Plane Plunges Into Lake Drowns Fort Sill Pilot
A Stinson two place plane crashed into Lake Lawtonka near Goose Island at 3 30 p m killing pilot es R Smith a Fort Sill soldier and injuring Pvt Bobby L Batson The wreck left Smith trapped in the submerged craft as four Southwestern College students pulled Batson free. CAA investigators were to arrive in Lawton to probe the fatal accident.
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Fort Sillman
Lake Lawtonka
CAA
Lawton
Es — R. Smith
84Th FA
Fort Sill
Bobby L. Batson
Smith
Stinson
Goose Island
Southwestern College
Batson
Ralph Hennessee
Hennessee
Weatherford
Gary Holt
Leona Schmidt
Bernice Kaiser
Weatherfort
Nelson McPherson
H. D. Morgan
Morgan
PIO
Klaus King
Clay Johnson
King
Lee
Pvt
James R. Smith
Oklahoma NAACP Plans Suit to Halt Sequoyah Lodge
Oklahoma Black leaders plan a federal injunction to block a half million dollar Sequoyah state park lodge project and delay 7.2 million in park bonds, arguing segregation laws extend to public parks and facilities. Roscoe Dunjee states the move follows the Supreme Court ruling against school segregation.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Sequoyah State Park
Roscoe Dunjee
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U. S. Supreme Court
Dunfee
Tulsa
Morton Harrison
Planning and Resources Board
NAACP
Mac Q. Williamson
Two Injured in Two-Car Crash at Sixth and Gore
A two-car collision on Sixth and Gore left Mrs. C. A. Smith and W. A. Gillim injured. Thrasher drove the other car. Jose Rivera faces running a stop sign charges after his vehicle struck Thrasher’s rear and damaged a telephone pole. Gillim released. Smith in serious condition. $500 per car and $125 pole damage. Rivera bonded at $36 and released.
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Sixth
Gore
C. A. Smith
Dearborn
W. A. Gillim
Hutchinson
Kan
Memorial Hospital
Set
Jose Rivera
Fort Sill
Rivera
Jack J. Thrasher
Thrasher
Gillim
Smith
Boy Admits Shooting Foster Father in Oklahoma
A 13 year old boy, Jimmie Waldmore Bynum, admitted shooting foster father Charles Randall Bynum, 36, operator of the Hilltop tavern, through a window with a .22 caliber rifle. The first shot hit, the second missed. The youth was in custody at St Anthony hospital with a bullet in his back and cited self defense against abuse.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Jimmie Waldmore Bynum
Charles Randall Bynum
Hilltop
Sherman Brown
A Bynum
St. Anthony Hospital
Brown
Frederick to Get 100 Housing Units
Frederick officials expect official notice that 100 housing units have been approved by the FHA for critical housing area status. The project, tied to Spartan Army Aircraft Maintenance division work at Fort Sill, aims to house employees with construction by a Wichita Falls firm and could begin soon.
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Frederick
Federal Housing Administration
Cecil Black
Chamber of Commerce
Office of Defense Mobilization
Letstruction Company
Wichita Falls
Lawton
Dahlquist Speaks at Fort Sill Graduation Ceremony
Lt. Gen. John E. Dahlquist arrived at Fort Sill to address the post's largest graduation, 235 officers from the Artillery Officers Advanced class. The ceremony Tuesday in Theater No 1 is open to the public.
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John E. Dahlquist
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
Fort Sill
Dahlquist
Order of
Charles E. Hart
Yakima
Wash
Lawton
H. H. Kait
USN
Army
U S Accelerates Arms Shipments to Nicaragua and Honduras
The State Department announced on May 4 that the United States is speeding arms shipments by air to Nicaragua and Honduras after delivering a large arm shipment to Guatemala from behind the Iron Curtain.
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Washington
United States
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
State Department
Heavy Rains Hit Western Oklahoma and Clinton Flood Threat
Downpours dumping more than four inches drenched western Oklahoma, flooding Elk City lowlands and threatening Clinton and Sayre. Winds and hail lashed the state as Elk Creek drove two homes to heavy damage and washed out two small bridges. Washita River crested bankfull with potential for further rise, while Sayre and the North Fork of the Red River faced high water. Officials warned residents overnight but no homes flooded and only basement damage reported.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Elk City
Clinton
Sayre
Elk Creek
Harry Hood
Hood
Main Street
Washita River
Red River
Excessive Gusts, Rain Lift Lake Lawtonka Amid Storm
Heavy winds up to 86 miles per hour hit Lawton and Fort Sill areas Sunday night with about 1.8 to 2.1 inches of rain in Saddle Mountain region, raising Lake Lawtonka near the spillway by 11 feet since April 1. The lake is expected to rise another several inches in 24 to 48 hours as runoff continues, while widespread rain helps little wheat but delays harvest.
