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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1957

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Soldier on trial for fatal shooting amid Japan case details

Testimony in the court martial of a U S soldier on Okinawa describes orders to use weapons during a hillside firing incident that killed Mrs Saki Woo. Evidence includes statements by Japanese prosecutors and defense, with delays due to a typhoon and barricaded courthouse area.

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Typhoon Bess lashes southern Japan and Kyushu

A powerful typhoon named Bess lashed southern Japan with 90 mph winds and heavy rain, destroying or damaging about 15 houses and halting trains buses and air service. Police reported two missing and 1250 homeless on Kyushu as rice crops suffered losses, with center winds at 115 mph and emergency quarters set in Kagoshima Kumamura Oita and Miyazaki.

U.S Nyushu Honshu Shikoku Nokkaida Kyushu Kagoshima Kumaninte Oila Miyazaki

Cuban Government Says Rebel Uprising Quelled

Havana says rebels and naval police dissidents were crushed in south-central Cuba after a daylong revolt. Command reports 12 government killed, 1 wounded. rebels killed or wounded about 100. Accuses ex-President Carlos Prio of masterminding the bid near Cienfuegos and warns of continued security actions across the port city.

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Tiny five kiloton midget nuclear device detonated at Nevada test site

A balloon tethered device at Yucca Flat produced a five kiloton blast with a brief fireball and small dust cloud. Observers noted no shock wave and weather conditions were favorable. The test labeled Wheeler by the project, prepared by UC Radiation Laboratory, had no military participation and officials restricted viewing.

The Atomic Energy Commission Yucca ABC Las Vegas Noutheast Tosis Forlay Wheeler University of California Radiation Laboratory Livermore Calif

Fuqua Trials To Be Docketed Chambless Bond Hearing Planned

County Attorney Warren Crane said he will seek a hearing late next week to forfeit a $1300 bond for missing bootlegger and ex convict Orville Lindsay Chambless. He will docket Chambless’s trial in October on two armed robbery charges against George Fuqua, 34, former Chambless associate.

Ray Atieberth Warren Crane Orville Lindsay Chambless Crane George Fuqua Chambless Fuqua

Annual Refuge Longhorn Sale Set Sept. 19

The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge hosts the annual surplus longhorn sale on September 19 at the refuge headquarters. Animals offered include two bulls, 17 cows, 14 steers, 4 older steers and 36 calves about six months old. The herd is noted as the largest in the world with many longhorns shipped to Texas and elsewhere.

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Cooler Days Forecast for Lawton Area Showers Likely

A slight chance of scattered showers is forecast across western Oklahoma with cooler weekend highs. Lawton's today high is 97 degrees, with 93 on Saturday and upper 60s overnight. Rain totals from east central Oklahoma included Muskogee 0.78 inches and several others, as statewide readings ranged from 99 at Enid to a low at Gage.

Lawton Weather Bureau Oklahoma Muskeagee Cushing Haskell Miami Pryor Quapaw Spavinaw Perkins Ralston

Governor Offers FBI Evidence For Action In Integration Dispute

President Eisenhower pursues his Newport vacation while the Arkansas Central High School integration crisis continues. Governor Orval E Farbus uses the National Guard to bar Black students, and White House officials state no change in the situation. Brownell reports to Eisenhower there is no shift as new recess appointments are announced for federal roles and defense research.

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Phone Firm Seeks Rate Hikes in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. seeks tariff increases before the Corporation Commission totaling about 3.120 million annually to widen base rate areas across many exchanges. The plan raises charges for moving telephones and new installations while decreasing some non recurring fees, with no change to regular monthly rates. The company predicts a net income gain of about 60 thousand after taxes if approved.

Oklahoma City UPI Southwestern Bell Telephone Co The Corporation Commission Oklahoma Pokesmian Cnargy Tulsa H. B. Groh Groh

AFL-CIO Unsure Of Teamsters Fate

Washington dispatch reports AFL-CIO officials foresee the Ethical Practices Committee likely finding the Teamsters guilty of corrupt influence collection. The process hinges on Teamsters convention outcomes and President Dave Beck’s responses. Beck denied broad wrongdoing while promising clean-up, a stance approved by the Teamsters Executive Board amid postsenate scrutiny.

Washington Afl-Cio Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee Teamsters Especi Teamsters Union Eshird Practices Committee Teamster Dave Beck Tom Beck Senate Teamisios Teamster Executive Board Teamster Union Seo Thades Dewik John Wes Vagd

Tank Employes Reject Union At Latranee Tank Plant

Latranee Tank Corp in Lawton voted 40 to 2 against employing the International Association of Machinists Local 889 as bargaining agency. Election held 7:30 to 8:00 am with 2 of 33 eligible workers voting. Company officials praised employee loyalty as James W. Wilcher declined comment. Final results due in five days barring protests. subject to National Labor Relations Board approval. This marks the second area election since 1953 when Lawrance Tank boiler makers unionized briefly before being dropped.

Latranee Tank Corp East 3 International Association of Machinists Warren Chrisman Larrance James W. Wilcher Grand Lodge The Machinists Union Constitution Machinists Page Aircraft Co Fort Sill Larrance Tank Corp Chrisman National Labor Relations Wuard Lawton Company Lawrance Tank Boilermakers Morvover

Soldier Acquitted in Court Martial on Abuse Claim

SFC Alexander Brown of Warrington Florida testified Army investigators pressured him to confess after being accused of striking Pvt Maurice Willis of Kansas City. Willis said Brown pinched him in the stomach three times. A five minute board deliberation acquitted Brown amid broader abuse allegations within the 39th Infantry Regiment.

Carson. Cole SFC Alexander Brown Warrington Fla Brown 39Th Infantry Regiment Willis

Federal Men Told To Take Information

Gov. Faubus offered to share with the FBI evidence he says supports his order to keep Central High School surrounded by armed National Guardsmen. Attorney General Browder directed the FBI to take any information Faubus wishes to present. Faubus has not appeared publicly since Wednesday morning. National Guardsmen at Central High blocked integration as six youths from the university were briefly detained before release. One youth, Murray Gallinson, carried a sheath knife. Guards identified three others as Marion Segal, Robert Milavese, and Mike Goldman. Newsmen failed to question Gallinson as guards moved him away.

Little Rock Ark Orval Faubus FBI Central High School Moerbert Browner Front Faubu Senewer Arkansas Claude Carpenter Faubus Tanbus Eisenhower Iran Minneapolis Alan Templeton New Orleans Murray Gallinson Col Marion Johnson Marion Segal Robert Milavese Mike Goldman Gallinson Comiattack Pace 4 Cab T

Judge to rule on injunction against three unions at Fort Sill

Federal Judge W R Wallace will decide on a request to bar three labor unions from interfering with Fort Sill Construction work after reviewing briefs submitted at 1 30 pm Thursday. A temporary restraining order limits picketing by IAM Local 89 and the Lawley and Oklahoma State Building and Trades Councils to Gate 2. The National Labor Relations Board sought the injunction. no date for a ruling was given.

W. R. Wallace Fort Sill Wallace International Association of Machinists Lawley and Oklahoma State Building and Trades Councils Page Aircraft Co IAM National Labor Relations Board

U S Plans Underground A Bomb Test for Earthquake Study

The United States will detonate an underground A bomb at 6 a.m. BST September 11 in Nevada, as part of Atomic Energy Commission tests. Scientists aim to study Earth's interior by recording travel times of shock waves, with researchers from the California Institute of Technology and international colleagues contributing.

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