Zoning Law Snatu Bared By Council
City council aired a questionable recodified zoning ordinance last night amid signals that a public hearing is required before fixes. An apparently erroneous paragraph defined one of 12 zones for retail business and light manufacturing, wrongly placing much of Townsite from Gore Blvd south in business. A new ordinance would need a public hearing before it becomes law.
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HAY Atteberery Mall
Snatu
Gore Blvd
Emerson
Police Hunt Clues In Bank Robbery At Harrah
Federal state and county officers chase leads after three masked gunmen robbed First State Bank of more than 38000 in Harrah Oklahoma. A getaway car was found southeast of town. FBI notes one suspect resembles a Maud bank robber. Authorities caution on-town observers. bank president cites high robbery rate and past incidents.
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Harrah
First State Bank
Oklahoma
D. A. Bryce
FBI
First National Bank
Maud
O. G. McClurg
McClurg
Khrushchev Rides Space Paris Theaters of Sputnik Rivalry
U S observers report a second bright Soviet moon object seen across California to Massachusetts as Senate leaders push for stronger missile and satellite programs. Senator Humphrey accuses the Russians of using space launches to pressure disarmament talks while the White House shifts to a science and security address. Moonwatch teams confirm sightings and await Smithsonian verification as public concern over Soviet scientific gains grows.
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Washington
California
Massachusetts
Senate
U.S
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
San Francisco
Chicago
Rodney J. Faxon
Ground Observer Corps
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
American Moonwatch
United States
Congress
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
Lee Prowe
Khrushchev Denies Aggressive Intent In Satellite Push
Moscow reports Khrushchev during the Bolshevik jubilee taunted the West over Sputniks and urged an East West disarmament meeting. He accused the US of imperialism, praised Soviet scientific gains, and proposed a “Commonwealth of Sputnniks” to replace arms races with peaceful space exploration. Mao praised Russia’s rise and backed Khrushchev’s purge stance while warning that capitalism would fall after a new war.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
United States
Israel
Turkey
Syria
Soviet Union
Communist
Supreme Soviet
Mao
Red
U.S.A
Khrushchev
United Nations ‘Organization
Lea Khrosuchey
Rains Forecast to End in Lawton Area
Partly clearing skies and warmer weather are forecast for Lawton area, ending a stretch of rain totaling 1.73 inches since Sunday. Rainfall totals rose to 1.95 inches at Lake Lawtonka, as lake level readings remained unclear due to rough conditions. Forecasts call for highs near 63 and 53, tonight near 44, with five days of limited moisture and little day to day change.
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Lawton Area
Tony
Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Roy Higdon
Skepticism Grows Over Space Tale In Kearney Neb
In Kearney Nebraska authorities doubted the California grain buyer Reinhold Schmidt who said he chatted with four men and two women in a transparent space ship. Schmidt, an ex convict, refused a lie detector test and investigators found a can of greenish oil at his car, prompting continued scrutiny by police and Continental Air Defense Command officers.
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Kearny
Neb
California
Reinhold
Schmidt
Bakersfeld
Calif
Tater
Scotts
Schmid
Continental Air
Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Val- U-Pak Co
Brawley
Alf
Kearney
KPACE
Eisenhower preps first security speech on missile strength
President Eisenhower sharpened his plan to address U S missile performance versus Soviet rockets in a national telecast from the White House. Officials say Defense Department experts prepared data while the timing aligns with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution and a Soviet space milestone. The address, titled Science and Security, was moved from Oklahoma City to now appear tonight.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Defense Department
Russia
White House
Science and Security
Oklahoma City
Missile Power Parade Highlights Lawton Veterans Day
Veterans Day events in Lawton November 11 feature a downtown parade at 10 30 a m showcasing U S Army Artillery and Missile Center units and equipment Fort Sill personnel will follow a holiday schedule and key participants include the 97th and 1th Army bands the 522nd infantry battalion and multiple artillery and missile units with an Honest John launcher and Windsor truck Col Charles Symroski Fort Sill commander leads the Fort Sill contingent with Calvin Love VFW commander in Lawton also attending the event various veteran and civic groups join the march and parade arrangements are led by W D Jones with Szgt Ford Mabe as parade marshal.
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Lawton
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sill
Awton
Sind Field Artillery
52Nd FA
Ith
58Nd FA
3Rd
22Nd Artillery
52Nd Group
Charles Symroski
Calvin Love
VFW
Cootiog
Amvets
American Legion
Henry W. Lawton
Cameron College
W. D.jonts
Ford Mabe
Flu Blamed for 1615 Absences in Lawton Schools
Flu again caused high student absences in Lawton Public Schools with 1615 missing classes today and 1951 Tuesday. Officials said not all absences were due to illness. 16 percent of the population was out Monday. Breakdown lists absences by school names and numbers, showing widespread impact across district facilities.
