Hopi Olympic runner Tewanima rejects New York visit
Louis Tewanima, 82, famed Hopi distance runner and 1912 Olympic silver medalist, visits New York after 42 years. He prefers Arizona mesas, notes New York’s Indians and pigeons on Broadway, and shares his simple life creed to live long: eat well, tend sheep, farm, keep faith and identity. He spoke after attending a fund-raiser for the 1956 Olympic team.
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Louis Tewanima
America
Manhattan
Tewanima
Arizona
Stockholm
U. S
Helms Athletic Foundation
Louis
Broadway
Times Square
Empire State
Tenamima
Nixon Calls Wilson Remarks a Plus Item in Campaign
Vice President Nixon said the Wilson dog controversy will boost the Republican campaign. He claimed left wing critics distorted Wilson and blamed Walter Reuther for the initial bark. Nixon vowed the GOP will hold the House and Senate if momentum continues. He spoke amid remarks to the National Association of Retail Druggists.
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Richard M. Nixon
Charles E. Wilson
Nixon
Wilson
CIO
Walter Reuther
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
National Association of Retail Druggists
Carter Named Head of 1955 Oklahoma March of Dimes
Dr. Bruce G. Carter president of Northeast Oklahoma A&M College at Miami was appointed to head the 1955 state March of Dimes campaign. He has directed the Ottawa County drive for a decade and chaired the August emergency drive that raised over $150,000. Carter said the state must begin a highly successful January drive to meet renewed polio fighting responsibilities.
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Bruce G. Carter
Oklahoma A&m College
Miami
Carter
Ottawa County
New Darliene Black Trial Set For November Nine
Norman Oklahoma District Judge Tom P Pace announced the second trial for Mrs Darliene Black 24 of Oklahoma City charged with shooting her husband to death in January 1952. The trial will be held November 9 in Purcell. Black is free on a 15000 bond. A prior trial last November ended with a hung jury.
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Okla
Tom P. Pace
Darliene Black
Oklahoma City
Purcell
Woman recounts attack and husband killed at Blanchard ranch
Black says a stranger asked to use the telephone, slugged his wife, then shot her husband as he slept in the couple's ranch home near Blanchard. The 26 year old Robert Black was slain.
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Coule
Blanchard Rs
Black
Texas Legislator Harley Sadler Dies at 62 in Stamford
State Senator Harley Sadler longtime tent show operator died in Stamford hospital after a heart attack suffered while serving as master of ceremonies at a Avoca home talent show. He served four House terms and two in the Senate and was 62. Funeral set for Friday in Abilene with burial at Cameron. Survivors include his widow a sister and a brother.
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Tex
Harley Sadler
Sadler
House of Representatives
Avoca
Abilene
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Texas
Senate
Taylor County
Nolan County
Arkansas
FBI Says Poultry Group Has Reds
Washington October 14 UP Agriculture Department officials were told by the FBI that some members of the National Poultry Farmers Association are Communist party members. The group was en route to Pennsylvania and unavailable for comment. A memo described as information for officials noted some members are known Communist party members. The department did not ban meetings with delegates and planned to hear the group's spokesman. James A. McConnell met with association members and would present their demands to Secretary Ezra T. Benson.
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FBI
National Poultry Farmers Association
Communist Party
Pennsylvania
Department
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Commodity Stabilization Service
Association
Ezra T. Benson
Ridgway Fails To Bag Elk On Idaho Hunt
Gen. Matthew Ridgway and party ended their Chamberlain Basin hunting camp as they flew from Mountain Home AFB to Washington. The Forest Service reported no elk brought out, though two were seen before departure.
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Mccall
Idaho
Matthew Ridgway
Chamberlain Basin
Army Chief of Staff
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Air Force
Base Public Information Office
Ridgways
Washington, D. C
Slim Vassar
Forest Service
Vassar
Monay
Ore through the Soo Canal totals 95 million tons in 1953
The Soo canal moved 95,824,249 tons of iron ore in 1953, marking a robust year for Great Lakes shipping and ore traffic. Strong demand sustained tonnage levels, reflecting industrial activity and transportation efficiency on the lakes.
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Soo Canal
Workmen Find 200 Shoes At State Fair Grounds
Cleanup crews at the Oklahoma State Fair report about 200 shoes collected after the fair ended October 2. Most shoes are old with no mates, left around October 1 during state school children's day when rain turned the grounds muddy.
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Oklahoma City
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