Liles on Trial as Collaborator at Fort Lewis
Lt Col Paul V Liles a West Point graduate faces court martial in Fort Lewis Washington on charges of collaboration with Chinese captors during the Korean War Liles was captured Oct 28 1950 and later freed Sept 1 1953 He claims he helped prisoners escape plans while serving as military advisor to the RoK Sixth Division and held senior American officer at Camp 12 The trial was to last about 30 days with up to eighty witnesses expected
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Paul V. Liles
Korea
Liles
Birmingham
Ala
Republic of Korea
Onion
Yalu River
Camp 12
Leslie E. Dixon
Jefferson Erwin
Oklahoma
Temptation and idolatry cited in ancient reflections
A brief reflective snippet contrasts biblical admonition with a classical quote about worship. The verse from I Kings 12 30 and Martial’s line emphasize that the worshipper makes idols sacred, not the idol itself. The passage underscores human devotion shaping divinity.
The Russian Smile Fades at Geneva Conference
A 1955 editorial argues the Geneva talks exposed Soviet aims for world domination and disarmament limits. It criticizes Kremlin tactics, noting continued pursuit of Communist mastery despite smiles, and forecast inevitable exposure of true intent as the cold war persists.
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West Germany
NATO
Red Army
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Geneva
Soviet embassy keeps hammer and sickle symbol in golf lore
A Soviet embassy official notes the hammer and sickle symbol remains, even as golf jokes circulate about breaking 100 and a 19th hole sign appears on an Embassy of the USSR match book found at a cocktail party. The piece suggests the symbol endures despite lighthearted reference to the 19th hole.
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Embassy of the Ussr
Answers and Facts Mixed From Historical Q and A
A concise Q and A set answers questions on deer species moose wedding rings Electoral Commission Hayes Mohair from Angora goat resin aging as plant exudate and Van Buren's 1836 vice presidential nomination. The content references natural history history and political trivia with dated context.
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U.S
van Buren
Tentative field for 10th Junior Rose Bowl teams
Pasadena sponsors will announce the finalists for the 10th annual Junior Rose Bowl on November 28. Eastern contenders include Jones County Junior College Ellisville Miss Wenatchee Valley Junior College Washington and Cameron State Agricultural College Lawton with strong 9 1 records. Western candidates are Compton Taft and Menlo JC with undefeated or near perfect marks.
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Pasadena
Calif
California
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville
Miss
Wenatchee
Taft Junior College
Menlo JC
Clerk Accused of Poisoning College Coed
William R. Singer a 26 year old Mansfield state police charged with assault with intent to murder after arsenic was found in the blood of University of Connecticut coed Elsie A. L. Tregger of West Hartford. Singer a former serviceman and University of Connecticut student denied the accusation and remained jailed in Tolland County unable to post bond.
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Mansfield, Conn
University of Connecticut
Tolland County
Singer
Miss Tregger
Hospital Births and Admissions in Southwest Region
Births include a son to Edward J Labrada at 1512 S Eighth on Nov 21 weighing 8 lb 1 1/4 oz and a son to Jack Batten at 1621 N 22nd on Nov 20 weighing 7 lb 14 oz. Also a daughter to William McDonald Jr in Elgin born Nov 21 at 7 lb 2 1/2 oz. Several admissions and dismissals listed across area hospitals including medical and surgical cases with names and addresses.
