Senate Parley For Filibuster Pact Is Futile
Washington March 15 The Senate debated anew over curbs on debate in a bid to end the filibuster hostile to civil rights legislation. Southern Democrats and Republicans resisted, while leadership pressed one last conference to salvage a compromise. A plan would use cloture by 64 votes for future debates and two-thirds for all other business, but Truman reportedly rejected the initial compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Elsender
Lucas
Allen J. Ellender
GOP
Kenneth S. Wherry
Senna
Ale
Wherry
Truman
Dixie Bloc
Administration
Key West
Fla
Sales Drag as Britain Ends Clothes Rationing
London reports a measured market as clothes leave the ration list after eight years. Consumers show restraint due to tight finances while manufacturers note ample supplies, sparking less shopping activity overall.
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Britain
London
Weather summary from U S Weather Bureau Airport Station
Cold wave grips Tuesday with snow flurries clearing by Tuesday night. Wednesday remains fair and cold. winds shift from strong north easterly. High Tuesday around 35, low near 18. Temperatures near seasonal norms later, with a dip Wednesday and a rebound by weekend. minimal precipitation expected.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
McAlester Prison Probe Favored by House Unit
The Oklahoma House rules committee endorsed a resolution calling for a full investigation of all activities at McAlester state penitentiary. D. H. Laing Jr. of Frederick pushed the probe, arguing the truth must come out to reform operations, with floor debate expected after the committee action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Rules Committee
McAlester
D. H. Laing Jr
Frederick
House
Laing
Lonnie W. Brown
John D. Russell
Okmulgee
State Central Hospital
Norman
Afinex
Lexington
Board of Affairs and Charities and Corrections Commission
Robert O. Cunningham
Oklahoma City
Senate panel blocks Walligren for National Security Board
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted seven to six Tuesday to block the nomination of former Governor Mon C. Walligren as chairman of the National Security Resources Board.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mon C. Walligren
National Security Resources Board
Students Ban Negro Backers at Oklahoma A&M
Oklahoma A&M student senate refused ACE charter status, labeling it a political pressure group using propaganda and picketing. ACE had backed Langston University students Jane Ellison and Henry Floyd seeking enrollment at A&M, while ACE president Hendrix denied ACE local chapter participated in Capitol picketing.
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Ruth Franklin
Senate
ACE
Langston Negro University
Jane Ellison
Henry Floyd
A&m
Neil Hendrix
ACE Here
State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Oayendrix
Income Tax Offices Open Until Midnight
Federal income tax returns will be received at all offices of the internal revenue collectors organization until midnight Tuesday. H. C. Jones announced that state city offices will stay open. Mail postmarked March 15 will count as filed on time. Tulsa offices are swamped while Oklahoma City shows an even flow with no lines at cashier windows.
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Internal Revenue Collectors Organization
H. C. Jones
Jones
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Million Dollar Fires Raged In Downtown Quebec
Quebec Canada March 15 More than 250 firefighters battled two major blazes causing damage over 1 million dollars. No casualties reported. One fire destroyed a three story building in St Francis Assize district. The second fire struck a shoe store in the downtown financial district within half an hour.
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Quebec
Canada
St. Francis’Assize
Financial District
Shawnee Voters Ballot On 160000 Bond Issue
Shawnee voters were balloting on a 160000 bond issue to finish financing the new Shawnee high school. Registered Democrats named a school district treasurer candidate Glen P. Bovee seeks a fifth term, opposed by Grant Morey, with the treasurer post unopposed in the general election.
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Shawnee
Glen P. Bovee
Grant Morey
Divorce Asked By Deaf Mute Mother of Trio
Louise Benham a deaf mute mother of three sought a district court order for divorce from Robert Benham also deaf mute. She asked $25 weekly child support alimony home furnishings attorney fees and a restraining order. The petition cited cruelty and efforts at reconciliation failed with assistance from vocational rehabilitation officials. Examinations for sight preservation via glasses were noted as part of her rehabilitation.
