Swollen Beaver Flood Hits Waurika Shrinks Crest Near 1955 Level
About 300 residents fled their homes as Cow and Beaver creeks flooded Waurika Oklahoma. Six feet of water covered parts of the town and 200 houses were surrounded or swept by the flood. Red Cross set up meals and shelter for hundreds while roads and bridges faced closures but no casualties were reported. The crest neared the 1955 high but was expected to recede as forecasts warned of more runoff Monday.
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Walt Whitehead Statt
Wester Waurika
Jefferson County
Tulsa River
Sterling
Red Cross
J. R. Wildebrand
Fort Worth
Red River
Here
Waurika
West Waurika
Main Street
Wactiba
Throngs View Armed Forces Parade at Post Field
Thousands line Post Field Oklahoma as Army Day events showcase the Missile Age. Visitors witness the Corporal Missile demonstration, 28 mm Ber AF TAY rocket system, and field artillery maneuvers by 62nd Field Artillery Battalion. Spectators enjoy aircraft displays and a carnival like atmosphere during a daylong celebration.
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Oma
Ats
Haleawas
Lion
Sy Capra
Post Field
Jon
Mod
Miliary
Kenghes
Rounel
62Nd Fiend Artillery Battaion
28Dmm Ber AF Tay. & Gul S
Army
Fort Sill
Corporal Missile
Honest John Rocket
Sun
Bill Dixon
Gary Seeks One Million Aid for Oklahoma Floods
Gov Raymond Gary asked for one million dollars in federal emergency funds after a four hour 500 mile air tour over flood damaged Oklahoma. A Civil Defense official said relief and repair plans would be submitted to secure funds. Local officials and reporters accompanied Gary and National Guard members on the flight.
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Oklahoma
CP T
Raymond Gary
Gary
Air National Guard
EL Wilson
Denton
Tex
Eisenhower
Wilson
Mace
Harold Hutton
State Board of Agriculture
L. E. Rader
Highsway
C. A. Stoldt
Sour. Gov
Comboe Pink
Krick Disclaims Credit For Floods
Denver cloud seeding specialist Deaving P. Krick does not claim credit for Oklahoma City's floods. An associate says cloud seeding was stopped earlier at the request of Oklahoma City parties. Too much rain is natural, and Krick is reportedly on paid vacation.
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Oklahoma City
Deaving P. Krick
Denver
Krick
Oklahoma
Erick
Benny Hooper Survives After Rescue From Sand Pit
In Manorville New York Benny Hooper a 7 year old trapped 21 feet under sand was rescued and diagnosed with pneumonia kept in hospital bed. Doctors said a mild pneumonia would require a few days to a week of observation and planned to consult an internal specialist while the boy recovers. Benny who loves toy cars and cereal was rescued by a worker named Neyra who reached him through a tunnel and spoke with the doctors before the extraction.
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Manorville
N.Y
Genny Hooper
Ge Hume
Lin
Bondy
Alls In
General Hospital
Mastic Beach
Long Island
Joseph H Reis
Kels
Nina
Iyvis
Chery Benny
Corvex
Benjamin Sr
Kris
San
Wondson
Neyra
Benny
Hospitals Win Accreditation for Comanche and Lawton
Memorial hospital and Southwestern hospital in Lawton have secured full accreditation for five years from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals after a mid May survey by Dr. Harold Bebernine. The agencies praised the facilities for maintaining standards and advancing patient care, with Memorial planning an internship program in cooperation with the University of Oklahoma Medical School starting next fall.
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Comanche Cavity Memorial Hospital
Southwestern Hospital
Lawton
WYO
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals
Tow
Harold Bebnemin
Chicago
Ards
Memorial
Willam C. Love
Amel Live
Tay Wives
Oklahom Medical School
OU Medical School
Love
Vohay
Langtonn
Oklahoma
Memorial Hospital
Baccalaureate Services Tonight at College and High School
Knights and Lawton High School announce baccalaureate services to be held tonight in the college auditorium at 1 pm. Speakers include Dr. W. Tom Wiles with the sermon Like A Tree, and Clarence Ridge will give the invocation and benediction. Parish choir and mixed chorus directed by Melvin Keeney will perform To God Be The Glory.
