Typhoon Roars Into China After Slamming Okinawa
A powerful typhoon struck Okinawa causing extensive damage to U S Air Force installations at Naha and Kadena with winds up to 170 mph. One seven year old American girl died and 11 Americans were injured while heavy losses feared among Okinawans. Many buildings collapsed under 3.85 inches of rainfall.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.P
China
Okinawa
U. S. Airforce
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Naha Field
Kadena Field
Twentieth Airforce
Naha
14Th
Whisky seizure leads to possession charges in Ada
Charges of possession of whisky were filed Monday against Herschel Roberts after 100 cases of whisky valued at $12,000 were seized here Saturday night.
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ADA
Herschel Roberts
New Deputies Join County Revaluation Field Crew
A 12 man field crew under Pete Field began county revaluation work with two new deputies Williard Coggins and J T Redmon reporting for duty. The unit includes veteran deputies Joe Wahlberg Bob Forgan Frank Easton Hal Snodgrass B O Dickson and Grant B Daniels plus four recently appointed deputies Chester C Bryan Joseph F Davis Orton L Gibson and Tom Hammer. Ronnie R Singerman and Roscoe R Wyatt were assigned to office duty as the team prepares to split into two man units by Wednesday.
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Pete Fieldcamp
Williard Coggins
J. T. Redmon
Coggins
AAA
LeFlore
Redmond
Phoenix
Ariz
Joe Wahlberg
Bob Forgan
Frank Easton
Hal Snodgrass
B. O. Dickson
Grant B. Daniels
Chester C. Bryan
Joseph F. Davis
Orton L. Gibson
Tom Hammer
Ronnie R. Singerman
Roscoe R. Wyatt
Weather note for UC and Weather Duress Airport
Partly cloudy forecast with little change in temperature. High near 95 today, low around 73 tonight, and upper 90s for the high tomorrow. Indicates a hot humid day with sparse cloud cover and warm overnight low.
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Teesday
Storm Page Teases Turbulence In Region
Page 2 column 7 previews unsettled weather with a storm outlook for the area. Forecasters expect shifting fronts, gusty winds, and possible rainfall heavy enough to affect afternoon plans. Readers are urged to monitor alerts and adjust schedules accordingly.
Idabel Soaked as State Sweats in Heat Wave
A moderate summer forecast followed statewide readings from 78 to 102 degrees Sunday. Idabel saw a 1.75 inch rainfall while Stillwater registered 0.03 inch. Clouds teased elsewhere with scattered sprinkles offering little relief. Frederick and Alva hit 102 degrees, the only readings above a hundred.
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Mr. Maughan
Idabel
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Frederick
Alva
Smelter Workers Back-to-Work Parley Scheduled
In Commerce Missouri a mass meeting is planned for Monday night as several hundred Eagle Picher Mining and Smelting Co. workers gather. About 20 miners started a back to work movement last week with Clouis Cates of Baxter Springs urging both union and nonunion employees to attend with company officials and the AFL Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers union. Sau? Jane in the Missouri field ceased operations June 30 over zinc price declines after the union rejected a $3.08 daily pay cut.
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U.S
Eagle- Picher Mining and Smelting Co
Clouis Cates
Baxter Springs
Kan
International Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers Union
AFL
Sau? Jane
Iam Cenapesie
Missouri
Andra Kay Sutton Celebrates 13 Generations of Kin
Little Andra Kay Sutton, three months old of Shawnee, is surrounded by a vast clan that includes 13 living grandparents, great grandparents and great-great grandparents across Kay and Noble counties. Relatives from Pershing Happy Star Tonkawa gather as Andra, born in Thomas, visits relatives. photographer Everett Lotton captures the moment.
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Andra Kay Sutton
A. S. Lutton
Tonkawa
Charles R. Jones Jr
John Matthiesen
Pershing
P. W. Sutton Jr
Oneawa
Shawnee
Kay
Noble
Andrew Matthiesen
Happy Star Community
Billings
A. S
Nora Kay
Everett Lotton
Andra Kay
Happy Star
Mrs. Sutton
Suttons
Shwnee
Thomas
Sutton
Governor's Aid On Prosecutor Charge Sought
In Hobart a request will be made to Gov Turner this week for a special prosecutor to file a drunkenness charge against Kiowa County Attorney Carpenter Hughes. Hughes was jailed after arrest by patrol troopers and is now at a veterans hospital in Amarillo for an operation.
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Hobart
Times
Carpenter Hughes
Kiowa
Turner
Weldon C. Ferris
Dale Petty
Fred Cunningham
Percy Hughes
Fred Henry
Arch Bird
Highway Patrol
Veterans Administration
Amarillo
Cunningham
Kiowa County Bar Association
Finis G. Gillespie
Bar Association
Mac Q. Williamson
Veterans Hospital
Henry
Bird
Hughes
Filipinos to Name Envoys to Britain and Sweden
The foreign office said President Quirino will appoint a new minister to Britain and Sweden, possibly on Tuesday. Jose E. Romero, surplus property commissioner, is likely the pick to replace Ramon Fernandez, who seeks relief due to ill health.
