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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1955

Page

6

Presidents Horse Shoe for Fitzsimons Hospital

President Eisenhower gifted Fitzsimons Army Hospital a horseshoe that he wore during his seven week stay recovering from a heart attack. Maj. Gen. Martin E. Griffin said the shoe will be hung over the bed of the room he occupied. Truman Confined by intestinal illness at home in Independence Missouri for three days. Dr. Wallace Graham called it not serious and said he should be able to go out by Wednesday.

Denver Eisenhower Fitzsimons Army Hospital Martin E. Griffin Fitzsimons Independence Harry S. Truman Wallace Graham

Solons May Seek To Ease Attacks On Foreign Policy

Senate leaders plan a moderated approach to criticism of the Eisenhower administration foreign and defense programs. Johnson will meet Georgia Senators George and Russell in Atlanta to discuss bipartisan policy, hoping to avoid partisan attack in the 1956 election year. George opposes tying bipartisan principles to campaigns while Stevenson and Harriman critique policy. George cautions against trivializing core bipartisan aims despite debates over international peril and Geneva conference implications.

Washington Senate Eisenhower Lyndon B. Johnson D-Tex Atlanta Georgia George and Russell Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees Johnson George Times Averell Harriman New York G. Mennen Williams Michigan Adlai E. Stevenson Congress Stevenson Harriman Free World Korea

Car Bomb Killing Trial Opens in Waco

Houston man Harry L. Washburn goes to trial in Waco on charges of murder by auto bomb in the January 19 slaying of Mrs. Helen Harris Weaver, with prosecutors relying on circumstantial evidence and no eye witnesses. Dist. Atty. Tom Moore Jr. expects a jury in two days and a two week trial. Washburn, held without bond, claims alibi with his children.

Waco Tex Harry L. Washburn Tom Moore Jr Houston Helen Harris Weaver San Angelo Washburn

Harriman Rejects Peaceful Coexistence With Russia

New York Governor Averell Harriman told a convention of the Young Democratic Clubs of America in Oklahoma City that there is no such thing as peaceful coexistence with Russia. He said the proposal is Russian and a mistake to accept it.

United Press Oklahoma City New York Averell Harrimen Young Democratic Clubs of America Russia

Transport speed record set by John Cunningham in jet Comet

Group Captain John Cunningham known as Cats Eyes greeted by crowds in Sydney after setting a new transport speed record in a British jet Comet. He stated that it looks as if they've ironed out all the difficulties.

Sydney Australia John Cats Eyes Cunningham

Stockton Hospital Official Calls Patient Healthy Despite Coma

Robert Brisenden, acting administrator at San Joaquin General Hospital, describes 36 year old Mrs Abbie Selah Howland as a patient in a prolonged coma while noting her apparent health. The remark highlights the paradox of a living death in a medical record.

Stockton Calif Robert Brissenden San Joaquin General Hospital Abbie Selah Howland

Capehart calls for destroying farm surpluses to raise income

Senator Homer E. Capehart of Indiana urges dismantling farm surpluses as a way to boost farmer income. He says if destruction is needed, then destroy some of the surplus. The remark frames a bold stand in agricultural policy debate.

Washington Homer E. Capehart R-Ind

Mrs Ramona Deitemeyer Visits East Berlin

Mrs Ramona Deitemeyer of Lincoln Nebraska titled Mrs America of 1956 expressed no qualms about touring hostile East Berlin saying if the U S Army cannot protect her then who can she asserts support for her trip amid Cold War tensions.

Berlin Ramona Deitemeyer Lincoln, Neb America East Berlin U.S

Mrs Joseloff discusses the modern wife as superwoman

Barbara Joseloff, an interior designer, argues that society has shamed women into claiming perfect ability and taste in homemaking. She critiques the pressure on women to craft charming homes and assumes someone else’s ideal standards.

New York Barbara Joseloff

Jungle Girl Engaged To Dutchman In Holland

Bertha Hertogh now 18 formally engaged to Johan Gerard Wolkenfelt, a 21 year old Dutch cabinet maker. Her past includes Moslem child marriage annulled after riots in Singapore. Hertogh’s parents were captured by Japanese in 1940s, raised in jungle, found in 1949, married teen Malay teacher Mansoor Adabi, whose later marriage followed.

Bergen-Op-Zoom Holland Bertha Hertogh Singapore Bertha Johan Gerard Wolkenfelt Netherlands East Indies Banns Adabi

Man Knifes Wrong Woman in Dallas Misidentification

A 45 year old man grabbed Gertrude Sercy, 47, as she walked on a Dallas street last night and knifed her in the back and leg. He told officers I thought she was my wife. She was in fair condition.

Dallas Gertrude Sercy

Long Separated Brothers Meet in Fort Worth Jail

Two brothers, Jacob Keele and Arthur L Keele, longtime apart and one thought the other dead, were reunited in Fort Worth jail after a desk officer spotted similar names. Jacob, 44, was jailed for drunkenness Saturday, Arthur, 42, from Tyler, jailed Sunday. They were later released.

Fort Worth Jacob Keele Arthur L Tyler A. S. Keith Jacob Arthur

Nickel’s historic roles in plating and coinage

Nickel has long been valued for two classic applications. Plating uses its durability and finish, while coinage relies on its distinct properties.

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