Flu Fells More City Students Holiday Eyed
City schools will remain in session Wednesday despite rising influenza absences. Thursday and Friday will be a four day holiday to allow teachers to attend the state meeting in Oklahoma City. Absent counts at Central junior high and other campuses show widespread flu impact, with 266 at Central and 205 at Tomlinson and Lawton high.
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John Shoemaker
Oklahoma City
Shoemaker
Central Junior High School
Glenn Dosser
Emeri Jonn Adams
Ney
Taft
Washington
Whittier
Woodrow Wilson
St. Mary's School
Eisenhower Dukes hold missile talks ahead of Macmillan meeting
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dukes conferred for 70 minutes on countering Soviet missile advances and Middle East pressures. White House aides Herter Whitney Jones Merchant Goodpaster attended. Macmillan expected to arrive tomorrow for talks. Hagerty offered no details.
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Washington T
Eisenhower
Dukes
Middle East
State Department
White House
Macmillan
James C. Hagerty
Chrlilian Herter
John Hay Whitney
U. S
Britain
Livingston Merchant
Canada
John Wesley Jones
Andrew Goodpaster
Hagerty
City Reserve Armory Bids Set for November 15
Army Reserve Armory project in Elmer Thomas Park to house 200 men at an estimated cost of 275000. Col Robert G Johnston announced bids to be advertised around November 15 with construction to start after January 1, 1958. Additional centers planned for Ponca City and McAlester.
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Army Reserve
Robert G. Johnston
Army Military District of Oklahoma
National Guard
Elmer Thomas Park
Dan
Johnston
Col Johnston
Ponca City
McAlester
Navy
City on Freed In Death Case
County Judge John P. Fullerton freed 69 year old Augustus Anderson after an Inagistrate dismissed a murder charge tied to a Sunday shooting at his Lamton View home. Anderson said James attacked with a knife. self defense cited as the reason for the fatal shotgun blast that killed Rufus Leonard James.
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John P. Fullerton
Freed
Augustus Anderson
Tennessee
Lamton View Homp
Rufus Leonard James
James
Wichita Falls
Fullerton
Rutert Anderson
Anderson
Lawson View House
Drys Lead Ballot Title in County Beer Petition
Oklahoma City bulletin reports United Drys leading the ballot title for the county beer petition. Election is set for December 3 if no protests are filed.
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Oklahoma City
United Drys
Splion Beer
Tiime
Citys Retail Trade At All Time Peak In Lawton
Record retail trade and sales tax collections in Lawton for 1957 show eight month totals surpassing 1936 figures. August and July revenues exceeded $100,000 with monthly volumes over $5,000,000, driven by population growth and inflation. Tax reports note 1957 sales 337,322,554, about 1,113,418 above 1956, with March and May below last year.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Ax Commission
Wade
Awtiory
Alrtime
Chers
Youth Center Now Deserted By Teen-Agers
Lawton’s 340,000 Youth Center has been closed since September and largely unused due to no planned recreation program. Only activities are high school football victory dances and senior citizens meetings. Officials cite insufficient funds and lack of chaperones as reasons for not opening this year. The YMCA may seek use of the building, but city budget limits hinder operation and staff.
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Lawton
Bell
C. R. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
YMCA
Red
Ahischlager
Recreation Commission
Barly
Bomb attacks injure 13 Americans in Saigon
A pair of time bombs exploded in Saigon injuring 13 U S soldiers and several civilians near the U S Information Service library, a military bus, and a hostel. Eight Americans were evacuated to Clark Field hospital in Manila. Doctors described the wounded as stable. The incident, the first anti American attack in years, highlighted the large American presence in Saigon as construction workers and military advisers continued work on highways.
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Saigon
United States Information Service
South Viet Nam
Ellworth Reiss
Army
Point Pleasant
David C. Womack
Russel
N.W
John FR. Foley
Hanceville
Ala
Thomas Schofield
Navy
Marion SC
Charles E. Kile
Gardena
Calif
John Abe
Viet Nam
Air Force Fires Small Missile Delays Vanguard Test
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The Air Force fired a small fast missile over the Atlantic as observers speculated it was a Bomarc or Snark while delaying the Vanguard satellite test. Strong coastal winds continued to hamper the launch window for the 72 foot Vanguard first stage engine.