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Manila
Foreign Office
Elpidio Quirino
Britain
Sweden
Jose E. Romero
Ramon Fernandez
Dollar Buys 3 Cents More Than Last Year
Washington July 25 The housewife's marketing dollar buys nearly 3 cents more of goods than last August and September when prices peaked postwar. Labor Statistics figures show a June 15 1949 cost of living index indicating $1 buys $1.029 worth of merchandise compared with prewar August 1939.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mrs Liza McGee Takes First Airplane Ride at 94
In Malone New York on Sunday 94 year old Mrs Liza McGee flew with her 39 year old husband and a 70 year old stepson for a first airplane ride She said I liked it fine expressing enjoyment of the experience amid the outing with family members
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Malone
N. Y
U.P
Liza McGee
Truman Plans New Pump Priming Push in Uncertain Economy
Washington July 25. The Truman administration moves to target federal spending in regions hit hardest by unemployment while awaiting a six month economy check. Sawyer travels to Boston with New England governors. Whitney and Blaisdell press business groups in Louisville and Atlanta as officials gather on the spot data. A top economic policy official says a January appraisal could trigger a new deal like pump priming if conditions worsen.
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Washington
Truman
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Thomas C. Blaisdell
Louisville
Atlanta
Commerce Department
Midwest
University of Chicago Radio Round Table
Sawyer
Theodore Yntema
Ford Motor Co
Sen
Douglas
Yntema
Rent Control Act Unconstitutional by U S Court
Federal Judge Elwyn R. Shaw ruled the 1949 rent control act unconstitutional citing unlawful delegation of wartime powers through a local option clause. The ruling affects evictions in Chicago and prompts an immediate appeal to the U S Supreme Court by government lawyers and the housing expediter Tighe Woods.
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Chicago
Elwyn R. Shaw
United States Supreme Court
William S. Kaplan
Shaw
Congress
John P. Lulinski
U.S
Supreme Court
Washington
Tighe Woods
Woods
Man climbs 300 foot tower after drinking beer
Stephen Franczak a 33 year old Minneapolis factory worker climbed a radio tower for three hours in a stunt fueled by a bet about beer. He performed headstands and taunted his father and police before agreeing to come down. Police took him to a hospital for examination.
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Stephen Franczak
Minneapolis
Weekend Road Mishaps Rise Toll in Oklahoma
The 1949 highway death toll climbed to 296 after a Spiro woman died Saturday night and a 12 year old Duncan boy died Sunday. Mrs Louie Taylor 52 of Spiro died at home after a truck struck her on a street as both were en route to church. The boy Gerald Dwayn Cryer 12 died Sunday in a Duncan hospital after a bicycle collision with a truck driven by Emmett Cash 58 a Duncan farmer.
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Spiro
Duncan
Oklahoma
Louie Taylor
Lela West
O. L. Rauch
Gerald Dwayn Cryer
Duncan Hospital
Emmett Cash
Duncan Farmer
Cataract Operation on Douglas Eye in London
U S Ambassador Lewis W Douglas underwent a major eye operation Monday to save sight in his left eye. Dr Whiting and Dr D E C Zorak performed the surgery at the eye hospital with Mrs Douglas and daughter Shar man present. The outcome will be known in several days and Douglas expected to stay in hospital about two weeks.
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London
U. S
Lewis W. Douglas
Whiting
D. E. C. Zorak
The
Eye Hospital
Douglas
Sharman
Ambassador's
Truman Seeks Swift Approval of Foreign Arms Aid Plan
President Truman urged Congress to approve a 1.45 billion dollar foreign arms program to aid eight European nations and several others. He framed the package as defensive, designed to maintain momentum and oppose Soviet aggression while excluding atomic bombs. The State Department issued a bill granting flexible arms distribution with a ban on nuclear transfers and criticized Soviet expansionism in a supporting booklet.
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Washington
Truman
Con
Europe
Pacific Ocean
Mr. Truman
Soviet Union
Have Your Papers With You On Your Vacation
Notice about out of state circulation service for the Daily and Sunday Oklahoman. Readers can call 2-1211 to locate a local dealer or arrange mail delivery while on vacation. The program covers popular vacation spots in other states through special dealer arrangements.
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State Circulation Department
Rent Overcharge Suits Continue in State
A federal court ruling in Chicago finding the 1949 rent control law unconstitutional will not stop new rent overcharge suits in this state. Oklahoma officials press decontrol resolutions as County records show 23 approved by the governor and sent to Washington for action. Judge Bower Broaddus will hear arguments on the dismissal motion soon.
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Chicago
Ernest M. Lykins
Oscar Bieser
Clyde Day
NW 2
Day
Congress
Turner
Oklahoma
George Miller Jr
Washington
Bower Broaddus
Tulsa Dry Campaign Sees Pastor Lead Repeal Fight
United Drys announced a Tulsa county leadership team with Rev. O Edgar Wright, a Tulsa pastor, heading the repeal opposition. Attorney David C Shapard said fulltime leaders will be in 60 percent of Oklahoma counties ahead of the September 27 vote. Wright received a two month pulpit leave, and Rev Roy S Holloman joined to help set up headquarters in Tulsa.
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United Drys
O. Edgar Wright
Tulsa
Dry
David C. Shapard
United Days
Drys
Wright
Rogers Heights Christian Church
Roy S. Holloman
Shapard
Oklahoma
Yale University School of Alcohol Study
New Auto Law Sets Lighting and Noise Rules
The new law, effective August 25, tightens vehicle lighting, exhaust, horns, and warning devices. It limits to two headlamps and two auxiliary lamps, bans loud exhausts and most whistles, and requires dimmer use when approaching 500 feet. Spotlights are legal but must be doused when passing. emergency vehicles may use bells and sirens.
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Highway Patrol
Automotive
State Highway Commission
Ardmore marks 62nd birthday with university president speech
Ardmore observes its sixty second birthday anniversary on Thursday with a speech by George L. Cross president of the University of Oklahoma. The event highlights Ardmore's community celebration and ties to the state university.
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Ardmore
U.P
University of Oklahoma
George L. Cross
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