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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1957
Page
12
Cement voters decide on a proposed 123000 dollar school expansion with polls open at the school from 2 to 6 pm. Separately in Tulsa April 2 Edgar Leroy Green 34 fatally wounded himself at his home with a 410 gauge shotgun in a despondent act.
Washington United Press reports House Judiciary subcommittee members will reject Eisenhower's proposal giving the cabinet a voice in replacing a disabled president. Atty. Gen. Brownell backed the president, while Emanuel Celler favored another method. The panel will reconvene in about two weeks to consider alternatives such as a vice president full responsibility or a cabinet court commission. Brownell cited atomic age hazards and urged constitutional amendment. The plan would allow the president to declare incapacity. if he cannot, the vice president and cabinet could act.
Toshio Ogatsu, a veteran fireworks maestro from Japan, arrives in New York to supervise a hour-long display over the Hudson for the World Trade Fair opening. The show, produced by 150 Japanese firms, features giant chrysanthemum bursts and is a gift from Japan to the United States.
Amos Switzer of Braman Oklahoma fights turnpike traffic at the Kansas Oklahoma border near his farm. He reports uninvited visitors tearing fences and cattle escapes prompting long distance calls for help. He appeals to both states for action as Kansas offers signage and Oklahoma defers to Kansas on the problem.
Tulsa April 2 A state Department of Agriculture agent said he checked four Tulsa supermarkets Monday and found no evidence of a supermarket meat racket as was found in Oklahoma City Saturday.
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