Kaiser Frazer Cuts Prices After Shakeup
Kaiser-Frazer Corp lowers prices to enter broader mass market with Edgar Kaiser named president and new policy freedom. Cuts range 198 to 333 dollars on standard Frazer to Kaiser Special, effective immediately, with five new models slated for Willow Run production and a claimed lowest priced big car under 2000 dollars delivered.
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Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Edgar F. Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer
Joseph W. Frazer
Frazer
K-F
Edgar Kaiser
General Motors
Willys-Overland
Ford
Chrysler
Henry Ford II
Boston
Breader
Kaser-Frazer
O. B. Motter
W. A. MacDonald
Kaiser Family
Willow Run
Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
Increasing cloudiness and warmth give way to showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. High around 68 today, cooler with 50s Wednesday. Low near 40 tonight. Shippers should expect 30 to 35 degree readings in the northwest, other areas above 32. The state trends show spreading showers, frequent storms in south and east, with possible wet snow in the northwest tonight.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Sto
Loca
Vandals Attack Tulsa Taxi Drivers in Union Dispute
In Tulsa on Monday night vandals stoned the homes of two taxi drivers who did not join a strike by Veterans Taxi Co workers. One cab was overturned while police investigated damage. Union officials said they had not requested recognition and that drivers had walked off over high fees. Separately, the Bakery and Confectioners union AFL prepared for wage talks with 150 workers as its contract nears expiry April 30.
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Tulsa
W.P
Frank Stone
Troost
Earl Beddoe
C. Atherton
49Th W Avenue
Americans Sentenced by Czech Court for Espionage
Two American soldiers AWOL from Germany have been sentenced to 10 and 12 years in prison for espionage by a Czech state court. George R. Jones of Owensboro Kentucky received 10 years and Clarence H. Hill of Jackson Mississippi 12 years after a secret trial.
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Prague
U.P
Czechoslovakia
Germany
George R. Jones
Owensboro
Clarence H. Hill
Jackson
Miss
Hill
United States
U. S
Sixth Armored Cavalry Regiment
Army Constabulary
Munich
Jarman Pushes Civil Service Job Bill in Oklahoma Senate
Sen John Jarman of Oklahoma City introduces a civil service and merit system bill creating a new Department of Civil Service overseen by a civil service commission and personnel director. It would classify jobs set pay and protect employees from firing except for cause with appeal rights, aiming to curb patronage. The measure echoes Louisiana practice and faces tough reception though future impact noted.
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State Senate
John Jarman
Oklahoma City
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Jarman
Commission
Raymond Gary
Madill
Turner
Gary
Senate
House
John Russell
Commit- Jarman
Louisiana
Earl Long
Huey Long
Circus Clown Chris Livingston Dies at 92
Chris P. Livingston, a pioneer circus performer known for clowning aerial acts gymnastics high-wire walking and bicycling with the old san Bros. circus, died Monday in St Louis at age 92.
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ST. Louis
Chris P. Livingston
San Bros. Circus
Auto Crosses Railroad Bumper Missing After Collision
Tarentum, Pa. March 29. Mrs Harriet E Elliott 43 of Tarentum faced a nerve test after a fast freight bore down at a railroad crossing. Her car stopped beyond the tracks and the spare tire and rear bumper were sheared off by the locomotive.
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Tarentum
Harriet E. Elliott
Wet Petitions Rule Delayed In Oklahoma Hearings
Secretary of State Wilburn Cartwright hears protests from both sides over a 90 day delay to review 212 234 signatures on the Oklahoma Economic Institute repeal petition. Tulsa institute president A G Kulp argues immediate hearings comply with law while protestants attorney George Miller Jr calls delay impractical.
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Wilburn Cartwright
Wet and Dry Forces
Cartwright
United Drys
Drys
Oklahoma Economic Institute
Cartwrig
A. G. Kulp
Tulsa
Institute
Secretary of State
George Miller Jr
Protest Against Turnpike Toll Road Loan Filed
Bob Lungwitz of the Free Roads Association of Oklahoma filed a brief with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation opposing a 35 million loan for a 92.9 mile toll road between Oklahoma City and Tulsa called the Turner Turnpike. He argues traffic needs do not justify the cost and that 12 million to repair US 66 would suffice, warning the loan could lead to more debt.
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Washington
U.P
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Bob Lungwitz
Free Roads Association of Oklahoma
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Oklahoma
Lungwitz
Turner Turnpike
Lingwitz
Stolen 12 Pound Ham Ends In Laughing Police Desk
Oklahoma City traffic chief APT. CLAY A. SCHEID reports a 12-pound ham vanished after shop pickup. Lieut. John Baxter Ryan jokes at the scene and orders a formal report as detectives pursue the missing meat amid lighthearted police banter.
