Oklahoma City rehiring debated as 304 fired workers replaced
Oklahoma City continues hiring to replace 304 dismissed employees amid council deliberations on restoring workers. City Manager Bill Gill Jr defends stance against union organizing as AFL Teamsters press for recognition. One rehiring occurs after a pastor’s dispute over pickup service prompts investigation.
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Gill
AFL Teamsters Union
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A. M. Debolt
Charles A. Schreck
Council Chamber
Timothy H. Dillard
Frank Grayson
The
Teamsters
Drouth Delays Scotch Whisky Output Across Highlands
Glasgow reports a drought hitting Scotch distilleries as highland groundwater minerals in granite regions were cited as key to flavor. Distilleries planned 1955 56 output for spring but may face months of delay as water sources dry up.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Scotch Whisky Assn
Scottish Highlands
Association
Funeral Rites for Gilbert O. Halsey Civil Aviation Hero
Gilbert O. Halsey, 44, World War II fighter pilot and former Cement resident, died Thursday at a Sinclair Oil camp near Diara Da wa, Ethiopia after two days of illness. Brown Funeral Home, Chickasha, will handle arrangements. Survived by a brother in Chickasha, a half brother in Odessa, two sisters in El Dorado and Chickasha, and a grandmother in Oklahoma City. He flew 150 missions, earned British and American DFCs and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters. Previously with Royal Air Force, then U S Air Force, he served as major and later worked in oil ventures in Arabia, South America, and Ethiopia. He recently spent two years in the U S flying for Indian Mud Co. and five months in Ethiopia with Sinclair Oil.
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Cement
Gilbert O. Halsey
Sinclair Oil Company
Diara Dawa
Ethiopia
Brown Funeral Home
Chickasha
University of Oklahoma
Spartan Air School
Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
Halsey
Arabia
South America
United States
Indian Mud Co
J. C. Halsey
J. E. Spurgin
Odessa
Tex
C. L. Callaway
el Dorado
Ark
Gene Rice
R. J. McGuffin
Oklahoma City
Soviet Antarctic Expedition Planned
London Moscow radio announced a Soviet expedition of two ships and several planes will depart in November for a two year Antarctic stay. It will establish three bases near Knox Land the South Magnetic Pole and the central polar region as part of preparations for the International Geophysical Year 1957 58 and will cooperate with US and other nations expeditions.
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Moscow Radio
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South Magnetic Pole
Central Polar
Chiang Tells Cadets They Must Be Ready To Give Lives
President Chiang Kai-shek addressed army cadets in Formosa urging readiness to sacrifice lives in the sacred war against the Chinese Communists and Soviet Power. Among listeners was his 18 year old grandson Chiang Hsiao wen just starting his four year training course.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Meany Sees No U.S. Labor Party
Milwaukee report: George L. Meany president of the AFL says merging CIO and AFL will not create a dominant labor party. He told about 400 Urban League delegates that labor has no plan to become a powerful political force in American politics.
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The
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Tin ingots stolen from Army depot in Columbus
Police report over 50 thousand dollars of tin ingots owned by the government disappeared from the Army Columbus General Depot. The items, bought in World War II for emergencies, were kept as strategic material. FBI investigation underway after a civilian worker found a damaged fence and an inventory showed 548 ingots missing.
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Ohio
Columbus General
FBI
Mystery American Freed Faces Alternative Identity
Berlin reports say the freed American, initially identified as Charles Frederick Hopkins from New York, now claims to be Klaus Frederick Glaubitz, a 27 year old German national. US officials continue to verify status while he remains incommunicado. Two other POWs, Wilfred C. Comish and Michael Feingersch, are held in an Army hospital for medical checks amid possible court martial.
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Charles Frederick Hopkins
Reds
New York City
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Klaus Frederick Glaubitz
United States
Wilfred C. Comish
Amesbury
Mass
Michael Feingersch
Murray Fields
Jamaica
N.Y
Europe
Annual Caddo County 4-H FFA Rodeo Opens Sept 19
ANADARKO Staff announces the third annual Caddo County 4-H club and Future Farmers of America rodeo during the county fair from Sept 19 to 22. New management promises a larger event with $1,000 in awards. Stock is furnished by Carl Lamar of Norman.
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Caddo County
Farmers of America
Harold Liles
Liles
Carl Lamar
Norman
Adenauer Set for Moscow Talks This Week
James Marlow reports West Germany’s Chancellor Adenauer, nearly 80, travels to Moscow to press for German reunification, release of war prisoners, and firm Western-style terms. He seeks a united, rearmed Germany within a Western alliance, wary of Russian demands to neutralize or divide Germany as Geneva talks loom. The visit tests whether Moscow will offer concessions or stall until his replacement.
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Adenauer
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Kremlin
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Europe
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Britain
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Geneva
Lonesome Polecats Pick Odd Company
In Cedar City Utah a skunk in Milt's Circus Lounge mingles with patrons. Officer Kent Hoyt fatally shoots the animal. The lounge is fumigated and Hoyt becomes the lone suspect in the incident. A second skunk perches on the undercarriage of Rulon Woodburys car, repenting whenever approached. The creature has haunted the area since Sunday, with Woodbury fearing to start the motor.
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Cedar City
Utah
Milt
Circus
Kent Hoyt
Hoyt
Rulon Woodbury
Woodbury
Military studying more defense cuts contemplated
Washington sources say planners consider trimming another billion dollars from planned defense spending to help balance the budget. No exact Defense Dept figure set, but a billion dollars is viewed as possible, with Air Force likely to bear the largest share.
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Washington
Harris Inspects Formosa Bases With 18th Wing
Maj. Gen. Hunter Harris Jr. deputy chief of operations of the U S Far East Air Force today inspected bases of the U S 18th fighter bomber wing in Formosa.
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Formosa
Hunter Harris Jr
U. S. Far East Air Force
U. S
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