Lawton Citizens Plan Charter Government Election
Lawton moves to change from a council mayor form to a council manager system. A Citizens Committee will organize Monday night at the district courtroom to hear plans from a national authority on municipal government. Dr. Charles F. Spencer of East Central State College Ada will explain the 1951 ready made charter and help plan the campaign.
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Lawton
Citizens Committee
Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
Ada
Spencer
R. L. Gilbert
Gilbert
Army to form continental command under Gen Dahlquist
The Army announced a continental Army command to be headed by Gen John E Dahlquist with jurisdiction over ground defenses and Army Field Forces functions. Fort Monroe Va will host the command while the plan links to the Continental Air Defense Command run with USAF. Lt Gen Stanley R Mickelson heads the Army Antiaircraft Command at Ent AFB Col and supports the integrated defense setup. The move recalls World War I era ground force structure and expands responsibilities for six continental armies and the Military District of Washington.
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Washington
John E. Dahlquist
United States
Army
Continental Army Command
Defense Department
Air
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
Continental Air Defense Command
Air Defense Command
USAF
Stanley R. Mickelson
Ent Air Force Base
Colo
Dahlquist
Fourth Army
Fort Sill
Waitress enters Hagler murder mystery case
An Oklahoma City waitress identified only as Georgia helped clarify the David Hagler Jr. murder case in Fort Worth Texas. Hagler faces a murder charge after a burned station wagon containing a man’s body was found near Davis Oklahoma. Authorities say Hagler reported waking near the death scene and later in a Gainesville Texas hotel room.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Oklahoma City
Georgia
David Hagler Jr
Oklahoma
Hagler
Davis
Okla
Johnston Murray
Allan Shivers
Austin
Steele Westbrook
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation
Gainesville
Fund Drive Gains Momentum in City Campaign
Unanimous support from 1 273 employees of 36 local firms and 16 public offices drives the 1954 55 United Fund Red Cross appeal. Twelve of 16 public schools report, average gifts reach 17 50, initial total 12 477 of 83 990 goal. Clubs report progress with 38 members completing contracts. lists include Kiwanis Rotary Lions members.
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United Fund-Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
J. Walter Brewers
Howard Kinmonth
Arthur Lawrence
John Shoemaker
Warren Wolverton
J. W. Patterson
Glenn Frinian
Rotary
Vernon Howell
Judge Floyd Jackson
Bill Joyner
Ross Porter
R. V. Scott
Ron Stephens
LIONS
Joe Curb
Walter Clements
E. Darrell Evans
Don Fisher
W. J. Gray
George Lewis
W. W. McCaskill
Orville Pope
Ben Lee
Jordan Riot Flattens Amman Library After Election Turmoil
Rioters clashed with police in Amman on election day, attacking the U S Information Service library and setting it on fire. At least three people were killed and about 40 injured as government forces, backed by an emergency decree, moved to restore order and guard embassies.
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Amman
Jordan
U.S. Information Service
Damascus
Syria
Associated Press
Be Thankful For Your Government New Cameron Students Now
Two Palestinian youths, Joe Kabban and John Mattar, now attend Cameron College in the United States and express strong gratitude for American freedoms. Both fled partitioned Palestine as refugees and plan to return after completing their education, hoping a UN settlement will allow them to go home. Joe learned of Cameron through colleagues in Saudi Arabia and saved six years to fund his early studies, drawn by U.S. advances in mechanical engineering.
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Cameron
Geri Hair
Jordan
Palestine
Joe Kabban
John Mattar
Bill Ramsey
Cameron College
U.S
Imai Iains Meecu
United Nations
Cameron Joe
Saudi Arabia
Joe
Polio Strikes County Youth in Local Ward
Memorial hospital reports 1954 polio cases rise to 26 with 15 year old Geary Curtis of Geronimo admitted after referral by a Walters doctor. Curtis is son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Curtis and is said to have a mild case. Mrs John R Lewis, a 22 year old expectant mother from Geronimo, was discharged after admission on September 28. her condition is good.
Tennessee Boss Crump Dies Of Heart Ailment
E H Crump, Memphis political 'benevolent dictator' and power in Tennessee, died Saturday at age 80 after a long coma. He led Memphis politics for decades and backed Governor Frank G Clement but had faced a cardiac setback earlier in October.
