Identity Proved On All But One Of Crash Victims
Long Beach Calif authorities say they identified 38 of 39 people recovered from the Pan American Stratocruiser crash near the Nov. loss. Autopsies planned to determine cause. Identified victims include Capt Gordon H Brown Palo Alto Calif and Yvonne Alexander San Francisco among others. One unidentified body appears to be an Oriental woman.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pan- American Airways
San Francisco
Honolulu
Philippine Sea
Lesis
Gordon H. Brown
Palo Alto
Eugene QO. Crosthwaite
Felton
New South Wales
Australia
William Hagan
Louisville
Robert Alexander
Margaret
Judy
Los Altos
Toyoe Tanaka
Tokyo
Japan
State Airman Prepares to Donate Kidney to Twin
Lt Sam Merriman a 26 year old trainee arrived at Oklahoma City VA hospital for tests to confirm he is an identical twin as doctors prepare for kidney donation to his ill brother Bill Navy veteran with Brights disease. Doctors say operation may occur around December in Richmond Virginia.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Merriman
Merriman
Veterans Administration Hospital
James H. Douglas
Hondo Air Force Base
Tex
Hondo
Air Force Reserve
Rail Strike Averted in Santa Fe Agreement
CHICAGO 9 The Santa Fe Railroad reached a union shop agreement with 15 non operating unions, ending a seven year dispute and likely preventing a strike set for Friday morning. The settlement affects about 42,000 employees after 16 rounds of talks mediated by federal officials. Francis A. O Neill announced the deal, calling it a complete victory for unions, with Robert Boys aiding final negotiations. George E Leighty cited similarities to older agreements with Eastern Railroads.
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Chicago 9
The
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Francis A. O'Neill
National (Railway) Mediation Board
O'Neill
Robert Boys
George E. Leighty
Railroad Telegraphers Union
Community Turkey Dinner Sponsored by St Ann's Altar Society
St Ann's Altar Society announces a community turkey dinner at Elgin School Cafeteria on Sunday November 24. The public is invited and meals are offered at a nominal charge.
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Elgin
St. Ann's Altar Society
Airman Campbell hailed for heroism after Alaska crash
Survivors of a B-23 crash praised S. Sgt. Calvin A. Campbell 34 of San Antonio for risking his safety to aid others. Campbell aided wounded crew, wrapped men in parachutes, and dragged a trapped comrade from the wreck after a mountain crash that killed six. He told reporters he was modest about the act.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Calvin A. Campbell
San Antonio
Campbell
Ike
Air Force Hospital
Robert McMurray
East Berlin
Conn
Clair Johnson
Crosby
Minn
Manuel Garza
Midwest City
Okla
McMurray
Garza
Air Force
Hotc i. Campbell
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Return Of Bank Suspects Sought
U S District Attorney Paul Cress will seek to return two men from Fort Worth to face trial for the First State Bank of Harrah Oklahoma robbery on November 5 West William Paul and George Jernigan signed waivers of indictment and were held on 50000 dollar bonds They may plead guilty in Fort Worth or face trial in Oklahoma City Also charged is Stephen Edwin Rose all three discussed a civil matter in Dallas before the arrest Jernigan and West were arrested in Fort Worth after a Dallas visit to Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Paul Cress
Fort Worth
First State Bank
Harrah
Okla
William Paul West
Norman
George Jernigan
Oklahoma
David Taylor
U.S. District Court
Stephen Edwin Rose
Taylor
Jernigan
West
Dallas
FBI
Pool project bids set for Taft School in Oklahoma City
The Board of Affairs will open bids on December 3 for a proposed swimming pool at the Taft School for Deaf Blind and Orphaned Children. Chairman Owen Townsend announced a 45000 dollar appropriation to fund the construction.
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Oklahoma City of
Board of Affairs
Taft School
Owen Townsend
GRDA Votes 5-2 to Build New Vinita HQ
GRDA directors meeting in secret approved a new headquarters at a projected cost of 150000 here by a 5 to 2 vote. Opponents urged moving headquarters to Pryor, with deferral by Tulsa member Wash Hudson. Plans had been delayed nine years due to funds despite a strong 1955 revenue year and improved finances in early 1956.
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Vinita U—Grand River Dam Authority
Elmer Hadden
Pryor
Hadden
Wash Hudson
Tulsa
Vinita
Raymond Gary
GRDA
Tulsa Man Fined For Possessing Lewd Photographs
Tulsa resident Jerry Marshall aged 26 pleaded guilty to possessing lewd photographs and was fined $250 plus costs by Pawhuska district judge Jesse Worren Jr. The case highlights legal action against explicit imagery in the area.
