Grenade Blasts Rock Lawton Downtown Morning
Rifle grenades exploded by Fort Sill demolition experts on the west range near McKenzie Hill caused a powerful blast felt citywide. Capt. Robert E. Kren said the ordnance team detonated the grenades during a sensitive test, with windows shattered downtown at 10 45 a.m. and another blast around 12 15 p.m. Local residents reported an intensified atmospheric condition amplifying the sound, likening it to a jet breaking the sonic barrier.
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Fort Sill
Robert E. Kren
McKenzie Hill
Ordnnance
Lawton
PIO
Police deny Fairris confession in Oklahoma City case
Oklahoma City police said the confession that cleared Dallas gangster Harbie Franklin Fairris was a fabrication. Governor Raymond Gary halted Fairris execution eight hours before it was to occur after accomplice Raymond Price claimed he fired the fatal shot. Price told authorities Cravatt was killed by his own pistol during a struggle, contradicting the confessed tale.
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Oklahoma City
Dallas
Harbie Franklin Fairris
Raymond Gary
Fairris
Raymond Price
Bennie Cravatt
H. C. McLeod
Price
Cravatt
Gary
Fabris
Roy Bergman
State Crime Bureau
Bill Rackley
Hurbie Fairris spared as Oklahoma grants stay of execution
In McAlester Oklahoma Gov Raymond Gary ordered a 60 day stay of execution for Hurbie Fairris 24 of Dallas after his earlier death sentence was paused. Confessed killer Raymond Price 24 sought to alter verdict with a faux confession amid a murder tied to a 1954 grocery holdup, while officials disputed the claim and noted findings about the weapon.
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Fairris
Wayne Harbolt
Price
Harbolt
Fabris
Gary
State Pardon and Parole Board
Cravatt
Oklahoma City
Fairis
James Edward Skinner
Dallas
AEC Split on H-Bomb Show of Force Plan
AEC Commissioners divided over Thomas E. Murray’s proposal for a dramatic H bomb test at Eniwetok to showcase American deterrence. Murray urged a Pacific summit gathering of world leaders including Russians and Chinese to witness an explosion, but four colleagues and Senate voices cautioned or rejected the plan as not policy.
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Atomic Energy
AEC
Thomas E. Murray
New York
Senate
Eniwetok
Murray
Fordham University Law School
Pacific Proving Grounds
Commission
Pacific
Free World
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Willard F. Libby
John von Neumann
Harold S. Vance
Eisenhower
Truman
Poultry Show Entries Arrive at Comanche County Fair
Entries for the 1955 Comanche County Annual Poultry Show began arriving at the free fair grounds at 10 a.m. with about 100 birds registered by noon. The two day event will place all entries by 6 p.m. and judging starts at 9 a.m. Saturday under American Poultry Association rules. John Wood of Altus will judge, and Sears Roebuck Co. offers 50 in the Sears Pullet Show with blue red and white prizes.
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Comanche County
American Poultry Association
John Wood
Altus
Sears Roebuck Co
Frey Told to Quit War Veterans Commission
Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary gave Fred Frey of Chickasha a 2 pm Friday deadline to resign from the War Veterans Commission or be fired. Gary planned to name Woodrow Hardy of Norman to the post, saying the matter is final and Frey is leaving today amid charges of misconduct and a dispute with the American Legion.
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Oklahoma City
Fred Frey
Chickasha
The
War Veterans Commission
Raymond Gary
Gary
Woodrow Hardy
Norman
Frey
American Legion
Charles W. Hashall
Survive Seattle Crash 47 Die As GI Vacation Plane Explodes
A large Air Force C 54 transport crashed on Mt Charleston near Las Vegas killing 14 aboard. Rescue teams searched the wreck atop the 11910 foot peak. destination linked to Groom Lake AEC secret base. Norton AFB aircraft had departed Burbank en route to a top secret Nevada installation.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Mt. Charleston
Air Force
Nevada Atomic Proving Grounds
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Proving Grounds
Proving Ground
Norton Air Force Base
Calif
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Groom Lake
Joint Aec Air Force
Here
Indian Springs Air Force Base
Indian Springs
Chartered Airliner Crashes Into Seattle Hillside After Takeoff
A four engine DC4 chartered by the Army to transport 66 servicemen home from the Far East crashed shortly after departing Boeing Field for Chicago. The aircraft struck a residential hillside, exploded, and burned. At least 27 people died. 47 others including the crew survived. A mother and five children in a nearby house escaped unharmed. Survivors described a jolting takeoff through a snowstorm. Ambulances rushed victims to three hospitals as investigators sought identities. The crash followed a similar Nevada crash a day earlier.
