Dulles Plans Tough Talk On Indo China
Washington reports the United States will restate a hard line on keeping Indo China out of Communist control. Secretary of State Dulles will address the Overseas Press Club in New York and speak via ABC and DuMont at 9 pm. The White House backs a firm stance ahead of Geneva talks, amid concerns over possible peace proposals trading a U.N. seat for concessions to the Viet Minh and Red China.
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Washington
U.S
China
United Trons
Dulles
Overseas Press Club
New York
ABC Radio
DuMont Television
Eisenhower
White House
United States
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Russia
Red
Red China
Congress
Indo- China
U.N
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
Rts
Dien Bien Phu
Christian de Castries
Serence
Defense Department
Indo-China
Freeze Forecast In City Tonight
The March lamb faded as a lion at both ends with sharp temperature drops in the Lawton area. A slight freeze is forecast for tonight as lows near 30 and highs 45 to 50 persist through tomorrow.
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Lawton
Guymon
Palmer and McCain reminisce of Fort Sill days
Lt. Gen. Williston B. Palmer and Mayor Joe C. McCain meet at City Hall during a break in Palmer's Fort Sill tour. They recall 1929 service together at Fort Sill and discuss a future visit with McCain’s son, named for the general, at Oklahoma Military Academy.
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Joe C. McCain
Williston B. Palmer
McCain
Tne
Joe C.mccain
G-4
Batter
Fort Sill
Gen. Palmer
Palmer
Lawton
Army
Lawson
Washington, D.C
Williston Birkhimer Palmer McCain
Oklahoma Military Ademy
Gen
First Field Artillery
Logan Backers Rally in Southwest Oklahoma Tonight
Lawton supporters gather in the district courtroom to back State Sen. Bill Logan for governor. The 7:30 pm rally aims to mobilize native-son support across southwest Oklahoma with plans for county clubs and a statewide organization. Temporary chair Mary Pokorny presides as invitations go out for a public meeting with local officers to be elected.
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Lawton
Southwest Oklahoma
Bill Logan
Oklahoma
Comanche County
Lub
Irs
Mary Pokorny
Sry
See Logan
McCain recalls Palmer’s rise and wartime service details
The account traces McCain recalling Palmer as captain and battery commander influencing a sergeant promotion. They served together in World War I and again in 1942 43 and later fought in Europe separately. The text mentions Palmer’s roles and a 1945 head of Troops post and a 1929 36 service period, plus a distinct incident involving Harley Baker and a 1941 to 1945 military context.
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McCain
Euopean
Palner
U.S
Rotving
Harley Baker
New York
Palmer
Fort
Artillery Cent
Bob Landerster
Baker
Field Artillery
Ted
Monroe Richardson
Lawton
Ral
Joe Must Go Club Formed In Wisconsin
In Sauk City Wisconsin a citizens group led by editor Leroy Gore formed a Joe Must Go recall club to challenge Senator Joseph R McCarthy Gore announced plans to register with Madison and a 20 member steering committee will run the drive after a mass meeting that drew 400 to 500 attendees Petitioners will need about 403000 signatures to force a recall The crowd debated legal hurdles and the effort to show public sentiment against McCarthy was intensifying with recall stakes and fundraising details noted
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Sauk City
Wis
Joseph R. McCarthy
Leroy Gore
Secretary of State
Madison
McCarthy
Gore
Joe
Saulh Prairie Star
Wisconsin
Joe McCarthy
Gore Drew
Germany
Texas
Lawton Woman Wins French Legion of Honor Medal
The mother of Lawtonian Lawrence Laird becomes the third foreign woman to receive France’s Legion of Honor, for outstanding missionary work in French Equatorial Africa at Ippi. Mrs. Lee Laird, living in Englewood during a U.S. speaking tour, helped establish the mission in 1928 with her husband Guy Laird, treated daily about 110 natives, and received praise from Paris officials and Africa letters. Her daughter Arline assisted as a nurse.
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Bangasson
Guy Laird
Weekend Car Crashes Fatal To 9 Sooners
Nine people died in weekend crashes across Oklahoma as sunny weather spurred traffic. Three deaths came from one wreck west of Pawnee, with four more fatalities reported in Bryan, Tulsa, Pushmataha, and other counties. Multiple drivers were injured, some critically, in crashes near Ardmore, Caddo, WeWoka, and Snyder, with one man pulled from a burning car and another suffering a broken neck elsewhere.
