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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1957
Page
4
A bill enabling all county planning and zoning authorities in 14 counties moves to the Senate. Rep. Jelf Davis says commissions will have eight members with four from cities and four from outside. Jurisdiction covers areas within three miles of city edges and a quarter mile of highways.
Davis noted that codes and zoning regulations would be enforced by city commissions or county commissioners based on location of violations. He said all city managers and county commissioners across the affected counties had agreed to the bill.
Ed ward Leon Williams, condemned Tulsa killer, was granted an indefinite stay by the State Criminal Court of Appeals. He had been set for execution in the electric chair at Mc Alester State penitentiary on April 25 for kidnapping and the murder of Tulsa minister Rev. Tommy Robert Cooke. Williams had pleaded guilty in Muskogee county to murder and received life. in Tulsa county he pleaded guilty to kidnapping and drew the death sentence.
Mrs Angeline Grego aged 13 died at Uniontown Hospital Tuesday from injuries suffered in the Andrea Doria sea disaster. She was the 31st victim and the only current hospital patient among those injured in the collision with the Stockholm off the Atlantic Coast last July 25.
Hal Boyle profiles Lou Modell known as the pawnbroker’s pawnbroker and his New York shop. He notes women dominate loans often pawning jewelry for cash to buy more items, with divorcees and wealthy wives among top clients. He explains confidentiality and quick cash attract execs, and that jewelers themselves frequently seek loans against their wares.
New York General William Donovan the wartime head of the OSS is reported improving after a cerebral hemorrhage. An associate in his law firm said Donovan, 4, has been confined to bed at home for three weeks and that his condition is encouraging.
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