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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1956

Page

6

Project Big Brother recon satellite plan advances

Joseph and Stewart Alsop report a formal effort on a five year reconissance satellite project named Project Big Brother. The goal is global imaging from space using a 300 mile orbit with a compact power source, possibly solar or a sub forty pound nuclear reactor, with major contractors including RCA CBS and Lockheed. The piece weighs Soviet progress and U.S. commitment amid technical hurdles and interdependent missile and satellite programs.

Washington Big Brother Eisenhower George Orwell the Radio Corporation of America Columbia Broadcasting Company Lockheed Aircraft Moscow New York Republic Kremlin Peter Kapitza Soviet Union New York Herald

Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Livestock Prices Report

The state Department of Agriculture lists prices for wheat, eggs, butterfat and broilers across towns including Guyman Blackwell Clinton El Reno Enid Hobart Kingfisher Lawton Oklahoma City Yukon and more. Hogs, sheep, cattle and calves sell in Oklahoma City markets with steady to firm price moves and several load quotations for fed steers heifers and slaughter calves.

Oklahoma City State Department of Agriculture Today Guyman Hooker Blackwell Frederick Medford Vici Clinton el Reno Enid Hobart Kingfisher Yukon Bison Hennessey Lawton Muskogee Tulsa Vinita Elk City Sayre Pauls Valley Watonga Laverne Alva Woodward Oklahoma City Livestock USDA

Local News Policy Note

The AP notes exclusive rights to local news and its dispatches and states ads require prepayment or written authorization from local business leaders. It commits to corrections if errors are brought to management's attention.

Garden Reverie and Scriptural Thought on Creation

A concise pairing of Genesis imagery and Dorothy Gurney's reflection. The Lord God crafts trees for beauty and sustenance including the tree of life and knowledge. A garden is deemed closer to divinity than any other place on earth, inviting contemplation of sacred nature.

God

Classrooms And Teachers Shake Up U S Education

The National Education Association reports 40 percent of colleges have unfilled vacancies, with shortages concentrated in chemistry physics mathematics and engineering. War-born student growth and reliance on high school staff threaten the pipeline, risking facilities demand and national security if not addressed.

Congress National Education Association U.S Association America The Education Association

Planes Surpass Buses In 1955 Passenger Traffic

In 1955 scheduled airlines carried 19.9 million passenger miles versus 17.91 million by intercity buses. If nonscheduled airlines are included, aviation leads by an even wider margin. Air traffic has long overtaken rail Pullman and is ahead of rail coach volume, not yet the two rail forms combined.

America

Answers and Answers Quiz Tidbits From History

A compact Q and A roundup covers topics from statehood and flags to etymology of ham actors, Ford Foundation funding, canal climate myths, the Langley as the first U.S. aircraft carrier, and Patmos Island's biblical exile. Each fact anchors a named person, place, or institution.

Sooner Doctors Gather At Tulsa

About 200 physicians gathered for the eighth annual meeting of the Oklahoma Academy of General Practice in Tulsa Oklahoma. The event continues tomorrow with technical discussions across medical fields and a banquet tonight featuring Dr H H Mc Daniel Toronza Ark as principal speaker.

Tulsa Okla Oklahoma Academy of General Practice H. H. McDaniel Toronza Ark American Medical Association Atlantic City

County Officials Meet In Lawton Oklahoma Conference

Southwest Oklahoma county officials from 12 counties gathered in Lawton for a District 6 conference. Sam Wall of Andarko Caddo county clerk and chairman planned afternoon talks on a petition to seek a state-wide constitutional change. The proposal would extend elected county official terms from two to four years.

Oklahoma District 6 Sam Wall Andarko Caddo County County Officers Association of Oklahoma

Russians Ask Bown To Ground Balloons

Moscow demands West Germany curb launching of American balloons from its territory. Soviet notes to the United States and Turkey accuse U S forces of sending large balloons with cameras and radios over Soviet air space. Tass says balloons threaten aircraft and cites private U S propaganda balloons. protest also to Bonn over German cooperation.

