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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1954
Page
6
A U S backed aid concept proposes Asia recovery funds shared with European partners. The plan envisions an Asian coordinating body to map needs and attract multiple contributors, reducing U S sole burden and easing congressional approval while fighting perceived imperialism.
A state auditor accuses a county official of embezzling 8000 over years, amid a prior jury verdict overturned by courts. The piece shifts to President Eisenhower facing direct, sustained personal attacks from McCarthy and Democratic rivals as the 1956 landscape forms.
An assemblage of admonitions on folly includes a verse from II Timothy and a remark by J. C. and A. W. Hare warning that only a fool learns nothing from his errors, suggesting a moral emphasis on self reflection.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan notes excessive facial hair in young girls is usually psychological rather than hormonal and lists electrolysis as a permanent option. He advises against stressing a five month old over thumb-sucking and suggests love and distraction to curb the habit. He also says pigeon toe in a five year old is not a disease and may self-correct with growth, with shoe lifts sometimes aiding gait.
More than 1000 residents filled First Baptist church for Handel Messiah performed by a 14 voice Lawton Fort Sill choir. William Fletcher conducted though ill, with soloists Kenneth Myers Jack Fletcher Johanna Jones and Mrs James E Carter. Schubert Music Club sponsored with recordings and radio TV airings planned.
Seven weekend traffic deaths raised Oklahoma's fatality toll for the year to 542. Names include William Birdwell of Brinkman and Ralph Byington of Talihina, among others from Enid Manchester and Siloam Springs. A two-vehicle crash near Blanchard and multiple city collisions are noted with eight hospitalized.
President says Democrats and Republicans will meet to discuss international affairs after November elections when Democrats control Congress. Dulles briefs GOP on foreign policy while Wilson takes over as speaker. Knowland warns proposals may sway 1956 election outcomes and lists policy ideas from tariff cuts to Taft Hartley reform.
Hardwood trees cover more than two thirds of the commercial forest area in Vermont with sugar maple beech and yellow birch as the dominant types across the state.
In Paris on December 13 the chiefs of staff from 14 NATO nations opened a weeklong series of urgent meetings to plan the use of atomic weapons in defending Western Europe. They have approved a report urging a shift to atomic age organization to meet any Communist invasion and will seek political approval for launching nuclear forces.
Chicago butter prices remain steady as receipts total 867 887 with wholesale values unchanged to four percent higher. Quality ratings show AA 93 and A 92 with B 89 and C 89 57.5 to 58. The note adds barn owls as valuable nocturnal birds due to rodent control, though rarely seen in daylight.
Southwestern and Kiowa area hospital notes list admitted patients medical surgical and births. Daughters born to Mrs. Dwyer Mrs. Martinez and others. several deliveries reported in Carnegie Apache Mountain View and Duncan areas with weights and times noted.
About 40 reserve training student officers will receive course certificates at 7 30 p m Tuesday night in building 2935 Fort Sill Col James A Black commandant of the reserve school will present the awards for completion of officers courses in Army specialties The classes included reserve Army and Air Force officers at Fort Sill 4158 Army Reserve Area Service unit houses approximately 45 officers as students.
About half a million Catholics gathered at the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City to mark the church recognized miracle. It was the third largest turnout for the day with two deaths and multiple injuries reported among paramedics and bystanders.
Washington dispatch notes a brief informal chat between Soviet Premier Malenkov and U.S. Ambassador Bohlen at a Moscow anniversary reception. State Department officials, including Dulles, saw the exchange as a sign of a warming tone and potential for more talks, signaling a possible easing of Cold War tensions.
A compact clue list puzzle featuring themed entries across six rows with terms such as plant of onion family and Persian poet serenades. Includes several short standard crossword prompts like mock wee and Lap dog ab. and ends with a range of miscellaneous terms.
The board debated sending the man to a mental hospital for psychiatric study after his claim of cure from an operation. He was convicted of raping an 18 year old in Oklahoma City and sentenced to 30 years. Thirteen other clemency cases were also reviewed.
San Francisco owner Tony Morabito ousted Lawrence T. Buck Shaw as head coach of the Forty Niners after nine years with the club. The firing came Monday amid changes in leadership and team direction.
City officials discuss a possible $2 million lodge project with a suggested program. The plan envisions city ownership after bond issues. Alternative sites include city land on the west side of Lawtonka or development near Lake Thomas in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
Senate Republican Leader Knowland predicts an early study and likely adoption of proposed rules changes for Senate investigating committees in the next session. He notes a general feeling among senators that some rules are necessary and desirable.
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