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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1957
Page
7
New York city launches a blunt youth crime counteroffensive with 600 rookie patrolmen, each paired with veterans, patrolling high risk beats from 6 to 12 p.m. The move follows a spate of 11 days with three killings and multiple beatings.
United Press correspondent Robert Miller revisits Guadalcanal, recounting the brutal 1942 battle, the fading scars of war, and how the tropical island has since quieted to a routine, with Savo Island offshore and Henderson Field fading as jungle reclaiming the coast.
Hamra's Department Store today announced winners in the Pioneer and Western window contest. Lawton Ranger Charles Dickens presented a trophy to owner manager T. A. Hamra. Lawton Cafe won the western dress competition and all employees received free rodeo tickets.
Representatives from 18 oil groups praised the presidents call for voluntary oil import reductions at a Dallas meeting. A joint statement said the import problem is recognized by Congress and the executive branch and that government aims to balance imports with domestic supplies. States represented included Texas New Mexico California Kentucky Kansas Illinois Indiana and North Dakota.
Washington reports that the battleship Iowa at the end of its era will be mothballed along with five other ships. The 60 ships will be withdrawn from the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and decommissioned within five months as part of a broad military economy drive. The move signals a shift from capital ships to aircraft carriers in the Navy.
The Commerce Department presents per capita real income figures after taxes and adjusted to 1970 dollars to strip out price changes. The data illustrate national purchasing power growth over time.
Cairo sources report Syria moving closer to the Soviet Union after Moscow talks with Defense Minister Khaled el Azem and Gen. Tewfik Nazem Din. The aid offer totals 200 to 300 million Syrian pounds with debt-free terms for arms purchases, signaling a victory for Assad's regime and a shift toward the Soviet bloc.
Ambassador Earl E. T. Smith met with Cuba’s Foreign Ministry in Havana to ease ruffled official feelings after his criticism of police action in Santiago de Cuba. A ministry spokesman said Washington would not intervene politically and stressed historic ties and friendship. The State Department reiterated its nonintervention policy and asked for a full report from Smith on the incident.
In Plymouth New Hampshire a judge waived a 25 dollar penalty after learning a 16 year old motorist had 60 years of driving with no prior accident.
Lawton Board of Education weighs a PTA proposal to install evaporative coolers at Fort Sill's Post Children’s School. If effective, 12 units in southern and western classrooms would be permanent fixtures, with 14 more later, funded by PTA and special funds.
In Clarendon Arkansas the Monroe County Sun published half a page blank except for a small center notice reading Dont laugh we had a h of a time filling the rest of it. The quip highlights a scarce issue with a lighthearted poke at the missing content.
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