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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1956
Page
1
Council members held a brief session with no debate or action on last week’s IBM Firefighters union formation. Mayor Ellsworth had denounced the move and refused to recognize the affiliation. No reports or remarks from city departments were given as officials avoided union topics.
Hollywood star Jimmy Stewart and his wife Gloria will attend a brief welcoming ceremony at Lawton Municipal Airport Sunday. The Jimmy Stewart Special, a Central Airlines DC-3, will arrive at 1 06 p.m. and depart at 1 30 p.m. Stewart will speak and receive a western hat as a gift, with Mrs. Stewart given roses. Other dignitaries include Maj. Gen. Thomas E. de Sharo and city officials. Stewart is en route to Fort Worth after announcing the Air Force portion of the National Aircraft Show in Oklahoma City.
Lawson firemen formed a local in defiance of Mayor Ellsworth’s policy not to recognize their CIO AFL tied International Firefighters Association. Claude Hennessee was elected president with Billy Dean as VP and Dick Tannery as recording secretary. A negotiating committee including Hennessee and Dean was named to press city officials.
Washington reports a midyear budget review increases the 1957 surplus projection to about 700 million dollars, down from 1.7 billion in 1956. Revenues rise to 69.8 billion while spending hits a peacetime record of 69.1 billion, leaving little room for tax cuts in the current year.
London report says James Zarb British resident in Egypt is jailed amid spy ring allegations. Cairo already holds James Swinburn and Charles Pittuck as suspects, with four Egyptians named as accomplices and more reported. Trade and canal crisis tensions rise as Britain protests and Egypt pushes investigations.
President Eisenhower urged world support for the London conference proposal to internationalize the Suez Canal as the peaceful solution. He welcomed Egyptian President Nasser’s willingness to meet and said the United States fully backs the plan while respecting Egypt’s sovereignty.
Vice President Nixon's father Frank A. Nixon, 77, is listed in critical condition in Whittier California after a stomach ulcer worsened overnight. Dr J N Kraushaar reports a poor night but says he is resting comfortably now with a risk of hemorrhage.
Bail set at 475000 for five indicted men including Johnny Dio as mastermind of an acid attack plan on labor crusader Victor Riesel. Others named are Charles Tuso Domenic Bardo and Charles Carlino with 100000 bonds each, plus Tom Dio held on conspiracy charges. Telvi, paid to throw acid, was killed later. investigation ties the plot to labor racketeering testimony.
Lawton will open the 1956 57 term with 38 instructors announced at a general teachers meeting in the high school auditorium. Classes begin Tuesday Sept 4 after enrollment and locker assignments this week. Canton high enrollment uses alphabetized planning. seniors enroll at 8 30 a m tomorrow, juniors Friday, sophomores Saturday. city elementary enrollment is Friday from 9 a m to noon.
Adlai E. Stevenson and Estes Kefauver argued the Democrats alone care for farmers plight. They cited declining farmer shares of the food dollar and warned recession risks if farmers go broke. A regional party meeting in Sioux City followed by school enrollment notices and staff rosters listed for Douglass High School with a long faculty list.
Grand jury in Wagoner County hears testimony on alleged election irregularities. Deputy State Examiner Wendell Brawley testified amid scrutiny of an affidavit supporting Sen. Russell's election challenge. Russell led Payne by 155 votes in a July runoff for the Oklahoma Senate district covering Okmulgee and Wagoner counties. judge Andrew Wilcoxen has delayed ruling on the absentee ballots. Brawley dismissed as a lie the alleged talk with Wilcoxen, saying there should be a legal remedy for such statements.
President Eisenhower designated Wednesday September 12 as a national Day of Prayer urging Americans to observe the day in workplaces houses of worship and homes and to seek divine guidance for daily life and national affairs.
A violent Tuesday windstorm in Frederick injured eight people and caused about 200000 dollars in damage. The wrecked scene included two barns a chicken hatchery a movie screen and several trailers. W L Burke and Joe Cardwell suffered serious injuries while others endured cuts concussions shock and debris harm. Rainfall reached nearly an inch in the Lake Lastonka watershed with hail and a 20 degree temperature drop noted in minutes.
The area's 11th and 12th polio victims of the season were treated at Memorial Hospital and reported in good condition. Cecil Wayne Bardin, 13, of Waurika, admitted today with no paralysis and described as fair in early illness, and Myrlie Willis, 10 months, of Altus, admitted Sunday with late diagnosed polio and no paralysis, both having received Salk vaccine.
Herbert C. Paschen resigns as Democratic candidate for Illinois governor. Paschen, serving as Cook County treasurer, faced pressure amid an employee welfare fund investigation by Cook County and federal grand juries affecting his ticket status.
Assistant Secretary of Army for logistics FRANK H Higgins and Lt. Gen. Carter B Magruder will arrive Thursday night to review support issues for Army Aviation Unit Training Command and the 446th Field Artillery Guided Missile Battalion. The group will tour Fort Sill expansions and meet local officers including Maj. Gen Thomas de Shazo.
Two city water committees and a sub-committee of the mayor's water advisory group meet this afternoon to continue discussion of the Elgin site reservoir project. Mayor Ellsworth says the panels will review information on the proposed $5.5 million bond issue and its effect on city taxes.
Mickey Mantle lined a two out single in the ninth scoring Gibby McDougald for a 7 6 Yankees win over Kansas City after Mantle’s first inning error nearly cost the game. Mantle added his 46th home run in the third. Meanwhile in Montgomery Alabama thirty Kilby Prison convicts escaped this afternoon. two were killed and guards pursued others.
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