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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1956
Page
6
A short devotional line by Henry Francis Lyte praising faith in God. The speaker asserts fearlessness with divine blessing and comfort amid hardship, framing reliance on Providence as weightless and enduring through bitterness.
President Eisenhower sticks to a balanced budget stance in the State of the Union, resisting a tax cut despite political pressure. He cites high peacetime prosperity and rising defense and foreign aid costs, pledging to balance the budget before any tax relief. Congress may test his resolve as it weighs future tax policy and funding for farms schools and highways.
Apprehension marks Adenauer turning 80 as West Germany’s Bonn government faces an uncertain near term. His integrity prestige and leadership are praised for European unity while concerns mount over possible retirement or death and the impact on Cold War German policy. Possible successors lack his initial prestige and direction.
A compact Q and A covering Cathay as China, the Age of Reason during the French Revolution, Avignon as Papal seat in the 14th century, the clepsydra dating to Plato around 400 B C and used by Rome by 159 B C, and Admiral Byrd's first South Pole flight in November 1929.
Peter Edson surveys President Eisenhower's State of the Union, noting more old, unfinished business than new. He highlights planned foreign aid commitments, budget restraint, tax policy, health and housing expansions, immigration reform, and numerous future messages to Congress, painting a optimistic but cautious view of Republican policies. The piece contrasts optimism with ongoing farm relief gaps and wartime-era economic constraints.
Hollywood report states actress Janis Paige will marry television producer Arthur Stander, producer of "It's Always Jan." The ceremony is set for January 18 in Las Vegas. Paige met Stander during her Broadway run in Pajama Game and left Broadway the next March to star in his TV series.
Creighton University student Sam Pirruccello reported to police that a thief broke into his car in Omaha and stole two textbooks on crime, a notebook outlining criminal investigations, and a copy of the Nebraska criminal statutes.
Dr George W Crane argues college benefits extend beyond majors. An extra year yields cultural growth, global contacts, confidence, and skills in crisis and deadlines, with higher long term earnings. Laura should consider at least one year of college despite unclear career goals.
Doctor Edwin P. Jordan describes the so called seven year itch as a misnomer for scabies. He notes multiple effective treatments exist, suggests persistent scratching may cause secondary infection, and explains the origin of the term saracoptes scabies.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains scabies causes and spread in crowded settings and winter months. It stresses accurate diagnosis, cautious use of treatments that can irritate skin, and hygiene to prevent spread while outlining common remedies containing sulfur, DDT, rotenone, pyrethrum, and benzobenzoate.
In a Washington briefing Marquis Childs says Democrats will concentrate on Ezra Taft Benson and Douglas McKay as top targets in the 1956 strategy. They aim to document McKay’s so called giveway of natural resources and dispute his mining decisions in Oregon's Rogue River and Hells Canyon disputes. Stack comments on typecasting and his 1955 escape.
Hollywood shifts to foreign stars as 50 percent of revenue comes from abroad. Burt Lancaster Gina Lollabrigida Anna Magnani Rossana Podesta Alan Ladd Sarita Montiel Mario Lanza Alec Guinness Grace Kelly Trevor Howard and Audrey Hepburn are lined up for major projects. CBS TV faces red faces after halting My Favorite Husband while My wife fell asleep gag echoes onlookers.
Puzzle style clue list, featuring across and down entries for a themed word game. Contains references to Ronald and various cryptic style hints plus multiple abbreviated forms and terms, inviting solver to fill a grid with matching letter sequences.
Across clues yield terms: roman date is MM, hops kilns are oasts, bind is tie, from is out of, hasten is hurry, last is final, iron is Fe, formerly is erst, anatomical network is plexus, Shakespeare's river is Avon, auricular is ear, saucy is pert, fruit drinks are nectars, bitter vetch is chickling pea, sheepfold is fold, fiber knots are tucks, Greenland Eskimo is Inuit.
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