arms movements show MiG 15 jets and Ilyushin bombers entering Egypt alongside British and Russian tanks.
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Peter Webb
Nicosia
Cyprus
Middle East
Mediterranean
Mid-East
Israel
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Stalin
New Jersey
Jordan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Arab Legion
Sir John Bagot Glubb
City Man Faces Burglary Count in Lawton Case
Paul Carson a 20 year old Lawton man charged with second degree burglary of Jax Distributing Co warehouse in Lawton for a break in on January 19 Arraigned before Peace Justice Woodrow Giles Carson pleaded innocent Bond set at 2000 and a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 6 The case follows a prior February 10 guilty plea for a January 24 burglary at C C Stair s farmhouse and garage Two other men Cecil Hollingsworth and Charles Ivy were sent to McAlester state prison to serve three year terms after guilty pleas Ivy also faces a five year sentence from a Frederick case tying to a suspended sentence revoked last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Carson
Lawton
Jax Distributing Co
Arvil Roberson
Carson
Woodrow Giles
Giles
C. C. Stair
Stair
Cecil Hollingsworth
Charles Ivy
Frederick
Hollingsworth
Ivy
McAlester State Prison
Tillman County
Daniel Enters Texas Governorship Race
U S Sen Price Daniel announced to run for Texas governor vowing no deals to succeed him in Washington. His entry increases declared candidates to five with others possible, and he said he would not resign if he wins the Democratic nomination, with a special election to fill any vacancy. Also in the field are W Lee O Danial Reuben Senterfitt J J Holmes and J Evetts Haley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U. S
Price Daniel
Texas
Washington
Daniel
W. Lee O’daniel
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
J. J. Holmes
Austin
J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Irish Lose Close One in Massachusetts Holiday Vote
Boston reports a narrow 18 to 16 Senate rejection of a House bill to declare St Patrick's Day a legal holiday in Massachusetts. The near-miss leaves a festive claim unmade as lawmakers debated the measure amid local observance plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
State Senate
House
St. Patrick’s Day
Massachusetts
Thieves Sought After Tin Heist In New Jersey
Police hunt suspected weight lifter thieves after Hull Manufacturing Corp loses sixty one bars of tin weighing 100 pounds each valued at 6100 dollars. The theft occurred yesterday, prompting a wide manhunt.
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North Arlington
N.J
Hull Manufacturing Corp
Oklahoma City Livestock Prices and Grain State Prices
Auction notes show cattle market mixed with steadier cattle and softer calves, hogs steady to higher, and sheep lower. Prices include steers 880 lb around 18.50, heifers 700 lb around 18.00, various stockers 13.75 to 17.50, hogs 14.75 to 15.50, sows 11.75 to 13.00, spring lambs 18.50 to 19.50, and state poultry egg and butterfat prices from Oklahoma City districts.
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Oklahoma City
Trent
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guymon
Hooker
Lawton
Hobart
Vici
Blackwell
Frederick
Medford
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Tulsa
Vinita
Alva
Woodward
Elk City
Sayre
Laverne
Watonga
Oklahoma City Voters Approve 6.8 Million School Bond
Oklahoma City voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide on a 6.8 million dollar school bond proposal. Funds would go toward financing additions to four high schools and eight elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Funeral Rites for Mrs Anna LeBarre 97
Mrs. Anna LeBarre, 97, of 505, died after a long illness. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. today at Ritter Funeral home chapel. Mass time at Blessed Sacrament church to be announced. Born July 16, 1858 in Texas. Married to John Frederick LeBarre in 1878. Survived by four sons Will Henry Frank Louis, one daughter Esther Jorden, and 24 grandchildren.
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Anna LeBarre
Ritter Funeral Home
Blessed Sacrament Church
LeBarre
Texas
John Frederick LeBarre
Lawton
Cotton County
Will
Henry
Frank
Oklahoma City
Louis
San Francisco
Calif
Esther Jorden
Memphis
Memorial chapel holds services for Thomas L. Goodsell
Thomas L. Goodsell, 50, operator of a Medicine Park bait shop, was found dead Sunday afternoon about 60 miles west of Lawton from a probable heart attack. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. D. Farmer, Baptist minister, with burial in Fort Sill cemetery. Bearers were Wayne Paden, Tom Smith, Jake Bock, Jack Beasley, Frank Wisely and Percy Givens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Goodsell
Medicine Park
Lawton
C. D. Farmer
Fort Sill Cemetery
Wayne Paden
Tom Smith
Jake Bock
Jack Beasley
Frank Wisely
Percy Givens
Kefauver Urges Federal Aid For Schools
Senator Estes Kefauver urged Congress to provide 500 million dollars yearly in federal grants to local schools to address the national classroom shortage. He spoke in Buena Park at an Optimists Club event and called for a Cabinet post focused on youth and delinquency issues. He argued that federal aid would only imply control if Congress grants it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Buena Park
Optimists Club
Kefauver
Congress
Route survey aims to fix South Pike turnpike within six weeks
An Oklahoma Turnpike Authority survey chief said the southern route toward Dallas could be fixed in about six weeks with field work finishing this week. The study, coordinated with DeLeuw, Cather & Co., will guide later financing. Meanwhile bids were opened for final paying work on the Will Rogers Turnpike segment from Tulsa to the Missouri line, ready by summer 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Dallas
Wilbur Smith
New Haven
Tulsa
Missouri Line
Joplin
Missouri Connection
Union Postpones Railroad Strike
The Transport Workers Union suspended a planned strike against the Pennsylvania Railroad set to begin at midnight. Mediation talks begin tomorrow in Philadelphia with George S. MacSwan assigned as government mediator. About 25,000 TWU members had threatened action over layoff disputes affecting maintenance and repair staff across the system.
