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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1956

Page

8

Oklahoma school tax amendment shown working in state

Gov. Raymond Gary said the school amendment is working as expected as only 66 of 1,732 districts voted the extra ad valorem tax. The 66 districts raised about $2.48 million, with Oklahoma City and Tulsa accounting for most, and 487 new teachers added statewide last year.

Oklahoma City Raymond Gary Gary Oklahoma Roy Emans State Education Department Oklahoma County Tulsa County Tulsa

Prince Rainier Settles Into Hollywood Stay For Grace Kelly

Prince Rainier III of Monaco began a month long Hollywood stay to be near his fiancée Grace Kelly who is working on a film. The couple met briefly Tuesday after the prince arrived from Phoenix Aziz. He visited her Pacific Palisades home before she left for work and then began house hunting.

Hollywood Prince Rainier III of Monaco Grace Kelly Phoenix Aziz Pacific Palisades

Eye test accuracy questioned for driving in moving objects

UCLA researchers warn that reading the bottom line of an eye chart does not prove sufficient vision for driving. Studies show that static target tests fail to reflect real performance with moving objects, suggesting drivers may be deemed fit though their dynamic vision is poorer.

Ing UCLA

Mineral oil blamed for lung risk in aged patients

New York scientists report 440 autopsies at St Barnabas Hospital show mineral oil and oils can invade the lungs of the aged and debilitated, causing lipid pneumonia in over 10 percent of cases. They urge stopping ingestion or instillation of oily materials in the elderly and warn against oily nose drops and jelly on mucous passages.

Delos Smith New York Hollis K. Russell Jean- Pierre Gaudy Samuel L. Beranbaum St. Barnabas Hospital Medical Society of New York

Jordanians Out To End British Hold On Army

Cairo reports Jordanian nationalists seek to end British control of the Arab Legion financed by a large subsidy and led by Lt Gen John Bagot Glubb. They accuse Glubb of political influence while Bedouin and refugee groups clash with his forces as Nascent leaders push for a Jordanian command and possible treaty changes.

Wilton Wynn Cairo Egypt Britain Jordan Iran Mohammed Mossadegh Mossadegh Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Arab Legion John Bagot Glubb Glubb Legion National Front Suleiman Nabulsi Nabulsi Arab Legion Command Samir el Rifai

Kosher labeling bill proposed in Kentucky

Rep Morris Weintraub of Newport introduced a bill in the Kentucky State Legislature to prohibit merchants from labeling foods as kosher unless they meet Orthodox Jewish standards. The measure targets meat and other foods labeled kosher without meeting these religious specifications.

Frankfort Morris Weintraub Newport

Youthful Editor Dies In Hospital

Boston. The Boston Rocket ceased publication as editor Robert Decker nine, died yesterday at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital from cirrhosis of the liver. He had run a pencilled news sheet from his bed noting patients, nurses, doctors and a Christmas quote. An AP reporter interviewed him and a photographer captured his image.

Boston Boston Rocket Robert Decker Bobby Massachusetts Memorial Hospital Associated Press

CAB Examiner Extends Midwestern Air Service Probe

Civil Aeronautics Board hearing examiner Curtis Henderson tentatively agreed to widen the study area for air service needs in seven Midwestern states. He said the extension would include Billings Montana Denver to the west Chicago and St. Louis to the east St. Louis Kansas City and Lincoln to the south and to the northern Minnesota boundary.

Washington Civil Aeronautics Board Curtis Henderson Billings Mont Denver Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Lincoln Neb Minnesota

Abbott Jury Extends Seventh Day in Berkeley Slaying Case

The Oakland jury weighing Burton Abbott for the kidnapping and murder of 14 year old Stephanie Bryan enters a seventh day with a near deadlock. Abbott's attorneys asked Judge Charles Wade Snook for a progress report while the state seeks the death penalty labeling the Berkeley girl’s slaying as the act of a sexual psychopath.

Oakland Calif Burton Abbott Stephanie Bryan Abbott Charles Wade Snook Snook Stephanie Berkeley

Writer Caught In Act In Louisville Thefts

Jonathan Faris Parks of Fresno California, 31, arrested yesterday in Louisville for stealing a typewriter and a phonograph from Radio Station WKYW. He told police he was a writer by trade.

Louisville Jonathan Faris Parks Fresno Calif Parks WKYW

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