Threats Charged To McCarthy Aides In Senate Probe
Secretary Stevens testified that Sen McCarthy's aides made "exceedingly serious" threats to him to sway Army favors for Schine. He said Cohn and Carr implied retaliation if the Army did not act for Schine, amid McCarthy's probes and a conflict over espionage at Ft Monmouth. The Senate also voted to return Eisenhower's Taft Hartley revision bill to committee, 50 to 42, with Southern and Northern Democrats backing recommitment for differing reasons.
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Washington
Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
David Schine
Senate
McCarthy
Schine
New York
McCarthy Army
Army
Roy M. Cohn
McCarthy Subcommittee
Francis P. Carr
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Cohn
Carr
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Labor Committee
Dem
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
Democrats
Hill
Executive Branch
Sen. Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Lawton Area Employment Improves in April
Lawton area shows higher total employment in mid-April with a 300 gain from mid-March led by wholesale and retail trade adding 175 jobs. Unemployment drops to about 700, with demand centered in trade, farm labor, construction, domestic work and utilities. some trades report temporary surplus.
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Lawton
John Looney
Oklahoma Employment Service
Looney
Lake Area Receives Heavy Showers and Cooler Temps
Skies over southwest Oklahoma were clear to partly cloudy with cooler temperatures expected through Saturday. A thunder shower last night dumped about .85 inch at Lake Lawtonka, less than .01 inch in the lake's watershed. Tulsa reported 1.32 inches from a storm series. Pawnee issued a disputed tornado warning. police said a twister was aloft and did not touch ground while the Weather Bureau found no tornado on radar.
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Oklahoma
Lake Lawtonka
John Frampton
Lake Ceeper
Lawton
Tulsa
Pawnee
Clarence Cockrum
Weather Bureau
City Hospitals Win Accredited Rating
Comanche County Memorial hospital and Southwestern Clinic hospital were notified of provisional accreditation by the Joint Commission. The rating follows a March survey by Dr. Jose Gonzalez and review by 21 commissioners. Fort Sill Army hospital remains accredited. Kiowa hospital awaits final decision after March inspection.
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Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Southwestern Clinic Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
Joint Commission
Ani
Lawton
Jose Gonzalez
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Kiowa
Southwestern
Memorial Hospitals
Tornado Aid Plan Still Not Settled
Black Beaver Council Explorer Scouts will not join a state Civil Defense plan to clean tornado debris in Tillman county. Council executive Joe Clement said prior commitments prevent participation. National Guard aid was rejected due to cost and precedent concerns.
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Black Beaver Council
Civil -Fense
Tillman County
Joe Clement
Chickasha
Tom Brett
CDA
Brett
National Guard
Oklahoma City
Anadarko
Lawton
Frederick
Johnston Murray
Emergency Relief Fund
Kenney
Clement
Two for mer private detectives condemned to die in California
San Francisco In a Little Lindbergh Law kidnapping case Harold Jackson 52 and Joseph Lear 43 were sentenced to death at San Quentin for abducting Leonard Moskovitz 36 a real estate broker on January 16. Moskovitz was chained and threatened with a knife for 61 hours before police rescued him. No ransom was paid.
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San Francisco
San Quentin
Dapper
Harold Jackson
Mhild Joseph Lear
California
Leonard Moskovitz
Moskovitz
Proclamation for Official Straw Hat Day in Lawton
Lawton Mayor Pro-tem Lester McKenzie proclaims Saturday May 8 as Official Straw Hat Day in Lawton Oklahoma urging men to wear new 1954 straw hat models to celebrate spring and summer with the city’s balmy climate and returned robins.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Lester McKenzie
Texas Oklahoma turnpike links under study across borders
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority member Charles D. Payne said Texas officials are forming groups to plan road links between the Oklahoma turnpike and Texas highway network. Talks in Wichita Falls with Lubbock and Wichita Falls chambers focused on linking the southwest Oklahoma leg to the Red River crossing south of Randlett. Texas leaders showed enthusiasm and aim to speed the Texas link to the state system.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Charles D. Payne Lawton
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Payne
Wichita Falls
Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Red River
Randlett
Wic' Falls See
Pake
Dulles Set for National Address on Foreign Policy
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will speak to the nation Friday night at 8:30 p.m. est to defend Geneva and Indo China policy plans. He aims to outline U S foreign policy challenges and responses as Washington reports a quadruple plan with Britain and France to halt the war in Indo China.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Geneva
Dulles
United States
Britain
France
Democrats Blast Dulles Policy At Jackson-Jefferson Dinner
Democratic leaders in Washington denounce the Eisenhower administration policy as they pledge a tougher anti Republican stand in the upcoming Congress. Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn launch broad attacks on foreign policy and the Army McCarthy hearings, calling them silly luxuries and TV spectacles.
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Washington
Ident Eisenhower
Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
United States
U.S
Truman
House
Sam Rayburn
Dean Acheson
Rayburn
Allies To Seek Start Of Indo China Truce Talks
Western powers moved toward opening Indo China peace talks with Mołotov Eden chairing. Huang Hua demanded admission of Laos Cambodia and other states, complicating hopes. Nine delegations set to attend including Big Four Red China and Vietminh. Laniel's govt wins support to continue negotiations.
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Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Eden
Georges Bidault
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Korea
Red China
Huang Hua
Laos
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Burma
Russia
Red
France
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
Paris
Laniel
Twenty Firemen Die in Guanabara Bay Explosions
Twenty firemen were reported missing and presumed dead after explosions ignited powder and petroleum facilities on Braco Forte island in Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro. Eight firemen were seriously injured in the blast and fire.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Guanabara Bay
Wne
Braco Forte
13 Percent Youth Center Members Revealed in City Survey
Lawton Fort Sill Recreation Council released a citywide survey based on 904 Lawton high school responses from April as part of 6,552 questionnaires. The data show only 13 percent listed Lawton Youth Center membership and 27 school organizations with 40 outside groups named, though some forms omitted full membership lists.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Zoya
Hrir
Horizon Club
LHS
Dien Bien Phu Falls In Indochina War Endgame
Paris AP reports Dien Bien Phu has fallen as Premier Laniel announced the fortress submerged after 20 hours of fighting. Brig Gen Christian de Castries led a 14,000 man garrison at Isabelle as Viet Minh forces outnumbered them four to one and closed in from surrounding hills.
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Paris
Dien Bien Ien Phu
Joseph Laniel
Isabelle
French Union
Christian de Castries
de Castries
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Laniel
National Assembly
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Nguyen Giap
Hanoi
Indo-China
Uni
President Praises Dien Bien Phu Fortitude and Alliance
President Eisenhower lauds French Union forces at Dien Bien Phu as a symbol of free world resolve against dictatorship. He notes temporary defeats followed by French leadership, urging united action to stem communism in Asia amid post fall discussions with France and congressional calls for firm measures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dien Bien Phu
Rene Coty
France
Indo- China
Asia
Contt
Sen. Bridges
Martin
Dien Bien Phu Heroes Enter History Pages
Saigon May 7 UPI The Dien Bien Phu saga ends as brave French and colonial troops defend a jungle outpost against overwhelming Red forces. Brig Gen Christian de Castries orders dig in and underground defenses. Airlifted troops, artillery, and 18 ton tanks arrive as villages report raids and massing enemy forces.
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Dien Bien Phu
Saigon
Indo - China
Africa
Indo-China
Laos
de Castries
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Reds
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187Th Field Artillery Group
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Camp Polk
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Rio
Grea
Lanel
Lanie
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