General Hart to leave Fort Sill for Germany post
Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hart, commanding Fort Sill Artillery Center since January 4, will depart May 27 to take command in Germany, with plans to travel to Washington and then onward to his new station. His wife will join him later after packing and visits their twins in Washington. Hart spoke at Texas A&M in College Station before the move, previously serving Greece relief duties and Fort Sill tours, with a likely promotion on departure.
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Charles E. Hart
Fort Sill
Germany
Hart
Washington
D.C
College Station
Tex
Texas A&m College
U.S
Greece
Marine Captain Slays Children Then Kills Self
In Jacksonville North Carolina a Marine Corps captain killed his three young children with a hatchet and wounded his wife before stabbing himself. Capt. Michael P. Carroll of Camp Lejeune was identified by Coroner Talbert Jones as the killer. The attack occurred at the Carroll home on the outskirts of town after bedtime. The youngest child, Michael Philip Jr., aged about four, was beaten to death. Mary Katherine, seven, and Sara Beth, about five, died soon after at the U S Naval Hospital. Mrs Carroll was hospitalized in serious condition. No motive has been established.
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Jacksonville
N. C
Marine Corps
Talbert Jones
Onslow County
Michael P. Carroll
Augusta
Camp Lejeune
Jones
Michael Philip Jr
Carroll
Mary Katherine
Sara Beth
U. S. Naval Hospital
Scouts To Deliver Traffic Ordinance Pamphlets Today
Lawton Boy Scouts will deliver thousands of traffic ordinance folders in the residential area this afternoon. The objective is to place a folder in every home, with deliveries starting at 3 p.m. Folders summarize the city’s new traffic laws and are produced by the Lawton Safety Council with the Lawton Association of Insurance Agents.
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Lawton Boy Scouts
Lawton Safety Council
Lawton Association of Insurance Agents
Former Captain Accused Charges Filed In Triple Ax-Slaying
United States District Attorney in Germany charged former Army Captain James M. Leech of Lima Ohio with the eight year old triple ax murder of three American officers. The charges include three counts of murder three counts of intentional manslaughter and one count of arson. An extradition warrant was issued to bring Leech to a U.S. high commission for trial. The victims Maj Everett S Cofran Capt Adrian L Wessler and 1st Lt Stanley Mac A Rosewater were killed in a burned villa near Passau Germany in 1946. Leech said he was stationed at Passau at the time and knew nothing official about the charges.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Germany
James M. Leech
Lima
Ohio
William D. Canfield
Springfield
Mass
Leech
United States
Passau
Lux
Urious Villa
Canfield
DeWitt
W. Vata
White
Steves
U. S. High Commission
Everett S. Cofran
Seattle
Adrian L. Wessler
Stanley Mac A. Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
Reds Besiege Three French Forts In Delta
In the Red River delta three French posts Yen Phu Anxa and Co quan faced prolonged Vietminh assaults while French Union aircraft dropped ammunition guns and food to defenders. Anxa and nearby positions repelled attacks as mortars and machine guns kept up pressure. about six to one defender to attacker ratio. B 26 bombers timed 1 000 pound bombs to deter night assaults. 159 wounded were reported evacuated from Dien Bien Phu with more expected. evacuations used helicopters Beaver aircraft and transport to Luang Prabang before Hanoi by Dakota aircraft.
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Hanoi
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
French Union
Yen Phu
Anxa
Coquan
Luang Prabang
Kerr names county campaign leader for Kerr for Senate
U S Senator Robert S Kerr named Arthur L Cavanagh Lawton attorney as manager for Comanche County to direct local supporters and speak for Kerr at rallies. Headquarters will be at 4054 2 D Cavanagh said a Kerr for Senate Club will be formed soon and urged active participation countywide.
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U. S
Robert S. Kerr
Arthur L. Cavanagh
Lawton
Comanche County
U. S. Senate
Cavanagh
Sen. Kerr
Kerr
Peace Parley In Geneva Reaches Terms On Cease Fire Talks
Nine nations at the Indo China peace conference in Geneva approve drafting cease fire terms for Viet Nam after a secret session. Britain warns that failure of Red delegates to engage could push Southeast Asia defense pact moves with the United States and France.
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Geneva
China
Viet Nam
Britain
Red
United States
France
Emergin
Indo - China
Viet Minh
Indo-China
Korea
Far East
Eet
Min V. M. Molotov
Rhee Forces Win Election in South Korea Assembly
President Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party won 109 of 203 seats in the National Assembly, with independent candidates taking 74 districts, Democratic Nationalists 15, and Korean Nationalists 3. The result boosts Rhee toward a working majority and potential extension of his presidency by changing the coin clause.
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Seoul i
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
South Korean
National Assembly
Tempers Flare as Injunction Halts Hunters Near Randlett
In Randlett Oklahoma a temporary restraining order halted a planned three day wolf hunt after about 500 hunters and spectators gathered. Ten local farmers led by T L Spurlock and J C Goode filed the petition claiming potential irreparable wheat and soil damage and mire risk. Deputies served the order as locals split between pro and anti hunt camps with supporters from a nearby farming club helping watch spectators.
