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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1955
Page
9
President Eisenhower urged Americans to aid flood victims in the northeast saying those listening will rest easier if they give what they can. He framed the disaster as a shared national burden and asked for donations of essentials to relieve the suffering of fellow Americans.
Charles Hearst, back at his Cedar Falls farm after touring Russian agriculture, argues that private land ownership would reduce needed labor and boost efficiency. In a separate remark, promoter Jack Solo mons refuses to disclose fighter earnings, noting English custom of not discussing pay with reporters.
CIO President Walter Reuther comments on the government cost-of-living index rising and the guaranteed pay hikes for 850000 CIO represented workers. He says the need is for lower prices and a decrease in overall living costs to protect workers' real wages.
Associated Press News Analyst recalls Tito as Europe’s tireless negotiator balancing West and Moscow. Yugoslavia shifted from Stalin’s 1948 break to a nimble path, courting aid from both blocs. Tito’s July speech framed independence while pledging friendship with the West, amid hopes for debt relief and new loans totaling around 1.0 billion dollars.
Detroit Recorder's Judge John A. Ricca set Owen Fallon to await trial on bigamy charges with a $1000 bond. He quipped Maybe one of your wives will bail you out, reflecting the courtroom tension and the defendant's alleged multiple marriages.
Methodist Bishop G Bromley Oxnam told a Lafayette national Methodist youth convocation that civilization will abolish war in the 20th century and avoid hydrogen blast destruction. He warned war advocates betray Christian faith, urged marching toward economic justice and racial brotherhood. He cited Communists and Russia as threats to world peace.
Hollywood star Walter Brennan praises his prosthetic teeth while filming a Batjac-Wellman project and courts a new comedy role, with plans tied to director Bill Wellman. In Montgomery Alabama segregation will continue in county schools next year as NAACP petitions push for immediate integration.
Evelyn Marrion of Los Angeles, 30, plummeted 75 feet from a trapeze onto asphalt during Dixon’s Indian Summer Festival after two ropes failed. Spectators watched as she struck a barbed wire fence then the ground. Her husband, a fellow performer, and their 3-year-old daughter Sheila witnessed the incident. hospital officials report her condition serious.
Washington reports from the Agriculture Department show farmers will raise 63 million turkeys this year, a 4 percent drop from 1954. The agency notes lower production amid changing demand and farm adjustments across the country.
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