Probers Study Spy Situation At Monmouth
Washington McCarthy hearings focus on alleged subversives at Fort Monmouth New Jersey as Stevens defends 35 security cases at the radar lab and Roy Cohn vows to prove a key radar official knew of atom spy Julius Rosenberg. Aaron Coleman named as suspect. Coleman suspended last September and linked to the Communist League. Cohn alleges Stevens interfered with the subcommittee inquiry. Mundt promises no quick end to the probe as Stevens tests testimony.
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Washington
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
McCarthy
Stevens
McCarthy Subcommittee
Army
Roy Cohn
Sen
Ase
Atom
Julius Rosen- Te
Cohn
Aaron Coleman
Coleman
Monmouth
Communist League
McClellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Ution
Can. N. Welch
Soviet Scientists Claim Origin of Life Solved
London May 4 UP Russian scientists say they solved life origin on Earth and find vegetation on Mars as a step toward finding higher life. They also hint at cancer control advances and describe Soviet science in a embassy publication New Paths of Soviet Science.
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London
Mars
Russia
Iron Curtain
Moscow
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Alexander Oparin
Top Junior High Scholars Named for Lawton Class of ’54
Vernita Helms and Joan Godlove are named scholastic leaders for Lawton junior high’s graduating class of 1954. They will be honored at the annual commencement at 8 p.m. May 26 in Roosevelt Stadium. Vernita, daughter of G. E. Hammond, has a three-year average and is valedictorian. Joan, daughter of W Gis dines, is salutatorian with a 96.9 average, and she has been active in the National Junior Honor Society Horizon club and the Order of the Rainbow.
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Vernita Helms
Joan Godlove
Lawton Junior High
Roosevelt Stadium
Vernita
G. E. Hammond
Garfield
Meno
Joan
W Gisdines
Ciety
Oan
W. School
Taft
Horizon Club
Order of the Rainbow
Waurika Flood Waters Fall Families Return Home
Nearly 100 Waurika residents returned to their homes after floodwaters from Cow and Beaver Creek receded. The area saw minor damage as residents safeguarded belongings using pulleys to lift furniture. The National Red Cross aided with 100 cots and 200 blankets while storms affected Lawton Lake and local crops. Weather conditions were improving with plans for warmer temperatures.
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Waurika
Oklahoma
Jefferson
Cleve Largent
American Red Cross
Largent
Sargent
Murder Charged To Fort Sill Man
O Neal Banks a 26 year old Fort Sill resident is charged with murder for the fatal stabbing of Frank Bell about 30 of 503 Carver in the Wonder Bar No 20 B Monday afternoon Bell Negro died from a slashed throat at Station hospital Det Williams said Banks admitted the stabbing and that the knife blade broke in the victim s neck He was arrested at his Fort Sill quarters at 6 45 pm after two soldiers brought him to base custody following a pool hall fight over betting on a game of pool at No 16 B
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O'Neal Banks
Fort Sill
Frank Bell
Carver
Wonder Bar
Bell
Station Hospital
Preston Williams
Banks
Williams
No. 16
Chamber to Air Plan for Comanche County Fairgrounds
The Lawton Chamber of Commerce weekly forum will hear a proposal to expand fairground facilities. After a failed last year, supporters seek civic backing for a likely 200000 bond project. County fair board members Price Sr Bentley and Hay will present. County commissioners, vocational instructors, farmers, and leaders of farm and cattle groups will attend.
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Comanche County Fairgrounds
Lawton
Chamber
New Quakes Shake Parts Of Greece
Athens reports two earthquakes in parts of Greece on Tuesday with no new damage observed. Authorities confirm no injuries or fresh destruction as aftershocks are monitored by seismological authorities.
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Greece
Athens
Eisenhower Says U S Will Not Enter Indo China War Without Local Support
President Eisenhower indicated the United States would not undertake military action in Indo China without regional backing. Sen. Flanders quoted the president after a White House meeting amid the crisis. Senate Republican Leader Knowland voiced support if Congress is asked to authorize troops. House Speaker Martin suggested action may not be necessary and noted Asiatic nations could mobilize with Western material aid.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Flanders
United States
Indo- China
Flanders
Senate Armed Services Committee
Indo-China
White House
Senate
Knowland
California
Congress
U. S
Southeast Asia
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Troy, N. Y
Asia
Troy
UN presses ROK to accept UN supervised Korea vote compromise
Geneva May 4 UP United States and 14 allied nations urged South Korea to accept a compromise plan for elections under UN supervision in both halves of Korea. IV Minh delegation arrived for Indo China talks as Western bloc seeks an all Korea election solution despite Communist rejection.
