Lawton Man Faces Gas Well In Backyard Strike
In Lawton Roy Gower and driller Ernest Best drilled for a water well in Gower’s northwest neighborhood yard. They hit oil and gas at 87 to 100 feet, igniting a backyard flare and prompting officials to inspect the site for possible commercial potential. Gas odor and a burning light drew attention as residents weighed options while awaiting further evaluation.
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Ray Attebberry
Cilsun
Wither
Roy Gower
Gower
Electtic Whilily
Gowers
Ernest Best
Gareden
Best
Brest
Roy Gowers
Griler
Macmillan Faces Backlash as Election Talk Grows
Amid a government crisis and rising strike activity in Britain, Prime Minister Macmillan faces calls for a general election. Opposition Socialists press for voting power as internal discord, Suez tensions, Cyprus crisis, gas rationing, and price hikes strain the regime. The Marquess of Salisbury resigns in protest while sources say Britain may concede Egyptian terms for canal operation to ease fuel shortages.
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Ter Harold Macm Jan
Retive
Wall
Suez
Cyprus
London
Marquess
Salisbury
Britain
House of Lords
Macmillan
Makarios
Egypt
Anthony Eden
Suez Canal
Middle East
Same Old Corner, Same Old Stork in Asheville
In Asheville on March 29, 1991 Mrs. William Brigman was en route to Memorial Missions hospital when her baby was born in a car at Lexington and Broadway. Six years later, on the same date, another Brigman daughter was born at that intersection weighing eighty pounds.
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Asheville
N. C
Broadway
42Nd Street
New York
William Brigman
Lexington
Brigman
Bar Ynardsville
Memorial Missions Hospital
Ike avoids traffic ticket ruling after Gettysburg trip
Washington reports police made it official that President Eisenhower did not receive a ticket for driving 70 to 75 mph on the Gettysburg trip. Police say they did not observe the fast driving and consider the incident closed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Farmers Union Raps School Bill Over Reorganization Plan
Oklahoma Farmers Union opposed the school district reorganization feature of a teacher salary bill, arguing it would close up to 200 small schools. The union calls for protection for districts losing schools while supporting higher teacher salaries and local input on closure decisions. George W. Stone led outreach with letters to lawmakers and rural officials.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Farmers Union
Raymond Gary
Herbert Shoup
Farmers Union
Shoup
George W.stone
Oklahoma
Meat Racket Bared by Oklahoma City Probe
Oklahoma City agents found six supermarkets overcharging meat by weighing, prompting mayoral stop sale orders. Officials estimate about 10 million dollars yearly statewide, with plans to expand the inquiry to Tulsa Muskogee Lawton Enid and other centers. Prosecution of future violators will be pursued as misdemeanors.
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Oklahoma City
State Agriculture Department
T. €. Beck
Oklahomaa City
Beck
Tulsa
Muskogee
Lawton
Enid
Oklahoma
Thunderstorm Drops Heavy Rain In Area
A violent thunderstorm struck Lawton late last night, knocking out lights in parts of the city and delivering heavy rainfall to Lake Lawtonka and surrounding watershed. Forecasters warn of more thunderstorms today as Lake Lawtonka dam site received .70 inches in about 20 minutes. Meers saw about a half inch in 30 minutes. Lawton observers recorded lighter rain and power outages with quick restoration. No injuries reported. one home damaged by a lightning strike. The lake level rose four inches in the past week, now 30.5 feet below flood level. Today’s outlook calls for occasional rain with scattered thunderstorms and cooler highs near 63.
