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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
10
A public notice states that the Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news and dispatches in this newspaper. It prohibits advertising from promotion men or transients unless paid in advance or backed by written authorization from local business leaders guaranteeing payment.
A pithy verse pair cites Hebrews 6 8 on rejection and burning as well as St Augustine on faith and unseen rewards. The lines reflect religious reflection rather than news.
The article argues Red China seeks to seize Formosa and the Pescadores while claiming a right to liberate Formosa. It defends U S backing for Formosa defense and deterring aggression, stressing the need for self defense and noncolonial status, and assigns responsibility to Peiping for escalation.
A New York architect proposes integrating psychiatric ideas into modern homes. He suggests built in couches, a recessed wall tape recorder for notes, white wall paper with black blotches for ink blot tests, limited closets for claustrophobes, heavy furniture to vent tension, soundproof playrooms for children, and expandable libraries to accommodate psychiatric reports.
Questions and answers cover the Camp Fire Girls watchword WOHELO formed from work health love the palm date name from Greek dactylos a finger and banyan tree size details plus Methodist Church episcopal governance with bishops at the head.
Democrats plan a major Senate defense debate within a week. Sen. Jackson accuses the Administration of Soviet missiles lead. Sen. Symington calls the defense program a fraud. Johnson shapes a multi committee inquiry on air power and military balance, seeking witnesses from Quarles to Nitze. The push could stretch through the session to election day.
Comanche county chairman Hugh Bish announced that coin collection boxes for the 1956 March of Dimes campaign will be brought in next week. Mothers March on polio events ended Tuesday night but boxes remain in local firms through next week for Lawton residents to contribute to polio relief.
Dr George W Crane argues for immediate preemption and widening of two lane highways into four lane divided roads with a center divider to reduce crashes. He cites a near fatal bridge incident on Route 41 and urges swift land acquisition to avoid higher future costs, noting current fatalities and injuries from undersized bridges and highways.
The 1952 Democratic field narrows to familiar names with Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver, while Governor Harriman considers a late bid. Polls show Stevenson leading, Harriman stirs party tensions, and late contenders like Williams Lausche and others linger as possible dark horses. The piece weighs primary dynamics and factional support ahead of Chicago.
Hollywood reports debate over laugh tracks for telefilm comedies with NBC Life of Riley testing a no laugh track approach. Bill Bendix and Tom McKnight say home viewers will hear only their own reactions if trials succeed. Obvious ties to Omnibus Shirley Temple and Art Linkletter wrap the broader TV industry mood.
Ronald E Moran of Hermosa Beach reported two women missing from Tuesday have been located in El Paso Texas. Moran an automobile dealer feared for his wife and a friend driving a new car from Detroit to California. He last heard from them in Oklahoma City last week. Oklahoma City police notified him the pair were delayed by car trouble and bad weather.
Oklahoma City legislative committee heard both sides of Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp. rate increase. Rep Henry Montgomery and Richard W. Camp urged reform. Montgomery accused the Public Utility Commission of failing taxpayers. Camp urged quicker rate changes with bond posting and refunds if denied.
University of Minnesota scientist suggests milk from cows with vaccinated udders could confer immunity. Dr William E Peterson and Dr Berry Campbell study antibodies in cow milk as a potential human immunization method for disease.
Across clues present a list of coins and related terms from different languages and regions. Down clues reference coins, general terms, and a few nautical and historical notes.
Puzzle Answers: Canvas shelters five twenty three flews aloft twenty seven epic poetry twenty eight glut thirty three Hebrew gol thirty four all thirty six quoters thirty seven African fly uses the sou forty penetrates hops kilns forty four American coin forty five poker stake forty eight soak up fifty Romanian coin
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