New Orleans Thomas Jefferson France United States Louisiana Territory Bown Moscow Soviet Union West Germany Russia Turkey U.S Germany Tass U. S Charles E. Bohlen Andrei A. Gromyko American Free Europe Committee Radio Free Europe Soviet Foreign Ministry Walter Hallstein Bonn Valerian Zorin German Federal Republic Washington State Department U. S. Air Force Europe

Catholics Elevate Rev Leven First Oklahoma Native Bishop

Monsignor Stephen A. Leven of Blackwell becomes Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio Texas with consecration in Oklahoma City at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral. Archbishop Lucey leads ceremony with 36 bishops others present. Leven, pastor at Enid and former parish priest in several towns, will retreat at St Gregory's Abbey before ordination.

Stephen A. Leven Blackwell Leven San Antonio Texas Robert E. Lucey Oklahoma City Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Eugene J. McGuinness Tulsa Oklahoma Thomas K. Gorman Dallas and Fort Worth James A. McNulty Paterson N.J Monsignor St. Gregory’s Abbey Shawnee St. Francis Church Newkirk Bristow Drumright Tonkawa Enid St. Francis Xavier Church

Cityan Reports Wife Is Missing

Jackie Baumli of 913 H reported over the weekend that his 16-year-old wife Ollie Bell Baumli has been missing from their Lawton home since last Thursday. He said he went to Saint Joseph, Missouri, her hometown, to search for her. relatives had not seen or heard from her. He described her as reddish blonde, blue eyes, wearing a red coat and checkered dress, about 115 pounds.

Dallas Joseph Deangelo Brooklyn Deangelo Pittsburg Downton Texas New Mexico Louisiana Missouri Illinois Minnesota Ohio Arizona California Jackie Baumli Ollie Bell Baumli Lawton Saint Joseph Baumli

Red China drafts 30 letter alphabet for Chinese romanization

Peiping radio reports Hu Yu-chi says China has prepared a 30 letter alphabet for possible future romanization of written Chinese. Hu, deputy chairman of the conference, announced the plan as Chinese writing uses about 10 000 characters.

Tokyo Red China Hu Yu-chi Peiping Radio

Literal minded children test adult sales talks and bias

A Hopkins Syndicate anecdote highlights how literal children notice details adults ignore from "If you boys don't sit still, she'll turn over" to a Grand Canyon diary entry about spitting a mile. It argues that consumers’ true attitudes differ from glossy advertising and urges adults to model clarity for kids.

Butch Edmondson Butch M Emery Gray Emery

Witness Falls Dead At Capitol Hearing

Randolph E. Paul a senior Treasury official under F D Roosevelt collapsed and died at a Capitol hearing. Capitol Hill physician Dr James L Keating said he likely died of a coronary attack with death pronounced about 20 minutes after he slumped against a table.

Washington Randolph E. Paul Treasury Franklin D. Roosevelt Capitol James L. Keating Capitol Hill Paul Keating

Show Business Across

Word list style clues for a show business themed crossword puzzle. Includes entries for comedians actors singers and related terms with brief definitions and cross references.

Puzzle Answer Clues and Solutions Listed

A compact list connects each clue to its solution, matching terms like distance mark to milepost and century plant to century plant. Other answers include prefixes for half and terms for impudent and elevator, with city in and clans noted.

Oklahoma

Egg Grading Program to Aid Producers and Consumers

County agent Lewis Haydock will provide information on egg grading and accept license applications from Comanche county residents. The program aims to offer better quality eggs, set producer prices by grade, and help retailers by reducing customer complaints. Licenses from the State Department of Agriculture are due July 1 each year. carton labels cost one fourth cent per dozen.

Lewis Haydock Comanche County State Department of Agriculture Lawton Haydock

Sandstone Story to Be Told by Males in Boston

Cheyenne Oklahoma banker L L Males will present the sandstone story to the National Association of Soil Conservation Supervisors in Boston on Wednesday. The sandstone detent dams are in Roger Mills County.

Cheyenne Okla L. L Oklahoma National Association of Soil Conservation Supervisors Boston Roger Mills Couny

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