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Cape Anaversl
Fla
Air Force
Vanguard
Atlantic
Supreme Court Rejects Oklahoma Redistricting Proposal
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled a November redistricting measure failed because it did not achieve a majority of all votes cast on election day. The plan would have created six districts and was expected to favor Republicans, but the court upheld the standard requiring a majority of all votes cast.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Rain totals surge as area records over two inches
A steady cold rain dropped more than two inches on the Lake Lawtonka watershed with forecasts for showers through Wednesday. Lawton received 1.50 inches since Monday, most in a heavy downpour last night. Reports from Wichita Mountains stations show up to two inches. Streams are rising. more rain could boost Lawtonka’s water supply. Lake level now 1,387.25 feet, about 3.30 feet below flood gates, still 220 feet above the old spillway. Local ranches reported additional rainfall, while Lake Elmer Thomas rose yet remains about three feet below its overflow.
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Lake Lawtonka
Lawton
Wichita Mountains
Bligdon
Meers
Wayne Rowe
Ryvers Reeder
Saddle Mountain
Elmer Thomas
Lawtonka
Ron Mains
Tage
Princess On Hand To Greet Queen
London welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as they returned from a transatlantic tour. Princess Anne and Prime Minister Macmillan greeted them at Heathrow airport. Macmillan planned immediate Washington talks with President Eisenhower and would then meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace before departing again.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
England
United States
Canada
New York
Anne
Macmillan
Washington
Eisenhower
Buckingham Palace
Reds Risking War To Gain Mideast Betters
AP Foreign News Analyst William L. Ryan reports from the Middle East as the cold war heats up. Khrushchev and Soviet leaders push for a big power meeting to gain influence in Arab destinies, threaten Western allied strength, and test global nerves amid tensions with Israel.
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Mideast
William L. Ryan
Middle East
Globe
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Korea
Europe
Moscow
Israel
Khrushchev
London
Washington
Flu Deaths Across U S Rise Toward 250
United Press reports flu and related complications have caused 249 deaths since last summer. New York leads with 55 fatalities, Pennsylvania 50, including 24 in Lee High Valley. California toll 29, with outbreaks at Porterville State Hospital for the Mentally Retarded and Pennhurst near Philadelphia causing multiple deaths.
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United Press
California
Porterville
Calif
New York
Pennsylvania
Leehigh Valley
Michigan
Louisiana
Illinois
Hawaii
Ohio
Utah
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kentucky
Colorado
New Jersey
Indiana
Oklahoma
Oregon
Washington
District of Columbia
California State
Pennhurst School
Philadelphia
Dixon
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Flu Closes Eight Oklahoma Schools Amid Absentee Rates
Oklahoma reports eight schools closed Monday due to flu like illness Welch Jay Ketchum Allen Ablo so Stonewall Vaness and Lawrence. Welch confirms 25 percent absenteeism and will remain closed all week. Jay district counts 228 influenza cases and sent home 80 plus students. Health officials note Asian flu confirmed in Velma Alma and Chickasha specimens. High absenteeism also seen in Muskogee Lawton and Fairview schools.
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United Press
State Health Department
Oklahoma
Welch
Jay
Ketchum
Allen
Abloso
Stonewall
Vaness
Lawrence
B. D. Hollis
Cleveland County
9. B. Earp
Earp
F. R. Hassler
Okahoma City
Velma-Alma
Chickasha
Hassler
Muskogee
Lawton
Fairview
Doom Of GI Housing Seen
The GI housing program is effectively ending as FNMA withdraws buyback at VA 4.4 percent and lowers purchase prices on 4.4 percent mortgages to 90 to 92 percent of face value. FNMA cites high financing costs and shifted investments as the cause, with VA/ FHA-backed loans fading as banks move to securities with better yields. Private builders could still sell homes with the 4.4 percent loans if funds are available.
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Washington W
Federal National Mortgage Assn
Veterans Administration
FNMA
Mort- Bakes Fcom
Federal Housing Administration
Syria Agrees To U N Probe In War Inquiry
Syrian Speaker Akram Hourani said in Damascus Syria would admit a United Nations war investigation in its territory if Turkey and Israel do the same. He urged U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold to appoint an impartial committee, noting Syria would permit access across its borders.
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United Nations, N.Y
Syria
United Nations
Turkey
Israel
Damascus
Akram Hourani
General Assembly
Russia
United States
Hourani
United Press
Peter Webb
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
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Rozella Becker
Douglass
Dunbar
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Howell
Jefferson
Goonevalt
Will Rogers
Dulles
City Reserve Armory
Bulletin
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Crawford Statt
Faze Barnes
Recreation Council
Jack Sere
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Philippines
Denver Davison
William ©. Ryan
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