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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1958
Page
11
New York UP reports the Gotham City Board of Education ordered immediate suspensions for students charged with violence or insubordination to protect regular classes amid a surge of stabbings and beatings. Officials cite two incidents and a grand jury report urging swift action and broader removal of disruptive youths from schools.
In Decatur Georgia a 12 man jury began deliberations to decide if Margaret Burton a 51 year old divorcee should face prison for allegedly embezzling 186 009 from a clinic where she was secretary Burton who testified in her own behalf claimed the doctors asked her to place funds in her account to dodge taxes She appeared in court in a wheelchair after fainting The trial included a 13th juror as safeguard against a prior mistrial The case highlights a complex tax evasion allegation with Victims of Tax Plot noted and the court scene attracted capacity attendance The article also oddly mentions ocean floors covering 70 percent of the Blobc.
Funeral services are set for Saturday at Becker Funeral Home chapel for C A Naylor 65 of Faxon who died Thursday morning at Oklahoma City Veterans Hospital. Burial will follow in Faxon Cemetery.
Chicago grain market reports show ongoing fluctuations with open high low and close values. Traders monitor supply demand shifts, weather patterns, and export demand influencing prices for corn wheat and soybeans on the trading floor.
Mikhail A. Menshikov arrived to lead Moscow’s embassy and seek quick talks with Secretary of State Dulles and President Eisenhower as U S Soviet negotiations edge toward a possible summit. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson leaves for Moscow. Bulganin says he favors diplomatic exchange to prep a meeting. Menshikov vows peace and cooperation and aims to normalize trade and strengthen mutual understanding.
In Panama City, Archbishop Beckman urged Roman Catholics to skip Billy Graham’s revival meetings tonight and Saturday, warning of possible excommunication for attending non-Catholic services. Graham expressed surprise at Catholic opposition as crowds greeted him in Caracas and Baranquilla en route. A separate report notes Church of God Bishop Homer Tomlinson arriving Saturday and planning a controversial throne outside the presidential palace, self‑proclaiming dominion over Panama.
State highway division engineer Stansell H. Byers expects the Tulsa-Okmulgee beeline to near completion by about May 15 if weather cooperates. With a good break, completion could come earlier. excessive rain could delay it. The base is virtually finished and only six miles of asphalt remain south of Glenpool.
Calvin Parks, charged with petty larceny, was found guilty of stealing a beehive, bees, and honey from farmer Jeff Aldridge near Beaver Dam Kentucky. A search found a quart of honey and honeycomb at Parks home. the bees were dead outdoors in the snow.
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