Gary Studies Fate Of Frey In Vets Fuss
Oklahoma City November 12 A bitter controversy over the state War Veterans Department raged hotter than ever but remained unsettled today Gov Raymond Gary delayed a decision on firing Fred Frey a Chickasaw appointee hearing at the state Capitol Frey and his attorney Cleo Fitzgerald argued the charges while Legion VFW and DAV officials testified Frey claimed he was carrying out the Legion's wishes The suggestion of resignation came from Mayes County Judge Carl Longmire State commander of the DAV Longmire urged either resignation or removal for cause if Frey refused The VFW supported that stance and charged a small group of Legionnaires sought to control both organizations
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Oklahoma City
State War Veterans Department
Raymond Gary
Fred Frey
War Veterans Commission
Chickasha
State Capitol
Gary
Frey
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Don Davis
Commission
Cleo Fitzgerald
Stillwater
Legion
Legion Conventions
Mayes County
Carl Longmire
DAV
VFW
Longmire
Davis
George Bourland
Overbrook
Improvements To Save Water At Lawtonka Plant
City officials advance a filtration upgrade to boost daily output from the Lake Lawtonka fed plant. The 1952 design aimed for 26 million gallons but never reached it, now surpassing 22 million with plans to hit capacity after completing improvements.
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Lake Lawtonka
Lawton
Fort Sill
Improvements at the water plant upgrade filtration and power backup
The plant adds a diesel power generator to sustain filtration during power failures. A project to shorten water flow from settling beds to filters is underway. Water from Lake is fed in three lines 16 24 and 30 inches, meets a 30 inch main, then is treated with chlorine gas limestone and alum before settling in east side basins.
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E. C
Slick) Parks
City Council Water Committee
David Duke
Ally
Lawton
Fort Sill
Landslide sinks Bishop Palace in Nicolet river town
In Nicolet Quebec a noon time landslide caused by river water undermining foundations toppled the Bishop’s Palace and other buildings into the Nicolet River. Three people died including a two month old child. fires lit, lines snapped, and major routes closed as the Cathedral and other structures were damaged. The Dionne quintuplets’ school near the scene was not harmed. Brother Hermangilde, a Chretiennes School for Boys faculty member, died in the collapse. Funeral details and rescue efforts followed.
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Nicolet
Que
Bishop’s Palace
Albertus Martin
Hermangilde
Chretiennes School For
Jean Lessard
Edouard Beaulac
Institute
Emilie
Annette
Cecile Dionne
Sooners Beat Iowa State 52 0 in Strong Showing
Oklahoma So on another day of college football routed Iowa State 52 to 0 after a prior 26 14 win over Pitt. Maryland clinched Orange Bowl berth by beating Clemson 25 12. Top scores include Nebraska 37 Colorado 20 and TCU 47 Texas 20.
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West Virginia
Oklahoma Sooners
Pitt
Oklahoma
Mountaineers
Fort Sill
BAMC
Sooners
Iowa State
Maryland
Clemson
Kansas
A&m
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas State
Missouri
Tennessee
Florida
Texas A&m
Rice
Arkansas
SMU
TCU
Texas
Army
Penn
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Argentine government teeters as Lonardi crisis deepens
Buenos Aires reports a government split among Lonardi loyalists after overthrowing Peron. Emergency military talks and crisis conferences signal a looming collapse of the Provisional President Eduardo Lonardi’s administration as the regime faces a growing peril to its hold on power.
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Buenos Aires
Eduuardo Lonardi
Peron
Low Pressure Delays Storm Brings Warm Saturday in Oklahoma
A west of the divide low pressure cell kept Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma warmer than forecast with 83 degrees. The weatherman warned of a costlier cold front arriving Monday night and a cooler Sunday.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Faure Wins Fifth Confidence Vote in Paris Parliament
Premier Edgar Faure secured a fifth confidence victory in five weeks with 185 to 247 as Communist support kept his shaky government afloat. The session, held during official mourning for Mme Rene Coty, endorsed Faure’s decision to call December elections amid ongoing clash with Mendes France over electoral reform and district voting proposals.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
France
National Assembly
Faure
Pierre Mendes- France
Mme
Rene Coty
Assembly
Mme. Coty
Coty
Buffalo meat offered from Wichita Mountains Refuge plan
Ernest Greenwalt, manager of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, oversees disposal of 500 buffalo this year. About 150 have been sent to ranches or butchered. 300 more remain. The refuge aims to supply households with buffalo meat year round for 125 dollars per mature animal delivered to Lawton locker plants, cut as desired.
