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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
14
Polio vaccination plans organized in Oklahoma's two largest counties. Midwest City children began the second round Monday. Oklahoma City Tulsa and Enid children will start in the coming days with boosters from last year's trials. Third round plans pending for next fall or winter. State has vaccine for 93,000 shots this cycle.
A simple picnic or backyard supper idea features frankfurters filled with mellow melted cheese and dill pickle. The cheese stuffed franks offer a savory bite with a bright pickle contrast, ideal for casual gatherings and easy grilling.
Doris Duke files a 3 million libel suit in Superior Court in Santa Monica against Confidential magazine. Attorneys say the suit defends her name from unfounded attacks and vows charity donations from any damages. Defendants include publisher Robert Harrison editor Howard Rushmore and purported author Grant Peters.
Mrs. Helen Grace Rogers, 50, died at Mercy hospital from a fractured skull after a man, Garner Smith Hays, 36, allegedly pushed her from a moving car Sunday night. Hays was held in city jail for questioning. he claims a misunderstanding and that Rogers was in the street as he drove off.
Shawnee Oklahoma UPI reports County Attorney Lloyd Henry filed a quo warranto action to remove Sheriff Jim Harrington over four federal liquor convictions. Harrington must answer by August 10 as appeal efforts move between district court and the state Supreme Court amid a beating and related probes.
Casablanca, Morocco, saw calmer scenes after four days of violence between Europeans and Moroccans. Death tolls ranged from 64 official to possibly 200 per source estimates, with a bomb killing the bodyguard of a local Arab chieftain and wounding his wife. Arab and Jewish shops closed, fires smoldered, and reports described assaults on Jewish women by Arab women.
Western leaders urged Bulganin to back quick German unification under NATO but he prioritized European security and gradual steps. A Moscow willingness to join an atomic pool pleased Eisenhower, who foresees possible arms reductions and new security guarantees, yet the U.S. will keep pressure for reunion.
A tornado departs through the industrial town of Hsinchu in northwest Formosa destroying or damaging more than 200 houses yesterday. The storm was followed by a deadly lightning strike that killed a farmer as over 600 people, including 120 Nationalist air force families, were left homeless.
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