Princess Margaret and Townsend Love Sparks Royal Debate
Prime Minister Anthony Eden signaled possible changes to the royal marriage act to ease future aristocratic unions, amid backlash over Princess Margaret choosing duty over love for Captain Peter Townsend. The 1772 act required consent before 25 and a year’s wait after, amid church and imperial pressure.
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Co-Op Delegates Meet Here Today
Lawton cooperative hosts the annual district meeting of Consumers Co-Op in the Hotel Lawtonian for a day long session from 1 to 5 p.m. with 90 co-ops represented in the Artille ry Room. Talks will cover departments by Bruce McCully Glen Fox Les Roenigk Ross Denison and Dean McLee.
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Texas Officers Unearth Body Of Dallas Gambler
Fort Worth officers recovered the body of Edell Evans a Fort Worth and Dallas gambler who vanished April 2. Found Tuesday in a four foot grave near Lake Worth the man appears to have been murdered with his own firearm according to investigators.
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Lake Worth
Two Men Injured In Holiday Crash
A Halloween day series of traffic mishaps left two Fort Sill men injured when a car driven by C M McKin failed to negotiate a curve on Railroad Street and rolled over. Police later charged Sp. Charles Marion and Sgt. Robert Nelson with driving while intoxicated.
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Murray Divorce Hearing Postponed
Pre trial hearing in the divorce suit of former Gov and Mrs Johnston Murray was delayed indefinitely in Oklahoma City. Cause not announced but Murray, now employed by a Texas oil well servicing company, was reported possibly in South America.
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Dale Carnegie Dies At Home In New York
Dale Carnegie, 66, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, died at home after a month long illness. He rose from a Missouri-born farm family to found public speaking classes in major cities using Carnegie-trained instructors. He began teaching in 1912 after graduating from State Teachers College in Warrensburg.
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Mystery Man Arrested in Oyster Bay Woodward Case
Long Island estate reports of prowlers gain credence as 22-year-old Paul Wirths from Floral Park is arrested after being found with a stolen shotgun. Ann Woodward offers new statement claiming the shot was sparked by a noise not vision of her husband, while Nassau County detectives call the discrepancy a major one.
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New Audit Shows Fund Drive Lags For United Fund
An audit reveals the Lawton-Fort Sill United Fund Red Cross drive has raised $63,520.97 toward 66 percent of its goal, down from 80 percent at this time last year. Prosser urged submission of filled pledge cards to Unit ed Fund Red Cross HQ, and Fairmont Foods reported 94 donors totaling $444. Club standings show Rotary leading at 77.2 percent, with Optimists, Altrusa, Kiwanis, Lions and others following along with smaller totals.
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POW sues for honorable discharge in court action
Douglas Stephens of Amarillo Texas a former Korean War prisoner filed suit in U S District Court seeking an honorable discharge restoration of veterans benefits and POW hardship pay 1830 alleging an unconstitutional star chamber review by a Ft Sheridan field board that relied on excerpts from interrogations and denied due process He was captured August 27 1951 with the U S 2nd Division and discharged honorably in 1953 later reenlisting He now works at a Grays Lake Illinois service station.
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Attempt To Freeze Status Quo Seen Allies Oppose Plan
Western powers lined up against Molotov's European security treaty plan seen as freezing Germany's division. The plan proposed a provisional treaty on security in Europe while keeping NATO, with conditional disarmament zones and limited concessions. Ministers studied East West trade, travel, and information exchanges, aiming to report by Nov 10.
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SILL UNITS TO FORT POLK PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
Two Fort Sill formations the 99th Transportation Detachment and an Army Aircraft repair unit plus a magazine platoon of the 661st Ordnance Company will move to Fort Polk Louisiana totaling two officers and 94 enlisted. The 99th Detachment already at Fort Polk numbers one officer and 22 enlisted. A definite transfer date will be announced later. the 661st platoon remains at Fort Sill with one officer three NCOs and 69 enlisted. The Army promises hardship considerations and says transfers wait until personnel with families autos or other valid reasons are accommodated.
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Cooler Air Moving In For Oklahoma Weekend
Forecasters say cooler air will move into Lawton and surrounding areas this weekend as Oklahoma expects a five day trend below normal highs around 67 and lows near 41. Expect fair, cooler conditions today with increasing clouds and a 35 degree low tonight after a 48 degree high today.
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Enrollment Up 25 This Year At Cameron ROTC
Cameron college reports 350 men enrolled in its ROTC program for 1955 56, up 25 from last year. Lt Col Sam J Bradley heads the department as it enters its fifth year on campus now operating as a branch general ROTC. Cadet Lt Col Pat Holman leads the staff with Cadet Capt Perry Morren and Cadet Capt Charles Goodwin heading Company A and B respectively.
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Charles Goodin
Perry Morren
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Reserve Officers Training Corps Department
Sam J. Bradley
Cecil H. Holman
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Pettaway Death Hearing Opens in Capital Murder Case
The preliminary hearing for Earl Pettaway a 34 year old man charged with the fatal Sept 8 shooting of Horace Stevenson Jr 20 a former Douglass high school star athlete will begin at 10 am Thursday Peace Justice Woodrow Giles will preside Pettaway pleaded innocent at arraignment Sept 14 and has been in county jail since arrest Bond not set as capital case is non bailable Stevenson was shot once in the left temple by a .25 caliber pistol Investigators said Pettaway and three other Negroes were arrested in Chickasha about an hour after the shooting near Club Savoy in the 1300 block Washington Two women later faced accessory charges for helping to conceal him and evade capture See HEARING Page 2
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Marlow Pranksters Steal Police Car At Halloween
Police in Marlow report a Halloween prank ended with the theft of a police car. While officers watched a house fire, suspects drove the vehicle to a country road and abandoned it. Highway patrol assisted in locating the car.
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