Hurricane Carol Leaves 47 Dead Across New England
The storm tracked from the Caribbean to Canada, leaving 47 dead and vast damage. It ripped through New England with gusts up to 125 mph, destroying hundreds of summer homes and many boats from New London to Maine, with estimates of 300 to 500 million dollars in losses.
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Boston
Carol
Canada
Caribbean Sea
Quebec City
New England
New London
Conn
Rhode Island
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Eisenhower orders fast aid for hurricane victims
President Eisenhower directs the Federal Civil Defense Administration to cut through red tape and expedite relief for victims of the hurricane that struck the northeastern United States.
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Fraser
Colo
Eisenhower
Federal Civil Defense Administration
United States
New England Hurricanes Toll and Power Outages Rise
The Sept 21 1938 hurricane left about a third of New England without power and 150000 phones out across Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Maine. Governors report damages totaling tens of millions and troops patrol streets to prevent looting as 20000 evacuees flee Cape Cod towns.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Dennis J. Roberts
Vermont
Connecticut
New York
Canada
National Guard
Cape Cod
New Bedford
Buzzards Bay
New Storm Dolly Gains Hurricane Force Off Florida Coast
A new tropical storm out 725 miles east of Jacksonville intensified to hurricane force on Wednesday. Dolly, the fourth tropical disturbance of 1954, is moving north at about 20 mph and is expected to curve north-northeast, staying at sea with no mainland threat. Earlier, Hurricane Carol battered North Carolina, New England, and caused multiple deaths and millions in damage.
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Miami
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Dolly
Teen
Carol
North Carolina
New England
Lawton Teachers Begin 1954-55 with Welcome Meeting
Lawton public school faculty opened the 1954-55 year with an all-day meeting in the high school cafeteria. The session welcomed 58 new teachers, distributed gifts from local merchants, and provided name tags shaped like bells. John Shoremaker presided as superintendent, with presentations by Lawrence Laird and Lorena Fullerton advocating NEA affiliation.
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Lawton
Lawton Classroom Teachers Association
CTA
John Shoremaker
Lawrence Laird
Venna Lee Wallace
Oklahoma Education Association
OEA
NEA
Chickasha
Lorena Fullerton
Opal Ford
See
Two Lawton suspects admit city burglary
Two Lawton Negroes, a 22-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man, are held in county jail after an all-day probe into the $1,000 burglary of Fred Walker's home at 1212 Washington. Part of the loot was recovered including cement bonds and a .25 caliber pistol.
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Lawton
Fred Walker
Washington
Everett Ray Hale
Hale
Orie
An Hale
Full Program On Schedule For Quanah Parker Reunion
A thousand descendants of Quanah Parker gather in the Wichita Mountains for the fifth annual Parker clan reunion spanning Saturday through Monday. Descent from both white and Indian lines join for fellowship at Craterville park Boy Scout camp. Registration opens Saturday with ship renewals and babies' gatherings. a giant Sunday picnic follows a program and speech by a state official. Raymond Ary, Democratic governor candidate, is invited. Afternoon tours visit Quanah Parker historic sites, Parker Lake, the old home near Cache, Post Oak Cemetery, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Fort Sill, and Mt. Scott before departure.
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Wichita Mountains
Harry Page
Comanche Indian Mission
Raymond Ary
Quanah Park Lake
Old Home Place
Cache
Post Oak Cemetery
Parker
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Fort Sill
Mt. Scott
City Grants Pay Boosts for 13 Employees
At the regular council meeting the city approved pay raises for 13 employees in six departments, with increases up to 75 dollars monthly and effective before October payrolls. The raise funding totals about 4 500 dollars of an 18 000 dollar budget line, while a school water bill adjustment and a water meter plan for the high school stadium were discussed with the board of education.
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Board of Education
Qovv
Buck Kinsey
Lester McKenzie
Warren Wolverton
Howard Babbitt
Sam Joyner
Kepler
Wesley Kepler
LeRoy Botkin
Joyce Pursley
Kinsey
McKenzie
Maj
J. P. Willis
33Rd
34Th
Greer
Maj. Willis
Park Board
City Park Committee
Earl Christ- Lee
Relief food rolls near close for Comanche County
Some 867 persons from 209 families in Central district have emergency relief food rations ready. Commissioner Emil Woesner expects over 250 more families to register before rolls close, then county crews will haul surpluses from Oklahoma City to local depots for distribution via OK Transfer and Storage on D avenue.
