United States and Soviet Union clash at UN General Assembly
The United States and Soviet Russia confront all major issues at the 10th General Assembly in New York. Debates cover disarmament, Korea, Palestine refugees, charter revision, and Security Council membership. Deadlock persists on 11th Security Council seat and Mongolia’s inclusion.
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A. ST. Goldberg
United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
United States
Soviet Russia
Geneva
Te Assembly
Korea
Security Council
U.N
Outer Mongolia
Soviet Union
Poland
Israel
Philippines
Area Men In Service LT. MATTHEW REED RETURNS
Lt Matthew Reed son of Mr and Mrs S A Reed 716 Arlington has returned to the United States after a 14 month tour in Korea He is a Marine pilot and returns via Europe He will report to the El Toro Calif Marine base Dec 1 He has been in the Marines about three years
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United States
Korea
Reed
Europe
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Calif
City To Host 30 56 Conventions In Lawton Oklahoma
Lawton will host 30 56 conventions with the Oklahoma State Federation of Labor and the Carpenter's Union joining the lineup. The two sites were chosen Saturday at the Oklahoma City conclave, with dates for 1956 not set but likely in November at the Hotel Lawtonian. The Carpenter's Union parley typically occurs a day or two before the Labor meeting.
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Lawton
Oklahoma State Federation of Labor
Carpenter’s Union
Oklahoma City
Lawtonian
Carpenter's Union
Cityan Nominates Yale Queen at Chatham College
Miss Virginia Hadfield of Fort Sill nominated as candidate for Christmas Queen at Chatham College Pittsburgh Pa. She is daughter of Col and Mrs W A Hadfield. She has served as YWCA president and earned dean's honor list this year. The dance Christmas in Candlelight will be December 2 with a queen and seven attendants.
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W. A. Hadfield
Fort Sill
Chatham College
Pennsylvania College For Women
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Penn
Hadfield
YWCA
Music Students To Give Assembly at Lawton High
Miss Ira Jean Snow, Lawton high school vocal instructor, will present her students at a 9 30 a m assembly in the gym Wednesday. Hugh Bish, principal, announced. A delegation of LHS music students left for Oklahoma A&M Stillwater to take part in the annual all state chorus festival. A Hammond organ lyceum program will be at 11 a m assembly Tuesday in the gym.
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Ira Jean Snow
Lawton High School
Hugh Bish
LHS
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Father of State Highway Commission Chairman Dies
Bosse City Oklahoma Ben Cox 75 father of Julius W Cox chairman of the state Highway Commission died today A native of Morganton North Carolina he lived most of his life in Oklahoma He served as Cimarron County assessor from 1910 to 1918 sheriff from 1922 to 1924 and Boise City postmaster from 1933 to 1948
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Bosse City
Okla
Ben Cox
Julius W. Cox
State Highway Commission
Cox
Morganton
N. C
Oklahoma
Cimarron
Boise City
NAM Approves Individual Layoff Security Plan
The National Association of Manufacturers endorses an individual income security plan for layoffs, favoring employee funded accounts over pooled funds. Unlike CIO Ford contracts, it ties benefits to personal accounts not state unemployment. Companies like Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Libby-Owens-Ford already use similar methods.
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New York
National Assn. of Manufacturers
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
NAM
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Libby-Owens-Ford
Alfalfa Bill Murray Turns 86 In Oklahoma City
Former Gov. W. H. Murray celebrated his 86th birthday in an Oklahoma City rest home. Mrs. Johnston Murray, wife of Murray’s son who later became governor, brought a cake as part of a long tradition. She is suing for divorce.
