Silent prisoner breaks 18 year vow at Oklahoma prison
McAlester Oklahoma State Penitentiary inmate John A. Cane known as the dummy spoke for the first time after 18 years, revealing he could hear and talk. Warden Jerome Waters Jr described Cane's case as the most unusual ever heard at a Pardon and Parole Board hearing in June 1952, as Tulsa Tribune reporters note the secret kept for three years.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Tulsa Tribune
John A. Cane
Jerome Waters Jr
State Pardon and Parole Board
Tribune
Roger Devlin
Devlin
Cane
Silent Man Who Spent 18 Years Hidden Voice
Oklahoma County inmate Cane, serving a life term for murder, shocked a board by finally speaking after 18 years of feigned deafness. He confessed to killing his wife and three children in 1934, led officers to their shallow graves, then remained mute until recently. He was deemed mentally sound and later began talking to prisoners.
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Cane
Oklahoma County
Waters
Air Force Denies Torture Tests at Survival School
Air Force officials rejected claims that prisoner of war survival training torture occurs at Stead Air Force Base Nevada. They acknowledged rough, realistic drills drawn from Communist methods for volunteers to learn pressure responses while denying degradation or abusive practices. Newsweek reported alleged methods including long questioning, blindfolding, starvation, and a sweat box.
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Newsweek Magazine
U. S
Stead Air Force Base
Reno
Nev
U. S. Air Force
Washington
Air Force
Steady Air Force Base
Burton E. McKenzie
Germany
Maj
John Oliphant
Pentagon
Maurice J. Casey
Newsweek
Dock Strike Expands To Baltimore On East Coast
New York longshoremen walkout costs the Port of New York about a million dollars daily and spreads to Baltimore with 7,400 dockers staying off. Some Boston and Philadelphia workers plan meetings as ILA leaders demand talks with Govs Harriman and Meyner to curb the waterfront dispute.
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New York
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s
New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission
Port of New York
ILA
Bistate Commission
ITLA
Commission
State Supreme Court
Bradley
Waterfront Commission
Albany
Trenton
Adenauer In Moscow For East West Talks Turning Point
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Moscow for crucial talks with Soviet leaders. Premier Bulganin, Khrushchev, Molotov and other officials greeted him at the airstrip as Brentano followed, signaling high stakes for East West relations and German unity.
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Moscow
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Kremlin
Communist Party
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
V. M. Molotov
Mikhail Pervukhin
Heinrich von Brentano
Adenauer
Molotov
U.S
Charles. E. Bohien
Brentano
Turks Take Steps To Stop Rioting
PARIS Turkey assured NATO today that all possible measures are being taken to prevent recurrence of anti Greek rioting. Reports from Athens said Greece was canceling participation in NATO maneuvers due to anti Greek violence in Istanbul and Izmir. NATO Secretary Ismay summoned the NATO Council as delegates met behind closed doors. Mehmet Ali Tinay informed members Turkey was taking all measures to prevent new violence. Georges Exintaris reported losses suffered by Greeks in Istanbul and Greek officers at Izmir, headquarters of NATO's southeast command. NATO sources said it was a report, not a protest.
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Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Athens
Greece
NATO
Istanbul
Izmir
Cyprus
Lord Ismay
NATO Council
Western Defense Organization
Mehmet Ali Tiney
Georges Extinaris
Southeast Command
Defiant Ex-Convict Killed In Gun Battle
New York police shot dead Peter Hatzis 35, a paroled armed robber with a withered left leg, after he held four people hostage in a taxicab near Rockefeller Center. He battled officers for about ten minutes before he was killed, identified by fingerprints.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Peter Hatzis
Brook
240 Students To Start Advanced Course Friday
A total of 240 students including 32 Allies officers from 23 countries will begin the Artillery Officer Advanced Course Friday at Fort Sill and Fort Bliss Tex The class comprises 130 American field artillery officers 78 American antiaircraft officers and 32 foreign officers studying at Fort Sill and Fort Bliss The program includes a 10 week transition phase at Fort Bliss for field artillery and Allied officers and a 78 officer transition at Fort Sill for antiaircraft officers after which all students spend one week at Fort Bliss for missile firing before returning to Fort Sill for the last 25 weeks from December 1 to June 13
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Fort Sill
Fort Bliss
Tex
E. T. Whiting
Beer Revocation Actions Filed in Comanche County
Applications were filed in Comanche County Court to revoke beer licenses held by American Bar in Lawton at 428 C and the Downbeat Night Club on East Gore. County Attorney Redman alleged dancing at the club and illegal slot machines at the American Bar, with a hearing set for September 16.
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Comanche County
Lawton
American Bar
E. Gore
Manville Redman
Redman
Toby Morris
District Court
Tom Ward
Ralph Cline
Oral Ridgeway
Steele Westbrook
State Crime Bureau
Downfee Beer
Parking Violation Crackdown Set
Police Chief Ralph Hennessee announced a downtown parking meter crackdown to relieve a severe parking problem. He said meters are for short visits, not all day parking, and that future steps await new equipment and personnel. Two patrolmen cover meters, often reassigned to other duties.
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Police
Ralph Hennessee
Thes
Hennessee
Ten Fire Fighters Burned In Forests
Ten firefighters were burned in California and one went missing in Oregon as Pacific Coast timber and brushland fires spread. A four-man crew abandoned two tractors during a flare up on Round Butte in southern Oregon. Foreman David Robb and nine Mexican volunteers were injured near Santa Barbara as crews faced expanding blazes. Cooler weather and easing winds raised hopes for control.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Round Butte
David Robb
Santa Barbara
Calif
Capital Workers Seek Reinstatement Of City Jobs
About 150 former Oklahoma City municipal workers who were fired last week for union campaign activities applied today to return to their former jobs. City Manager Bill Gill Jr announced that those dismissed unjustly Friday would be reinstated after a two day council meeting supporting his position against recognizing the Teamsters AFL local as a bargaining agent for city workers.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Gill Jr
Gill
Teamsters Afl
Summer Heat Continues Across Lawton Area
A high pressure area over the state sustains near 100 degree daytime readings through Friday in Lawton and surrounding areas. Tonight's low is 62 after a 60 degree low earlier today and an 11 am reading of 88. Wednesday reached 96 as the pattern holds.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
City pilots to get new weather info service
The Fort Worth area discusses adding a teletype and wire weather service for aircraft using the municipal airport. The Aviation committee and airport board favor the $45 to $50 monthly service, covering about 35 Weather Bureau stations in the southern U.S. The move aims to provide up to date forecasts due to high flight volume. formal action to follow.
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Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Fort Worth
Power Failure Threatens City Water Plant Operations
David Duke, supervisor at Medicine Park filter plant, warned that a power outage could leave Lawton’s water un chlorinated. A 1932 standby diesel unit currently fuels the generator and has no repair parts. If the diesel fails, the plant would pump untreated water, creating a public health risk.
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Ray Atteberry
Medicine Park
David Duke
Lawton
Duke
Soviet Backing Seen for Gaza Truce Plan
United Nations debate on a Western resolution to tighten Gaza border controls drew near unanimous support as a Soviet source indicated Moscow would back the plan. Britain urged barriers on the Gaza line while U S Ambassador Lodge pressed the Council to note the halt of talks on border peace efforts.
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N. Y
Russia
Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Sir Pierson Dixon
Israel
Egypt
Gaza
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
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New Jersey
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Miss Alabama
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Clanton, Ala
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