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Knights Camera College
Lawton High School
Bernart Bowell
Rollage
Bish
LHS Prieipil
Beny Parish
Mirst Chestsebated Pashan
Pam
Che
College Auditorium
Ameran
Melvin Keeney
God
Gloriow
Clarence Ridge
First Methodist Church
Area Weather Forecast With Tonight Thunderstorms Possible
Partly cloudy conditions forecast with a few thunderstorms late tonight. Overnight low around 50s and a high near 80, then Saturday reaching about 70 with a low of 58 and around 1.80 inches of precipitation expected.
Army's Dual Punch Called Key To Peace
A former assistant secretary of the Army spoke at an Armed Forces Day luncheon for Lawton civic leaders, warning that the greatest threat to security lies in international communism. He urged a strong, alert, resourceful nation to meet that threat without harming American values or the economy, noting the Soviet and Asian powers' growing military tech. He stressed the communist bloc's balanced forces and vast nuclear arsenal as a warning to the United States.
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Fort Worth
Letter Carriers To Pick Officers In Oklahoma Meet
Oklahoma letter carriers will seal and stamp their 130th annual convention this afternoon with election and installation of new officers. Sonic 130 state association and auxiliary delegates attend the three day session with business sessions through midnight. Delegates will attend city church services or tour the Wichita Mountains and Wart Sil at 10 a.m. L B R Dikes Lawton chapter president and convention chairman said. The concluding session will be at 1 p.m. today in the Motel Lawtonian. Keynoting last night’s banquet were three national association…
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Oklahoma
Sonic 130 State Association
Wichita Mountains
Major Floods Hit All State Sections
Oklahoma City May 18 Floods sweep Tulsa and surrounding areas as the Washita and Arkansas rivers rise. Tulsa warns of historic flood as Arkansass river crests downstream. Dozens evacuated, bridges washed out, nine inches of rain in places, fatalities reported as rescue crews aid in beleaguered counties.
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Bulllock
Tringeryiee
South Central
Washila
Lindsay
Lake Texoma
Highway Patrol
Washita
Pauls Valley
City Water Curbs May Be Eased By City Officials
City officials indicated a potential easing of water curbs after noting 11 billion gallons stored at Lake Lawtonka, the highest since late 1951. Councilman Parks said zoning must change this year regardless of restrictions, and in the near past water had to be pumped to the plant as levels neared gravity-flow limits. Level reference continues on another page.
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Ray Atteberry
Tabilant
Lawionka
E. ©. Parks
Council Water Committee
Parks
Lake Lawtonka
Lawtonka
Lake Lawtonka Rises Near Spillway After Heavy Rain
Level of Lake Lawtonka climbed within five feet of the concrete spillway after up to three inches of rain in the watershed. The rise, the steepest since the 1%1 overflow, follows a two month gain of over seven feet, easing regional water shortages.
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George Gravlex
Lawtonka
Roy Higdon
Lawton
Fort Sill
Sturday
Storm Damage Estimated At 130 Million Across Three States
Denton Texas May 18 UPi An initial estimate of 130 million dollars in wind and tornado damage has been placed for Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma by the Civil Defense Administration regional office Welcome W Wilson administrator Region 3 said he flew to Oklahoma for an aerial survey with Governor Raymond Gary of the flood stricken state Wilson said the disaster area is larger than the distance from New York to Chicago to Atlanta and back and his estimate includes loss of public and private property and to agricultural production but does not cover human suffering.
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Denton
Tex
Upi
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Civil Defense Administration
Welcome W. Wilson
Region 3
Wilson
Raymond Gary
Ow York
Chicago
Aulanta
States
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T. R. Phelps
U. S. 81
Addington
Ryan
Wes Crawford
Mtail
Ort Sell Texel
Lawtonins
Sounwes
Fesueiies
Cimarron
Keystone
Tulsa
Civil Defense
Bixby
Arkansas River
Sheriff's Office
Roland Bullock
Lind 'Alo
Tom Sharrock
George Cox Ranch
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