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Fred V. Otto
Louise Benham
Katheryn Stewart
State Department of Education
Celeste
Mary Louise
Russell
Westwood
Fred W. Otto
Robert Benham
Benham
Otto
State Department of Expiucation
Judge Waives Initial Hearing In Lorenzen Manslaughter Case
Canadian county judge Harry F. Lorenzen waived the preliminary hearing on a manslaughter charge. Bound over to district court after the death of Marian Kegelman, his ex wife, following a night in jail on a drunk charge. State cites auto collision and beating injuries. Grandville Scanland to set for April jury trial. defense seeks speedy trial. Lorenzen free on $5,000 bond.
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Harry F. Lorenzen
Otis D. James
Marian Kegelman
el Reno
Granville Scanland
Herbert K. Hyde
Lorenzen
Liberty
Wakita Youth's Entry First Champion in 4-H Show
T J Cissell of Wakita Grant county won the first championship in the 4 H and FFA livestock show at the coliseum with a heavy Shorthorn named best in the 4 H club division. Claude Millwee of Fort Cobb led in FFA with the grand champion steer at the International last year and faces Lioy Buttman of Mooreland for the FFA breed title. In Hereford judging Alton Cox of Lawton led the heavy FFA steer, with Bob McKinley and Virgil Schoeling placing second and third. Roberta Woodson of Garfield county also contended for the purple grand championship with a Hereford heavy. Also reported, the second collegiate livestock judging contest saw Northeastern Oklahoma A&M second with 4 271, Sul Ross 4 189, Cameron 4 122, and A M 4 385 in senior division.
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T. J. Cissell
Wakita
Grant County
FFA
Claude Millwee
Fort Cobb
International
Chicago
Lioy¢ Buttman
Mooreland
Alton Cox
Lawton
Bob McKinley
Dale
Virgil Schoeling
Garber
Roberta Woodson
Douglas
Garfield County
Oklahoma
Northeastern
A&m
Sul Ross Teachers College
Alpine
Texas
Cameron State
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Paroled Convict Backing Godbey Fingerprint Claim
Early reports from three city wards show light voter turnout in city council races. Ward 1 has seven candidates including incumbent Cain, with free transport offered by candidates. Ward 2 features five contenders for the open seat, and Ward 3 has incumbent Dickerson opposed by Deibel. Old voters can register at precincts Tuesday. new registrations occur for the general election.
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G. A. Stark
William M. Cain
Walter M. Harrison
A. M. DeBolt
Jack A. Hale
Lester Lloyd
N. V. Morgan
Harry V. Group
Percy Jones
Warren W. Connor
Ralph Adair
Vestal J. Vaughn
Carrie Harvey
George Voegle
Leonard H. Dickerson
Leo Deibel
Oklahoma
DeBolt
Connor
Adair
Dickerson
Accused Slayer's Accomplice Testifies at Ringling Case
Oklahoma trial feature calling J C Braly, ex-inmate, to claim fingerprint evidence in the Godbey murder case was forged. Braly, paroled in 1935, cites corroborating affidavits and documents from the Woodworth Waurika robbery case linking Braly and Godbey. Godbey refuses to testify as defense aims for not guilty by insanity verdict.
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Roy Frank Godbey
J. C. Braly
Godbey
Earl Pruet
Pruet
Braly
Pardon and Parole Board
Clarence Mills
Waurika
W. W. Woodworth
Woodworths
L. G. Morgan
Morgan
Carson
Woodworth
Criminal Court of Appeals
Criminal Court
Oklahoma
Gov
Murray
State Pardon and Parole Board
Parole Board
He Wen
France to Build British Vampire Jet Planes
France will manufacture De Havilland Vampire jet fighters under license from the De Havilland company. Licensing is awarded to Societe Nationale de Constrructions Aeronautiques Du Sud-Est. The plan marks another move toward standardizing Western European military equipment among Britain, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, South Africa and India.
