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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1957

Page

8

Two Irish Rebels Fatally Wounded In Northern Ireland Raid

Police say two IRA raiders were wounded fatally during a brief attack on a barracks near Brockeborough. Officers found informers’ notices six miles away. attackers fled in two trucks after firing on the barracks. Police described a New Year roadblock shootout with TRA extremists nearby.

Brockeborough Northern’ Ireland Irish Republican Army Bend Poe Vice New Years Watch Party TRA Polier Northern Ireland Britain Irish Republic Republic

Pauls Valley Bandits Seen Local Men

Authorities pursue leads to identify two masked men who tried to rob a bank in Pauls Valley Oklahoma. Sheriff Claude Swinney says locals may be involved and notes road blocks hindered pursuit. FBI and State Crime Bureau join local officers in the investigation.

Albert Fossaviee Cerawiy Y Pads Valley Pai Federal Bureau of Investigation State Crime Bureau

Michigan Capital Reports First Triplets Of The Year

Lansing observers announce the first triplets born in Michigan this year and possibly the nation. Gordon Studt and his wife welcomed three healthy babies, two girls and a boy, born within six minutes starting at 3 36 am. in Lansing with doctors noting their good condition.

Lansing Mich Michigan United States Gordon Studt

Altus Woman Dies In New Year Fire

Altus Oklahoma Mrs J C Ford 87 died New Year Day in a fire at her Altus rooming house. She was burned to death in a bathroom when clothing caught fire from an open gas heater. The fire did not spread to other parts of the building and other occupants were not immediately aware. Jackson County Attorney Ross Rutherford confirmed the cause.

Altus Okla J.C Ford Jackson County Ross Rutherford

Mountain Climbers Trapped as Snow Halts Rescue at Mt Blanc

A fierce storm near Chamonix blocked rescuers from reaching two climbers stranded 12 000 feet up Mt Blanc for a second day. Jean Vincendem and Nevis Henry remain aboard a damaged helicopter after a crash during a prior rescue attempt. Four crew members and four others parachuted to safety last Saturday, but rescue efforts are hampered by 30 degree temperatures.

Chamonix France Mt. Blanc Jean Vincendem Nevis Henry Alps

Obscene New Year show prompts police order in OKC

Oklahoma City police Lt. Jack Caldwell called a New Year Eve show obscene and ordered club operator Louis Straugh to tone down the act titled The Devil and the Virgin or face arrest. Straugh said he would close the club temporarily since he cannot present the act featuring a half devil half woman performer described as an artist and a wife of an insurance man.

Oklahoma City Jack Caldwell Caldwell Louis Straugh

Stand Reported Dead Early Morning

A man was found dead after what police described as an overnight incident, with authorities indicating the death likely occurred in the early morning hours. No further details were released pending investigation.

Stand

Free 64 page booklet on world prophecies offered in Los Angeles

A man known as The Voice of Two Worlds offers a free 64 page booklet analyzing famous prophecies and promising power of mind, confidence, and success. He claims three thousand years of Tibetan wisdom and urges readers to request the free 64 page booklet from the Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles with no obligation.

Los Angeles Voice of Two Worlds Tibet Far East Institute of Mentalphysics South Hobart Blvd Dept Calif

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