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Peninsular Air Transport Co
Miami Springs
Fla
Far East
Nevada
Boeing Field
Chicago
Eugene Casey
Army Hits New Land Obstacle in Fort Sill Expansion
Washington November 18 The Army faced new hurdles in its bid to seize 10 700 acres of Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge for Fort Sill artillery range growth Senator John Stennis chairman of the Senate military real estate subcommittee urged the Army to furnish more details and suggested settling the dispute with Interior by a use permit He noted 20320 acres of private land approved for purchase could suffice and asked for clarification in a letter to Representative Wick ersham, as reported See LAND Page 2.
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Washington
Army
Wichita Mountains Wildlife
Fort Sill
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Stennis
Interior Department
Victor Wickersham
Four Day Thanksgiving Holiday For Cameron and Lawton Students
Cameron college and Lawton school students will close Wednesday afternoon for a four day Thanksgiving holiday. City classes dismiss Wednesday. superintendent John Shoemaker said classes resume Monday morning November 28. Special Thanksgiving programs planned in elementary schools. Cameron president Vernon Howell announced junior college resumes November 28.
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Cameron College
Lawton School
John Shoemaker
Vernon Howell
Cameron
Local Area Forecast Winds May Shift This Week
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Saturday with a chance of light rain or drizzle this afternoon and tonight. Highs near 55 today and 65 Saturday, tonight's low around 40, with 11 am reading at 45. Thursday's high near 50 and cooler conditions expected.
Stevenson Kefauver Ticket Eyed By Dems
Democrats discuss a Stevenson Kefauver ticket as talk grows within the party. The DNC approved expanded convention access with 2,744 delegates and 1,896 alternates for 1956, while Kefauver says he won’t seek second place but may accept a veep slot if offered.
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National Committee
David Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Kefauver
Lawrence
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Baptists to Hear Sen Kerr Speak
Senator Robert S Kerr of Washington DC will headline the First Baptist church annual men's Thanksgiving banquet at 7 pm Tuesday. More than 250 men are expected. tickets go on sale Sunday night for $1 each, with Brotherhood members able to buy for themselves and a guest at $1.50. Kerr is a well known Baptist lay speaker in the state.
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Robert S. Kerr
Washington, D.C
First Baptist Church
Brotherhood of the Church
Brotherhood
Sen
Kerr
Storms Abating Leaves 13 Dead In Western States
Violent storms across the nation eased after a week of damage. At least 13 people were killed, nine were missing and presumed dead, and four remained snowbound near Boulder Colorado. Arctic air loosened in the northern Rockies and Northern Plains as temperatures rose in the icy belt.
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Associated Press
Boulder
Colo
Rockies
Plains
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Gulf States
Sill Ord Tilt Ready To Go
Fort Sill and Fort Ord face off in an interservice football clash at Roosevelt stadium tomorrow night. Tickets open at 7 p.m. with general admission at $1 and about 30 reserved seats at $2. Proceeds help cover travel expenses for the Sill squad.
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Fort Sill-Fort Ord
Roosevelt Stadium
Chamber of Commerce
Sill
Troopers Capture 3 Teen-Age Bandits After Running Battle
An Edmond robbery at Universal Sales Co. led to a gun battle with Trooper Ray Rich and a broad manhunt. A 13 year old, Anthony Earl Dodgson, was captured after the holdup yielded 45 dollars. Two teens, Gene O Lewis 18 of Shepard Air Force Base Texas and Frank Eugene Kelly 19 of Afton, were later identified. Lewis admitted a car theft in Wichita Falls Texas and Kelly admitted stealing two .22 caliber guns. Local law enforcement from Oklahoma and Lincoln counties assisted in the pursuit and capture.
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Edmond
Okla
Highway Patrol
Universal Sales Co
Gene O. Lewis
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Wichita Falls
Frank Eugene Kelly
Afton
Graham Now Denies Setting Airliner Bomb
Graham 23 denies planting a bomb on the United Air Lines DC6B that crashed near Longmont Colorado killing 44. He says he signed a written admission under duress after FBI questioning. Arraignment postponed to Nov 28 as he retains counsel.
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Denver
John Gilbert Graham
Rocky Mountain News
Graham
al Nakkula
FBI
Daisie King
United Air Lines
Longmont
Colo
Shower Likely Areas as Warm Front Arrives
A mass of warm air triggered showers in central and eastern areas today. A new cold front expected to hit Lawton later tonight or Sunday will shift temperatures lower. Last night's low dipped to 43, rose to 45 by morning. Weekend forecast calls for clearing skies with highs near 65 and 40-degree lows.
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Lawton
Pacific Coast
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