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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1954
Page
9
A public school crew rebuilt a main water line after a rusted section failed Sunday night on the north side of the junior high. Water was cut to the building by custodians but summer classes and administration continued. Crew aimed to finish repairs by late today while most custodians are on vacation.
A 15-year-old Raymond Kitchenmeister armed with a pistol boarded an American Airlines DC-4 bound for Mexico City. He forced entry to the cockpit demanding to go to Mexico City. Captain William Bonnell shot the youth, who died later at Berea Community Hospital. the boy’s younger brother Donald 12 accompanied him on the flight. The plane, which left New York earlier, stopped in Buffalo and Cleveland and resumed to St. Louis Fort Worth en route to Mexico City arriving Wednesday night.
New York reports a growing wave of outside advisory firms as nearly half of 1 753 surveyed consultants began handling client troubles since 1940. Firms average 60 000 yearly revenue with six to seven employees and two or three partners.
Chinese businessman Ku Chih Chang, 48, was arrested in New York on a grand larceny charge over alleged theft of 810000 in Nationalist funds. Nationalist officials accuse Chang of receiving three checks from Gen Pang Li Mow and conspiring to skim war surplus money, with some doubt about the total remaining unaccounted for.
Yma Sumac and husband Moises Vivanco were detained by immigration officials in New York upon arrival. Edward J. Shaughnessy declined to reveal details while the couple attributed the issue to possible professional jealousy and asserted their love for the United States.
Only one agenda item registered by noon for tonight's city council meeting, a proposed amendment to the milk ordinance. A quorum was not expected to be present due to the primary election, and a committee had been assigned to draft the change.
Three Kansas City teenagers Daniel Earnest Johnson Shirley Jean Washburn and Wanda Lee Stevens 17 or 18 were arrested in Dallas after admitting a string of burglaries and robberies. They allegedly stole a car in Topeka Kansas on July 2 and planned further crimes from June.
Bedhampton scene reports John Cook an electrical engineer, nine inch ankles, wins a local ankle contest after slipping in his wife’s nylons and high heels. Judges later award first to the runner up, noting the outcome as a staged joke. Other items report a fire department inquiry into sparks at the Russian consulate and a Los Angeles man’s tame robin George demanding human foods.
The New York City Children’s Court, seen by police as lax, handled 5 762 delinquents last year with 1 069 sent to institutions. Officers blame lenient judges who lecture rather than punish, noting half of offenders would be in institutions if possible. The piece calls the court a weak weapon in fighting juvenile crime.
London shoppers faced rationing end with prices still high. Butchers reported many housewives browsing but few purchases as price increases lingered. A Reading rump steak rose 14 cents while a northwest London shop sold steak at 91 cents, up from 49 cents the prior week.
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin has returned to Washington after a 19 day vacation and will resume work at his desk this afternoon according to his office.
Highway patrol troopers issued over 1700 courtesy warnings every day in May. The high figure highlights frequent outreach rather than penalties, reflecting a focus on warning drivers and promoting road safety during the month.
The U S surplus investment fell by 79 443 000 from April 30 to May 31 as farmer redemptions of wheat and cotton rise. February investment neared 6 5 billion. May figures show 2 648 243 000 to farmers on crops and 3 461 050 000 in commodities owned by the department. Losses from price support operations total 264 688 for the period July 1 1953 to May 31 1954, with 1953 losses reaching 61 146 000 mainly from selling commodities below cost.
A moderately severe earthquake was registered on seismographs in New York area universities. Dr. Frank Press of Columbia estimated the epicenter about 5,800 miles northwest of New York with locations in the Kurile Islands. The shocks were reported miles from New York in an undetermined direction.
The ADA backs a Kefauver bill to curb one man hearings and reform the permanent investigating subcommittee. Sen. McCarthy has faced criticism over such hearings while Sen. Estes Kefauver sponsors the effort in the Senate. Gunther criticized a state Mundt subcommittee reform push.
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