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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1956

Page

14

Congress Debates Farm Price Supports Amid Claims

The Senate Agriculture Committee fronts a heated exchange over rigid farm price supports in the omnibus farm bill. A minority report by five members warns rigid supports hurt farmers and consumers and would counter the soil bank. The majority defends rigid supports as immediate aid. Debates set to begin next week. House plans to prep for Senate bill. Also, Senate subcommittee questions strategic sale of Western materials to Communist nations. House probes potential excess profits by military aircraft manufacturers. Liquor ads face Interstate ban opposition from newspapers agencies and stations. A Cuban nickel plant inquiry may seek possible perjury review by the Justice Department.

Washington Senate Senate Agriculture Committee Soil Bank Agriculture Committee House Agriculture Committee Congress Jack Brooks D-Tex House Nicaro Cuba Justice Department General Services Edmund F. Mansure

Kiwanians Endorse Lake Test Plans for Reservoir Feasibility

Lawton Kiwanis backs city plan to obtain engineering data by court order if needed to test Elgin site feasibility for a new water reservoir. City council authorized entry onto private property for core tests after owners refused peaceful access. The resolution argues water supply supports growth and pledges fair compensation for relocations if a lake is built.

Lawton Kiwanis Club Elgin Kiwanis Fort Sill Oklahoma

Deaf Navajo Boy Faces Blindness At Young Age

David Ghee a 13 year old Navajo student at the New Mexico School for the Deaf may lose sight to congenital glaucoma within months. He loves horses and art, and doctors say no cure exists now. Perkins Institute may admit him but federal funds are unavailable to cover about 600 dollars needed to send him to Massachusetts for help.

David New Mexico School For the Deaf Manuelito N.M Marshall Hester The School For the Deaf Daniel J. Burns Perkins Institute Watertown Mass Burns Federal Indian Service Massachusetts Hester

Red Leaders Attack One Man Rule At Kremlin Congress

Soviet Prime leaders Khrushchev Suslov and Mikoyan challenge personal rule at the 20th Congress. Suslov denounces the one leader cult while Mikoyan praises collective leadership and criticizes individual power, signaling a shift after Khrushchev’s broad critique.

Moscow Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Mikhail Suslov Anastas Mikoyan Mikoyan Stalin Lenin Tass Suslov

Parking Fines Aid Iowa Students

The University of Iowa said about 130 students can thank campus parking fines for their education. Over the last 4 1/2 years fines have provided 11000 dollars in aid to needy students.

Iowa City Iowa University of Iowa

Curtain Time For Claudia At Cameron College Auditorium

Curtain time is 8 p m today for Claudia Lawton Little Theater second season production at Cameron College auditorium It will be repeated saturday Tickets at the auditorium door Wini Rutter plays Claudia Pete Kendra as David Naughton Mrs A S Andrews as Mrs Brown Lt Paul Payson Lois Adams Eno Frakes Benne Daniel star opposite Cast list includes John Denney director Ruth Johnson stage manager Col Ret and Mrs Grant Mangum box office in charge Production crew named with Billie Marie Darling sound Miss Daniel lighting Judy Hittle Elizabeth Killian props Mary Belle Deskins art Lewis Campbell set construction Leslie Howard costumes Neil Hagler make up Claudia by Rose Franken drew a 500 run Broadway engagement praised by George Jean Nathan as highly likable.

Claudia Lawton Little Theater Cameron College Auditorium Wini Rutter Pete Kendra David Naughton A. S. Andrews Brown Mary Belle Deskins Lewis Campbell Leslie Howard Neil Hagler Rose Franken George Jean Nathan

Greece election heads to final hours amid security alert

Greek army and police stand on high alert as a crucial parliamentary vote nears. Observers rate the race 50 50 for a possible popular front government that could shift Greece away from Western commitments. the outcome concerns Soviet supporters and Western allies in the Mediterranean and Near East. The campaign centers on foreign policy disputes over Cyprus and domestic social and economic reform under NATO aligned Greece.

Athens Greece Popular Front Russia West Mediterranean Near East Middle East Asia Turkey Yugoslavia Britain Cyprus

Tillman County Singing Convention Sets Sunday

Tillman County Singing convention will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the Pentecostal Holiness church in Frederick. Harry Schreiner of Manitou is president with Marvin Hughes of Frederick as vice president and Mrs Gladys Schreiner serving as secretary.

Frederick Tillman County Pentecostal Holiness Church Harry Schreiner Manitou Marvin Hughes Gladys Schreiner

Widow and children attend premiere where father dies on screen

Mrs. Wallace Millard of Rose Bud and her two young children traveled 300 miles to Sioux Falls for the Hollywood premiere of The Last Hunt. The 25 year old mother, widowed six months earlier, watched her husband die on screen as real sorrow echoed in the theater. The MGM western was shot in South Dakota's Black Hills last summer, before the 37 year old man's death in a car crash.