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Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Lawtonka Dam
Leroy Higdon
Meers
Wayne Rowe
Floyd Elrod
Public Service Company
Tomlinson
Nob Hill
Louise Young
Lake Area
Fatrolman Higdon
Oklahoma
Guymon
Panhandle
Ardmore
Hobart
Gage
Ponca City
Tulsa
McAlester
Six Die Instantly In Auto Wreck
GREAT FALLS Montana March 30 UP Six persons a Montana school teacher and five teenage students were instantly killed in a car truck head on collision about 20 miles from here on US 87. The victims all residents of Fort Benton were Cleo Crane Jerome Nagengast Alderine LaBarr Mark Paul Bobby Peterson and H Mern Parson the teacher. The car collided with a Great Northern transport truck driven by J A Henen 29. He was treated for slight injuries at a local hospital. The coroner said the car was passing another vehicle when the accident occurred.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Here
Mark Paul
Bobby Peterson
H. Mern Parson
J. A. Henen
McGinnis
Coast Guard Readies Court Martial for Area Man
Coast Guard authorities charged 23-year-old Walter P. Ryan of Frederick Oklahoma with brutality toward recruits at Government Island Station Alameda California. Louis Gamble, 20, Riverside California, also faces charges for kicking a trainee. Another unnamed seaman from California was charged with using profane language.
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Frederick Seaman
Coast Guard
Government Island
Alameda
Calif
Associated Press
Edward B. Houghtaling
Walter P. Ryan
Louis Gamble
Riverside
Ryan
Gamble
Roland Forsyth
Dallas
B. A. Ryan
Frederick
Buddy Ryan
Oklahoma A&m
Frederick High School
Linus
B. Stevens
Omaha
Neh
Cradr. Houghtaling
California
Thug Claims US Woman Safe in Iran Kidnap Case
In Iran a bandit chief named Dadshah agreed to release 33 year old Anita Carroll if allowed to go free. The Interior Ministry disclosed the message from the outlaw leader promising amnesty upon her immediate release. Mrs Carroll, abducted last Sunday after an ambush that killed her husband and three others, is described as safe and unharmed.
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Tehran
Iran
Anita Carroll
Interior Ministry
Tyanshahy
Mrs. Carroll
Dad
Transhahr
Dadshah
War Hero Still Active Hardtack Going Soft
Hardtack Murphy, 31-year Army veteran also known as Frank M. Kviatek, is a doll collector living near Fort Sill. A crack sniper and decorated hero of World War II, he retired as a master sergeant in 1948 and now works in the Fort Sill motor pool while cherishing his growing doll collection and his longtime love of the Army.
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Hardtack
Hardtack Murphy
Frank M Kviatek
N. 21St
George Gravley
Frank M. Kviatek
Billy
Kviatek
Army
Civil Service
Fort Sill
Nasser Says U S Pressuring Egypt to Starve It
Cairo March 30 President Nasser charged the United States is trying to starve Egypt while Egypt will run the Suez Canal and deny Israeli ships use. He spoke as a ship convoys in five months transit reopened waterway paying tolls on Egypt terms. He said the United States pressures Egypt, the Soviet Union aids, and Egypt will resist while wheat and bread remain. Local U S editors toured the region, barred from the news conference by local officials.
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Cairo
Nasser
United States
U.S
Egypt
Suez Canal
Soviet Union
Middle East
Dwight E. Sargent
Portland (Time) Press-Herald
Roy Pinkerton
John P. Scripps
Ventura, Calif
US Seeks New Plan For Suez
Washington officials pushed a note countering Egypts plan to operate the Suez Canal with tighter rules. The diplomatic message could go to Cairo over the weekend or Monday as a near deadline looms with canal traffic due to begin in about ten days. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles wrestled with how Egypt would implement its points.
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Washington
United States
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cairo
John Foster Dulles
Georgetown
Dulles
Bulganin warns Denmark over H-bomb bases on soil
Soviet Premier Bulganin warned Denmark against hosting bases for Russia's enemies, arguing a single hydrogen blast could destroy much of Denmark and extend to U. S. bases in Greenland. The message to Denmark followed a similar note to Norway as both face Atlantic Pact pressure.
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Copenhagen
N. A. Bulganin
Denmark
Russia
Bulganin
H. C. Hansen
Norway
U.S
United States
Thule
Greenland
Hansen
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McAuliffe
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Sait
Carre
Pace
Sniper
Germany
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