Gas Firms Merger Fails Between ONG and Consolidated
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. and Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp. announced the termination of their multi million merger negotiations. The breakdown ends a 14 months process with no plans to retry and would have seen ONG stock exchange for Consolidated shares while maintaining ONG as the surviving name. ONG serves about 320 000 customers in Oklahoma and Consolidated 80 000 in 150 Oklahoma and Kansas cities.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
Richard W. Camp
Consolidated
ONG
Consolidated Holdings
Oklahoma Natural
New York Stock Exchange
Oklahoma
Kansas Cities
Cooler Weather Forecast Promises Relief Across Oklahoma
Forecasters expect a cool spell to linger with temperatures dropping from the 90s into the 50s and 60s tonight. Highs near 90 remain through Saturday while Ardmore noted a 100 degree day before a cold front. Tulsa reported up to .70 inches of rain as a high pressure system from South Dakota pushes cooler air into the state.
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Oklahoma
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Ship fraud indictments thrown out by judge
A federal judge tossed indictments against former Representative Joseph E. Casey of Massachusetts and four associates over alleged multimillion dollar postwar surplus ship deals. Immunity for grand jury testimony under the Shipping Act of 1916 nullified most charges, with perjury as the only crime not covered.
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Washington
Joseph E. Casey
Massachusetts
Luther W. Youngdahl
Casey
Youngdahl
Robert W. Dudley
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Dudley
Harold O. Becker
New York
Nicholas Cokkinis
Cobra Loose In Baltimore Apartments
Police may fumigate a Baltimore apartment building with cyanide gas if a five foot cobra is not captured. Thirteen people were evacuated after dancer Frieda Hoxer known as Princess Naja reported the snake escaped from its bag. Zoo officials warned the bite is fatal within an hour and anti-toxin offers limited hope.
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Frieda Hoxer
Princess Naja
Baltimore Zoo
Arthur Watson
Jets To Show Stuff At Sill Air Demonstration
About fifty tickets remain in the Chamber of Commerce office for a Fort Sill air power exhibition Saturday. Twelve F 86F Sabrejets from the 391st Fighter Squadron Alexandria Louisiana commanded by Lt Col Ralph Newman will fly at 10 30 a m at firing point 137 on the west range. Spectators proceed from Gate 4 and hear a briefing by Col Alvis L Hilpert the Air Force liaison officer.
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Alexandria
Ralph Newman
Gate 4
West Boundary Road
Alvis L. Hilpert
Air Force
Colonel Dior Takes On Army Dogs and Cats
In Frankfurt Germany Colonel John Dilley, commander at the Frankfurt Army post, reports complaints about civilian and military personnel failing to curb their dogs and cats. He warns that continued violations may lead to the withdrawal of pet privileges.
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Frankfurt
Germany
John Dilley
Dilley
Troopers To Get Refresher Course
Four highway patrol representatives from the district will join uniformed troopers at a retraining school at A M College in Stillwater starting Monday. Lt. C T Raley says 22 troopers will attend a six week seminar to review modern law enforcement methods and share experiences.
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Stillwater
C. T. Raley
Raley
C. W. Adams
Lawton
O. .M. Kizzine
Chickasha
Bill Grimes
Duncan
Ed Vandergriff
A&m
Nat Johnson
FBI
Oklahoma City
Lawrence F. Bellatti
Tremors Hit Orleansville Algeria After Deadly Quake
Reports from Orla isville and Tenes describe a devastating earthquake with an estimated death toll over 1 000 Europeans and Algerians and about 2 000 injured. Rescue teams and troops worked to evacuate residents as buildings collapsed and 95 percent of homes faced evacuation.
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UN Rebutts Reds Debates Plane Incident
The United Nations Security Council voted 10 to 1 to discuss an American complaint that Soviet fighter planes shot down a US bomber off Siberia. Soviet deputy foreign minister Vishinsky opposed, claiming the US bomber violated Soviet airspace and opened fire. lodge pressed charges noting Russia’s breach of international law.
