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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1953
Page
3
Riverside woman Helen Arlington writes a book dictated by her late husband Masefield who died March 16. The 145 page manuscript, Postmarked Hereafter, began June 28 and proceeds at about four pages daily.
New York reports nearly two thirds of the world’s population face starvation though overall food production could feed all. The American Geographical Society released findings from its medical geographical department yesterday detailing the distribution gap.
At Lowry AFB in Denver last week Attorney General Browell Jr and President Eisenhower wrapped a conference before a motor pool car took him to his plane. Reporters and hotel staff jostle for lines between coverage and jokes as the President enjoys a quiet moment fishing at Bat Swan's ranch near Price Colorado.
Outside the President's Lowry Field offices a sign-in register showed Captain Simon Truman listed as present on a five day temporary duty from Fort Riley Kansas. White House staff noted the name and clarified the officer is on assignment, marking a brief military visit.
Mr Eisenhower fishes harder when fish aren t biting The idea of no fish is repugnant and he casts with greater imagination He switches flies frequently even shifts reels rods and lines I have one theory about fish And that is I haven t the slightest idea when they bite best You can t tell about a fish Just go out there and try.
If the President hadn't bumped his right elbow fishing at the Bal F. Swan ranch above Pine Colorado he would have gone to Aksel Nielsen's Fra ser mountain ranch several days sooner. His attitude seemed to be why waste time beside a mountain stream teeming with rainbow trout when it hurts to throw a dry fly.
President Eisenhower says deep sea fishing lacks scenery and prefers trout in mountain streams. He recalls mountain views inspiring him to photograph or paint, and he plans to paint the snow capped mountains near Fraser.
Penguins behave much like people and are biologically a primitive bird, not far removed from their reptile ancestors.
U S officials say Soviet willingness to join an atomic control program hinges on revolutionary changes in Moscow. Russia’s hydrogen bomb claim intensifies calls for international action while Washington warns intransigence and Kremlin secrecy block disarmament prospects.
Gen Jonathan Wainwright marked his 70th birthday at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio on Sunday. He has been hospitalised since July 6 with a serious but not critical condition, receiving visits from his son Capt Jonathan Wainwright and daughter-in-law.
Elwood Peterson reported his 17 month old son Bobby Lynn rode a pickup running board for 12 miles through Snowflake Arizona. Peterson said a guardian angel must have been along as he found the toddler clinging to the door handle. The manner in which the boy remained on the truck and how he boarded remains unclear.
The National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis reports 1952 as the worst US polio epidemic year yet also a year of promise. The March of Dimes says it spent about 25 million dollars treating around 80,000 people, with 57,628 new cases and 6.7 million for research and education, plus nearly 3 million for administration.
At Palisades Amusement Park on Sunday night a public address call for Dr Kinsey drew hundreds of people to the administration building. Officials said most curious arrivals were men and the call was for Dr Joseph Kinsey of Philadelphia who was wanted on the telephone.
In Santa Fe New Mexico Cristo Rey Church claims the title of the largest adobe structure in the United States with an estimated weight exceeding 15 million pounds.
A New York report announces Bio-Dyne based Preparation H as a non surgical cure for hemorrhoids. Doctors note quick pain relief and shrinking that lasts months. The ointment costs 98 cents a tube with applicator and offers refunds if not satisfied.
In St Louis a secretary and a switchboard operator on a CIO strike shift swap a note. A caller asks for delivery. an assistant vice president on a floor unbeknownst to the secretary retrieves the note. The scene captures workplace tensions during the labor dispute with Bell Telephone.
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