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Washington
National Mediation Service
Transport Workers Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
George S. MacSwan
Andrew J. Kaelin
TWU
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Altoona
City Driver Fined and Jailed for DUI in City Court
Woodrow F. Garrison, 25, of 1414 Summit, fined $100 and costs and given 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in City court. Also charged were Fred E. Faust, 26, and Pfc. Dave C. Ault, (Fort Sill), and Sherman Norwood, 36, of 1512 New York, all released on bond after pleading.
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Woodrow F. Garrison
Summit
Fred E. Faust
Pfc
Dave C. Ault
Fort Sill
Sherman Norwood
New York
Paul Dean Goodman
Altus Afb
George W. Sheridan Jr
Leo Emerson Seber
James Andrew Cox
Washington
John Wesley Burse
Robert Lee Guice
No. 20
Quiet, Profitable Crime Wave Hits Town Autotheft
Police report a steady rise in thefts of auto accessories tires and wheels from parked cars. Individual losses seem small but citywide annually would total about 30000 dollars. Last night and morning several hub caps and a tire wheel were stolen with total value over 100 dollars. Officers urge tips to detective division at police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sev
Fifth Atom Bomb Fatality Claimed By Japan
Hiroshi Morita, 25, died in Hiroshima yesterday, the fifth death this year linked to injuries from the 1945 atomic blast. He lived about 1500 yards from the bomb site and had suffered abdominal pain and fatigue since last May. Doctors cited a severely reduced white blood cell count as a lingering effect of the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Japan
Shozo Morita
Trains Blown Off Tracks by High Adriatic Winds
High winds along the Adriatic coast caused several trains to derail or slip from rails as crews fought to regain control. Railway officials reported damage to tracks, temporary service disruptions, and inspections planned to determine the cause and restore routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic Sea
Air Passengers Bumped in Near Miss Over Daventry
In Warwickshire a BEA Elizabethan airliner diverted at 9,500 feet to avoid a collision with a Royal Air Force Vampire. Captain F Jenkinson initiated a sudden nose dive saving passengers. Nearly half of 23 aboard were injured lightly from the sudden movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
F. Jenkinson
British European Airways
Jenkinson
Daventry
Warwickshire
Royal Air Force
Two Nationalists Killed In Tunisia
In Tunisia two Neo-Destour leaders were killed as the Constituent Assembly vote nears. Hussein Bouzaiane, 98th deputy and Gafsa federation head, was slain in Gafsa. Habib Bouguiba led mourners at Bouzaiane funeral. Mohammed Daloud, district leader, was kidnapped and found dead. Dissidents fled, vowing guerrilla action.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Neo-Destour Party
Hussein Bouzaiane
Gafsa
Bouzaiane
Neo-Destour Federation
Tunis University
Habib Beourguiba
Thala
Mohammed Daloud
Neo-Dessour
France
Neo-Destour
Board Of Education Can Meet In Secret
Oklahoma City report says an 18 year old opinion still holds that local boards of education may hold secret meetings. The 1938 ruling found no law requiring open meetings or prohibiting closed meetings. Attorney general J H Johnson said no statute since then changes that. He also ruled it illegal for a son of a board member to deliver milk to a school lunchroom if living with his father. If not domiciled, no illegality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Boards of Education
J. H. Johnson
Latimer County
Ben P. Choate Jr
Johnson
Pulverized bone grafts studied by IU researchers
INDIANAPOLIS Two Indiana University Medical School researchers Dr G J Garceau and C F Gregory report animal studies showing grafts best succeed when the donor bone is pulverized. Dyes traced blood supply to the graft area and showed powder bone acts mainly as a support while new bone forms and the paste hardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana University Medical School
G. J. Garceau
C. F. Gregory
Bond Issue Approved for Sayre and Other Districts
Oklahoma City reports Attorney General Mac Q Williamson approved a $214,000 Sayre public schools building bond, paving sale prospects. Also cleared were a $37,000 Tupelo district bond in Coal County and an $8,000 transportation equipment bond for Independent District 97 in Blaine County.
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Oklahoma City
Sayre
Mac Q. Williamson
Tupelo
Coal County
Independent
Blaine County
Will Rogers Jr. May Preside at Texoma Park Lodge
Planners of the Texoma State Park lodge opening seek Will Rogers Jr. son of the late humorist to preside as master of ceremonies for the event tentatively set for May 26 27 Rogers hosts a daily network television show in New York.
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Will Rogers Jr
Durant
Okla
Texoma State Park
Oklahoma
Rogers
New York
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Marcia Valibus
Miami Beach
Marcia
Union
Salah Ben Yousef
Ben Youssef
Arab League
Board of Education
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R. K. Lane Public Service Co
Harry Pitzer Public Service Co
H. A. Eddins
Oklahoma Natural Gas
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Francis Cella
OU Business Bureau
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