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Oklahoma City
W. H
Murray
Johnston Murray
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Funeral Rites for Roy W Gray Held in Lawton
Services scheduled for 2 30 p m today at Ritter Funeral chapel for Roy W Gray 41 of Medicine Park killed when struck near Medicine Creek bridge on V U S 277 Fort Sill reservation four miles north of Lawton Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens Gray born in Seymour Texas December 1 1913 moved to Lawton 1951 from Wichita Falls lived Medicine Park five years employed by Standard Roofing and Material Co on Altus AFB Married Wilma Faye Ray June 23 1934 Survivors include wife one son Jimmy Ray Gray four daughters Gloria Sue Sherry June Mary Jean four sisters one brother and his parents plus Edith I Elkins died 1 p m Sunday 814 McKinley Funeral services 2 p m Tuesday Bethel Assembly of God Church with Rev C E Ditterline and Rev Claude Davis officiating Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Lawton Funeral Home in charge
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Ritter Funeral Home
Claude Davis
Bethel Assembly of God Church
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Tex
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Standard Roofing and Material Co
Altus Air Force Base
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Edith Walker
Snyder
Okla
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David Smith
East St. Louis
Ill
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M. D. Walker
Irwin
Verna Kephart
Arlington
Steve Brown
Iowa Park
C. L. Boyles
Harold Love
Velma
Floyd Walker
Rush Springs
Troy Walker
C. E. Ditterline
Lawton Heights Methodist Church
Bethel Church
Lawton Funeral Home
Michigan Salt Supply Estimated At 71 Trillion Tons
Michigan researchers estimate the state's salt reserves at about 71 trillion tons. The figure highlights vast underground resources and potential impacts on industry and regional infrastructure, with officials noting ongoing assessment and implications for future mining and supply stability.
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Michigan
OCU Presents The Brat at Fort Sill
Oklahoma City University College Players stage Maud Fulton three act comedy The Brat at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Service Club No 1 Fort Sill. Breezy corner dance hall girl injects herself into a refined circle creating a triangle with two bachelor brothers. Cast includes Treva Reuster Hooker and other Oklahoma City performers. admission free for Fort Sill personnel.
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Oklahoma City University
College Players
Service Club
Fort Sill
Treva Reuster
Hooker
Malaya Renews War on Communists After Cameron Highlands Attack
The Malayan government ordered full scale operations against Communist guerrillas after a raid on a Cameron Highlands health resort by about 100 rebels killed two police. The assault prompted renewed government action as authorities pledged decisive countermeasures.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Cameron Highlands
Sheridan Road Frontage For Suburban Shopping Center
Sheridan Road frontage 106 by 335 feet on Sheridan Road in the heart of Lawton’s promising suburban shopping area. Price listed at $18,550. Contact The McKee Co. by phone at 432.
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Sheridan Road
Sheridan Rd
Lawton
McKee CO. Pho
Governors Clash Over Farm Policy As 1956 Issue
Kansas Governor Fred Hall and Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin agreed that the farm issue would anchor the 1956 presidential campaign. They blamed each other for the current farm crisis while debating on television, with Hall advocating a soil fertility pay scheme and Griffin calling for 100 percent parity and constitutional government.
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Washington
Kansas
Georgia
Marvin S. Griffin
Fred Hall
Griffin
Hall
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Junior Red Cross Campaign Starts at Will Rogers
Lawton Public School launches its annual Junior Red Cross drive with all students participating. Principal Laura Sherry serves as general chairman and notes students are filling Christmas boxes to send overseas.
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Lawton Public School
Red Cross
Laura Sherry
Will Rogers
Tulsa Boy Fends Off Burglar With BB Gun
A 12 year old boy was knocked unconscious after attempting to stop an intruder in his Tulsa home. Police say the assailant entered while the parents were away and pushed the boy aside. The boy struck back with his BB gun. he was not seriously hurt. Also reported were $12 in silver dollars and two cuff links worth $10 each missing.
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Tulsa
Okla
David Hauge
Virgil Crain
Crain
M. L. Hague
David
Cityans To Attend Masonic Ceremony in McAlester
Lawton will be represented at the fall reunion of the Golden Anniversary of Indian Consistory opening Sunday in McAlester. Attendees include Fuzz Barnes Gene Trouppy Ned Hawkins Jimmy Knox Bill Bowman Warren Mc Cray and MSgt. Lawrence Larsen. Investiture of 28 Knights Commander will be on November 26 followed by a banquet.
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Lawton
McAlester
Fuzz Barnes
Gene Trouppy
Ned Hawkins
Jimmy Knox
Bill Bowman
Warren McCray
Lawrence Larsen
Court of Honor
Indigenous Borinqueno of Puerto Rico
The original inhabitants of Puerto Rico were the Borinquen Indians who disappeared as a distinct group after the Spanish conquest of the island.
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Island
Puerto Rico
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