Lawton Constitution and Morning Press Staff Notes
The Lawton Constitution and Morning Press lists Ned Shepler editor Bill F Bentley and W R Rice advertising manager W D Hargraves mechanical superintendent litor and publisher Joe House circulation manager H O Ahlschlager city circulation manager and other staff. Published Sundays at 409 110 Avenue Lawton Oklahoma with post office entry as second class mail under the 1879 act. Member of Oklahoma Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Ned Shepler
Bill F. Bentley
W. R. Rice
W. D. Hargraves
Lawton
Oklahoma
Okla
Congress
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Cameron Junior College in Lawton Highlights Value to Southwest Students
The Constitution Press promotes Cameron Junior College in Lawton as an economical option for southwestern Oklahoma high school graduates and college students resuming studies. It notes proximity to home, low dorm costs, local job opportunities, modern campus buildings under President Vernon Howell, and a strong agricultural program helping transfer credits to four year colleges.
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Oklahoma
Constitution Press
Cameron Junior College
Lawton
Southwestern Oklahoma
Cameron College
Cameron
G Cameron
Lawton College
Vernon Howell
Howell
Growing Pains in Lawton Budget Strain
The Lawton city budget shows growth pains as rapid city expansion creates many demands on finances. Officials must prioritize essential services such as police, sewer, drainage, and water extensions before pursuing additional improvements. Citizens are urged to avoid pressure for new services until they are financially sustainable alongside core city needs.
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Lawton
Sacrifice Necessary in Korea War Draw
A commentary notes Americans are displeased by the Korean war ending in a draw. It argues a decisive finish at the Yalu River would have required far more American troops in combat and carried greater peril for the future.
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Yalu River
Missing 8302 Korean War Prisoners Prompts Global Debate
The dispatch questions what happened to 8302 American servicemen listed as missing in Korea, noting that only 3313 prisoners will return with details. It argues for humane treatment, criticizes press attitudes and British diplomacy, and warns against rewarding aggressor governments or undermining collective security.
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Washington
Korea
United States
Security Council
U.N
Red China
John Foster Dulles
America
Dulles
London
Europe
End to half-way sacrifices in war effort urged
The speaker argues against glib talk of victory and notes heavier use of planes tanks and guns, higher taxes and bigger deficits. He says neither the people nor leaders were willing to pay the price, insisting you cannot win with partial sacrifice.
We Want To Help and the East German Food Offer
A piece denounces the Soviet reversal on aid to East Germany, noting Molotov’s mischaracterizations and a $57 million in-kind payment demand. It praises President Eisenhower for continuing humanitarian food deliveries and attacks the Kremlin’s conditions as a cynical, paying proposition.
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Kremlin
Eisenhower
East Germany
Molotov
America
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
Q and A on Georgia voting and college football hall
Questions and answers cover Georgia’s voting history, gender differences in education, early postal rates, Rutgers as College Football Hall of Fame site, and pre Constitution departments. Includes details on 8 and 10 cent letter costs, 1869 game, and Foreign Affairs becoming State.
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Rutgers University
Rutgers
Princeton
Speed of a gale ranges from 39 to 63 miles an hour
The question answers the wind speed of a gale as between 39 and 63 miles per hour. It also states that the white rhinoceros has not become extinct.
Quote about talkative people and wit in conversation
A succinct remark comparing a person who fails at wit to one who cannot stay silent. The line wryly suggests that those lacking clever retorts are also mute in judgment, implying a critique of talkativeness and intelligence in social discourse.
FBI Spotlight Put On Truman Election Fund
Attorney General Brownell ordered a full FBI inquiry into Welburn Maycock’s $30,000 contribution to Truman’s 1948 campaign fund. Investigators will review all phases of Maycock’s testimony about a $65,000 fee, a favorable tax ruling for a client, and the role of John W. Snyder in Treasury matters. The probe follows a House subcommittee’s referral and ends the committee’s hearings on tax law administration during the Truman era.
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Herbert Brownell Jr
FBI
Welburn
Maycock
Truman
Justice Department
Brownell
Democratic National Committee
House
John W. Snyder
Secretary of Treasury
Justice and Treasury Departments
Robert W. Kean
R-N
Snyder
G-men
Subcommittee
Age-related spinal disc loss shortens the spine
In old age a person may become shorter due to partial disappearance of cartilage discs between vertebrae, reducing spinal height and posture.
Hollywood 3-D fad fades as films return to substance
Hollywood magazine chatter notes the 3-D hype cooling as audiences seek quality pictures. Celebrities hover over weddings and projects, with Rita Hayworth’s former love Rojas, Yvonne de Carlo, Turhan Bey, and Jane Russell tied to upcoming releases.
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Susan Cabot
Manuel Rojas
Rojas
Rita Hayworth
Yvonne de Carlo
Turhan Bey
Yvonne
Lady Godiva
Aldo Ray
Mario du Ray
Mario
Aldo
Washington Merry-Go-Round Squeeze Play by DREW PEARSON
Washington notes a White House maneuver foiled a 14 Democrat senators led by Magnuson and Jackson seeking to expose Eisenhower administration power and utility give-aways. Morse stood firm against leaving, while Murray and Johnston backed him. Dulles recalls Ambassador Peurifoy in a career-service squeeze, offered Honduras post. Capital News Capsules report GOP worry over Air Force cuts and rent signs in DC signaling recession mood.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Magnuson and
Jackson
Hell’s Canyon
Snake River
Idaho
Bigg Se
Thedaho Power Company
McKay
Tennessee Valley
Bonneville Dam
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Eisenhower Power and Utility
Senate
Sereny
Congress
Eisnhower
Magnuson
Seattle
Morse
Lyndon
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic Party
King Lyndon
Lehman
New York
Wayne
Sen
James Murray
Montana
Murray
Olin Johnston
South Carolina
Jack Peurifoy
U.S
Greece
Dulles
Peurifoy
Papagos
Joe
McCarthy
Senate Appropriations Committee
Young
North Dakota
Subcommittee
Air Force
GOP
Congressional Committee
Yorty
California
Down Under Crossword Clues Reflect Australia Theme
A compact puzzle themed around Australia with clues spanning habitats, animals like wombat and platypus, and items from breakfast foods to heralded plants. Entries include a mix of animals, elements, and common words aligning with the Australia motif.
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Australia
Crossword Clue Narrative From Word List
A compact clue list hints at a crossword style puzzle with terms such as grab slang producing striker stray lamprey pilots and measures. The items suggest a themed grid linking common words to varied definitions across 18 to 55 across. With fragments like Australia is verse by a bitter vetch and governors theme the piece reads as a wordplay anthology within a historical newspaper page.
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Australia
German tenting camps to double under municipal control
The German Tourist Agency reports that over 200 organized tenting camps are spread across mountain, forest, and seashore resorts under municipal control and that the number will double this year.
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Germany
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