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Randlett
Cotton County
Wolf Hunters’ Association
T. L. Spurlock
Robert H. Goode
B. G. Robinson
Thomas Baker
James W. Kinder
J. C. Goode
Frank Eller
E Grouth
Randlett Farming
D. L. Alexander
Hunters’ Association
Hunters’ Group
Former MVD Agent Appeals For Aid To Spare Wife
A former Russian secret police officer Nikolai Khokhlov testified under heavy guard before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee in Washington on May 21. He said his wife Yanina influenced his decision to refuse a murder assignment and urged the American public to weigh in on her fate. Khokhlov, 31, described the pressure from his Kremlin masters and his choice to warn his intended victim and flee to the West, seeking sanctuary for himself and his two year old son Aleksander. He contrasted killing with upholding religious morals, framing his refusal as a crime against religion.
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Washington
Moscow
Nikolai Khokhlov
Yanina
Kremlin
Senate
Internal Security
Khokhlov
Secret Police
MVD
Charles P. Grimes
Aleksander
West Berlin
West
William Jenner
Rind
Ted Subcommittee
Eugene S. Serebrennikov
the Libray of
Congress
Serebrennikov
Subcommittee
Jenner
Georgi S. Okolovich
NTS
Okolovich
Kohkhlov
Shoulders Dolan Get Prison Terms
Former St. Louis Police Detective Louis Shoulders received three years and Elmer Dolan two years for perjury in the Greenlease ransom money case. Judge Albert A. Ridge ordered immediate federal prison, with appeals possible to the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
Greenlease
Albert A. Ridge
Shoulders
Ridge
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Red China Buildup Opposite Formosa Alarms U S
Red air command has concentrated MIG15 fighters and IL28 bombers along the mainland coast opposite Formosa as a gradual redeployment after the Korean War. The United States maintains sea and air aid promises to deter invasion while keeping the 7th Fleet on station in the Far East.
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Washington
China
Air Command
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Manchuria
Chekiang
Indo- China
United States
Far East
Chiang
Truman
7Th Fleet
Eisenhower
Korean Straits
Navy Plane Down Off Honolulu in Sea Ditching
The Navy reported a twin engined P5M Marlin carrying a crew ditched 460 miles northeast of Honolulu at 3 15 am local. It had radioed feath ering one engine while en route San Diego to Pearl Harbor. Rescue aircraft escorted the plane to Pearl Harbor after the ditching and a second P5M could not locate the downed craft.
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Honolulu
T.H
Navy
Here
San Diego
Pearl Harbor
Island
Oahu
Naval Headquarters
Lawton School Plan Faces Doubling Needs by 1960s
Lawton's large school construction program struggles to keep pace with rising enrollment. Superintendent Shoemaker cited 7,217 white and similar numbers for Negro children, predicting totals could reach 12,299 to 15,000 by the mid 1960s, with Fort Sill facilities already stretched thin and a $1.9 million high school project nearing completion plus a $350,000 north wing planned.
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Lawton
Lawton Chamber Commerce Today
John Fil
Shoemaker
Ker
Fort Sill
Post Children’s School
Oil Man Critically Injured In Crash
A 29 year old Ardmore oil firm employee, Robert Alvin Butler, was critically injured when his 1945 Ford left the highway on S H 7 east of Lawton, struck a bridge railing, and overturned. He was rushed to Memorial hospital with head and hip injuries and shock, after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel.
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Ardmore
Lawton
S. H
Robert Alvin Butler
Tulsa
Butler
Ce Re
Memorial Hospital
John Duke
Memorial
Duke
Cache Creek
Lawton School Vacant as Students Picnic at Lake Quanah Parker
The halls of Lawton school were vacant today while students attended the annual all school picnic. Members of the junior and senior classes enjoyed the excursion at Lake Quanah Parker and picnicked at Lake Jed.
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Lawton School
Lake Quanah Parker
Lake Jed
FSIS Graduation Honors Presented at Fort Sill Indian School
Six students received awards at the Fort Sill Indian School commencement in the FSIS gymnasium. Kenneth Harrell spoke as guest speaker. Judy Queetone and James Tom named Kiwanis scholarship and salutatorian respectively. William White and Adrian Connywordy received American Legion citizenship awards. other honors went to an auxiliary award recipient.
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Fort Sill
Judy Eeeee
James Sone
Henry Wall
Ae Ee
Renovation Plan For Sill Officers Club To Begin
Invitations to bid on a Fort Sill Officers Club renovation were issued. Maj Kenneth club officer announced a project expected to exceed 100000 dollars. The plan adds lounge areas and a new basement. bidding closes June 10 and work should start about 10 days after award, lasting six to seven months.
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Fort Sill
Maj. Kenneth
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C. E. Hart
Delta
Kerr Picks County
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Wite
Dolan
Red China
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Monro We
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McCarthy
Cael
Stevens
White House
Jackson
Sen. McClellan
Symington
Ssington
Potter
Mich
Dirksen
Dworshak
Idaho
Ray H. Jenkins
Vicky Carman
L. Vicky
Wiliam Carman
Euclid
FSIS
James D. Wallace
Spencer Apenhtone
Hunting Horse Indian Mission
H. J. Newfeld
Post Oak Mission
Gaines
Etheleen Thompson
Carl Atauvich
Cache
Helen Baldwin
Ae Ariz
George Lee
Sill Officers Club
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