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Geneva
United States
Korea
United Nations
South Korea
Richard G. Casey
Britain
France
Casey
Syngman Rhee
Vietminh Press Western Front At Dien Bien Phu
Bitter fighting rages as Vietminh assault Dien Bien Phu’s western sector after a mortar barrage. French defenders under Brig. Gen. de Castries launch a counterattack as rain hampers tank movement and air strikes. The attack marks another strongpoint fall amid renewed Franco-Vietminh combat near the fortress.
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Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Indo-China
Vietminh
Indo- China
High Command
Allen
New York Times
Vo Nguyen Giap
Christian de Castries
Murray Wife In Democratic Oklahoma Governorship Race
Oklahoma City Mrs Will ie E Murray wife of Governor is a Democratic candidate to succeed her husband. She 45 stayed at home in Oklahoma City where remodeling is underway. She returned from New Orleans and will study reaction letters before deciding. Governor Murray plans to back her if she runs. Two other candidates Mozelle T Wilcoxson and John Paul Walters withdrew from races.
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Oklahoma City
Willie E. Murray
Murray
New Orleans
Amen Ae
Neutra
Mozelle T. Wilcoxson
Terral
Jefferson County
John Paul Walters
Chickasha
Chickasha County
Council To Study Routine Matters At City Session
The weekly city council meeting will address routine matters. New members Ertle W. Kirkpatrick and Buck Kinsey take seats for the first session since the April 6 election on the eight-man city council.
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Ertle W. Kirkpatrick
Buck Kinsey
Civil Rights Snarls Threaten Taft Hartley Bill Action
In Washington a surprise anti discrimination amendment threatened to delay Senate consideration of the Taft Hartley labor relations revision. Senate Labor Committee Chairman H Alexander Smith warned of a filibuster by Southern Democrats if the amendment is brought up. Senator Lehman announced the measure would make it an unfair labor practice to discriminate against a worker for race creed color national origin or ancestry. Senator Ives of New York had a similar amendment ready.
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Washington
Senate
H. Alexander Smith
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Lehman
D—Lib
Lehman
Aft Ca
Sen
Ives
Dickenson Convicted by Army Court Martial
An Army court martial convicted Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson of collaborating with the Chinese Communists while a prisoner of war in Korea. He received a 10 year sentence with dishonorable discharge. sentencing paused to consider mitigating factors. Dickenson, 23, from Cracker's Neck Virginia, served 2.5 years in a North Korea POW camp and was among 23 POWs who initially refused repatriation. He was convicted of general collaboration and informing the Communists about an escape plan led by Edward M. Gaither of Philadelphia.
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Washington
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Korea
Dickenson
Cracker’s Neck
North Korea
United States
Edward M. Gaither
Philadelphia
Boulevard Strip Opening Delayed by Weather
Weather and wet grounds delayed the Boulevard strip project at Fort Sill. Harold L. and Associates foreman Floyd Freeman said rain halted progress, pushing opening from May 1 to mid month. Crews work on concrete traffic islands and underpass east of the current intersection of the boulevard and Cache Road.
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Floyd Freeman
Harold L. and Associates
Ferris
Heera
Cache Road
Chinese School 29 Preachers Reported Executed
The American Council of Christian Churches said it learned, via a Berkeley missionary postcard, that 29 Chinese Protestant preachers were executed by the Communists. The council, led by Dr. Kenneth R. Kinney, is uneasy about a shift in China and notes the postcard mentions Pastor Wen Ming shot in Peiping.
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New York
American Council of Christian Churches
Berkeley
Calif
Kenneth R. Kinney
First Baptist Church
Johnson City
N. Y
Kok
Wen Ming
Peiping
China
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Pvt
G. David Schine
Wolverine Lore
Lawton High
Val Frakes
Dick Swaby
Donald Kouri
Jerry Goocey
Lawtonka
John Frampton
K. D. Blood
U.S
Rok
Chinese School
Red Cross
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