Oklahoma Educators Convene as Attendance Tops Thirteen Thousand
Oklahoma City delegates near a record attendance of over 13 000 at the Oklahoma Education Association convention on its final day. State Superintendent D Oliver Hodge defends high school prep for college while Gov Raymond Gary pledges to fund retirement plans and $100 annual raises, noting Social Security requires local financing. Richard Applegate of NBC set to address the closing general session.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
Richard Applegate
National Broadcasting Co
D. Oliver Hodge
Hodge
George L. Cross
University of Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
Gary
Boy Flies Solo on 16th Birthday in Louisville
Gregson Page earned a first solo flight and a beginner's driving permit on his sixteenth birthday in Louisville. He said flying comes easily but he makes many mistakes driving. Page trained at a local flying service where he worked as an errand boy during the summer.
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Louisville
Gregson Page
Page
Area Men In Service In Giant Sage Brush Exercise
Two area men are set to join Exercise Sage Brush the largest joint Army Air Force maneuver since World War II. Sp Roger L Johnston of Tipton and Sgt Bruce H Baird of Hobart will participate with units based at Fort Hood Texas. Their service records span 1945 to 1954 with assignments in California Texas and Japan.
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Roger L. Johnston
Roger C. Johnston
Tipton
Bruce H. Baird
Hobart
Johnston
Oklahoma A&m College
Fort Hood
Tex
Baird
Lawton
Sfc
James D. Driskell
Margo
24Th Infantry Division
Presidio of
Monterey
Calif
Sgt
Driskell
21St Infantry Regiment
Evan B. Bragg
Robert L. Bragg
Sterling
100Th Tank Battalion
1St Armored Division
Bragg
Eisenhower second term hopes grow among Republicans
Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas says more Republicans see promise Ike will seek a second term as his health improves. Several GOP figures express cautious optimism while warning no firm knowledge of his plans. Democratic chair Paul Butler slams Republican “two faced exhibition” and calls for a genuine liberal program.
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Washington
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Eisenhower
Carlson
Fisenhower
Paul Butler
Nashville
Tenn
Republican Party
Butler
500 Block Euclid 5-Room Home and Rear Rental
Five room house on Euclid avenue with a small rear rental unit, close to town. Asking price 8,975 dollars. Contact The McKee Co at phone 432 for details.
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the McKee CO. Pho
Twin Girls Face Strange New Life Without Their Dad
In Birmingham England 28-year-old twins Marjorie and Mildred Hall describe life with their father Frederick 70 as peculiar He restricted nights makeup movies boyfriends and wearing only boys shoes He was found gassed in the kitchen on newspapers with an accidental death verdict The twins say life will be different without him and that he was disappointed they were not boys
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Birmingham
England
Marjorie
Mildred Hall
Frederick
Mildred
Dandelions Mark Hidden Heat from Buried Pipelines
Dandelions cluster on the warmest ground and along buried heating pipelines, revealing their presence by distinctive concentration patterns. The study notes the plants’ preference for heat sources and suggests using their growth as an indicator for pipeline tracing.
Desegregation Progress in Washington Seen Smooth
Washington officials report progress toward full integration as the 1955 school year begins. The District of Columbia Board of Education notes overcrowding in mixed neighborhoods and new schools under construction, with attendance shifts toward home-based schools and interracial activities expanding across the system.
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Patricia Wiggins
Washington
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
District of Columbia Board of Education
District of Columbia
Traces Found of Earth's Atmosphere Far Above Sea Level
Scientific reports indicate traces of Earth's atmosphere detected at about 600 miles altitude, suggesting atmospheric material persists much higher than previously measured and informing models of upper atmospheric composition.
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Cpl
Raymond R. Almanza
Japan
Joseph M. Almanza
Smith
97Th
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kan
Almanza
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Wesley C. Chatham
J. M. Chatham
Dardison
France
Chatham
Fort Jackson
S. C
Tank Roup
Gop
Ike
Penney Owe Oe
Penney’s
Brentwood
Penney
Zenith
Anoxe Cineview So
Cinébeam
Yew
Famed Laboratories
Caer
Ee Super Power
PTT
Kirkwood
Quality TV
Evanston
Parent-Teachers Association
Sousa High School
Southwestern Radio & Sound Phone
Gulf Pride
H. D
Alchor
Johnny Bunyan Oil CO
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