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United Press
Pawnee
Highway Patrol
John Freeman Jr
Boynton
Muskogee County
Alfred Horse Chief
Ronnie Richards
Tulsa
Roland Osborne
Loyd Chapman
Lamont Pratt
Richard Ledbetter
Pushmataha
Morton
Caddo
Bryan
McMurray
Miss Franklin
U.S. 77
Ardmore
Herbert Owes
Reuben Elbert Hunter
Pauls Valley
U.S
Glenn Richard Hardesty
Catoosa
Ledbetter
Antlers
Seminole County
Wewoka
Albert Austin Elliott
Sasakwa
Rudolph Heard
Konawa
J. D. Arbuckle
Seminole
Bill Cooper
Pete Forneris
Blott
Elliott
Hedrick
Jackson County
Bill, Bower
Lewis McCorkle
Snyder
Kiowa County
Aitus Memorial Hospital
Re-Registration Deadline Nears in Lawton
Lawton voters rush to re-register as the deadline nears with three days left in the period. Precinct registrars report varied activity, some noting large jumps in new registrants while others see modest gains. one registrar logged 25 new registrations before noon today. County officials warn many may delay until the final days.
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Lawton
Solon Proposes Ban On Reds In Service
Congressman Vinson of Georgia introduces a bill to bar Communist Party members from the armed forces and to make concealment or membership a military crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The measure seeks to extend loyalty provisions within the Armed Services Committee's senior Democrat leadership.
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Solon
Washington
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Annual Lawton School Census Scheduled To Start Thursday
Lawton public schools plan an annual census from Thursday through April 21 to collect names ages grades and birth dates of children birth through 17. Enumerators with official board of education badges will conduct the count in Lawton and at Fort Sill with 14 Lawton workers and two at Fort Sill. Names addresses schools ages and birth dates will be requested with sworn accuracy to aid planning of buildings facilities scheduling and staffing.
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Dorothy Davis
Lawton
Fort Sill
Lawton School
Lawrence Laird
Board of Education
Fort
Laird
Board of Education and School Administration
Dorothy Boardman
Oak
Robert C. Cook
Cs Bee Sassen Dacia
Cher
M. H. Dugan
Cies
Bell
ZA. Hammond
Ash
Ophelia Hargrove
Hazel Hoseit
Roosevelt
John Sacker
Ferris
Katherine Whitaker
N. 12Th
Lindsey Whitten
N.brd
Robert Williams
E. Bell
Paul Wilson
Morford Drive
Kohutek
Egypt’s Naguib Faces Coups Threat as Army Seizes Control
Amid clashes in Cairo the Revolu tion Council moves to abolish rule and form a National Advisory Council. Army tanks and troops restore order after anti Naguib protests and a guard room attack at the State Council. Naguib collapses during cabinet talks as demonstrations ban.
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Revolution Council
Can
Egypt
Cairo
Amey
Wenen Ide
Abdel Razak Sanhad
Naguib
Sanhouri
Mohamed Naguib
Abdel Hakim Amer
State Council
Fin Tery
Interior Ministry
Caix
Cannes
City Forger Gets Suspended Term
OKLAHOMA CITY March 29 a Lawton man Morley received a suspended sentence and probation by Federal Judge A. S. Vaught after pleading guilty to forging a government check. Earlier a case arising from the same crime, Robert, had been placed on probation for three years. His brother Robert is in the ...
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Oklahoma City
Lawton
Morley
A. S. Vaught
Robert
Death by own action ends life of Fort Sill private
Pvt. Max G. Six, 30, of Toledo Ohio and member of C Battery 602nd Field Artillery Battalion, was found at Fort Sill near building 6069 with a carbine under his knee and a bullet wound to the head. Investigating officers list the death as death by own action. no note was found. He enlisted January 4 1954 after prior Army service from 1943 to 1945. Becker Funeral Home handling arrangements. survived by mother Mrs Agnes P. Six.
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Fort Sill
Max G. Six
Toledo
Ohio
C Battery
602Nd Field Artillery
Pear Toard Port Nar
Goan Motor Pool
PIO
Richard H. Kliever
Pvt. Six
Agnes P. Six
Army
Europe
Red Becker
Animal Shelter Change Sought by City Committee
A city council committee proposed changes to the animal shelter operations noting some improvements while recommending tweaks. The group called for remedying stray animal handling and updating procedures at the shelter during the review week.
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Rale O
Jury Is Selected For Faulkner Trial
Billy Bruce Faulkner, 24, goes on trial for rape of a 12 year old Lawton girl on Sept. 24. A 12-man jury and one alternate were qualified. County Attorney offers capital punishment for first degree rape. Defense argues brutal attack and rape along a county road about 1 ½ miles south of Lawton. Names mentioned include Manville Redman and Layton. jurors Forrest and others are referenced.
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Billy Bruce Faulkner
Lawton
Manville Redman
Faulkner State
Bennett
Ally
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James Russell Morton
Bennington
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Marilou Franklin
Zack Taylor Cooper
William Ray Linebarger
Sill GI
Faulner Trial
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