Wallace Millard Rose Bud S.D Coco Parmelee Millard Robert Taylor MGM South Dakota Black Hills

Billy Graham Flies to Formosa for Evangelist Tour

American evangelist Billy Graham arrived in Formosa on Friday for a world tour stop. He is scheduled to speak in Taipei and other major cities during the visit, highlighting his religious outreach and international mission.

Taipei Formosa Billy Graham

Revival Tour Draws 500 at Airport Meet with NC Preacher

A crowd of about 500 Christians, primarily Chinese, gathered at the airport to hear a North Carolina preacher during a revival tour stop.

North Carolina

Evening World Schedule of Shows and Venues

The page lists a busy lineup with Masquerade Party at 10:00, Big 6 Jamboree at 10:15, and Lawrence Welk performances at 11:00 and 11:30 among other acts. Other items include Damon Runyon segments and News & Weather updates.

Oklahoma Air Force Digest News & Weather Industry On Parade Roy Bean John Daly Silhouette Tony Martin Art Linkletter Rocky Mt. Boys Bud Wilkinson Front Row Center Mama Hollywood Capt. Gallant Guy Lombardo Superman Weather & News Voice of Faith Rin Tin Tin John Silver Medical Research Dad All Star Theatre Frontier Private Secretary Comedy Hour Ed Sullivan Playwrights TV Playhouse GE Theatre Halls of Ivy Ray Milland Amateur Hour Alfred Hitchcock Loretta Young Adventure Susie Liberace Drew Pearson Warner Bros Nightcap Theatre Hunter Jack Paar Vivian Dorothy Wilson NBC Kid’s Corner Range Rider Danny Nat Fleming Sherlock Holmes Patti Page Studio One Highway Patrol Eddie Cantor TBA Pendulum Crossroads Industry Bowting Wild Bill Hickok L. O. Nelson Dinah Shore Annie Oakley Eddie Fisher Andy’s U.S. Steel Hour 20Th Century Fox Monte C Famous Playhouse Jackie Ellis Front & Center China Smith TV Traveler TV Digest Ozark Quartet Studio 57 Movietime Hair Creations Trust Your Wife Star Playhouse Big Story Tonight Late Watch Pride of the Family Bill Corum Justice Roy Rogers Frontier Theatre Bruce Palmer Sary Hank Thompson People’s Choice Bill Hickok Bowling Times Kreuger George Gobel Rasslers Damon Runyon Lawrence Welka Lawrence Welk

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Congress Today Free World House Armed Services Investigating Senate Commerce Committee Kiwanians Back Lake Santa Fe, N.M David Ghee Stanley Johnson Iowa University Wolverton Electric Co McCord’s C Avenue Wolverton Electric and Applance S. Std Sheridan Rd C Ave Williams Jewelry Aniing Usdee I Williams By Wesley G. Pippert Sioux Falls Edwards & Edwards Lawson Letzo Nat’l. Plumbing Lith & F Ernie Wyatt Buster Wyatt S. W. Okla Carpenter Bendix Buomartic Halsey Cache Road Channel Channel 4 Kfdx-Tv Homer Bell American Forum Kangaroo Garry Moore Ernie Kovac Arthur Godfrey Oral Roberts Church of Christ Star & Story Bob Crosby Pinky Lee My Little Margie Robin Rood News Caravan Crown Theatre Behind the Badge Burns & Allen Texas In Review Voice of Firestone the Medic I Love Lucy Dottle Mack Mr. D.A Robert Montgomery Bride Soldier of Fortune Miller Brothers Lone Ranger Hopalong Cassidy Hank of Wilderness Capt. Kangaroo Winky Dink Fury Winchell Mahoney Texas Rangers Scotty & Kids Buffalo Bill, Jr Mr Wizard Brave Eagle Facts Forum Milton Berle Phi Silvers Phil Silvers Navy Jane Wyman Millie Little Margie Waterfront Circle Theatre Crunch & Des MGM Parade Celebrity Theatre Ethel & Albert Disneyland Sgt. Preston Hobby Time Director’s Playhouse Godfrey & Friends Badge TV Theatre Cisco Kid Groucho Marx Robert Cummings Dragnet Climax Police Call Gildersleeve Riley Amos & Andy Hollywood Hour Creative Crafts Texas Wildlife Secret Journal Ford Theatre Video Theatre Miss Brooks the Crusaders City Detective Science Theatre Playhouse of Stars the Wise Cavalcade of Sports Perry Como Jackie Gleason Married Joan Star Theatre Eee Philco Tire and Supply Sprague’s Furniture Mart Radio Zenith Southwestern Radio and Sound S. 4Th
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