Dems Fly Home Indignant Over Air Snafu
Two Democratic senators Sen McClellan of Arkansas and Sen Stennis of Mississippi flew from Europe aboard a Military Air Transport Service plane to attend the Big Four meeting and return as scheduled. They denied requesting special transport and urged Pentagon officials to explain reports they sought special planes at a cost of 20 000 dollars. McClellan called the Pentagon mistake. Stennis said he would seek an explanation from Defense Secretary Wilson or other top officials. He expressed being stunned and mystified by the controversy.
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Washington
Europe
Pentagon
Sens. McClellan
Arkansas
Stennis
Mississippi
Paris
Defense Department
McClellan
Wilson
Madrid
Middle East
Air Force
Saar
Germany
France
Johannes Hoffman
Konrad Adenauer
Edgar Faure
Pinay
Rome
Dulles
Italy
United Nations
Britain
NATO
Geneva
Moshe Sharrett
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Frisco Area Quake Causes Fire and Damage Across Bay
A second damaging quake in seven weeks rattled San Francisco and the East Bay last night, lasting about two minutes. The tremor shattered windows, knocked out phones, toppled statues, and cracked gas lines. An Oakland apartment fire killed an 85 year old woman, Ora Bell, with gas explosion blamed. another house fire and injuries followed as firefighters battled the aftermath. A 1200 gallon wine cask spilled at Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma. Pacific Gas and Electric reported a Walnut Creek substation outage likely from live wires. Seismologists pegged the quake around magnitude 5.5 at the source, with regional estimates varying.
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San Francisco
East Bay Area
Oakland
Ora Bell
Tom Dolan
Ruth Aldinger
Bernard Dooley
Manuel Ortega
Sonoma
Buena Vista
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Walnut Creek
Charles Richter
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Source
John Weber
Santa Clara University
Second Firm Hikes Price of Newsprint
Abitibi Sales Co Ltd of Toronto notified customers of a five dollar per ton increase in newsprint effective November 1, aligning with a similar rise from St. Lawrence Paper Co of Canada. U S publishers protested, saying newsprint profits are high and the prices well above a decade ago.
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New York
Abitibi Sales Co., Ltd
Toronto
St. Lawrence Paper Co
Canada
St. Lawrence
Abitibi
United States
Lt Gen Wyman Visits Fort Sill Ceremony
Lt Gen Willard G. Wyman deputy commanding general of the Continental Army Command visits Fort Sill for an honor guard ceremony. The 522nd Infantry Battalion guard unit presented arms in front of McNair Hall with Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams overseeing. An arch of 155mm Long Toms and bands from the 97th and 77th Army provided music.
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Willard G. Wyman
Continental Army Command
Fort Sill
Wyman
522Nd Infantry Battalion
McNair Hall
Edward T. Williams
598Th Field Artillery
97Th
77Th Army
Gen. Wyman
Williams
General Wyman
Fort Monroe
U.S. Army
First Area Freeze May Come Tonight
A sharp cold front hit Lawton driving temperatures to 35 degrees for the low as a frost threatened cotton fields. Forecasters expect fair but cool weather with a slight warmup by Tuesday though labor shortages for pickers complicate farming.
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Lawton
Snyder
Dave Petty
Constitution
Cement
Bank Burglars Take 46500 at Sandia Base Branch
Burglars forced open the Sandia Base Bank of New Mexico branch door and safe, fleeing Sunday with an estimated 46500 in bills and about 5500 in silver left on the floor. FBI and Army CID moved in, fingerprints pursued, no clues yet.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia Base
John T. Wiening
Bank of New Mexico
FBI
Army
Criminal Investigation Division
Atomic Energy Commission
Air Police
First Wintry Blast Sweeps Across U S
The first wintry weather of the season swept the nation s midsection with zero readings and four inch snows from the Dakotas to Texas. Fraser Colorado logged the season s first zero while Leadville Colorado had four inches and Denver near three inches. Fourteen deaths in a Mississippi River mishap near Ferryville Wisconsin followed a sudden squall and high winds.
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Dakotas
Texas
Fraser
Colo
Leadville
Denver
International Falls
Minn
Wyoming
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Plains
Texas Panhandle
Mississippi
Missouri
Dallas
Tex
Chicago
Mississippi River
Ferryville
Wis
Lubbock Tex
Brownsville
Morgan City
Fort Sill Boy Rescued From Medicine Bluff Cliff
A 13 year old Fort Sill boy, Royal DeLong, was rescued from Medicine Bluff No 3 by Sill firefighters and military police after becoming stuck about halfway up a 300 foot cliff along Medicine Creek. He was uninjured but shaken. two other boys, Edward Shelton and Tony Stahelski, were unharmed. Tourists alerted MPs who called for rope assistance. Assistant Fire Chief Deinzle Sparlin directed a 125 foot rope lowering and guided the rescue.
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Fort Sill
Medicine Bluff
Sill
Royal DeLong
Albert M. DeLong
DeLong
Medicine Creek
White Wolf Crossing
Medicine Bluff No. 3
Sparlin
Edward Shelton
Col
Willis E. Shelton
Upton Road
Tony Stahelski
Maj
Anthony Stahelski
Boys Trapped Inside Old Washer On City Lot
In Chicago two 9 year old boys, Robert Houk and James E Hardcastle Jr, spent 15 hours trapped in the steel drum of a large laundry machine after sneaking into a display unit at a laundry equipment firm. Their companion Billy Stephens, 8, watched as Billy closed the door, trapping them inside. They suffered thirst and hunger but were eventually rescued.
