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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1955
Page
9
A feature explains the sea cucumber, its long scientific name, world distribution, and secret weapon of tentacles that catch food. It notes size ranges, daily burrowing, and a museum exhibit activity with a life sized model made from cardboard. Junior Editors invites ideas with pay.
Moscow radio described former Soviet premier Georgi Malenkov as first deputy chairman of the U S S R Council of Ministers, a sign of possible return to power after his ouster last February. He had earlier been listed as deputy chairman and minister of the electric power station industry.
Mrs. Manuel Chavez, in an iron lung since October 29 due to spinal polio, gave birth Sunday to a healthy six pound baby boy at Colorado General Hospital. Her two year old daughter Gerry also contracted polio the same day and is at Children’s Hospital.
Flora Mae Giddings 25 of Dinuba California begins a 12 year prison term for the beating death of her five year old son and jail breaking. A jury found her guilty of manslaughter after reducing the charge from murder. District Judge Leonard W. Wood imposed 10 years for manslaughter, 3 years concurrent for car theft, and 2 years for jail breaking. Isaac Jack Shinault 36 received a seven year suspended sentence for retainer.
Comptroller Ray M. Gidney reports 106 fewer national banks than a year earlier and a 2.57 percent drop in total assets for the period from June 30, 1955, to October 5, 1955. The 4721 operating banks reflect mergers as the main cause of the decline. October 1954 saw 4827 banks.
Rizley stands as the front running choice to replace Judge Edgar S. Vaught in Oklahoma. Senators Kerr and Monroney voiced support if the nomination comes from the White House. Rizley, ex-congressman from Guymon and current Civil Aeronautics Board chairman, helped approve two new trans continental routes.
CHEYENNE WELLS Colo UP Thomas M Lauderdale 27 Sayre Okla spared death penalty in Colorado murder due to lack of witnesses A jury found Lauderdale guilty of murdering John Boldt 35 Denver cook by shooting him and dumping the body in a ditch The judge sentenced Lauderdale to life imprisonment.
Oklahoma City report says Kenneth Harold Flanery was freed on $10,000 bond after being charged in a $20,000 interstate horse racing swindle against Shawnee widow Allie Crossland. Co-defendants Winett Dean McCafferty and Raymond Cecil Moore remain jailed in Kansas City and Tulsa. Nat Johnson of the FBI noted $16,000 recovered with $8,500 found at Okmulgee, $6,000 at Henryetta, and $1,640 on Moore's person.
MANDALAY Burma UP So viet Premier Nikolai A Bulganin and Communist Party First Secretary Nikita S Khrushchev arrived here Sunday for a one day visit.
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