Compromise On Sill Land Move Denied
Washington, Oct. 27 The Interior Department and Army denied any tentative settlement on 10,700 acres of Wichita refuge land sought for Fort Sill. Officials said no agreement was reached, though talks were exploratory. McKay reiterated opposition and proposed a buffer zone and public access, while the Army kept its demand for control and access.
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Princess Margaret Visits Archbishop Amid Townsend Romance
Princess Margaret paid a private visit to the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace, fueling speculation about guidance on her romance with Peter Townsend. The meeting lasted under an hour and occurred as Parliament dodged answering questions on the royal marriage act of 1772. The head of the Church of England was reportedly critical of the romance.
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Commons
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Portugal
Claveiro Lopes
Land dispute settlement at Wichita Mountains Refuge
Daily Oklahoman reports a tentative accord between the Army and Interior on 10 700 acres of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The Army seeks artillery range expansion but will withdraw its demand if Interior keeps the public out and establishes a buffer zone along the boundary. The plan allows firing into a southern area that is privately owned but to be purchased.
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Fort Sill
Wichita
Army
Interior Department
Oklahoman
Allan Cromley
Washington
The
Oklahoman and
Times
Department of Inerior
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Arabs Invade Buffer Zone Amid Crossings Near Sinai and Galilee
Israeli military spokesmen said Egyptian and Syrian units penetrated two demilitarized zones. Egyptians crossed into the El Auja Ni zona near the Sinai border, entrenching about a half mile inside Israeli territory near Beerotayim. A Syrian unit entered the Dan area in northeastern Galilee, clashed with police, then withdrew.
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Faure Seeks Third Confidence Vote Amid Geneva Meeting
Premier Edgar Faure pressed for a third confidence vote as bid to topple his coalition looms during the Big Four foreign ministers meeting in Geneva. Deputies had just defeated two procedural questions and praised a Socialist resolution, with Faure wagering on a decisive ballot tomorrow amid a politically risky path forward.
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Morocco
Eisenhower Opens State of the Union Draft Plan
President Eisenhower, convalescing at Fitzsimons Army Hospital, calls two aides to begin drafting the January State of the Union message outlining his legislative program. Aides say a full in-person delivery is uncertain, as he gains strength and may still not return to the White House desk by message time.
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Egypt
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Paris
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Accountants Begin State Parley Here
LAWTONS fourth state convention opened this morning at the Hotel Lawtonian with more than 200 delegates expected to register by late afternoon for the 11th annual parley of the Oklahoma Association of Public Accountants. The opening session featured addresses by George B. Paul of Dun and Bradstreet and E. J. Reimann of the National Society of Public Accountants, with a 7 p.m. banquet planned.
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Salt Lake City
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Bradstreet
Farm Bureau delegates approve 17 resolutions
Comanche county delegates at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau annual convention will present 17 resolutions. The measures call for production based sur plus controls with payments for soil building, retain water for upstream flood control and include a land condemnation resolution. Nine county directors were elected.
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Comanche County
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Hijack Suspects Await Hearing Before Judge Landers
Two men James Cubine and James R Craig waited in separate jails today to face charges in the armed Jan 6 robbery of W J Lamb a 63 year old service station attendant. Craig of Fort Sill a sergeant said he would plead guilty quickly and admitted furnishing the car and a gun used in the crime.
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Lone Dallas Tavern Defies Sheriff Over Live Music Ban
In Wichita Falls Texas Louie Horaney owner of Louie's Texas Spa defies the sheriff's ban on mixing beer with live piano music. Deputies began inspections and pianos were moved from all but Louie's. Horaney questions constitutional rights and plans to seek legal action if enforcement continues. last night was the first in two weeks with no pianos.
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Tex
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Weldon Bailey
Texas
Horaney
Young polio victim dies in Memorial Hospital
A 15 month old Mexican infant Gizela Perez died from spinal polio at Memorial hospital in Altus Jackson county. She was admitted Oct 10 and had been in fair condition before a sudden decline. The Perez child, born July 18 1954 at Rio Grande City Texas, is to be buried in Rio Grande City with Becker Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Jose Perez
Altus
Jackson County
Memorial Hospital
Memorial
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R. B. Smith
Manitou
Tillman County
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Rio
Grande City
Tex
Becker Funeral Home
Cold Front Forecast to Enter Oklahoma Friday
Forecasters predict a cold front crossing the Rocky Mountains will reach the Oklahoma Panhandle tonight and spread over the state Friday. Southerly winds to around 30 mph shift to the north with the front. scattered showers possible late tonight or Friday morning. High Friday in the upper 60s. tonight's low near 40.
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Rocky Mountains
Oklahoma Panhandle
Icelandic writer Halldor Laxness wins 1955 Nobel Prize
Stockholm awards Halldor Kiljan Laxness the Nobel Prize in literature worth 36 720 dollars. Laxness, 53, known for anti American stance, has a history with the Stalin prize and a three year U.S. stay. Runners up included St John Perse and Nikos Kazantzakis.
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Nikos Kazantzakis
Veronica Lake Collapses In Hotel Lobby
Detroit hotel lobby incident involves actress Veronica Lake who collapsed and was rushed to Receiving Hospital. Initial fear pointed to a heart attack but cardiogram results did not confirm coronary occlusion as the cause.
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Veronica Lake
Receiving Hospital
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