Nine Year Rule Ends As Peron Seeks Asylum
Montevideo Uruguay UP Juan D Peron's nine year rule ends as rebels threaten bombardment and force his resignation. Peron reportedly seeks asylum in the Paraguayan embassy while a military board orders loyal forces to cease fire, signaling a swift shift in the Argentine civil war.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Peron
Cordoba
Franklin Lucero
Lucero
City Reservoir Aid Sought In Lawton Plan
City, state and federal officials met with the Chamber of Commerce Water committee and city leaders to discuss locating and financing a future water reservoir for Lawton. M G Barclay and others from federal agencies urged data sharing and cooperation in a broad study of water supply and flood control, with interest in Elgin and near Waurika sites.
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Lawton
Chamber of Commerce Water Committee
M. G. Barclay
Bureau of Reclamation
S. K. Jackson
U.S. Geological Survey
Ira Husky
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board
Oklahoma City
E. C. Parks
Council Water Committee
Elgin
Waurika
Barclay
Missionary Celebrates Birthday Freedom From China Reds
American Baptist missionary Levi A. Lovegren of Cherry Grove Oregon crossed the Hong Kong border to freedom on his 67th birthday. He and his wife Ida and daughter Mildred were reunited at the police station while three other priests released after over two years under house arrest arrived by train. Lovegren said he was accused of spying but maintained he is a missionary and denied the charges.
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Hong Kong
Levi A. Lovegren
Cherry Grove
Ore
United States
Geneva
China
Lovegren
Ida
Mildred
Frederick A. Gordon
Somerset
Ohio
Joseph E. Hyde
Lowell
Mass
James G. Joyce
Red Canton
Father Gordon
Father Hyde
Father Joyce
Chungking
See Lovegren
Love Calls To Lure Vicki The Runaway Elephant
Charlotte dispatch reports searchers plan to lure Vicki the runaway Asian elephant with an Indian jungle call by Ringling veteran Louis Reed. The 2,300-pound animal wandered from an amusement park eight days ago and has resisted capture, taking refuge in a wooded area.
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Charlotte
N.C
Vicki
Louis Reed
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Reed
Area Weather Forecast With Partial Clouds and Showers
Partly cloudy with scattered showers likely and little temperature change. Highs near 90 to 95 today and Tuesday, nights around 68. Today's low 68. 11 am reading 88. Sunday high 85 with a chance of rain. Local forecast notes minor variances in early outputs.
Area To Get Hilda's Rain
Area in Lawton and the state will feel the effects of Hurricane Hilda as moisture laden winds sweep in from the south to produce showers. The forecast calls for light scattered showers in Southwestern Oklahoma and central parts today with considerable shower activity Tuesday night and Wednesday. A low pressure center heading toward the state is expected to trigger the rain. Highs today and Tuesday will range from 90 to 95 degrees. Sunday's high was 85 with 1/2 inch to 1 inch of rain over the weekend. Mrs. John Frampton at Medicine Park reported a good heavy shower there over the weekend with less than a half inch recorded.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
John Frampton
Medicine Park
Hurricane Ione Hammers North Carolina Coast and Mid-Atlantic
Hurricane Ione battered North Carolina shores with 107 mph winds and high tides sweeping inland towns. Forecasters warned of dangerous conditions as the storm moved north toward Washington and Pennsylvania, with warnings from Wilmington to Block Island and across Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
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Hatteras, N. C
Ione
North Carolina
North Atlantic Seaboard
Marine Air Station
Cherry Point
N.C
Middle Atlantic
Hazel
Weather Bureau
Washington
Pennsylvania
Wilmington
N. C
Block Island
R. I
Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
Long Island Sound
Lawton man testifies death in street crash accidental
Leo Gaines a 56 year old Lawton resident on trial for murder testified that Daisey Mae Johnson died from an accident on July 10. He said she wandered into a vacant lot, tangled in weeds, and fell before his car while he followed to help. He rushed to Memorial hospital at 90 to 95 mph and denied any intent to kill.
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Leo Gaines
Lawton
Daisey Mae Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Gaines
Grandfield
Two Are Injured In 2 Car Crash
Six persons were injured in three city traffic accidents over the weekend. Two remained in local hospitals today after receiving treatment for serious injuries. Dr. Fred T. Fox, 1311 Cherry, a prominent physician, and Mrs. Iris Fitzwater, 1512 H, were the most seriously hurt. Dr. Fox’s condition was fair with fractured ribs and lacerations near the left eye. Mrs. Fitzwater’s condition was satisfactory, with several broken ribs and abrasions not considered serious.
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Fred T. Fox
Cherry
Iris Fitzwater
Southwestern Hospital
Fox
Memorial Hospital
Trash Fire Fatality Claimed Fletcher Mother Minnie Yates
Minnie Lee Yates a 53 year old Fletcher mother died in Chickasha hospital seven hours after a trash burner incident in her back yard. She suffered third degree burns over 70 percent of her body. Found unconscious by husband Clarence she said she fainted after igniting trash and falling against the wire burner. Born November 16 1901 near Royce she died at Chickasha hospital about 4 p.m. on Sunday.
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Fletcher
Chickasha
Minnie Lee Yates
Yats
Clarence
1000 Teachers Meet Hear White House Official Talk
QO E Shaw state director of the White House Conference on Education spoke to about 1000 teachers in Lawton and nearby areas about focusing citizen interest on local state and national education problems. He emphasized the conference aims to involve patrons and laymen in education matters and announced a county mass meeting on October 6 to elect 12 delegates for the Oklahoma City state conference October 18 19.
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Lawton
Comanche County
Cameron College
O. E. Shaw
White House Conference On Education
QO. E. Shaw
White House
Shaw Point
Wolf Whistle Trial Under Way
SUMNER Miss The sensational trial of two white men accused of murdering a Chicago Negro began today. A court clerk called juror names as an overflow crowd filled the little courtroom. Deputies searched spectators for weapons and Sheriff H C Strider reported over 150 threatening letters. A death sentence plea was not expected and Dist Atty Gerald Chatham would not question jurors on the death penalty.
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Sumner
Miss
Chicago
H. C. Strider
Dist
Gerald Chatham
Five Die As Plane Crashes North of Tokyo
A U S Air Force jet on a test flight crashed into Japanese houses 25 miles north of Tokyo killing the pilot and igniting fires that burned four Japanese residents. The Air Force said the cause is unknown and an investigation is under way.
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Tokyo
U. S. Air Force
Here
Air Force
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