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N.Y
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Siberia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Lodge
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Russia
23 Red China Vessels Sunk
Taipei Formosa Sept 10 Nationalist Chinese warplanes raided Communist positions along the China coast near Fukien Friday and sank or demolished 23 vessels. Air and coastal shelling targeted Amoy and adjacent areas with bombs napalm and rockets. Navy joined in the shelling in the seventh straight day of air strikes against Quemoy. Communist guns were brought to almost complete silence with only 70 shells fired at Quemoy from the mainland.
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Formosa
China
Fukien
Defense Ministry
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Quemoy
Wall Street Blamed For War By Prison Camp Leader
A Signal Corps sergeant testified at Fort Sam Houston that Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor alleged Wall Street war mongers kept Korea fighting. He claimed Batchelor called T Bone Hill loss an intentional blunder to boost armament stocks and urged Americans to pressure Wall Street to seek peace.
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Signal Corps
Claude J. Batchelor
Wall Street
Wells
Batchelor
Camp No. 5
Korea
Wayne E. Smith
Campy
7Th Airborne
T-Bone Hill
Lawton Reports Record Electric Use in August as Heat Rises
Public Service Company of Oklahoma reports Lawton and nearby areas set an all time August power consumption, up 159 percent from 1949. A P Burns cites surge in home air conditioning units and new appliances driving demand amid intense heat. He expects continued growth through 1954 and into future years. See POWER, Page 2.
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Public Service Company of Oklahoma
A. Pp. Burns
Geri
Burns
Dallas Boy Dies Violently From Rabies
A 9 year old Dallas boy Ben Earl Ivery died of rabies at Parkland Hospital hours after admission. He was bitten by a stray dog on July 18 and only diagnosed yesterday. Doctors and nurses struggled to subdue the violently ill child for blood tests. A medical student doctor also contracted a scratch while assisting. Parkland officials said no recorded recovery from advanced rabies.
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Parkland Hospital
Ben Earl Ivery
Vessie Ivery
Parkland
East Braces For Hurricane Edna On Atlantic Coast
The northeast hunkers down as Edna threatens coastline from Cape Hatteras to Maine. Warnings span the coast and residents relocate inland while Montauk Point reports a grey eerie sky and a warm wind as forecasters expect near southeastern New England by Saturday with 50 to 70 mph winds by nightfall.
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Cape Hatteras
Maine
Montauk Point
Long Island
Atlantic
Boston Weather Bureau
New England
Cross-Exam Of McCarty Slated Today
Senate hearings pause for 1 pm recess as McCarthy faces cross examination and a bid to admit a controversial 2 1 2 page document into evidence. Committee reviews the hot paper while Secretary Wilson and aides confer with lawmakers.
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Sen
McCarthy
Senate
Watkins
Utah
Edward Bennett Williams
Wilson
Sen. Case
R-Sd
Defense Wilson
Fred Seaton
Wilber M. Brucker
Defense Denature
Pentagon
Kirke B. Lawton
Football Returns To City Tonight
Lawton High Wolverines open under coach Bob Bodenhamer against Capitol Hill Oklahoma City at Roosevelt Stadium. Kickoff at p.m. near sellout crowd as Lawton seeks revenge for a 31 to 0 1953 loss. Returning starters include Winham Howard Love Hill Jones with Howard Jones and Hill as captains in a split T matchup.
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Bob Bodenhamer
Capitol Hill
Oklahoma City
Roosevelt Stadium
Wolverines
Lawton
Alvin Winham
James Howard
Ronnie
Attlee Sees Manchuria and Mukden on China Tour
Briton notes curtain of ignorance as Attlee tours China with a guided visit from Singapore. The account describes Manchuria's heavy industry, Hupeh province views, and vast plains. Mukden is noted for its population growth to 2.4 million and lower living standards compared with Peking.
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Clement Attlee
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Singapore
Manchuria
China
Peking
Hupeh
King
Den
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