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London
France
de Haviland
de Havilland Company
Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du
Wife Guarded From Fugitive
ARDMORE March 15 two Carter county officers guarded Mrs Gladys Stepp and her Wilson home as authorities hunted Marvin Stepp 41 who escaped a penitentiary work camp after maiming his wife and step son with acid. Stepp sentenced to McAlester two years ago for acid throwing and brutal beating of his father in law W C Whisenhunt. He fled a prison crew near Stringtown Sunday with two companions one captured Monday. Warden Burford said Stepp not considered dangerous but guards kept protective measures for the family.
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Ardmore
U.P
Gladys Stepp
Carter County
Inlaw
W. C. Whisenhunt
Stringtown
Clarence Stoffer
Clarence Burford
Japanese wives promote fair merchants in price drive
Tokyo march 15 Japanese housewives launched a campaign against rising costs by praising fair merchants. Shops known for honest weights fair prices and shunning black marketing are labeled superior shops in each community. Allied occupation headquarters commended the housewives methods.
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Tokyo
War surplus radios sold with concealed TNT charge
State police and investigators opened a probe into war surplus radio sets sold in Michigan that contained a concealed explosive. Over 1,000 sets have been bought by amateur radio operators who dismantle them for parts. Police warn buyers to avoid handling the devices until safety is established. The TNT charge aimed to destroy the set to prevent its capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Donald S. Leonard
State Liquor Tightening Stirr Missouri Bootleg Bill
Missouri moves to license liquor transporters entering or moving through the state with a $50 annual fee and $1,000 bond. A bill of lading and route details would be required. Violations could lead to confiscation of liquor and transport. A border constabulary may be created to protect liquor interests amid Oklahoma and Arkansas export activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
City
U.P
Missouri
Oklahoma
Senate Committee On Criminal Jurisprudence
George A. Rozier
Missouri Wholesale Liquor Association
Rozier
Court Upholds Baptist Ruling in Tax Case
Oklahoma state supreme court refused to intervene in a new trial for taxing Baptist General Convention property. Judge Lewis Morris sustained the church’s protest against the county board’s tax-roll decision, while granting a new trial motion for the equalization board. Attorneys for the church urged the court to overrule Morris’s action.
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State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Baptist General Convention
Oklahoma City
Lewis Morris
Oklahoma County Board
Morris
Equalization Board
Cold Snow Hit State Forecast Delays City Temperatures
A midwest winter storm brings flurries and subfreezing readings across the state. Milder temperatures are expected briefly before another drop, with Oklahoma reports from Guymon to Oklahoma City and winds and wind chill affecting travel and shipping forecasts.
Noise complaint at governor mansion ends with car lot horn fix
Police were alerted early Tuesday to a blaring horn disturbing residents of the governor's mansion. Secular officers J. H. Maddox and C. Ellis traced the noise to a used car lot in the 700 block NE 23, where a horn on a car was stuck. They summoned the lot owner, Dick Dolph, who disconnected the horn.
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J. H. Maddox
C. Ellis
Dick Dolph
Seer 261 Eee Event Mystery Unfolds
A cryptic note hints at an enigmatic seer labeled 261 and a sequence of letters creates a puzzle. Local readers chase clues, debating meanings while investigators catalog odd symbols found at the scene.
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M. Veees
Sas
Wwe
Cas Peters
Bulletin
A&m Senate Costs Equality Group
Stillwater
Oklahoma A/és
American Committee For Equality
Henry Burchfiel
Kegelman
Wakita Youth
Horace Thompson
TNT
Arkansas
Arkansa
Edmund Burke
Liquor Control
Burke
Mr. Maughan
Midwest
Woodward
Guymon
Gage
Nebraska
Wichita
Kan
Classen
Governor’s Mansion
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