Call Collect System Tested by Oklahoma Air Force Recruiters
Oklahoma Air Force recruiters at Laxton station began a full scale test of a call collect system to curb recruiting travel. The plan enables local Comanche county residents to call collect for interviews, saving miles and costs. In March, 23 recruiters logged 44 251 miles, with mileage expected to drop by about one third under the new method, cutting operating expenses significantly.
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Laxton Station
Oklahoma
Air Force
Ross
Comanche County
Sgi_t
Todd
Self Denial Plan Aimed At Global Relief Funds
Lawton Seventy Day Adventist members launch a self denial program to raise funds for disaster and famine relief. Small banks distributed to church families. meals feature reminders of those in need. The May offering aims to help 30 countries with emergency supplies and cash aid.
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Lawton Seventy Day Adventist Church
Carl W. Pine
Layton Gentry
Gentry
Sill Unit Spends Armed Forces Day At Arizona Post
Fort Sill unit Bat tery Roof the 227th Field Artiller Battalion at Fort Huachuca Ariz marks Armed Forces Day. Captain Laurence JH Kruse commands one howitzer crew to fire a salute at Davis Monthan Air Force Base Tucson Ariz. Remainder of battalion participates in post parade at Inachua. Battery assigned to Ari zone base has earned the First Signal Group best mess award.
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Fort Sill
227Th Field Artiller
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Army Electronic Proving Ground
Laurence JH. Kruse
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Aria
Remuinder
Batt
Inachua
Arizone
Watch Stolen Two Years Earlier Recovered in Battle Creek
Police recovered a gold pocket watch stolen two years ago from Henry Knechtlin. Knechtlin, shopping, spotted the watch and identified it as his. Investigators seek the man who sold the watch to a jewelry store as part of the case.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Henry
Sigma Delta Chi Awards Honor 1956 Journalism Work
New York Sigma Delta Chi announced 15 awards for radio television and press reporting from 1956. Winners include Alfed Nuothier United Press for general reporting Russell United Press for foreign correspondence Silvan Meyer Gainesville Daily Times for editorials Bem Price AP for Washington coverage Dan Tompkins Sian- Gi Monica Outlook and others for public service. Elmer C Walzer named Deadline Club president. Kueltner and Jones cited for desegregation analysis and Hungarian revolt reporting respectively.
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New York
Sigma Delta Chi
Tern
Alfed Nuothier
United Press Manager
Alarnte
Eral
Russell United Press
Silvan Meyer
Gainesville
Daily Times
Bem Price
Associated Press
Dan Tompkins
Sian- Gi Monica
Calif
University of Tlingis
Tans Papel
Elmer C. Walzer
United Press
Deadline Club
Samuel Lesch
The
Wall Street Journal
Kueltner
Supreme Court
Jones
Nussell Jones
Hungary
Budapest
Pulitzer
Senate Rejection Seen For Move To Kill Soil Bank
Senators Aiken and Young expect the Senate to reject a House bid to end the soil bank plan. Chairman Russell says he will not rush the bill. The House voted 192-187 to bar acreage reserve payments after this year, while the range conservation reserve remains funded for up to ten years.
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Washington
Aiken
Young
Ir-Sd
Senate
House
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Svil’ Bank
Benson
Inniger Range
Soil Bank
Capital Parade Draws 100 Men From Fort Sill Unit
Fort Sill's 522nd Infantry Battalion leads Armed Forces Day events in Oklahoma City with 100 soldiers and an officer taking part in parade and ceremonies. Nearby units follow with 75 men and three officers from Battery A of the 602nd FA Battalion, commanding a 105mm howitzer parade battery in McAlester.
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Btry C
Sixth Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Jose Espinosa
Eugene Kline
Donald Shaffer
U.S. Army
Fort Sill
522Nd Infantry
AFD
602Nd FA Bu
McAlester
Jets to Fly Over City in Armed Forces Day Parade
Saturday air show features eight F-80 Shooting Stars from Oklahoma Air National Guard over Fort Sill at 11 24 a.m. and four F-100 Super Sabres from Clovis at 9 52 and 11 25 a.m. along with three C130 Hercules from Ardmore AFB at 9 a.m. T-38s from Sheppard AFB fly east to west near 10 45 a.m. over Cave. eight F-100s and four F-100s from Clovis, plus other jets from Ardmore Will Rogers and Wichita Falls.
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Ardmore Air Force Base
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma City
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Clovis
Air Force
Clovis Air Force Base
England
California
Ardmore Afb
Will Rogers
Lawton
Sheppard Afb
Cave
Satellite Project Gets New Brain
Washington scientists reported a new electronic brain for an Earth satellite project. IBM built the computer at Poughkeepsie New York to compute the orbit and speed of the first satellite, with speeds above 18 000 miles per hour and altitudes around 200 500 miles. The goal is a celestial timetable for the satellite during the upcoming Geophysical Year starting July.
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Washington
John P. Hien
Naval Research Laboratory
International Business Machines Corp
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Earth
Hagens
Speakeasy Queen Belle Livingstone Dies at 92
Belle Livingstone also known as Belle Trutchins, famed Roaring 20s speakeasy queen, died Feb 7 at 92 leaving an estate under 1000 dollars. Will probate lists two spellings, four marriages, and a trust for grandson Chips Mohler in care of Edward Mohler of Fort Lauderdale. Remainder goes to Woodrow Bowne of Red Bank New Jersey.
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New York
P-Belle Livingstone
Belle Livingstone
Belle Trutchins
Chips’ Mohler
Edward Mohler
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
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Pern AL Todd
Service’ Club
Peere Siney
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Post Field
Sill
Armed Forces
Arizona Post
John Bartlow Martin
Saturday Evening Post
Life Magazine
Monardix
Smith
Columbia Broadcasting
Capitol
Nation
Toby Morris
Willie Patton
Betty Rye
Lillie Mae Frazier
Congressman Morris
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Lillian Waid
Lou Sparlin
Rye
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