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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1956

Page

12

Lausche says he is available for nomination for president

Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche told Meet the Press he would be available for the Democratic nomination but has no current plans to seek it. He named five states that encouraged him Florida New Hampshire Massachusetts Indiana and Minnesota while noting he is not leaving Ohio. He focuses on a possible U S Senate run and remains favorable to Eisenhower if the GOP nominee is restored health.

Cleveland Frank J. Lausche Ohio Florida New Hampshire Massachusetts Indiana Minnesota George Bender Eisenhower NBC Meet the Press Soa Estes Kefauver Tennessee Kefauver Adlai E. Stevenson

Area Men In Service Area Men In Service

SAM HILL SPENDS LEAVE IN LAWTON Seaman Apprentice USN Sam Hill visits brother R T Hill during a 14 day leave at 225 E Gore Lawton He will report back to San Francisco for duty aboard the USS Noble AO 106 after leave Seaman 3-c Max Zea visits parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Zea 1307 Lincoln Then leaves for San Diego for duty aboard the aircraft carrier USS Shangri La The ship sails later this week for duty in the Far East.

Sam Hill Lawton USN R. T. Hill E. Gore San Francisco Calif Max Zea Glenn Zea Lincoln San Diego Japan Far East

Storm Bars Rescue Of Beached Ships

High winds and heavy seas washed away hope of immediate rescue for the destroyer escort USS Basilone and salvage tug Seneca stranded on mud flats off Ft. Story. Navy officials said neither vessel was in serious danger as crews of 280 remained aboard after Basilone grounded early Thursday and Seneca followed Saturday while attempting to free the destroyer.

Norfolk Ft. Story Seneca Navy

Soviet Plans Intensified Propaganda Campaign

Soviet Russia plans an intensified global propaganda push through the Cominform, coordinated with the Russian Communist party. The Cominform, founded October 5, 1947, may be strengthened as part of a renewed cold war campaign, with headquarters in Bucharest.

Soviet Russia Communist Information Bureau Cominform Russian Communist Party Kremlin Nikitai A. Bulganin Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev India Russia Poland Yugoslavia Hungary Bulgaria Romania Czechoslovakia France Italy Tito Bulganin Khrushchev New Delhi Comintern Josef Stalin Bucharest

Pope Pius approves drugless childbirth method

Pope Pius XII endorsed a drugless “childbirth without fear” technique, urging intensive preparation and emotional guidance for labor. He cited usage in Russia, China, and growing acceptance in the United States and France, claiming 85 to 90 percent of such births are painless.

Vatican City Pius XII Russia China United States France

No Decision Made On Atomic Arms For Chiang Kai Shek

Secretary of the Air Donald Quarles stated no decision has been made to supply atomic weapons to Nationalist China if Communist forces attack Formosa. He emphasized that deployment and use of such weapons are controlled by many factors and that coordination with allies would occur, without specifics on timing or location.

Manilap U.S Donald Quarles China Taipei Formosa Quarles

County Over Top In 55 Bond Sales

Comanche county exceeded its 1955 U S Savings Bond quota by 3.2 percent with total sales of 1 860 565 dollars against a 1 802 500 dollar target. Bond chairmen praised residents for investing income in savings and thanked banks, savings and loan associations, and the post office for handling the sales.

Comanche County U.S Grover C. Ralston Ralston John White Lawton Exall English Savings and Loan Associations

Carmody Wins Critics Award From Screen Directors Guild

Francis J Carmody motion picture editor of the Washington Evening Star won the Screen Directors Guild annual critics award. Guild president George Sidney said Carmody’s reviews during the past year were judged most perceptive and beneficial to motion pictures. He will receive the award in Los Angeles on January 29.

Hollywood Francis J Carmody Washington, D.C Evening Star Screen Directors Guild George Sidney Guild Carmody

Radford Rules Out Sending Atomic Weapons to Korea

Admiral Arthur Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a planeside interview in Seoul that it would be impossible to bring atomic weapons into South Korea under the armistice. He did not have information on South Korean requests and planned to confer with President Rhee.

Seoulp Adm Arthur Radford South Korea Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff Rhee

Italians Try Out Poujade System in Milan Movement

Milan fishmongers union leader Raffaele Garbin launches a Poujadist movement aimed at modernizing Italy's fiscal system. The proposed policy would raise the minimum annual taxable income from 240,000 lire to 700,000 lire, with the group presenting itself as a nonpolitical middle class initiative.

Milan Italy Pierre Poujade Raffaele Garbin Milan Fishmongers’ Union Garbin

Gunmen robbed Richmond Boat Club in Louisville stand off

Two masked gunmen forced William Stranger into a room at the Richmond Boat Club in Louisville. An assistant manager emerged from a basement locker room and fired a 12 gauge blast, scattering the robbers who dropped $230 and fled.

Louisville William Stranger Richmond Boat Club

Canadian House Gets Its First Father Son Team

OTTAWA The House of Commons will welcome its first father son pairing in about 65 years when Jean Paul St Laurent 43 son of Prime Minister Louis St Laurent takes a seat. The younger St Laurent expects no speeches this session saying any remarks would appear as coming from his father. He is a Quebec City lawyer elected as Liberal from Temiscouata by election Sept 26 with a 4000 vote margin over PC Jean Paul Berube in a 20000 vote count.

Ottawa House of Commons Jean-Paul St. Laurent Louis St. Laurent St. Laurent Jean-Paul Quebec City Quebec Temiscouata Jean-Paul Berube

Tulsan Dies From Fall At Hut New Year S Eve

Jerome Finch 60 died in a Tulsa hospital from a fall at the American Legion hut on New Year's Eve. He had been unconscious eight days. A World War I veteran, he later taught in Roger Mills County. Funeral services will be in Cheyenne Oklahoma.

Tulsa Okla Jerome Finch American Legion Finch Roger Mills County Cheyenne

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