Paratroopers complete largest air drop at Fort Sill
Hundreds of paratroopers from the 11th Airborne Division dropped in three waves to the Punch Bowl area on Fort Sill west range in an unprecedented air drop. Aggressor forces simulated resistance while F 86 jets strafed and a C 122 assault plane delivered supplies. a new CARP air release plan aided the operation with smooth execution. Major George Samcke J. praised the drop as the best yet with minor issues noted.
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Punch Bowl
Fort Sills West Range
11Th Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Victorville
Calif
George Sammett J
Airborne and
Special Operations Division
Department of Tactics and Combined Arms
Hummel Knoll
Essex
McAlester
Netherlands
Air Force
Fort Sill
Charles Hall
Airborne and Special Operations Division
Arland Burges
Leeds
Theodore Yunkrur
Claiborne
R. E. Bidde
Atlanta
Raymond L. Finch
Ravenna
Ohio
Co. B
Water curbs lifted as city restores normal use
City council voted to lift most water restrictions after a seven week limit, allowing hoses and car washes again while preserving a ban on waste. Lake Lawtonka rose nine feet prompting renewed supply, with strict enforcement of waste rules remaining.
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Buck Kinsey
Ward 2
Lawtonka
Lawton
Fort Sill
Kinsey
Final Segregation Hearing Date Set
The Supreme Court plans to hear arguments on October 12 on final decrees to end segregation in public schools Following Monday’s ruling the court allowed delays for plans in 17 Southern and Border states and DC Officials aim to integrate by the fall term President Eisenhower seeks progress updates Justices will weigh the cases in a possible one day session with further actions in conference Names of involved states and districts include South Carolina Virginia Delaware Kansas and the District of Columbia Solicitors were invited to file friend of the court briefs by October 1
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Washington
Supreme Court
Harold B. Willey
Constitution
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
Een Maces Teas
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
Kansas
Ike Refuses To Rescind Secrecy Order Urges Continuation Of Probe
President Eisenhower at his weekly news conference warned against a Communist dictatorship in the Western Hemisphere and urged continuation of the probe into Soviet bloc arms reaching Guatemala. He noted the Caracas inter American conference resolution for consultations among republics when a country fears Communist influence. Senator Wiley urged invoking the Caracas resolution to address the Guatemala arms shipment, calling it evidence of direct interference in the hemisphere.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Guatemala
Caracas
Alexander Wiley
Rwis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
Inter-American Bar Association
Alfredo Chocano
R-Wis
Eisenhower stands firm on directive blocking testimony
President Eisenhower refused to back down from a directive that bars administration witnesses from discussing White House and Defense Department conferences in the Army McCarthy probe. He urged Senate hearings to continue until all principals testify and all facts are out. McCarthy said he would be forced to end the hearings if the order stays in effect. Army Secretary Stevens echoed that no one in the Army or its secretary took orders about presenting the case. The subcommittee recessed awaiting clarification of the President's order.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army-McCarthy
Administration
Senate
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Josep McCarthy
Aero McCarthy
White House
Justice Department
State Employes Pay Probe Slated
Oklahoma City four committee members named to subpoena state employees and officials to investigate salaries paid to staff, sabbatical and emeritus faculty. Rep. Cunningham and Rep. Stephens urged action after protests over secrecy. West resigned from a special investigator post.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Legislative Audit Committee
Robert O. Cunningham
Tom Stephens
Shawnee
R. A. West
Anadarko
Murray
Willie E. Murray
West
Paul Cooke
Es of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m College
Chamber to Discuss Long Range Plans at Friday Forum
The Long-Range Planning committee will present its proposed work schedule for discussion and action at the Lawton Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon. Ron Stephens will preside with members George Page Frank Kitchens Ned Shepler James Black A. P. Burns Shelton and J. G. Knox.