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Chicago
Robert Houk
James E. Hardcastle Jr
Billy Stephens
Robert
James
Billy
Diem Wins Landslide in South Viet Nam Referendum
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem won a sweeping popular mandate in South Viet Nam, signaling the birth of a republic with Diem as first president. About five million voted, with Bao Dai eliminated. Officials expect a holiday and a forthcoming constitution referendum. Britain and France likely recognize the result. The Western bloc and the Soviet Union faced new tensions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
Diem
Asia
National Assembly
Tourane
U.S. State Department
Britain
France
Soviet Union
North
Viet Nam
Jury Acquits Lawton Man Of Robbery
A superior court jury freed Paul Glass, 23, a former Fort Sill Army band member, in the Jan. 6 armed robbery of a service station attendant. The verdict followed 45 minutes of deliberation after testimonies described a gunpoint robbery with shots fired, but the jury found Glass not guilty.
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Superior Court
Paul Glass
Fort Sill
Glass
Consitution
Cameron College
University of Wisconsin
Lamb
Saar Referendum Drops Plan for European Status
Saarlanders reject a Europeanization statute by 423 434 to 201 973 with 96.72 percent turnout. Premier Johannes Hoffmann resigns, pledging new elections to rejoin Germany. Five-nation observers secured border protection as a neutral commission oversaw the vote.
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France
Germany
Johannes Hoffmann
Saar
Hoffmann
Walker To Stand U S Court Trial
U S marshal to transfer Albert Eugene Walker and William Allen Brooks to Oklahoma City and Muskogee for federal charges. Walker faces transporting a car across state lines after a high speed chase through Lawton. Brooks to face extortion charges. both waived preliminary exam and bonded over at 2500 dollars.
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U S
Lawton
Albert Eugene Walker
William Allen Brooks
Oklahoma City
Walker
Brooks
Muskogee
U.S
Charles D. Campbell
George W. Colins
San Antonio
Commander of Malmedy Killers Freed
In Landsberg Germany former Col Gen Sepp Dietrich commander of the 6th SS Panzer army linked to the Malmedy massacre of American troops, was secretly freed from a U S war crimes prison and left for Ludwigsburg to make his home. Dietrich had been sentenced to life by a U S military tribunal after the war.
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Landsberg
Germany
Sepp Dietrich
SS Panzer Army
Malmedy
U. S
Dietrich
Ludwigsburg
Ardennes
Col
Joachim Peiper
Peiper
There’s Trouble In Administration Amid Farm Price Squeeze
Washington reports serious trouble inside the Eisenhower administration as the Cabinet splits over how to handle the price squeeze on farmers. The President has yet to be informed, and a decision looms on agricultural policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Seven Marines Die In Car Truck Crash
A sedan descending a hill collided with an oil tank trailer near Santa Ana. Seven Marines of the 1st Division returning to Camp Pendleton from liberty were killed. Named are Cpl Wesley T. Macon 20 Navco Alabama Pvt Frederick P Hulme 21 Medford and Chelsea Massachusetts Cpl John H Malone 21 Bixby Tulsa Oklahoma Cpl James B White 19 Herrin Illinois Cpl Paul L Lemieux 21 Lowell Massachusetts Cpl Gary C Perini 20 Denver Colorado Pfc James H Harker 20 Delphi Indiana.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Camp Pendleton
John H. Malone
John R. Malone
Bixby
Okla
Anna Malone
Tulsa
James B. White
Arion E. White
Herrin
Paul L. Lemieux
Ernest J. Lemieux
Lowell
Mass
Gary C
Lum and Abner figure shines at Oklahoma credit meet
Chester H. Lauck of Continental Oil spoke to 250 delegates at a two day Oklahoma credit convention in Lawton praising credit as a driver of progress. He urged businessmen to consult retail credit groups before granting terms and noted delays in payment can reflect factors beyond a borrower’s fault. The event highlighted Oklahoma Retail Credit Association and related groups with Lawton praised as the queen city of the southwest.
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America
Chester H. Lauck
Continental Oil Co
Houston
Tex
Lum
Lum and Abner Partners
Lauck
Lawtonian
Lawton
Oklahoma Retail Credit Association
Associated Credit Bureaus of Oklahoma
Collection Service Divisions
Oklahoma
Credit Women's Breakfast Clubs
Citizen’s Finance Corp
Mena
Ark
Sam Edwards
Pine Ridge
Movie Rites Real Thing Adds Wedding At Dome Theater
Moviegoers will witness an unusual added attraction at the Dome theater Tuesday night a public wedding on stage. Miss Mary Ann Mills and Jerry Lee Riley will be the leads for an 8:30 p.m. ceremony planned after Mary Ann told her employer Clyde W. Walker she was quitting to marry. The couple will marry in a formal setting with flowers organ music and white lace and satin gowns. Mary Ann an 18 year old graduate of Lawton High School 1955 enjoyed work at the concession stand and shared plans with friends from the office.
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Dome Theater
Mary Ann Mills
Jerry Lee Riley
Mary Ann
Clyde W. Walker
Walker
Lawton High School
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