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Apt
Clay A. Scheid
Oklahoma City Police Department
Stolen Goods Division
John Baxter Ryan
Scheid
Surprise Move Boosts Mart Leaders Around Two Dollars
Buying orders surged on Wall Street after news that securities could trade on a 50 percent cash basis. The market opened hot with many issues hitting year highs, led by U S Steel, Republic Steel, General Motors, Chrysler and others as the tape lagged data amid the margin change effective Wednesday.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Guardian of the Nation’s Credit
Montgomery Ward
Loew’s
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Glenn Martin
American Telephone
Phelps Dodge
General Electric
Allied Chemical
International Paper
Santa Fe
NY Central
Southern Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Ilinois Central
Standard Oil
Plymouth Oil
United Air
U. S
All Together Now Weather Shifts Toward Showers and Warm Week
A windy, cloudy pattern moves in with temperatures around 68 to 75 in the coming period. A cold front will push through overnight bringing showers and thunderstorms, with rain chances increasing midweek and again over the weekend. Temperatures trend above normal statewide, hot Thursday and Friday then cooler Saturday and Sunday. Nearby reports show recent highs near 80 and lows from mid 30s to mid 50s, with historical extremes noted.
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Classen
Ponca City
Waynoka
Hobart
Guymon
McAlester
No Run on Treasurer As Tax Deadline Nears
County treasurer W. F. Wahlberg reported a quiet office Tuesday as Thursdays tax deadline approached for 1948 personal intangible and ad valorem taxes. Most payments arrive by mail and deputies processed receipts. penalties apply after 5 p m Thursday.
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W. F. Wahlberg
Investigation of Accident Injures Officer
Police officer W. C. Flurry was taken to McBride Bone & Joint hospital Tuesday with a dislocated vertebra. He attributed the injury to an accident investigation he conducted three weeks earlier. He said he felt no pain until last week after stepping off a curb backwards.
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McBride Bone & Joint Hospital
W. C
Scoutcar
Princess Elizabeth Heads Tugboat Ride to Open Liverpool Lock
Princess Elizabeth rode an unruly tugboat named Galatea with wind and tide pushing it against the lock as it opened Liverpool harbor. Prince Philip watched, grinning, from the deck as the couple staged the harbor entry during the tide test.
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Liverpool
England
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Foss Dam Backed in Clinton Petitions Turned In
Petitions bearing 176 names have been delivered to the chamber of commerce in Clinton in support of the Foss dam irrigation and water supply program.
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Clinton
Chamber of Commerce
Foss Dam
Injury Halts Veteran's Plan To Quit Army
M/Sgt. Paul R. Swicord, 40, of Bethany, will postpone retirement for at least eight months after a jeep accident near Fort Sill left him with a broken back. He enlisted Feb 15, 1929, served 12 years at Maxwell Field, overseas 16 months with the Ninth Air Force, and had been a recruiter in Oklahoma City. Swicord, married with three children, planned to retire after 20 years and enter the grocery business in Tampa.
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Fort Sill
Paul R. Swicord
Bethany
Army
Swicord
Oklahoma City
Here
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Tampa
Fla
Ninth Airforce
Houston
Fort Smith
Ark
Safe Holds Out Against Attack at Trailmobile Co
Burglars failed to crack a cabinet safe at Trailmobile Co 1207 W Main using acetylene torch drills hacksaws and sledge hammers. They entered through a broken window caused office damage and fled with nothing though last month thieves raided Trailmobile Tulsa office making off with 61 dollars.
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Trailmobile Co
Main
Mark Bain
Ray Rahtz
Bain
Trailmobile
Tulsa
Fire Chief to Resign in Konawa After 20 Years
O. V. Tull will resign as Konawa fire chief on April 1 after twenty years in the post. He plans to open a tinker shop in Maysville, ending a long tenure with the Konawa fire department.
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Konawa
O. V. Tull
Maysville
Planners Eye Parking Snarls At National Conference
Oklahoma City hosts the National Citizens Planning conference with about 400 leaders examining urban planning woes. Harland Bartholomew urges by pass routes and restricted downtown use to ease congestion, favoring off hours for deliveries and trash traffic. Other speakers include C Edgar Van Cleef Donald W Hutton and William Gill Jr Luncheon speaker is C Melvin Sharple of Washington.
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Oklahoma City
Biltmore
Harland Bartholomew
St. Louis
C. Edgar van Cleef
City Planning Commission
Donald W. Hutton
William Gill Jr
C. Melvin Sharple
Washington
Committee of
District of Columbia Board of Education
Train Aids Police In Speeder Chase
MASSILLON Ohio March 29 Two city policemen chased an 18 year old from Pennsylvania named Thomas Helline for 12 miles through city streets and on the highway. They fired six shots at his tires and he skidded into a tree but kept going until his car slid into a slow moving freight train. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and had his license suspended for a year after pleading guilty to reckless driving.
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Massillon
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas Helline
Automatic Safety Voice Warns Workers In Fire Zones
A General Electric developed automatic safety speaker, about the size of a portable record player, delivers spoken warnings to workers in fire danger zones. It triggers by electric beam footstep smoke light or wheel turn and can urge guards fastenings before a hand is injured.
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New York
General Electric
Electronic Laboratory
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Cab Company
Doc Luallen
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Course
Air Justice
Harlow Gers Jr
Bill
Circus Clown
Ham
By Jim Owen
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Ryan
Goliath
Sheid
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Hot Springs
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Empire State Building
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