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Memphis
Tenn
E. H. Crump
Crump
Frank G. Clement
POW Poison Victim Dies Mysteriously
Aghapito R. Chavrez 23 died Saturday after claiming Communist guards gave him a delayed-action poison in a 28 month prison camp. His brother Paul found him dying. autopsy to determine cause may take days. Chavrez bore wrist torture scars from hanging by Communists for up to three hours.
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Dallas
Aghapito R. Chavrez
Chavrez
Paul
Aghapito Chavrez
Paul Chavrez
Army Plans Huge Atomic Exercises
The Army announced armored and infantry divisions will conduct atomic exercises early next year to test changes in organization and tactics for atomic warfare. The first armored division will be stationed at Fort Hood Texas and the 47th Infantry at Fort Benning Georgia.
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Washington
Army
Fort Hood
Tex
47Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Third Infantry
Minnesota
North Dakota
Area Weather Forecast Grows Warmer Through Sunday Night
Area weather calls for fair skies and a rise in temperatures into the lower 80s by Sunday with a low around 45. Saturday appears sunny with a high near 78 and a 38 degree low.
Truman Appeals Voters to End GOP Blunders in Campaign Speech
Former President Harry S. Truman urged Americans to elect a Democratic Congress. He blasted Republican foreign policy, blamed self interest for public hardship, and warned of a drift toward reaction at home and confusion abroad. He spoke at Municipal Auditorium in a livened campaign address.
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Truman
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Storm Hazel Leaves North American Coastline in Ruin
The hurricane Hazel battered nine states and Canada, killing at least 105 and displacing thousands. Rescue crews from civil defense, Red Cross, Army, and police battled floods and downed power lines as coastal towns in North and South Carolina bore the brunt. Other affected areas included Virginia Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and southern Canada. Many communities lost power and communications amid widespread destruction.
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Associated Press
United States
Canada
Carolinas
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Army
Fire and Police Departments
Hudson Bay
U.S
North
South Carolina
Flood follows savage storm hits three states
Reports describe towns laid waste and millions in damages as Hurricane Hazel and related storms flood parts of South Carolina and Ohio Valley. Inland destruction includes ruined roofs and toppled structures with multiple deaths and evacuations under way.
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Garden City
S.C
Ocean Beach
Recreation Lodge At Lawtonka Eyed
Financial and building interests consider a large 150 room recreational lodge at Lake Lawtonka built with self liquidating bonds. City ownership and future transfer to the city after obligations are met are noted. Next meeting with capital representatives and officials planned. Council members reportedly receptive to the plan.
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Lake Lawtonka
Oklahoma City
Lake Murray
Area To Stay Warm Today In Lawton Through Sunday Night
Slightly warmer weather is forecast for the Lawton area through Sunday night with temperatures rising to the lower 80s. Saturday's high reached 78 degrees and the low was 38. Today’s low around 45. The statewide outlook through mid November calls for near normal to above normal temperatures from east to west with near normal rainfall overall, east 3.17 inches central 2.50 and west 1.80 inches.
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Lawton
Mercury
Stringfellow Admits Spy Tale Was Hoax
Utah congressman Douglas Stringfellow admitted on television that his famed cloak and dagger raid story from wartime Germany was a complete hoax. Facing a tight race against Democrat Walter Granger in Utahs 2nd District, Stringfellow offered to resign but would continue his campaign if his party desires. Utah Republican leaders planned an emergency meeting to address the crisis.
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Salt Lake City
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Utah
Germany
State Central Committee
Stringfellow
Walter K. Granger
Pak A
Ksl-Tv
Lee Stringfellow
Lodge Attacks UNESCO Leader Over Dismissal Row
United Nations, Oct. 16. U.S. Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr assailed Dr. Luther Evans, director general of UNESCO, for retaining eight American employees with alleged loyalty issues. Evans said the cases are not resolved and he will decide after reviewing Lodge’s full statement.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations Organization
Lodge
Luther Evans
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
United States
Evans
Milwaukee
United States National Commission For Unesco
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