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Lawton Chambers Commerce
Ron Stephens
Faac Ber
George Page
Frank Kitchens
Ned Shepler
James Black
A. P. Burns
Shelton
J. G. Knox
Tulsa Pair Caught In Bloody Gunfight
Two Tulsa men identified as Billy Beets and William Phillips opened fire after a traffic stop in Oklahoma City. Officer Richard Neal and Haskell Albritton were wounded in the ensuing gun battles with the pair, who were later jailed in Chandler. An earlier liquor-store robbery led to the encounters as a statewide alert was issued.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Chandler
Richard Neal
Haskell H. Albritton
Highway Patrol
Billy James Beets
William J. Phillips
Allbritton
Hillcrest Memorial Hospital
Neal
Lincoln County
Eddie Mattheyer
Beets
Phillips
Oklahoma toll road plan nears tentative approval
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority reports tentative approval for three toll road routes in the southwest leg from Oklahoma City to the Red River. An eight mile Spur to Lawton from Fort Sill is included with four Oklahoma City area interchanges and a major interchange with U S 277. Discussions continue on linking with the Texas highway system and a Wichita Falls meeting is scheduled Friday afternoon to press the Texas-Oklahoma connection.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma City
Chickasha
Lawton
Walters
Randlett
Red River
Fort Sill Reservation
Charles Payne
Turnpike Authority
Payne
U. S. 277
U. S. Experiment Station
Comanche Indian Mission
Fort Sill
Lawron to-Texas
Texas
Wichita Falls
Band Concert Set Thursday at Lawton High
Lawton junior and senior high bands present a public concert Thursday at 7 30 p m at Cameron College audit Raymond Gariglio Chicago clarinet soloist with the 89th Army band at Fort Sill will be soloist with the senior band in a performance of Clarinet Concerto by Weber Adele Skrdie Peggy Wickman and Ethel Schmehling form a prize winning LHS flute trio in Harry Simeone s Flute Cocktail under James T Matthews the senior band plays Prelude from Die Meistersinger the Gods Go A Begging Suite World Events and The Major Harold Bennettconducts Under Tme Wal ters the junior band performs Step Lively Slippers Evanline and Mil
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Lawton
Cameron College
Raymond Gariglio
Chicago
89Th Army Band
Fort Sill
Asformance
C. M. Weber
Harry Simeone
LHS
Adele Skrdie
Peggy Wickman
Ethel Schmehling
James T. Matthews
Wagner
Hisadel
Singer
Alford
Tme Walters
Wenhere Glass Slipper
Yoder
Evanline
Buel
Mil
Harold Bennett
Bollinger Wins Lawton High North Wing Bid at $303,700
J J Bollinger Construction of Oklahoma City secures the north wing contract for Lawton high school at Ferris and Fort Sill, with a base bid of 303 700, beating Chapman Construction by 1000. Other bids ranged up to 338 579 from Peterson of Dallas. The district explains federal aid funds and local bonds support the project.
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J. J. Bollinger Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Lawton Hil
Ferris and Fort
Sill - Bollinger
Bollinger
Chapman Construction Company
Lawton
Milner & Putney Construction Company
Charles T. Hughes Construction Company
Peterson Construction Company
Dallas
Texas
Milner & Putney and
Hughes
Noftiger & Lawrence
Leo Shipley
Birdie Bowman
Mary Helen Shipley
Jack
Marian Grubb
Tommye Williams
Willa Dean Johnson
Cityans Appointed To Academy Posts
Washington announces appointments to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis and the Military Academy at West Point. Names include Williams R av Broach Clinton Donald Williams Spencer Maddux and Nyal E Palmer, all of La. David A Cook named as first alternate for Roe.
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Washington
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U. S. Miliary Academy
West Point
Rep. Na Ional Academy
Williams R
Av — Broach
Clinton
Donald R. Williams
Spencer Maddux
Nyal E. Palmer
la - Military
Stanley Nipes
David A. Cook
Roe
Chiang Prepares For Red Invasion
In Formosa reports say Chiang Ching-kuo rushes to the Taichen Islands area to reinforce defenses as Nationalist forces anticipate a Communist invasion within two to three days. Naval air battles intensify around the strategic isles known as the invasion bridge to Formosa. The Nationalists claim a F-47 downed a Russian MiG-15 jet in air combat amid ongoing clashes.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Taichen Islands
Chiang Chingkuo
Chiang Kai Shek
China
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Bill Dixon
Ike
Chamber
Bollinger Law School
Chiang
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