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Lawton
Andrew ‘Jackson
Entral
Douglass
Dunbar
Emerson
Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Lawton High Settoal
A. T. Howell
Jefferson
John Adams
Lincoln
Roosevelt
B. C. Swinney
Taft
Tomlinson
Washington
Whittier
Will Rogers
Woodrow Wilson
Post Children's’ School
Leaders Extend City Fund Drive To Meet Goal
United Fund campaign leaders announce a two week extension for the 1957 58 drive to reach 79 504 dollars as 71 945 58 has been raised. Jack Carter notes only a few hundred dollars since Southwestern Bell’s 2 000 dollar gift and Fort Sill’s 16 500 donation reduced the remaining target to about 11 000 dollars.
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United Fund
Ig Teport
Lawtonjan
Jack Carter
Drive
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Post Coromiurity’ Activities Fund
Fort Sill
United’ Fund
Carter
Ike Won't Make Visit To England
President Eisenhower will not make a state visit to England this year according to a London report. The article notes the decision followed a meeting and cites uncertain wording about timing and official reasons for the change in plans.
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Ike
England
London
Eisenhower
Bitter Tulsa Vet Kills Self After Note Blames Government
A disabled war veteran identified as Joseph C. Plaff, 43, shot and killed himself in Tulsa. Detectives traced addresses in Fort Worth Tulsa and the Muskogee Veterans Hospital. His wife Evelyn was later located in Fort Worth. Three children survive. The note said he could not work and that there was no chance of getting his back and neck better.
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Tulsa
Manas
Joseph C. Plaff
Fort Worth
Veterans Hospital
Muskogee
Evelyn
Geminal
Light Speed Rockets Eyed In Red Study
Soviet scientist Cyrill Stanyukevich says photonic rockets, using light as energy, could reach speeds near light. He cites a Trud article claiming Russia uses a liquid super fuel for its second Earth satellite and envisions atom jet engines for interplanetary flights. British expert Kenneth Gatland notes continuous acceleration toward light speeds. No concrete details are given. Moscow hints at Mars flights and lunar missions while downplaying next moves.
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London
Cyrill Stanyukevich
Stanyukovich
Trud
Russia
Inyukovich
Kenneth Gatland
Soviet Union
Mars
Vitaly Romadin
Moscow Radio
Rapadin
Dismissal Denied In Fort Sill Labor Hearing
Motions to dismiss secondary boycott complaints were denied as the National Labor Relations Board hearing on Fort Sill labor difficulties continued. Lawyers for the International Association of Machinists Local 889 and for the Lawton and Oklahoma State Building and Construction Trades councils argued the Army is not an employer under the National Labor Relations Act. Trial Examiner George A. Downing denied motions to amend the complaint and anticipated further testimony from union witnesses, with Harry Kennedy of the Lawton trades council first to testify.
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National’ Labor. Relations Board
Fort Sill
Louis Poulton
Washington
International Association of Machinists
Russell Holloway
Lawton
Oklahoma
Army
National Labor Relations Act
George A. Downing
NLRB
Harry’ Kennedy
Lawton “Trades ‘Council
Air ForceBreaks Sputnik Code Shocks Pentagon
Alamogordo New Mexico AP A senior Air Force officer disclosed that a special science team at the Air Force Missile Development Center has broken the Sputnik IT code. The leak to local newsmen said signals are being monitored interpreted and analyzed. Maj. David Simons and Dr Knox Millsaps led the group studying data via MARS station and other communications.
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U.S
Omoy
David Simons
Aero-Medical- Field Laboratory
Knox Millsaps
Army to Reduce Troops at School in Little Rock
The Army announced another cut in troops and federalized National Guardsmen on school integration duty at Little Beach, Ark, citing steady community stability. About 225 troopers of the 1st Battle Group, 1st Airborne Division will remain, with roughly 500 regulars previously in the Little Rock area reduced.
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Washington
Little Beach
Ark
Wilber M. Brucker
Little Rock
1St Battle Group
1St Airborne Division
Little “Rock
Area Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy and Warmer Ahead
Mostly cloudy conditions continue this afternoon with not so cool temperatures and a warmer trend into tonight. High around 35 today, low 44 tonight, and a high near 63 on Thursday with a low of 43 last night. An inch-and-three-quarters of rain has fallen since Sunday. 1 am readings show totals and trends in current conditions.
Infant death blamed on overheated room and lung congestion
A coroner's jury ruled that the Oct 1 death of four month old Anne Bradley Hurst resulted from congestion of the lungs caused by an overheated room. The verdict cites autopsy findings and notes the home thermometer maxed, the room hot, and the parents waking to a distressed infant. The jury empaneled by Justice of Peace Marvin Cameron based its conclusion on the autopsy report.
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Justice of Peace
Marvin
Cameron
Anne Bradley Hurst
Anl
Bea
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Emerson School
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