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Comanche County
State Welfare Department
Emil Woesner
Oklahoma City
Woesner
Lawton
D Avenue
Monday Holiday Planned In City
Ewell Lacy of the Chamber of Commerce Retail committee announces that Monday Sept 6 is one of six holidays observed by Lawton business houses. Other holidays include New Years Decoration Day Fourth of July Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Ewell Lacy
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Lawton
Easement Agreement Reaches For U S 62 277 Road Project
The Indian Service and the city reach an easement deal for the U S 62 277 highway project north of Lawton. A temporary permit may be granted at once, enabling the start of work on Oklahoma's first three level interchange. The city will build a check dam on Cache creek in exchange for the easement. Additional easements from Rock Island railroad and the Fieles estate are pending.
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Indian Service
Lawton
E. V. Downing
Anadarko
Indian Bureau
Charles Jennings
Oklahoma
U.S. 62
Cache Creek
Charles Gallaher
Metropolitan Park
Experiment Station
Fort Sill
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Fort Worth
el Reno
Fieles Estate
Senator Burnet Maybank Dies of Heart Attack
Senator Burnet R. Maybank of South Carolina died at his summer home in Flat Rock North Carolina reportedly from a heart attack. He was 55 and had retired for the night with no prior illness. The death occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. EDT. Maybank was the fourth sitting senator to die that year and the seventh in the 83rd Congress.
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N. C
Burnet R. Maybank
Ds.c
Burnet R. Maybank Jr
Maybank
D. A. Smith
Washington
Senate
Congress
McCarthy Lawyer Seeks to Dismiss Contempt Charges
Washington Sept 1 UP The final Army McCarthy report fuels the censure case against Sen Joseph R McCarthy and pressures Eisenhower over Army Secretary Robert T Stevens. Williams moves to drop a contempt charge, Johnson sits on the committee facing questions, and Watkins defends his ruling amid calls for perjury probes.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
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R-Mich
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Ill
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
Justice Department
Douglas B. Cornell
Sen
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Edward Bennett Williams
Senate Committee
Edwin C. Johnson Williams
Senate Rules
MccCarthy
Utah
Williams
D-Cole
Denver Post
Colorado McCarthy
Sixman Committee
Sen. Ervin
D-Nc
Denver
Joe Lee
FHA Officials Here For Drainage Talk
Two regional FHA officials conferred with city officials and developers on major drainage problems hindering residential building in Arthur area. Officials discussed Morford Hills Gooch Acres Stephens addition and Squaw Creek flood issues with local leaders and engineers from Dallas. A decision on reopening FHA insured loans awaits a Dallas report.
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FHA
Lawton
Arthur B. Kinnison
Oklahoma City
Jo Ferguson
Robert W. Pully
Dallas
Bob Morford
Morford Hills Addition
Andy Crosby Jr
Gooch Acres
Buck Kinsey
Warren Wolverton
Joe McCain
Charles Gallaher
Morford Hills
Squaw
Stephens Addition
Morford
Squaw Creek
Carlois
Republicans Fault Stevens More Than McCarthy In Army Inquiry
The four Republicans assailed Stevens harsher than McCarthy. Dirksen defended McCarthy, Potter criticized him, while the GOP majority urged stronger discipline to curb Cohn's push to win favors for Pvt. G. David Schine. Stevens was faulted for judgment and actions though his motives were beyond reproach.
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Stevens
McCarthy
Dirksen
Potter
GOP
Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
Army
Trash Dumping Brings Warning
County officials warned Lawton residents about illegal dumping on private property despite a nearby city dump four blocks away. Sheriff’s office reported a growing pile of rubbish near Lost Bridge over Cache Creek and along Cameron College Road by Lawton Country Club, with more trash noted on U S 277 south of the city.
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U.S. 277
Greer Gets Food Relief Approval
Oklahoma City officials report Greer County families receive emergency food aid from the Emergency Relief Board. Abe Block says 161 Greer residents are eligible while about 600 Charche County residents need relief and inquiries continue from Carter County officials.
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Greer County
Oklahomamergency Relief Board
Omanche County
Abe Block
Comanche County
Block
Carter
Mistrial Plea Over Batchelor Case Sparks Court Debate
In San Antonio on September 1, defense lawyer Joel Westbrook urged a general court martial to declare mistrial after a former court member called Batchelor a traitor. Lt. Col. Manes denied the motion and refused to recall Lt. Edward R. Schowalter for testimony.
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San Antonio
Joel Westbrook
Cpl
Claude Batchelor
Batchelor
Donald L. Manes Jr
Edward R. Schowalter
Westbrook
Secret German arms date set amid Western frontier talk
London officials said the United States and Britain set a secret deadline to start West German re armament. France and West Germany will be told soon alongside a British American pact to restore sovereignty to Adenauer's Bonn government as Churchill's cabinet met in emergency session over France's rejection of the Defense Community.
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United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Churchill
Western Europe
Adenauer
Itis
European Unity
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