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Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Oklahoma
Et 3
Lawtonka
John Frampton
Saddle Mountain
Ryvers Reeder
Saddle Mountain Store
Washita River
Frampton
Schoolhouse Sl
Jasper Hart
Cotton Countyagent
Students Honored In St. Marys Rites
Rev John Murray honors St Marys graduates and eighth grade diploma recipients at a Sunday ceremony. High school grads include Temple Lynn Carpenter James Duffy Reva Jo Glennon Sara Hughes Virginia Johnson Don Kolker and Mary Jo Landoll. Eighth grade diplomas go to Patricia Davis Tommy Nyrop Sharon Barr Spencer Stanley Twyla Jean Stuever and others.
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John Murray
Sterling
St. Mary's School
Msgr
Ben Hulshof
Blessed Sacrament Church
Temple Lynn Carpenter
James Duffy
Reva Jo Glennon
Sara Hughes
Virginia Johnson
Don Kolker
William Krueger
Mary Jo Landoll
Teresa Simon
Louella Sparks
Esther Valdez
Patricia Davis
Tommy Nyrop
Sharon Barr
Spencer Stanley
Twyla Jean Stuever
Lester Grennon
Loretta Landoll
Charles Wade
Mary Lou Sheets
Billy Burch
Patsy McCluskey
Rodney Enko
Carmen Chandler
Nixon Named Probe Prompter In Army McCarthy Affair
Washington May 24 Vice President Nixon allegedly pressured an Army inquiry into allegations against Senator McCarthy and aides over Pvt Schine The move involved an administration official who urged Army report creation and was disclosed as McCarthy and Potter confirmed the prompting claim The episode helped reopen the Army McCarthy hearings after a recess and ties to a January White House meeting.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Army
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
McCarthy
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Potter
MccCarthy
R-Wis
Nixon McCarthy
Pvt. G. David Schine
Administration
Robert T. Stevens
Army- McCarthy
Subcommittee
Army - McCarthy
Schine
White Lee
Russia Delays Indo China Talks Stalling Peace Effort
Geneva reports indicate Russia blocks political questions until a cease fire is secured, while Western powers push for broader negotiation. Molotov favors military agenda only as Bidault and others signal continued talks despite slim chances of a deal. Western observers warn of stall tactics ahead of any deadline.
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Geneva
Russia
M. Molotov
Prey
United States
Red River
neto-China
City on Airs Honeymoon Tiff With Hall's Ex-Wife
Mrs. Bertrude Fields Hall, Oklahoma Democratic committeewoman, testified her husband William A. Hall threatened to kill her if she refused divorce and wealth share. She described alleged infidelities and a turbulent honeymoon, with details of a quarrel after a return trip from Lawton. The divorce trial opened before District Judge A P Van Meter.
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Oklahoma City
Bertrude Fields Hall
Democratic National
Oklahoma
William A
Red) Hall
Hall
Lawton
A. P. van Meter
Britain Presses Geneva Talks As Eden Sets Time Limit
Britain signals impatience with Communist stall tactics at Geneva. Foreign Secretary Eden, after an emergency cabinet meeting, follows U S policy on Indo China and warns of a southeast Asia defense move if Geneva shows no tangible progress within a short period. He departs for Geneva with plans to press decisive talks next week.
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London
Anthony Eden
Russia
Britain
Geneva
Eden
United States
Indo- China
France
Southeast Asia
French Break Midget Siege in Laos at Nam Tha
French High Command claims victory in a Dien Bien Phu like siege at Nam Tha in northern Laos. About 400 Vietminh attacked, harassed garrison for six days with mortars machine guns and light arms. rebels outnumbered defenders 3 to 2 and suffered 55 dead while French-Laotian forces had very light casualties. Nam Tha lies 100 miles west of Dien Bien Phu on an eastern Mekong tributary.
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Saigon
Nam
Mekong River
Dien Bien Phu
Weekend Wrecks Claim Eight Lives Across State
Eight weekend traffic deaths lift this year’s toll to 218 with ten others injured, according to the Highway Patrol. Victims include 22 month old Michael Riley Morgan of Boynton and 16 year old Kirby Moris of Ochelata. Other dead are Steele Bruce White 52 Ardmore Ronald Genesee 21 Ho 20 Gotebo Donata Alton and more in crashes on U S 75 near Ramona and other county roads. Five fatalities occurred Saturday. The year ago count was 185 with seven percent died on weekends.
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United Press
Highway Patrol
Perce
Michael Riley Morgan
Freia Morgan
Boynton
Okmulgee
Kirby Moris
Ochelata
Washington County
Steele Bruce White
Ardmore
Ronald Genesee
Gotebo Han Gentiote
Cook Logan
Dawson the Morris
Donata
Alton
Yell Ser Amen Ac
Ona
U.S
Ramona
Washcounty
Idt
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Probe Prompter
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Georges Bidault
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