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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1954
Page
9
United Press analysis notes Communists built a powerful grip in Guatemala over a decade and were outlawed after a 12 day revolt. Arbenz resigns, crackdown follows, marking a West victory in the Cold War and signaling potential wider Latin American pressure against communism.
Washington weighs Soviet claims of a 5,000 kilowatt nuclear plant as a lever in the Cold War. Experts note peaceful atom power could aid power-poor nations, while lawmakers push revisions to U S atomic law to expand foreign sharing, a global pool, and private industry role.
The May traffic fatalities fell to 2,960, a 2 percent drop from May 1953, per the National Safety Council. Through the first five months, 13,470 deaths occurred, down 3 percent from 14,150 a year earlier.
Oklahoma City July 1 Tulsa citizens asked the state supreme court for another hearing on the city water fluoridation law after the court upheld the ordinance adding fluoride to Tulsa water as a measure against tooth decay. Represented by James B. Coppedge the plaintiffs argued fluoridation should require consent, claiming it could affect those over 12 years old like experiments in war trials. The court compared fluorine addition to chlorine.
Perry Oklahoma city council tentatively approves a 224 thousand 507 dollar seventy four cent budget for the 1954 55 fiscal year, an increase of 9 thousand 927 dollars 95 cents over the prior year.
Oklahoma City July 1 state Supt Oliver Hodge says war babies boosted state school enrollment by 8586 children. Total ages 6 to 17 reach 475953, the largest gain since 1950, with expected growth for four to five years. Tulsa County up 3435. Oklahoma City 438 more pupils.
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