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Tulsan
Pawhuskaw
Jesse Worren Jr
Jerry Marshall
Tulsa
Death sought for guard in VA hospital slayings
Reno Nev U P reports the government will seek first degree murder and the death penalty for Elza W Eaton 62 who entered a Veterans Administration hospital with two guns and killed two officers and wounded another. A fourth victim restrained him before authorities took him into custody. Eaton had resigned last March after complaints about administration. A new grand jury is planned likely for Nov 27 to hear the case.
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Nevada
Eaton
Earl A. Lombardi
Lombardi
Easton
Phillip S. Keables
Arthur R. Small
James R. Harrison
Harrison
Newell Marrse
Ahiswede
Parker Re elected Tulsa State Fair Board President
G C Parker oil man and cattle breeder was reelected to a fourth term as president of Tulsa State Fair Board at a trustees meeting. He reported the 1937 fair earned a profit of 79 849 dollars, drew a record attendance of over 600 000, and posted total revenue of 371 776 dollars.
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Parker
Tulsa
G. C. Parker
Army to withdraw troops from Little Rock before Thanksgiving
Reports that regular troops will be pulled from Little Rock prior to Thanksgiving caused little reaction. Gov. Faubus and NAACP leader Mrs. L. Bates offered no comment. Rep. Brooks called the move good news as local authorities may assume enforcement, while Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker would command. About 225 of 1,000 paratroopers remain.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
L. C. Bates
The
National Assn. For
Advancement of
Colored People
Faubus
Hot Springs
Central High School
Brooks Nays
D-Ark
T. A. Dillaha
Capital Citizens Council
Dillaha
158Rd
Arkansas National Guard Regiment
Edwin Walker
Club Hosts Membership Party by Business and Professional Women
The Business and Professional Women's club holds a membership party at 7 30 p m today in the Hotel Lawtanlan in observance of The Harvest of Membership Month Mrs Mary Pokorny serves as membership chairman to lead the event
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lawtanlan
Mary Pokorny
City Man Bound Over on Rape Charge Here
A Lawton man, 3T-year-old lawton mail carrier bound over to higher court on a first degree rape charge after a preliminary hearing before Justice Marvin E. Cameron. Carl Ikard Rt. 2 Lawton returned to county jail without bond. He is accused of raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter on May 4, 1954. complaint signed by the girl's mother.
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Lawton
Thal
Justice of the Peace
Marvin E. Cameron
Carl Ikard
Rt. 2
Ikard
Salvation Army Plans Yule Programs in Tulsa Meeting
Christmas programs of Salvation Army units statewide will be discussed in a one day Tulsa meeting on Wednesday. Capt. Luther Smith, local Army leader, said Lt. Col. W. W. Bouterse, commander for Oklahoma, will lead the planning discussions.
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Salvation Army
Tulsa
Luther Smith
Smith
Salvation “Army
Oklahoma
W. W. Bouterse
Stomp Death Trial Heard in Oklahoma City
Prosecutors continued presenting witnesses in the murder case of Joseph Arnold Revard, 41, in Oklahoma City. Hope Pena testified as the first witness describing the night Revard stomped his wife Mary Elizabeth Revard, 45, as the trial progressed with Judge Clarence Mills adjourning until morning and about ten more witnesses expected.
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Oklahoma City
Joseph Arnold Revard
Olahoma City
Revard
Hope Pena
Mary Elizabeth Revard
Clarence M. Mills
Miss .Pena
Oklahoma County
Granville Scanland
Bond issue approved for transport equipment in Okemulbee
Oklahoma City AP reports the attorney general approved an 82000 bond issue for transportation equipment in Dependent School District No 12 in Okemul Bee county. The plan funds school transport needs and updates.
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Oklahoma City
Okemul- Bee County
Bids To Complete Dam In Oklahoma Tulsa
An invitation for bids to complete Oclogah Dam in Tulsa is expected around November 29 with bids opened January 15. Army Engineers say work includes outlet works construction and completion of the spillway and embankment. Estimated cost exceeds five million dollars and more than 900 working days are projected. About 99 percent of the embankment and 92 percent of spillway work are already finished.
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Tulsa
Oclogah Dam
Army Engineers
Tulsa Banker Dies
Russell H. Gwinner 62, vice president of the First National Bank and Trust Co., died last night after a three year illness. A petroleum engineer, he headed the bank's oil loan division and joined in 1950 from Sunray Oil Co where he was chief engineer active in production and exploration.
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Tulsa
Russell H. Gwinner
First National Bank and Trust Co
Gwinner
Sunray, Oil Co
Second Phone Line Helps Ruth in Snowbound Romance
Ruth’s father adds a second line as Dick rushes back through heavy snow to visit Ruth. She admits nerves yet hopes for a quick, safe arrival. The tale highlights how phones weave into daily life and romance.
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Ruth
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Richard Meyer
Don Davia
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