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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1955
Page
1
After 14 hours of questioning law student John R. Crocker Jr. confessed to beating stabbing and strangling Norma McCauley in her Bel Air mansion. He reenacted the murder detailing hiding in a closet and staging the robbery after she slept.
Rome Italy Antonio Segni a 64 year old Christian Democrat formed a pro Western coalition cabinet ending a two week political crisis calling on President Gronchi to name his ministers. The new government faces parliamentary approval with seats distributed among his party the Social Democrats and Liberals and backed by Republicans.
Forecasters predict fair skies through Friday with near 100 degree highs and a 75 degree low tonight in Lawton. Today’s morning low was 74 and the 11 am reading reached 91. Tuesday’s high hit 94 as a slow temperature rise is expected across the state.
Lawton public schools will begin integrated classes in September following a board vote. About 10 000 white and 1 000 colored students are affected as Lawton follows State Board of Education policies and Supreme Court guidance. District boundaries will be redrawn before August, with some overlap and reassignment of students. The board approved a 1955 56 budget of 2 048 110 and notes Lawton becomes the 17th Oklahoma district to desegregate. Other districts listed plan partial or full integration by September.
Lawton's Board of Education approved a 2 million plus budget for the 1955 56 term, opening in September. The total of 2 048 110 dollars tops last year's allocations by 159 918.99, with teaching salaries the largest expense at 1 346 590 dollars. Separate schools receive 192 280 dollars, down from 216 022.93, as desegregation factors into the plan. The budget will be sent to the county excise board for incorporation into the county budget.
City Attorney Warren Chrisman will employ outside counsel to aid in suing real estate operator Jack Kytle. Superior Court hearing set for July 29 follows a June Municipal Court case ending in a $19 fine and $1 costs for Kytle plus a restraining order against the city. Githen Rhoads may be hired as additional counsel. judge Merle Oaks set a $50 property bond or $20 cash bond on appeal.
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Lawton officials and state leaders plan a 2 p.m. meeting at the state capitol highway offices to discuss urban road problems. Topics include Cache Road widening, Gore Gap road to Carnegie, four lane U.S. 277 from Lawton to Fort Sill Gate No. 1, U.S. 277 south of Lawton improvements, and rebuilding low spots on S. H. 7 to Duncan. Governor Gary backs the project.
Oklahoma City police said 28 year old Mrs. Alice Mae Hollingsworth was abducted last night by former friend Charles Gladwell 34 who forced her into a car drove to Geary and beat her with a rubber hose. She told police she does not want to prosecute.
A Tatao agency report claims about 50 UN prisoners of war from Korea including U S and Canadian officers are being drafted into the Chinese Communist army. The Defense Ministry denied the report. prisoners allegedly arrived in Shanghai June 22 from Manchuria and were moved to Hangchow then attached to artillery units in Fukien province opposite Formosa.
Rioters seize nine officers and eleven inmates held as negotiators clash over parole and classification reforms. Officials report 33 inmates led the revolt, with two hosts released early. Guard and cook among those taken, as authorities maintain control while National Guard readiness remains on standby.
In Sheboygan Wisconsin a mob of up to about 1000 people seized the waterfront area as Kohler Co tried to unload clay from a freighter. Mayor Rudolph Ploetz called a meeting with company officials to pursue labor peace and end mob action. Sheriff Ted Mosch assumed control of law enforcement. officers would be directed into the city as needed. A man was beaten by the mob earlier in the day as workers shouted scab.
Oklahoma City Staff reports the delayed hearing for suspended Highway Patrol Trooper Bud Williamson began with only five of 31 subpoenaed witnesses testifying. Testimony focused on Oran Carson and a wreck involving Lawton bootlegger Lincoln Wade. The hearing covers alleged gross neglect of duty linked to the March crash and Williamson’s claimed motives and conduct.
A U S navy R4D flight recorded Etna’s renewed activity as the crater glows red and spits lava fountains up to 100 feet. The new vent sits 250 by 300 feet inside a 44 year old crater, while the main crater above remains quiet. Two crew members, John Riggins and Lt. R. M. Biggenho, observed the scene from 500 feet.
Three American ex-soldiers Lewis Gripp William Cowart and Otho Bell are en route from Peiping by train to Canton and will be handed to U.S. authorities in Hong Kong Saturday at 1 p.m. local time. Preparations were made for a cool welcome as negotiations flowed through Peiping New Delhi and Hong Kong.
Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark granted a stay of execution to Daryl Chessman to allow a review of his trial. The author of Cell 2455 Death Row has faced two death sentences and two life terms after 17 Los Angeles County charges.
The President said the United States will negotiate in good faith at the Geneva Big Four meeting and that no U S government member claimed Russia would be weakening. He noted Khrushchev’s July Fourth denial and plans for a hopeful attitude at the mid July talks. He also said disarmament may be limited to setting terms for inspections and that Memphis electric plant could render the Dixon Yates project unnecessary, page 9.
Senator Mansfield accused the Eisenhower administration of serious shenanigans in the foreign military aid program. He urged a full Congressional investigation after noting a Defense Department bookkeeping action on June 30 tied to past appropriations. Mansfield warned the move allowed spending without immediate payments, impacting the new fiscal year begun July 1.
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