Berserk Gunman Captured After 10 Hour Siege in Virginia Creekbed
Police trapped Sam Harris about 46 in a creek bed after a 10 hour standoff near Callands Virginia. Bloodhounds tracked him from a farm house where he fought officers with a hammer and used a chain. Eight tear gas devices failed to dislodge him. Harris was later shackled by state troopers. He faced charges of attempted serious injury and malicious conduct. Commonwealth's Attorney planned psychiatric evaluation.
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Callands
Va.p
Sam Harris
Harris
Danville
Virginia
Commonwealth
Atty. L. Melvin Giles
Pittsylvania County
Lawton approves 1.65 million junior high bond issue
Lawton citizens vote 2,389 Yes to 337 No for a 1,650,000 bond to build a new Tomlinson Junior High School plant. A five mill building fund levy drew 2,305 Yes to 377 No. Board of Education president Sam Joyner Jr. praised the large turnout as a vote of confidence in the district.
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Tomlinson Junior High School
Sam Joyner Jr
Board of Education
Lawton
F. B
Fuzz) Barnes
Joyner
Shopper's Night Aims to Draw Late-Week Shoppers
Lawton businesses expect crowded Thursday night as the new Shopper's Night program keeps stores open until 9 pm for late shoppers. Launched this month, Shopper's Night has been deemed tremendously successful, with firms currently closing at 6 pm on Saturdays.
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Lawton
Cotton Props Boost Voted In Conferees Action
Senate House farm bill conferees voted to raise the 1956 cotton support by 1.4 cents a pound and deleted an administration backed method change. They restored rigid 90 percent parity supports and backed a dual parity system for cotton and other crops, risking a veto.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
White House
Animals Take Center Stage in Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant
Lawton and outside groups supply animals for the Holy City Easter service this weekend. Pigeons from Lawton Racing Pigeon Club led by Ronnie Scott will act as doves in scenes of resurrection and cleansing. Donkeys goats sheep cows horses and more are donated by local FFA members and area residents for pageant roles with J K Manning Arthur Manning and Ken Weaver coordinating animals and chariot scenes.
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Ronnie Scott
Dale Miller
Lamonn Dalton
Fuzz Barnes
Jack Howenstine
Joe Scott
Future Farmers of America
J. K. Manning
Arthur Manning
Holy City
Jack Batten
Ken Weaver
Wichita Mountains Riding Club
Cache and
Meers
Batten
Tax raid on Daily Worker labeled standard procedure
Commissioner Harrington said the crackdown on the Communist party and Daily Worker is being handled like any other taxpayer case. New York official Moysey organized the padlocking and seizure of headquarters and the Daily Worker plant, surprising Washington officials as he acted with regional cooperation. Moysey declined comment. Harrington and Moysey’s actions were carried out with no prior coordination. See WORKER, Page 6.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Russell C. Harrington
Communist Party
Harrington
Donald R. Moysey
New York
Daily Worker
Moysey
Pravda Attacks Stalin in Long Denunciation Piece
Pravda publishes a seven thousand word, twelve column appraisal denouncing Stalin as driving a growing cult of personality that harmed the Communist cause. It credits early post Lenin work but says later glorifications inflated one man’s role and damaged the party.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda Today
Stalin
Pravda
Bomber Explodes and Crashes Killing Three At McConnell
A B47 Stratojet from McConnell Air Force Base exploded in flight and crashed northeast of Wichita killing its three crew members. Base officials said the instructor and two student pilots died. identities withheld pending next of kin notification. This marked the first McConnell B47 fatal since the January 6 1955 Braman Oklahoma crash.
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Wichita
McConnell Air Force Base
Braman
Okla
Area Weather Forecast Fair and Cooler
Weather summary notes a fair and cooler afternoon and night with mild conditions Thursday. Highs are 60 to 65 degrees today and tomorrow, tonight’s low around 32 and today’s low near 45. An 11 a.m. reading shows 58 degrees, and yesterday’s high reached 90.
