Storms Across East Claim Seven Lives
Violent quick storms ripped along the Eastern Seaboard from Virginia to Massachusetts, with gusts up to 110 mph. Seven deaths were reported as trees toppled homes and knocked out power, while train and air travel were disrupted. A 110 mph gust at Sydney Airport, New York, blew a trailer with 73 year old Mrs. Ethel Goble inside, who escaped with minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Massachusetts
Weather Bureau
Sydney
Delaware County
N. Y
Ethel Goble
Texas
New England
Great Lakes
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Oil well fire near Hawkins shows danger despite control
Salt water pumped into the well appeared to have cooled the blaze but firefighters warned the fire remained at its most dangerous stage. Myron Kinley led efforts from Houston as crews hoped to cap or blow out the well with cement or nitroglycerin.
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Hawkins
Tex
Myron Kinley
Houston
Kinley
Wills Point
Emmett Green
Mineola
Gladewater
Gilmer
Longview
East Texas
Campaign Hits 55 Percent of Goal in Lawton Fund Drive
Lawton Fort Sill United Fund and Red Cross reached 55 percent of their $96,314 goal this morning with $53,000 raised. A coffee in the Hotel Lawtonian Geronimo Room aims to push past 60 percent tomorrow. Cameron college employees reported 54 workers contributing $484, averaging $8.96 each, with full participation yet 287 former year contributors not yet reporting. Remaining counts include 32 county, 12 state, 69 federal, and all city employees totaling 174 people. Ozman & Co. in the other division filed its 25.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Ozman & Co
Gas War Hits Lawton As Stations Cut Prices
Lawton sees a new gas price war with regular gas at 26.9 cents from major brands Continental Texaco and Sinclair and ethyl at 29.4. Independents drop to 24.9 and 25.9 cents. The statewide price-cutting drive follows a prior binge and affects Oklahoma City and Chickasha as well.
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Lawton
Continental Oil
Texaco
Sinclair
Oklahoma City
Chickasha
Sinclair Oil
Marvin Schlegel
Air Guard Hands Oklahoma City Stop Watch Intercept Drill
Oklahoma City air guards launched 12 fighter jets within 80 minutes of the alert as part of Operation Stop Watch to test rapid deployment and radar control. F84 and F80 jets from Tulsa and Oklahoma City units joined 70 ANG interceptors nationwide under Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols with oversight from the 33rd Air Defense Division at Tinker AFB.
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Oklahoma City
Air National Guard
J. A. Lucas
John F. Loerch
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Air Defense Command
Air Force
Colorado Springs
Kansas
Texas
33Rd Air Defense Division
Tinker Air Force Base
William P. Nuckols
United States
Air Nations Guard
33Rd Air Division
ANG
Grinnell Chief Fights Mysterious Vendetta Against Family
Police Chief Waldo E. Johnson reports a mysterious assailant attacked his family twice in one night. A bed fire burned his son’s bed while he slept and his wife was knocked unconscious with an ax. A threatening phone call followed as the prowler waited at the home. investigators have no solid leads.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Waldo E. Johnson
Johnson
James
Oklahoma Traffic Death Toll Rises With Four More Died
Oklahoma added four fatalities to its traffic death toll, bringing the total to 464. Watt Hamilton, 32, of Clinton, died when his car overturned on SH 33 in Roger Mills county after failing to stay in his lane. Maude Davis, 55, of Sallisaw, was struck by a dump truck driven by Rose Mary Lockhart and died at a Fort Smith hospital. Elias Dumit, 70, of Tulsa, and Frank Edgar Sheddy, 76, of Alva, also died in separate incidents as road hazards and repairs contributed to the toll.
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Oklahoma
Clinton
Watt Hamilton
SH 33
Roger Mills
Crawford
Okla
Doyle Boyd
Boyd
Hamilton
Sallisaw
Maude Davis
Rose Mary Lockhart
Fort Smith
Ark
Elias Dumit
Tulsa
Frank Edgar Sheddy
Alva, Okla
Alva
U.S. 281
Johnson Eyed For Presidency
Washington reports that powerful southern Democrats consider Lyndon B. Johnson a potential presidential nominee despite his heart attack. They weigh health risks and political viability, noting Johnson is 18 years younger than Eisenhower and the party must decide if nominating him is prudent amid health concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
Texas
Changes May Come In Area Girl Scout Program
A Lawton region survey by Julie Brussel and Gay Shepard examines how the Girl Scout program operates and its effectiveness. Findings will be reported to the Girl Scout Council at December’s Chickasha meeting, with interviews aimed at highlighting strengths and weaknesses of the Scouting program.
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Lawton
Julie Brussel
New York City
Gay Shepard
Dallas
Tex
John Howard
Marlow
T. D. Nicklas
Edra Keeran
Girl Scout Organization Division
Girl Scout Council
Security Bank
Girl Scout Coun
Cil
Chickasha
John A. Howard
J. C. Crews Ardmore
Ardmore Association
Loren F. Spurr
el Reno
John Bryan
John L. Dilbeck
Blanchard
Miss Shepard
Miss Brussel
Ike Takes First Steps After Heart Attack Hospital Stay
President Eisenhower walked several times between his bed and an easy chair as part of convalescence. White House secretary Hagerty said the chair was moved closer to his bed and he stood unaided for brief steps, marking progress without complications in the medical bulletin.
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Eisenhower
White House
Paul Dudley White
Denver
Weeekchu
McKay
Senators Accept Apology Over Flight Request Scandal
Two Democratic senators McClellan and Stennis accepted the Defense Department apology after it apologized for alleging they requested a special $10,000 European flight from Spain. The Air Force canceled another $10,000 flight as the department said the senators did not request or know of the special mission aircraft. Col. Ralph J. Watson, escort officer, was identified as the requester.
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Washington
Defense Department
Europe
John L. McClellan
John G. Stennis
Department
Spain
Air Force
Sens. McClellan and
Stennis
Madrid
Col
Ralph J. Watson
Watson
Southerly Winds Bring Warmth Then Cold Front Hits
Southerly winds moved into Oklahoma with higher temperatures and fair skies. The forecast calls for above normal temperatures through Sunday. A cold front is expected Wednesday night, causing a slight drop before a weekend warm up. Highs near 80 today and Wednesday, tonight’s low 42. Today's low was 32.
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Oklahoma
Farrell guilty of liquor possession. fined 50 and jailed 30 days
A six member county court jury found Robert Farrell guilty of possession of liquor this afternoon. The penalty fixed was a $50 fine and 30 days in jail.
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Robert
Bob) Farrell
NATO Okays Big 3 Plans for easing tensions
NATO foreign ministers gave general agreement to Western Big Three proposals for German reunification and European security. Dulles Macmillan and Pinay outlined a joint memorandum to be presented to the Soviet Union in Geneva. They reported complete agreement on the plan and its aims.
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Paris
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Soviet Union
Geneva
Dulles
NATO
Germany
Macmillan
Pinay
Molotov
Europe
Shakespeare Fans Pack Stratford Show Amid Onstage Gore
London reports describe Stratford on Avon Memorial Theater staging Titus Andronicus with Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Twelve spectators faint as grisly torture scenes play out, drawing complaints but boosting box office for a rarely performed tragedy.
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London
Titus Andronicus
Stratford On Avon Memorial Theater
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Olivier
Titus
Maxime Audley
Tamara
Miss Leigh
Lavinia
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