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Edward J. Labrada
Jack Batten
William ¥. McDonald Jr
Elgin
Jeanice Donahue
Harvey Donahue
New York
Dick Farris
S. Sixth
Donald Richard Cox
James
Wayne Cruse
Joyce Hedrick
Lee
John L. Ray
G. D. Thompson
Cyril
Surry
Lucian Royle
Walters
Agnes Melton
James Blackburn
Lincoln
A. K. Burba
Snyder
Eula Mae Smith
A. A. van Blarcum
Smith
Ernest Trosino
Baldwin
Eugene Helms
Southwestern
Lee Monett Tastoke
Anadarko
Clifford Clark
1807 Smith
Charles Ray Goodin
Morford Drive
Eva Eckinandah
Webster Atoloa
el Reno
Kathryn Joy Gover
Weatherford
Bruce Walthall
Dathart
Tex
David Lee Wakalee
Norman
Edith Littlechief
Avis Kosechequetah
Houston School Wins Speech Meet at Little National Tournament
Lamar High School from Houston Texas won the grand champion sweepstakes at the fifth annual Little National Speech Tournament in Muskogee Oklahoma. Pittsburg Kansas and Neosho Missouri placed second and third as 653 students from 34 high schools across eight states competed.
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Muskogee
Okla
Lamar High School
Houston
Tex
Pittsburg
Kan
Neosho
Jap Premier Quits But Will Return
Japan’s Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama and his 16-member Cabinet resigned today to allow a cabinet reshuffle. Hatoyama is expected to be reappointed tomorrow, forming a new coalition cabinet from the Liberal Democratic party merger after the Diet session. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu is expected to stay in office.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Liberal - Democratic Party
The
Liberals
Democrats
Hatoyama
Democratic Party
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal Party
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Five Bombay Rioters Killed In Citywide Clash
Bombay faced a violent clash as police and Home Guard fought stone throwing demonstrators. Five killed, at least 225 wounded, over 1,000 arrested as protests over a proposed Bombay city state intensified. Gangs blocked streets, set fires to buses, and clashed with fire crews. The unrest followed a strike by 200,000 textile workers.
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Bombay
India
Nehru
Bomy
Farm lime estimate flags 80 million tons needed
Farm experts estimate that 80 million tons of agricultural limestone are required for U.S. soils.
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U.S
Pistol Packing Man Sparks Nighttime Jail Lust For Gun
Lawton police search for a young man who flashed a pistol at a drive in cafe and then vanished. A separate weekend roundup saw 13 arrests for drunkenness and disturbance, with multiple others held on traffic and investigation charges.
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Lawton
Loui Gillum
Kater Inn
Cache Road
Leroy Williams
Lincoln
George Billingsley
Monroe
County Distributes $70,462 Worth Of Food In One Year
Comanche county distributed 233,907 pounds of free foodstuffs valued at 70,462.38 dollars to needy persons from September 1954 to August 1955. Commissioners Kleeman Woesner and Wynn were informed by Frank Easley of the Oklahoma Emergency Relief board. Easley praised the county’s efforts while listing major items such as beans cheese dry milk shortening and rice with monthly average values around 5,872 dollars.
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Comanche County
W. H. Kleeman
Kleeman
Emil Woesner
Pete Wynn
Frank Easley
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Easley
County Delegates Named To State 4-H Club Congress
Miss Shirley Brantley Sterling and Bob Wood Faxon named official delegates to the sixth annual state 4-H club congress opening in Oklahoma City on Thanksgiving Day. Melvin Semrad will conduct the citizenship ceremony at the capitol, with sessions on courts, legislature, and a Friday Forum luncheon. National delegates to Chicago include Margie Mae John, Marvin Livingston, and Jim Clower.
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Shirley Brantley
Sterling
Bob Wood
Faxon
Oklahoma City
Agriculture Committee
State Capitol
Melvin Semrad
State 4-H Club
Enid
Senate
House of Representatives
House Chamber
Skirvin
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Chicago
Comanche County
Margie Mae John
Flower Mound
Marvin Livingston
Jim Clower
Biltmore
Wood
Farm Bureau
Miss Brantley
Livingston
Miss John
Kay Tomlinson
Stillwater
American Royal
Kansas City
Achievin Gg Ag
Rotary Club
Lawton
Mexican Released From County Jail
Mexican released from county jail over the weekend after serving a sentence for joy riding. Chico Cortez, 23, Lawton Mexican, was originally charged with larceny of an automobile from Mrs. Clarence Madden in Judge Woodrow Giles' court. Also released was R D Mooneyham, 30, of 1408 Lee, after 10 days for driving while intoxicated.
