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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
8
Mrs. Josephine Leahy a 31 year old housewife admitted in court forging a prescription for 320 slimming tablets to trim her 238 pound frame to a lighter size. She said her doctor prescribed only 60 pills at a time and she did not get results. The judge fined her 6 pounds and she now weighs about 168 pounds.
New York City transit authority reports a subway train was switched to the wrong track on Monday in Manhattan, leaving passengers displaced far from their intended destination and underscoring commuter confusion with the city system.
George Brown of Los Angeles suggested in a Wilmington Chamber of Commerce letter that man made old style bombs fired into the center of hurricane Diane could dissipate the storm. He said the Los Angeles Chamber had considered Connie but did not act.
A nine year old boy caught burglarizing a hamburger stand in Oklahoma City said he was walking in his sleep and did not know where he was until police awakened him. Authorities note his age and question the claim as investigators review the incident.
The Chicago Public Library announced that Davy Crockett was a man. A Crockett literature display showed a lithograph of him in Congress attire and included his note that the print is the only correct likeness.
DETROIT. The Coast Guard halted a sailboat honeymoon after Walter A. McGuffin, 35, a Detroit engineer, and his bride of three weeks failed to return from a Lake Erie sail Saturday. A search started. Lt. George E. Cote of the Tupelo spotted the couple who insisted they were not missing, only on an extended wedding trip after a Bermuda visit.
A Jacksonville reader called the Florida Times-Union claiming an ad for a day and night nursery gave only a phone number. He found the number, the child was picked up, and he lost track of the address seeking help to recover the child.
Mines in St. Lawrence county New York contribute about one seventh of all zinc mined in the United States, underscoring the region's key role in national metal output.
Arco Idaho celebrates becoming the first town lit by atomic energy after a July 17 power test from a nearby experimental plant. Mayor Ellison and Power and Light officials confirm the date, while residents express pride and talk of memorials and continued excitement amid global attention.
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