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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1945
Page
1
Lawton chamber hears Congressman Jed Johnson call for aiding returning veterans to buy homes rather than funding large housing projects. He emphasizes direct support for veterans and criticizes wide government housing programs while outlining plans to coordinate between veterans services and education efforts at local and national levels.
Officials study a Communist proposal amid tense debate. Information Minister and others expect a reply within two days as a parliamentary session resumes and legal lines are drawn over the policy.
An incomprehensible Washington dispatch references a hike in clothing output amid garbled text. It mentions nine varied terms and scraps of phrases likely describing industry shifts. No clear entities or dates survive to identify people or places.
The interim UNO site committee proposes concentrating actions in the northeast with a final choice around New York and Boston. Officials reject other locations and stress a secure framework under President Hyily Marie’s guidance amid ongoing debates.
Petition circulated by Lawton Legion member Robert Cunningham seeks grand jury investigation of Comanche county and Lawton city government. About 34 of 620 Legion members signed by Thursday night after a hotel meeting alleging police corruption and misconduct spanning top to bottom. Cunningham aims to present to District Judge Toby Morris. 100 signatures required. The drive follows a confrontation at the White Swan drive-in involving West and Turby, with West claiming police attacked him during an arrest and Cunningham alleging systemic corruption. The judge may convene a grand jury based on the petition or on his own motion.
Funeral services were held today at 8:00 pm at Kendrick Baptist Church for Jesse M. Cooley 35 who died Wednesday in Headrick. Rev R T Baker officiated. Born July 5 1887 in Missouri he moved to Jackson County in 1897 and lived in the Cache and Creche communities. Survived by three daughters Mrs Mary McGraw Oklahoma City Oma Cooley and Vida Cooley Cache three sons Dennis in the army Western Garnett Cooley Mansfield three brothers J R Conley Norman Date Cooley Hendrick and BR Cooley Mansfield Mo and a sister Mrs Ada Abshira Long Beach Cal. Burial in Vila cemetery near Meadvicke. Funeral home in charge.
Maj. Gen. Kurt Meyer, former commander of the Nazi Elite Guards, was condemned to death by a Canadian military court for killing 48 Canadian prisoners after the Normandy battle. He was found guilty on four counts and sentenced to death by firing squad, date to be set likely after Christmas.
General Motors withdrew from President Truman's fact finding hearing on the CIO Auto Workers strike challenging profits as a factor in wage settlement. GM argued profits must not be used to justify lower firm pay while the board insisted it would proceed. Walter Merritt and Walter Reuther traded accusations as GM laid out four reasons supporting withdrawal.
Rescue work paused as underground crews nearing miners near Pineville met a new burst of flames in the Cosckiley Straight Creek mine. Officials denied reports of discovered bodies while vowing to release word immediately if any bodies are found.
President Truman will radio the nation between 9:30 and 9:30 pm Oklahoma time on Thursday January 3. The White House announced the speech will be carried on all networks from the White House oval room. The plan is part of a broader program, not the state of the nation message.
Police report Glenn Jones killed his wife Laura May and her 15-year-old daughter Wanda May Freeland with a hammer in a Hot Springs area farm home. He then called the prosecuting attorney to confess and shot himself, dying later. officer notes indicate no fatal bullet wound and Jones was found with a .38 revolver beside him. The case is described as violent with the victims found mutilated and a local physician citing Jones’s severely depressed state.
Russia aligned with Anglo American plans to place atomic energy controls before the United Nations and won a say in postwar Japan. The Big Three also announced a communique proposing a unified China under Chiang Kai-shek, a provisional Northwest Asian government for Lang-Sui, and broader reforms for Romania Bulgaria and Hungary. The Moscow meeting aimed to restore cordial US Britain Soviet ties and set UN Assembly groundwork while leaving several disputes unresolved.
Camanche County contributions to the United War Chest total $15,286.74. County Chairman A. Allen stated the drive, originally to end March 25, is extended to February 4 to raise a quota of 348,800. Several county towns have not yet submitted their collections.
In Jerusalem a wide curfew is imposed on municipal and Jewish quarters as bombings and gunfire kill at least nine and injure twenty one. Civilians are detained for questioning at barriers while British forces police patrol. Tel Aviv also under curfew with parachute troops and machine guns guarding the streets.
An eight member military commission opened the case of Furushines who pleaded guilty to charges linked to American prisoners. Prosecutor Major Reck shard from Trenton said he would seek the death penalty. Defense argued the offenses are not criminal against the Allies as Japan wasn’t bound by Hague or Geneva conventions. The commission is chaired by Navy Captain Beverly Calman.
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