Big ferry disaster in Japan leaves 56 Americans dead
Tokyo reports 1 802 dead or missing after four large ferries capsize in typhoon seas near Hans and Helin. The Toyo Maru sinks with 1,149 aboard, including 56 Americans. Investigators cite captain and weather forecasters for allegedly ignoring warnings as rescue efforts continue and more details emerge.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hans
Helin
Coast Guard
John T. Randolph
Misawa
Japanese National Railway
Louis Jameson
Ada L. C. Willis
Francis Endres
Toya Maru
Ameras
Hokkaido
Marine
Hiroichi
National Police and Shipping Company
United Press
Frank Goodken
Towa
Fireball Creates A Jam Near S Sand Springs Okla
In Sand Springs Oklahoma a mysterious blue green fireball sparks nightly chaos two miles west of town. Police report witnesses describe a glowing orb darting and dropping into hollows while cars park on the highway to watch. Officers say sightings vary from ghost to flying saucer with a handful of people reporting echoes and flashes.
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Sand Springs
Okla
Here
Jack Daniels
Daniels
Tulsa
John Clayton
4 H Winners Go To Capital
Comanche county top 4 H club members including Eurah Richards Athleen Woesner from Cache Pearl Thornton of Faxon and Pat ters Fairview travel to the state fair for a three day judging escorted by Miss Louise Kent and Arion Johnson. Faxon members Bobby Peppell 15 and Jim Clower 16 are named alongside other 4 H club participants from local areas.
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Comanche County
Louise Kent
Arion Johnson
State Mound Club
Eurah Richards
Athleen Woesner
Cache
Pearl Thornton
Faxon
Patters
Fairview
Faxon Club
Bobby Peppell
Robert Peppell
Jim Clower
Traiee
Ie Mae John
Louise Mmety
Kathleen Woesner
Pat Peters
Ees
Oto
Homer Cox Dies After Auto Office Mystery
Homer H. Cox, 32, Lawton man released by Russians last December after four years, died in Memorial hospital nine hours after being found unconscious in a motel. Doctors cited an overwhelming infection caused by pneumonia. Autopsy scheduled to determine exact cause. Cox, a former military policeman who was held as a prisoner in Berlin, would have turned 33 December 13.
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Troy
Homer H. Cox
Lawton
Cox
Memorial Hospital
Lfe
Harry Nordendale
J.P
Pete) Cox
Oak
Oklahoma City
Berlin
Attlee Calls Reds Idealists at Labour Conference
Prime Minister Clement Attlee said Communist China is made up of idealists and backed joining a new southeast Asian defense group. Attlee spoke at the Labour Party conference in Scarborough as Edith Summerskill announced inviting Soviet and Chinese leaders to Britain next year. Summerskill and Attlee, along with six others, had just returned from Moscow and Red China.
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Brionesister
Clement R. Attlee
China
Southeast Asian Defense Organization
Attlee
British Labor Party
Scarborough
Reds
Edith Summerskill
National Insurance
Georgi Malenkov
Chou-En - Lai
Britain
Strauss Tried To Suppress H-Bomb Book
WASHINGTON September 27 UP chairman Lewis Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission delayed publication of The Hydrogen Bomb. Co author James R. J. Shepley said Strauss tried to buy and delay the book until after deaths among key figures. The book will be published Thursday with a condensation already released noting Russia’s 1953 move away from U S leadership. Oppenheimer was denied access to atomic secrets.
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Washington
Lewis Saas
Semre Energy
Russia
United States
Oppenheimer
Budgets Examined by Utility Firms in County Meeting
Auditors representing public service companies study budgets for the township, county, and school district. They review legal and mathematical aspects to ensure accurate tax rates. Current total tax is 80.89 per 1000 assessed value, with district and city rates varying.
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Cxtt
Publc
County Excise Board
Feary
Summer Heat Returns To Lawton Area
A hotter spell is forecast for Lawton with temperatures near 100 degrees. A cooler night is expected with lows in the mid to upper 60s as residents brace for a warm stretch into midweek. The outlook notes high humidity and a dry pattern for the region.
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Lawton
Foreign Ministers Meet Over German Rearmament Crisis
U S Secretary of State Dulles meets with Pierre Mendes France at the French embassy as nine power talks on German rearmament and Western defense intensify. Eden and Gruenther also discuss alliance unity while Adenauer travels to London to press for West German national status amid Western alliance deliberations.
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U. S
Dulles
Pierre Mendes-France
Gruenther
NATO
Germany
Anthony Eden
Music Room
Lancaster
Mendes-France
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
London
West Germany
Western Alliance
Adenauer
Mendes
France
Ag Enrollment Reaches New Peak at Cameron College
A bumper freshman cohort boosts Cameron College enrollment by the end of week two. About 29 students designated as special carry less than 12 hours, while 180 class students and minority students are noted in a margin report.
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Cameron Col
Solons Decline To Take Stand On Censure
Senators withheld decisive comment on censure as the 10-member committee reported. Some backed no grounds for action while Dirksen and Barrett urged caution, Morse criticized McCarthy charges, and Ervin defended the panel as nonpartisan in examining the evidence. Page 12.
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Senate
William V. Knowland
Calif
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Wayne Morse
Oregon
McCarthy
Guy Gillette Cloway
D. Millikin
R Cain
Victory Dinner at Hotel Heats Campaign Progress
A victory dinner is planned at Hotel Victory tonight at 6 30 p m in the unfinished ballroom to mark campaign progress for the new 150 room hotel The drive began a week ago with promoters selling stock to reach 90000 more in capital Lenders expect final push today as sales near 26000 reported at the chamber luncheon last Friday
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Ric
Chamber of Chaemeree
Senate committee urges censure of McCarthy for contempt
A six member Senate panel of three Republicans and three Democrats recommends censure of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for contempt toward the Senate and its committees and for abusive language about others amid the Zwicker inquiry. McCarthy, hospitalized for sinus treatment, pledged a vigorous defense and a special session is planned for November 8. Williams said McCarthy will argue against censure as reporters noted strong support for him in the Senate. The panel also criticized the FBI letter incident and warned McCarthy against disclosing classified material.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Ralph W. Zwicker
Army
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Edward Bennet Williams
Williams
Watkins
Utah
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Snows
Resport
Atty. Gen. Brownell
Romulo Urges UN Agency for Atomic Energy
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines urged that peaceful nuclear energy be managed by an international agency under the United Nations rather than as an American organization. He spoke as Australia’s Richard Casey pledged Australia would cooperate in any universal body for uranium and energy collaboration.
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United Nations
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
United States
U. K
Romulo
Sembly
Richard G. Casey
Philly
Comanche County ballots on five mill fair levy
Comanche County moves to place a five mill levy for fair grounds improvements on the ballot in the general election. Commissioner Emil Woesner announced a Tuesday meeting to approve the proposition, which voters will decide in November. The levy would apply to the 1955 56 tax year and fund county owned fair facilities.
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Comanche County
Comprolens
Emil Woesner
Manville Redman
Fred Bentley
County Free Fair Board
Bentley
Fair Board
Woesner
Flames Threaten Evacuated Towns in California Firefight
Grim crews fought back with backfires and new firebreaks to defend evacuated Pines and Job's Peak areas in San Bernardino National Forest. The blaze scorched 4,000 acres of brush and timber and is among eight major fires across California. Three lives, at least a dozen homes, and 19,000 acres of watershed have been affected in five days.
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San Bernardino
Calif
San Bernardino Mountains
Job
San Bernardino National Forest
California
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