Millionaire's Death Believed Accident At Sea? Oyster Bay
Nassau County detectives prepared to question socialite Mrs William Woodward Jr at a New York hospital about the fatal shotgun shooting of her millionaire husband. She claimed she mistook him for a prowler and fired when she saw an unrecognized figure. Authorities aim to clarify additional points while she is lucid.
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William Woodward Jr
Ann Woodward
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Nassau County
Experimental Disaster Insurance Plan Urged
Washington administration spokesman Roger W. Jones told the Senate Banking Committee that any federal disaster insurance should start on a limited experimental basis. Lehman plans hearings in January to gather facts for action, with New England flood areas to be studied. six criteria include experimental status, modest coverage, and flexible premium rates.
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Washington
Roger W. Jones
Budget Bureau
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Congress
New
Jones
Anthony's Opens After Major Remodeling in Lawton
Anthony's C R Anthony Co downtown Lawton store reopened after a 100000 expansion. The two and a half story building now features new floors lighting and color schemes plus the first escalator in the downtown area. The celebration included D G Means Louis Overstreet and Jack Moore among attending officials. The Lawton store traces to 1928.
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Loyd Lowry
Lawton
Anthony’s
Anthony
D. G. Means
Oklahoma City
C. R. Anthony Co
Louis Overstreet
Jack Moore
Duncan Anthony
Freed Woman Praises Reds Admits Spying
Four Americans including a Fulbright scholar returned from Red China after confessing to acts against the Chinese government. Harriet Mills of New York, Rev. Armand Proulx of Lowell, Mrs. Nadeshda Romanoff, and her daughter Irene arrived aboard the Hanyang from Tientsin. Proulx, freed after four years, described spying as minor details learned from peasants.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Harriet Mills
New York
China
Armand Proulx
Lowell
Mass
Nadeshda Romanoff
Irene
Miss Mills
Hanyang
Tientsin
Proulx
Red Army
Peoples Court
May To Reject Army Land Plan
Washington Interior Secretary Douglas McKay is expected to reject an Army proposal granting exclusive use of 10,700 acres of Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge land near Fort Sill. He will likely maintain a restricted use arrangement similar to the current permit and proposes a buffer zone during firing periods.
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Constitution
Washington Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Douglas McKay
Army
Fort Sill
McKay
Wilbur M. Brucker McKay
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Lost Bull Strays Near Medicine Park Pasture Search
Deputies help locate owner of a 500 pound black Angus bull that wandered onto range near Medicine Park about a month ago. Stanley Whitewolf on Harold Redelk lease three miles northeast reported the bull in his pasture and in Ed Olswalt’s pasture during the last 30 days.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Medicine Park
Stanley Whitewolf
Harold Redelk
Ed Olswalt
Princess Margaret Declines Townsend Marriage for Duty
London reports Princess Margaret will not wed Group Captain Peter Townsend, ending two and a half years of speculation. The royal statement says she decided alone to renounce marriage to Townsend to fulfill church and crown duties, a sacrifice likened to King Edward VIII’s abdication in reverse. Townsend left Clarence House after a final talk, amid a nation divided over the issue and Queen Elizabeth II torn between sisterly happiness and the Church’s rules.
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London
Margaret
RAF Group
Peter Townsend
Clarence House
Elizabeth
Townsend
Brussels
Commonwealth
Edward VIII
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Lowndes Square
Mrs. Simpson
Britain
Church of England
Elizabeth II
Top Marine Hero Retires After 37 Years of Service
CAMP LEJEUNE NC Maj Gen Lewis B Puller the only Marine to win the Navy Cross five times retires after more than 37 years in uniform with 27 at sea or overseas His retirement is effective tomorrow He will be retired as a lieutenant general Puller served in World War I II Korea Haiti Nicaragua and China campaigns commanding the 1st Marine Division at Hoesong Korea in 1951 He earned 14 personal decorations in combat 39 campaign medals unit citations and numerous awards including five Navy Crosses and other high honors.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
Lewis B
Chesty) Puller
Puller
1St Marine Div
Hoesong
Korea
Walters Mom Locates Son
Mrs. Fred LeBarre of Walters Oklahoma learned after 58 years the fate of one son. A Flagstaff Arizona law firm located T. M. Dean who is ill in a hospital and confirmed the family connection. The search began when her first husband fled with the two boys in 1897. One son was later heard from in Washington state. The firm said the sick man worried about his brother and a sister who stayed with Mrs. LeBarre but had assumed their mother was dead.
Trick Or Treat Night Spooks Roam City Tonight
Halloween observers fill the city with costumes and jack o lanterns as PTA carnivals sparkle at multiple elementary schools. Police urge adults to curb mischief while ensuring children enjoy the holiday with early activities and evening trick or treat rounds.
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Lawton
Parent - Teacher Association
Garfield
Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Will Rogers
Emerson
Roosevelt
Taft
Lincoln
Post
Ralph Hennessee
Hennessee
Britain Urges Barrier Drop and Direct Air Links to Moscow
British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan urged the Soviets to allow free news and radio, drop travel barriers, and open direct air links with Moscow to boost East West exchanges. He outlined three points, called for freer movement, and said London is ready to consider proposals increasing trade and contact with the Soviet Union.
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Genevap
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Soviet Union
Macmillan
General Dean Ends 32 Year Army Career in Farewell
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, famed as Taejon’s hero, retires after 32 years with an elaborate San Francisco farewell. He recalls sacrifices of others, praises his wife and family, and plans to live in Berkeley with his mother, while aides note his enduring drive.
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San Francisco
William F. Dean
Taejon
Army
Dean
Sixth Army
Cache Road Furniture Co sale to Cardinal Home Furnishings
The Cardinal Home Furnishings Co of Oklahoma City announced the purchase of Cache Road Furniture Co in Lawton, with George Lewis remaining as local manager and all staff kept. The Duncan store previously owned by P. G. Waggoner also sold. his brother J C Waggoner stays as Duncan manager. Waggoner has run Lawton for 90 years and Duncan for two. he and Mrs. Waggoner plan to remain in Lawton with motel plans at Altus and Roswell New Mexico.
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Cache Road Furniture Co
Cardinal Home Furnishing Co
Oklahoma City
P. G. Waggoner
Oklahoma City Company
George Lewis
Duncan Furniture
Waggoner
J. C. Waggoner
Duncan
Lawton
Altus
Roswell
N. M
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Doyle Paulk
Ozman
Ricky Hobson
the Thing
Haskell Hobson
Rogers Lane
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Henry Hudson
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Joseph Apponey
Top Marine
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Bill Crawford
Gen. Dean
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