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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1954

Page

7

Minister Blasts Segregation Fees Nazi like Tactics

Hobbs New Mexico August 27 Baptist minister Bill Carter accused District Attorney Pat Hannegan of using Nazi like tactics to intimidate opponents of immediate desegregation in Hobbs public schools. He said police sheriffs and a state trooper crowded the hall while Hannegan explained legal consequences of any violence. Carter criticized the presence of officers as reminiscent of the old black shirts.

Hobbs, N. M Bill Carter Pat Hannegan Hobbs Hannegan Carter Rock Chapel Baptist Church Germany Ian Gan Bill Carter Jr Rock Chapel

Fall From Scaffold Kills Amarillo Man

A 60-year-old Amarillo man Omar Elliott was killed and his son Billy Elliott was seriously injured in a fall from scaffolding at Washington State College in Pullman Whitman county. They were retouching bricks at the women’s gymnasium when the accident occurred.

Pullman Wash Amarillo Whitman County Sheriff County Omar Elliott Billy Elliott Washington State College

Christians Press Working Week Reform Across Faiths

EVANSTON IL Leaders of Christianity urged a seven day approach to faith in daily work. Dr Athleen Bliss of Kent England chaired a World Council committee calling for daily work as a field of service to God. Col Francis P Miller urged Christians to see every honest profession as a calling from God.

Athleen Bliss Kent England Dr. Bliss Church of England World Francis P. Miller Charlottesville

7th Cavalry Moves To Honshu Island

SAPPORO Japan The U S 7th Cavalry Regiment has been shifted from Hokkaido to Honshu as part of a scheduled move of the 1st Cavalry Division Troops of Japan s new Army will assume defense of the island with the division s other two regiments to follow before year end

Sapporo Japan U.S 7Th Cavalry Hokkaido Honshu

Eight More Tell Of Red Atrocities

Eight more witnesses testified before a House subcommittee on Communist aggression in Hungary recounting rape beatings and book burnings during the postwar seizure of control. Dr Geza Teleki, a former minister of education and now a Virginia professor, described Soviet plans to dominate Hungary’s schools and a pre surrender plea to Allied forces in Moscow.

Cleveland House Hungary Alvin M. Bentley R-Mich Subcommittee Michael A. Feighan Geza Teleki Teleki University of Virginia Moscow Molotov University of Budapest

Tulsa Gasoline War Spreads Across Oklahoma

The Associated Press reports the Tulsa price war expanding as Frederick in southwestern Oklahoma saw regular drops to 22.9 cents a gallon and premium to 24.4 cents after a 16 day earlier drop. Tulsa area prices ranged from 19.9 cents a gallon, with stations in Sapulpa, Sand Springs, Jenks, Turley, Sperry, Skintook, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Collinsville, Inola and Owasso matching the cuts.

Associated Press Tulsa Frederick Oklahoma Sapulpa Sand Springs Jenks Turley Sperry Skintook Broken Arrow Bixby Collinsville Inola Owasso

State Department Will Not Do Campaign Speeches

Top State Department officials led by Secretary Dulles plan no partisan political speeches this fall to keep foreign policy from becoming a campaign issue. Seventeen assistant secretaries and above are reportedly adhering to a no politics stance, though Dulles himself will give two foreign policy talks for nonpartisan audiences in Kansas City and Minneapolis.

Washington State Department R. W. Scott McLeod Dulles Department GOP

Capital Fair To Go Along With Tulsa Fair

Oklahoma City will release its junior livestock exhibits early to align with Tulsa State Fair rules citing that all livestock must be in place by Saturday Oct 2. Manager C G Baker noted the move may reduce exhibits on the final day but believes Tulsa will allow some prize opportunities for youth despite the conflict.

Oklahoma City C. G. Baker Tulsa Baker

Methodists Buy Bus for Elk City Congregation

Elk City Methodists have purchased a 48 passenger bus from the public schools for church use and transportation to services. The church’s Boy Scout troop plans to use the vehicle for a camping trip next summer.

Methodists Elk City Okla

Strikes Increase In July But Total Remains Low

The Laboree Bureau of Labor Statistics reports July saw more strikes but the total stayed low. Estimated at 575 strikes in July, including new stoppages and 200 carried over from June, when the total was 550.

Washington Laboree Bureau of Labor Statistics

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