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Chico Cortez
Lawton
Cortez
Woodrow Giles
Clarence Madden
R. D. Mooneyham
Lee
AF Board Probes Iwo Jima Crash That Killed 10
A U S Air Force board of officers flew to Iwo Jima to investigate the crash of a C124 Globemaster that killed 10 of 11 aboard. The four engine transport crashed on takeoff from the WWII battle site while ferrying cargo from Tokyo. One survivor was hospitalized in Japan. Names withheld.
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Tokyop
U.S. Air Force
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Japan
Air Force
A&M President To Fly To Ethiopia For Six Weeks
Dr. Oliver S. Willham, president of Oklahoma A&M College, will depart Tuesday for a six week trip to Ethiopia. He and his wife visit at the invitation of Emperor Haile Selassie and will inspect projects totaling six million dollars supervised by A&M under State Department sponsorship.
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Oklahoma City
Oliver S. Willham
Oklahoma A&m College
Ethiopia
Willham
Haile Selassie
William Will
A&m
State Department
Cityan's Mother Dies In Iowa
Mrs. Fred Bahr of Cedar Rapids Iowa mother of Mrs. Rachel Wray of Lawton died there at noon after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Wray owner of the Lawton Flower shop is in Cedar Rapids. Services are tentatively set for 1 30 p m Wednesday in Cedar Rapids.
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Fred Bahr
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rachel Wray
Lawton
Takers Found For Fairris Eyes
Hugo Oklahoma reports Dan Cooper a 44 year old blind laundry worker accepts the offer of Harbie Franklin Fairris the convicted killer to donate his eyes to a needy person. Cooper blind since childhood wants to see again to improve his family's life. Fabris who escaped execution says offer still stands. The couple has a six year old daughter and shares a seeing eye dog.
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HUGO
Okla
Harbie Franklin Fairris
Dan Cooper
Hugo Daily News
Fabris
Cooper
Coopers
Tongay Says He Suffered Amnesia
MIAMI Florida Russell Tongay escapee claimed amnesia after a motor crash in New Orleans led to his capture. He spoke by phone to Miami Daily News asking to stay in Los Angeles for medical treatment citing lung issues and possible cancer or tuberculosis. He said the guard could have kept better watch and expressed intent to return to Florida after treatment.
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Miami
Fla
Russell Tongay
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Tongay
Jack Houghteling
Miami Daily News
Kathy
Florida
William Burrell Jr
Coral Gables
Burrell
Swinney Students Write Safety Rules
Swinney elementary school student council officers are writing safety rules for their classmates this week, said Principal Christina Swanson. Last week, Highway Patrol Trooper Wes Miller taught bicycle safety to third through sixth graders with street training and demonstrations.
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Swinney Elementary
Christina Swanson
Highway Patrol
Wes Miller
Mrs. R Grant Mangum Sr Returns From Visit
Mrs. R Grant Mangum Sr of 701 North 16th has returned from a week’s visit with Mr and Mrs R J Christian in Marlow The Christian family is noted as a former soil conservationist for Comanche County.
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R. Grant Mangum Sr
N. 16Th
R. J. Christian
Marlow
Christian
Comanche County
Holiday Quiz Across Christmas to New Year
A playful word puzzle lists clues spanning Happy Holidays and year end themes. From markers like Year’s Eve and December 25th to terms for actions and objects, the puzzle threads a seasonal quiz through time and tradition with cross clues.
Sill Man Given Time For Plea
Harold J. Fisher 21, charged with second degree burglary in the Halloween break of Deni son Hardware at 1707 Sheridan Rd, asked for more time at arraignment. Judge Marvin E. Cameron gave Fort Sill soldier 24 hours, or longer if needed, to decide on a plea. Fisher and a 16 year old from another state faced a joint complaint. the younger suspect is not in custody.
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Harold J. Fisher
Denison
Sheridan Road
Marvin E. Cameron
Fort Sill
Fisher
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