Years Worst Duster Shrieks Over Six States
A dust storm blackened skies across six Southwestern states and swept hundreds of tons of topsoil from New Mexico and Colorado toward the Gulf. The storm damaged winter wheat in several areas, with eight to 14 percent harmed near Burlington, Colorado, as winds persisted and visibility plummeted in Texas and Kansas.
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United Press
New Mexico
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
Alice
Tex
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wyooming
Texas
el Paso
Cotulla
Kenneth Chalmers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Denver
Burlington
Colo
Hill City
Crop Damage Minor Here After Dust Storm
Fair weather in Lawton followed yesterday's dust storm. 11 a.m. 58 degrees. high today expected 60s to 65. Yesterday's high 90. Brady, soil conservation official, cites some crop damage but not critical. Insect damage to alfalfa and wheat noted. moisture needed for young plants.
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Lawton
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bill Brady
Federal Soil Conservation
Tornado Roars Through Talihina Oklahoma
A tornado swept southeast Talihina near 7 30 p m causing extensive property damage. No injuries reported. Residents Reed Taylor and Dick Mosley saw it approach from the southwest and sheltered their children. The path cut a 100 yard wide swath through pines. six houses shifted, roofs damaged, and a calf killed.
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Talihina
Okla
Oklahoma
Reed Taylor
Dick Mosley
Taylor
Jim Nicholson
Jim Dresser
Flying D Ranch
Tulsa
Lawton to Get Gordon Cartons Plant in April
Lawton to begin operations in April as Gordon Cartons Inc branches into folding and set up paperboard boxes and plastic containers. The former Griffin Wholesale Grocery building will house the plant, with 40 initial hires and a goal of 100 workers within a year. Funding involves a $260,000 loan from First National Bank and Trust Co with three local banks participating, backed by limited liability guarantees from community leaders. The project signals a broader Industrial Foundation Fund campaign by the Chamber of Commerce to spur local industry.
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Chamber of Commerce
New Financial and Evaluation
Gordon Cartons, Inc
Lawton
J. R. Montgomery
City National Bank
George Barber
American National Bank
Exal
Griffin Wholesale Grocery Co
East D
United States
Baltimore
Portsmouth
First National Bank and Trust Co
Oklahoma City
Security Bank and Trust Co
New Dawn
J.C. Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Chamber
Industrial Foundation
Industrial Foundation Fund
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
City Lands
Carton Firm Officials Laud Lawton as New Plant Site
GORDON Cartons Inc executives said they are impressed by Lawton and will open a branch plant here. Sam Gordon Louis Franks Charles B DeBuskey and Jerome Robinson will lead plans. They praised Greater Lawton Inc Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Lawtonian for support and noted Lawton’s rail air and trucking access and midwest to far west distribution. executives said the site lies midway between Baltimore and Los Angeles with strong labor and raw materials access.
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Gordon Cartons, Inc
Lawton
Sam Gordon
Louis Franks
Charles B. DeBuskey
Jerome Robinson
Baltimore, Md
Greater Lawton, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Lawtonian
United States
Gordon
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Calif
Far West
Southwest
Midwest
Gary To Speak At City Banquet In Lawton
Governor Raymond Gary will headline a Lawton dinner at 6:30 p.m. to launch a drive for 4000 Oklahoma Development Council members. Exall English of Lawton chairs the council. Tom McDermott Jr. of Tulsa leads the Governor's Council of Economic Development among other industrial and business leaders expected.
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Raymond Gary
Lawton
Oklahoma Development Council
Gary
Exall English
State Development Council
Oklahoma
Tom McDermott Jr
Tulsa
Governor’s Council of Economic Development
Lawtonian
Missile race gains top priority in anew defense post
The Pentagon orders top priority for a long range ballistic missile able to deliver a hydrogen charge at supersonic speed. Secretary Wilson names Eger V. Murphree, 57, president of Esso Research, to direct the effort, serving without pay while on leave. He will speak for the defense setup before the National Security Council and the President.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Eger V. Murphree
Russia
Murphree
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Esso Research
Defense Secretary
Defense Establishment
National Security Council
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