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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1957
Page
3
A 2 year old boy fell into a 17 foot well on a farm near Big River Sask midday. About 100 volunteers and two flying machines dug a parallel tunnel to reach him. He was lifted out conscious and taken to hospital with minor injuries after oxygen was delivered and a reassuring exchange with his mother.
In De Land Florida Edward Bedwell, linked to a 13 year old case, walks free after a verdict. He testified he had relations with a girl who claimed to be 18 and admitted to past connections with the girl. His mother defended him saying she believed he was innocent.
National Congress of Methodist Youth delegates from across the nation voted unanimously for a program to end racial segregation in industry housing and churches. The conference on the Denver University campus urged interracial youth groups and study projects and called for an interracial work camp in Summer 1958 near Black Mountain North Carolina.
Fort Sill sergeant first class Floyd R. Adams earned the Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge after high scores in USAREUR Small Arms Matches and national pistol championships. A retired colonel praised his training, skill, and will to win, noting the 43 caliber pistol demands patience and steady technique.
Maj. David G. Simons, Air Force doctor-pilot, described a proposed space weather site from 19 miles up, arguing a high altitude balloon could forecast conditions for half the nation. He reported seeing Lake Michigan’s western shore from above Brainerd and noted a 32 hour flight near Ellendale, N D.
Senator Symington says congressional approval of Ralph Cordiner proposed pay plan would end peacetime draft. Cordiner testifies a end to conscription could save five billion dollars yearly after initial costs. Plan targets pay for skill and duties, not length of service, with large gains for top enlisted and officers.
Three Estonians in a 16 foot boat sailed from Tallinn through the Iron Curtain and past Russian radar. The yacht was spotted southeast of Stockholm and towed to Daloro harbor by a pilot cutter. The trio, two men and a woman, asked for asylum and were being questioned by police. they left Tallinn three days earlier with no provisions aboard and cried for food.
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