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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
6
Unofficial returns published for 56 Comanche county precincts show partial results for statewide and local races. The document notes complete unofficial counts including a focus on the lieutenant governor race and related county outcomes.
In Tishomingo county southeast of the town two boys, Roger Bill Baker 6 and Michael Baker 10, were bitten by a 14 inch rattlesnake while playing in a barn. The cousins were rushed to an Ada hospital in serious condition with legs swollen from venom. The snake first bit Michael and then a second time struck Roger Bill. The boys fought the snake with a stick and called their parents, who finished off the reptile.
More than 200 military and civilian personnel of Army Field Forces Board No 1 moved into Fort Sill buildings 3429 and 1655 to begin work Col L D Adams will head until July 20 when Col James F Ammerman arrives Board No 5 at Fort Bragg will coordinate with XVIII Airborne and 82d Airborne for airborne material development and testing.
An advertisement extols Clorox as an economical bleach for cottons and linens. It promises faster stain and mildew removal, bright colors, and sanitizing deodorizing effects. It claims to lengthen fabric life by reducing rubbing and notes its gentler chlorine formula safe for kitchen and bathroom surfaces and even pet care.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that the housefly occurs in any area inhabited by humans, indicating its widespread presence alongside human settlements.
Sailors from the French liner Chili report spotting a large white cloud rising like an atomic blast path over the Pacific about 17 miles off Ensenada Baja California. Capt. Olin and First Officer Jel Wilbert described a huge white billow and gray mushroom stem hovering above clear skies with no flash or sound of an explosion.
Bonn Germany The West German Defense Commission led by Theodor Blank drafts a law to allow conscientious objectors to refuse military service. The measure targets members of religious groups that reject armed force and seeks detailed treatment rules for objectors.
The 200th AFA Battalion honors its 40th birthday under Lt. Col. Donald K. Morris. Its lineage traces to 1914 as the 1st Cavalry, with roots back to 1774, and July marked as the unit’s anniversary month. The battalion served on the Mexican Border in 1916 and was federalized in 1917 for World War I, earning five more battle streamers after earlier honors, then expanded its campaign credits in 1944 during the St Lo breakout.
Jackie Cagle and Alton Huntt are convalescing at Wichita Falls Air Force base hospital after a collision en route from Fort Bliss to Sterling. Three others in the other car died in the accident.
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