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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1957

Page

4

Eisenhower to fight to save foreign aid program

President Eisenhower plans a forceful effort to protect his 4.4 billion foreign aid program from congressional cuts. adviser Gabriel Hauge says the President will lay out the facts to the public, possibly via TV or radio, as Sen Humphrey warns that cuts must be opposed through active campaigning. The U S Chamber of Commerce backs trimming the annual aid from 4.4 to 3.9 billion, citing mismanagement, while supporting some shifts in budgeting and longer-range planning.

Washington Eisenhower Gabriel Hauge Hauge ABC Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn Adem U. & Chamber of Commerce James Tanham New York U. S Tanham Tanhiam Defense Department

Parade Preview in New York Hints at Easter Bonnet Parade

Chilly breezes on Fifth Avenue yesterday chilled early blossoms and muted Palm Sunday mood. The season’s Easter Parade seems threatened by unseasonable cold as temperatures dipped to the low 40s.

Treview New York 5Th Avenue

New World Only Home to Nearly Zero Hummingbird Species

The text states that there are nearly zero hummingbird species and they are confined to the New World. It emphasizes the uniqueness of hummingbirds to the Western Hemisphere with minimal species diversity noted.

New World

He Was Here No 1 Scene Of Christ's Temple Visit

Jerusalem report on Easter 1957 notes the Haram as Sherif in Old Jerusalem, a sacred Moslem shrine atop the ancient Jewish Temple site. It recalls Jesus teaching at age twelve, the rock beneath the Dome of the Rock, and the enduring sanctity of the area despite centuries of change.

War Eisher Palestine Christ Wilton Wyen Jerusalem Jordan Old Jerusalem Jesus Nazareth Yongster Abraham Isaac David Herod Mecca Medina Mohammed Old

Legends and the Wailing Wall Amid Jerusalem Echoes

The article recalls legends around a sacred rock and the wailing wall in Old Jerusalem. It notes the wall’s history with Herod’s Temple, Moslem ownership, and Jewish access before 1948. It mentions Arab control after partition and that Jews have not crossed the armistice line in nine years. Tomorrow feature on the Baptimal Site and a note that the first circus reached the United States in 1792.

Old Jerusalem Palestine Jesus

Whiteard Trial Opens in Wheeler County Texas

Trial starts for 20 year old William James Whiteard of Phoenix Aviz accused of murdering Victor Stephens 19 near Shamrock and the later slaying of Junior Bard Myers. Uprooted by pursuit after a hit and run, the case spans Oklahoma and Texas police actions and a nighttime gunfight.

Wheeler Tex William James Whiteard Phoenix Aviz Oklahoma-Texas Victor Stephens Shamrock Stephens Wheeler County Luke Henley Marion Nix Whiteard Junior Bard Myers Myers Oklahoma Texas Elk City Oklo Texola Sida Beckham County Marvin Skinner Vnto Henley Nix

Lake Texoma Fishermen’s Cafe to be rebuilt after fire

Durant Oklahoma UP report says Dr W KX Haynie chair of the State Planning and Resources Board will oversee reconstruction if funds are found. The state owned cafe, built on Texoma lodge grounds, burned Sunday in a fire caused by an electrical short in cooking gear, with losses estimated at 20000 to 25000 dollars.

Rackets Probers Open Scranton Study Tomorrow

Senate Rackets Committee led by John L. McClellan plans to resume probes into labor management misconduct with 12 to 15 witnesses over three or four days in Scranton Pa. The hearings will examine union activities, alleged goon squads, coercion and violence, and focus on Teamsters elections and a 1915 dynamiting case. The panel may draft several legislative recommendations before June.

Jute McClellan Congress Hubert H. Humphrey Dminn Humphrey Scranton Teamsters Union

Missiles and Aircraft Dominate U.S. Defense Contracts

Defense Department lists show GM still top contractor over 18 months ending last June, despite dropping to 14 in the most recent period. North American Aviation leads the 18 month tally with 5.2 percent of a $25.6 billion total, followed by General Dynamics. Other top firms include General Electric Boeing AT&T and Ford, together making up two thirds of all contracts as defense spending concentrates among a few large players amid complex weapon systems. The summary notes a shift toward single-prime contracts with extensive subcontracting.

C. Yates McDaniel Washington UI Defense Department General Motors Corp North American Aviation General Dynamics Corp United Aircraft General Electric Boeing Airplane Co American Telephone and Telegraph O Ford Motor Co Lockheed Aircraft Corp Douglas Aircraft Co McDonnell Aircraft Corp Department

Asthma Formula Sold Without Prescription

An asthma remedy named Prisutene, marketed as Primatene, is claimed to be the most prescribed formula by doctors for private patients and is now sold without prescription in tablet form. The ad promises relief within minutes and hours of relief from asthma spasms, claiming three medicines in full strength work together to open airways and reduce mucus, with a money back guarantee.

New York

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