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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1954

Page

9

Coffee Price Rise Continues Amid Scattered Resistance

Coffee prices climb with limited pushback from housewives and restaurateurs. Retailers report rising sales as households stock up, while experts warn prices could reach 1.25 per pound by month end. Burglars stole 12,000 pounds valued at 1 a pound for loot amid rising coffee values.

America Neee Oklahoma City Des Moines San Francisco Minneapolis Madison Wis Salt Lake City Cleveland Boston Hartford

Hemingway recounts African plane crashes and luck

Ernest Hemingway, back in Entebbe with his fourth wife Mary Welsh, jokes about luck after surviving two weekend plane crashes. He plans to write about the African trip and may fly again once a new plane is found. The group avoided sandspits and crocodiles, camping near Murchison Falls as mosquitoes and snoring provide comic fodder.

Entebbe Uganda Ernest Hemingway Civilization Mary Welsh Chicago Hemingway Roy Marsh Lake Victoria Lake Albert Esca Murchison Falls Marsh Upper Nile

Bennett Seeks Change of Venue in Reported Incident Trial

Floyd A. Bennett 24 and Billy Faulkner 22 face first degree charges over a September attack on a Lawton girl. Bennett seeks a venue change citing press and TV prejudice. Judge Landers set a hearing after denying a prior motion. Both suspects await jury trial in Superior Court.

Floyd A. Bennett Lawton Comanche County Bennett Lewis Derke Robert Landers Paul Busby Landers Derke Busby Faulkner Fifth Judicial District Grady Caddo Stephens Cotton Jefferson Comanche Fort Supply Mental Institution

Post Office Probes Victor Proposal for Mobile Mail Route

Washington officials will study Rep. Wickersham's idea to create mobile highway post offices along a 25-town branch of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line between Wichita Falls Texas and Forgan Oklahoma. Separately Albert Day will review using the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge more for recreation in southwest Oklahoma.

Washington Post Office Department Wickersham D-Okla Wichita Falls Tex Forgan Okla Albert Day Fish and Wildlife Service Oklahoma Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge

Sabre jets arrive at Clark Field Philippines for duty

The U S Air Force announced that a flight of Sabre jets has landed at Clark Field in the Philippines to join the 13th Air Force stationed there.

Philippines Tokyo U.S. Air Force Clark Field 13Th Air Force

Rioting Students Cut Madrid Radio Off Air

Rioting students seized Madrid Radio and silenced it for about 30 minutes amid clashes with police in the Spanish capital. Demonstrators demanded the resignation of public security director Brig. Gen. Rafael Hierro Martinez after a violent confrontation near the British Embassy and a day of anti-British protest.

Madrid Gibraltar Spain Rafael Hierro Martinez Public Security Hierro

Toll Road Election Delays Supreme Court Opinions

Oklahoma City reports a toll road election delays the state Supreme Court opinions by one day. Capitol closures halt oral arguments previously set for tomorrow. opinions will be issued tomorrow.

Supreme Court Oklahoma City State Supreme Court

Test Case On City Stop Sign Ads Appealed To High Court

The criminal court of appeals will decide if Lawton can sell advertising on rear stop signs. King Enterprises president L S King appealed after a $25 fine for unlawfully placing an unauthorized sign. The test case aims to interpret a 1953 state law on stop sign advertising. The ruling may affect similar city agreements statewide.

Criminal Court of Appeals Lawton L. S. King King Enterprises King S. R. Harper Harper

Rape Slayings Probe Falls Into Routine Police Work

Levittown Pennsylvania police continue a methodical hunt for the man who killed 15 year old Marta Gibbons. Her seminude body was found beside a lakeshore a mile from her home. She disappeared Friday night after her parents left. Police found tire tracks near the scene and link them to the suspect’s car. The case has unsettled residents of the fast growing suburb.

Levittown Marta Gibbons Marta

Sooner Solons Hit Economic Report

Washington lawmakers from Oklahoma warn the Randall Commission report on foreign economic policy will hurt domestic lead zinc and oil sectors. Rep. Ed Edmondson says Oklahoma faces adversity as imports rise and unemployment climbs. Rep. Tom Steed fears commission recommendations could worsen independent oil conditions.

Washington Oklahoma Randall Commission Ed Edmondson Secretary of the Interior Edmondson

Bids Open for Northwestern State College Pool in Oklahoma

Sealed bids for an indoor swimming pool at Northwestern State College Alva will be opened Feb. 24 at the secretary of the state board of regents office in the capitol.

Oklahoma City Jam Northwestern State College Alva Secretary of the State Board of Regents Capitol

Grand Jury Indicts Realtor's Kidnapers in California Case

A Sacramento grand jury indicts a real estate broker Leonard Mosko vitz and two accomplices Scene and Lear on kidnapping and conspiracy charges under California Little Lindbergh Law. The suspects refused to testify. Moskovitz was held 2% days by abductors who demanded a $300000 ransom.

Kiddapite Sf Soe Leonard Moskovitz Sacramento California San Quentin L Chamber Scene Lear Moskovitz

Spartan to Begin Service at Frederick Airport

Spartan Aircraft Co plans April 1 start for aircraft maintenance at Frederick municipal airport using local buildings. The city of Frederick hosted a news conference announcing job creation and new operations at the Spartan facility.

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