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Ernest Greenwalt
Greenwalt
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Civic Club
Lawton
Lawton High School Science Ranked Among Best
The Lawton public schools defend a strong science curriculum against a state council critique. Lawton and Comanche county districts prove robust offerings with chemistry physics geology biology and physiology attracting over 500 students this semester. Principal Hugh Bish notes four chemistry sections a geology section and multiple advanced science classes while Superintendent John Shoemaker lauds the program as among the finest in the state.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council
Lawton High School
Comanche County
Tillman
Greer
Jackson
Caddo
Grady
Stephens
Hugh Bish
LHS
Bish
John Shoemaker
Lily F. Stafford
Newcombe
Leo Shipley
Shoemaker
Acaly
City
SCIEN
Film Judgment Nearer in Easter Pageant Dispute
The Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant group edges closer to payment of 110115.13 or asset seizure by Principle Films Inc after the Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected a rehearing. E L Richardson said Harold Keehn faces payoff or turnover of film assets as Tulsa based company delays. Page 2.
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E. L. Richardson
Harold Keehn
Principle Films, Inc
Keeln
Texas
Board of Directors
Richardson
State Supreme Court
Principle Films Inc
Tulsa Film Company
District Court
Ghee
Dem Row Heads For Final Ruling
Oklahoma City November 12 The state Democratic Party faces a final decision in Chicago on whether Rep Jim Arrington of Stillwater can finish W C Doenges term as national committeeman Doenges appointed by Gov Johnston Murray refuses to step down and Gov Raymond Gary backs Arlington a battle that tests political control and party tradition
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Oklahoma City
Democratic Party
Chicago
Oklahoma
National Democratic Committee
Jim Arrington
Stillwater
W. C. Doenges
Bartlesville
Raymond Gary
Arrington
Gary
Doenges
Johnston Murray
National Party
Comitteeman
DEMOS
Area Weather Forecast With Weekend Warmth Shift
Partly cloudy weekend forecast with cooler Sunday highs near 70 after Saturday’s 83. Skies trend partly cloudy both days. No precipitation is mentioned and temperatures remain mild across the area.
Molotov To Confer With Dulles At Big Four Meet
The Big Four foreign ministers abandoned disarmament progress and will hand the issue to the United Nations. Molotov planned a private talk with Dulles as the meeting adjourned. Dulles and Macmillan, de Margerie also met on nonconfer ence topics as talks continued.
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Molotov
Dulles
Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations
New York
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
John Foster Dulles
Harold MacMillan
Roland de Margerie
Palestine
Far East
Senator accuses gas firm of biased rate hike data
State Sen. Everett Collins charges the corporation commission staff used a stacked deck of figures to back a rate increase for Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp. He will lead a legislative inquiry opening Monday at the capitol. The commission has heard requests for a $417,000 annual rise across 45 cities. City attorneys opposing the increase did not appear after the hearings opened.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Everett Collins
Dsapulpa
Corporation Commission
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
Collins
Legislative Council
Capitol
Oklahoma
Consolidated
Fort Sill G/ Turns Pastor For Sundays
Fort Sill sergeant James H Crum 28-year-old officer personnel sergeant ministers at McNair Hall by week and preaches Sundays at Geronimo Baptist Church to about 100 parishioners. A former river deck hand and law student from Ashland Kentucky Crum joined the Army in World War II, earned a law degree in 1949 while in service, and now blends military duties with continuing study and ministry, saying he is never too busy for his faith.
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Sfc
James H. Crum
Sill
McNair Hall
Geronimo Baptist Church
Crum
Ashland
Kentucky
Sarge
Ohio
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Fort Sill
James Crum
Lawton
New Post Rae
U.S. Army
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