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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1955

Page

14

Fifteen Seek Miss USA Crown in Long Beach

Long Beach Calif. Fifteen semi final contestants were named from 43 entrants in the Miss Universe pageant with Miss Washington Shirley Jean Givins and Miss Georgia drawing the loudest applause. Judges pared field to 15 as part of an 11 day marathon leading to the Miss Universe crown Friday night.

Long Beach Calif America United States U.S.A Arkansas Margaret Anne Haywood Jonesboro California Donna Schurr Garden Grove Colorado Dorothey Jean Bewley Denver Florida Marlies Gessler Taila- Diane Daniggelis Chicago Nebraska Donna Streever New Mexico Joan Schwartz Albuquerque New York City Patricia Ann O'Kane Valley Stream N. Y New York Janet Kadlecik Johnson City South Carolina Sara Ella Stone Florence Texas Mary Miles Daughters Kingsville Vermont Carlene King Johnson Rutland Washington Shirley Jean Givins Seattle Wisconsin Jeanne Marianne Boulay du Lac Georgia Margaret Rowe Margaret Haywood Dorothey Bewley Carolann Connor Illinois Diane Daniggelis Donna Strever Patricia O’kane New York State Sara Stone Mary Miles Carlene Johnson Shirley Givins Jeanne Boulay

LSU Graduate Students Shot On Campus

Police probe after two LSU graduate students, Herbert Anderson and Louis Hannett, were shot with birdshot on a dark campus ramp. Both were treated and listed as not seriously hurt. University notes integration by court order and ongoing limits on Negro undergraduates despite graduate programs.

Baton Rouge Louisiana State Universe Herbert Anderson St. Francisville Louis Hadnett New Iberia Baton Rouge General Hospital Hadnett Anderson LSU Southern University Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans Louisiana

Bids Invited On Restricted Indian Land Sale Details

Sealed bids for 132 Indian lands and buildings in Comanche, Caddo, Cotton, Kiowa, Stephens, and Tillman counties will be opened August 17 at 10 a.m. at Riverside Indian School gym Anadarko. Bids, deposits of at least 10 percent, a $20 sale fee, and up to $2.50 conveyance fee required. Lands subject to existing leases. inspection at Kiowa sub-agency. Units range from 2 to 160 acres, including two houses near Apache and Walters and a tract at 1914 Hoover Lawton Military Addition.

Riverside Indian School Anadarko Comanche Caddo Cotton Kiowa Stephens Tillman Bureau of Indian Affairs Apache Walters Hoover Military Addition Lawton

Carrier Aircraft Get Landing Aid

Washington up Americans in aircraft industry deliver all weather carrier landing aid via radio radar system. Radar locates plane on deck, computer computes position and course, automatic pilot guides descent and deck touch, factoring carrier speed pitch and roll. System boosts Navy ops and aids wounded pilots.

Washington America U.S. Naval Aviation The Aircraft Industries Association Navy

Jennifer Jones Talks Love in Films on Good Morning Dove

Hollywood star Jennifer Jones, upbeat on opening day of Good Morning Miss Dove, discusses love themes in cinema. She notes modern films lean away from romance, jokes about making a love story with no men, and recalls Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing and Song of Bernadette while aiming to speed up her acting pace.

Hollywood Jennifer Jones Miss Dove New England Miss Jones 20Th Fox William Holden Bernadette Republic Phyllis Isley

Two Active MLB Players Surpass 400 Doubles

Only two current major leaguers have more than 400 doubles. They are Mickey Vernon of the Senators and Stan Musial of the Cardinals.

Mickey Vernon The Senators Stan Musial Cardinals

Engineer Claims Frame Up Caused Auto Hit Picket

Muskogee Oklahoma union dispute heats up as Og&E engineer Egon Carl Von Merveldt alleges a frame up led to his auto striking a union picket at the plant gate. Picket Ed Montgomery hospitalized overnight with no definite injury. Authorities interview 14 union workers amid ongoing investigation into strike tensions and earlier beatings at the site.

Muskogee Okla Egon Carl von Merveldt Ed Montgomery Highway Patrol Louis Smith Sheriff's Office Decker Art Decker von Merveldt AFL Boilermakers Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co Og&e Texas

Average NY subway rider travels 7.5 miles a ride

A typical New York subway passenger covers about 7.5 miles per trip, reflecting the wide reach of the city transit system and the extent of daily commuting patterns across boroughs.

New York Subway

Auto Thieves Get 5 Years

In Tulsa, two St. Louis men, Willie W. Johnson and O. T. Hayes, were sentenced to five years in federal prison for pled guilty to driving stolen cars from St. Louis for resale in Tulsa. The 208 cars valued at $250,000 were recovered in Tulsa. the men cooperated with investigators as the first of 13 alleged ring members to be sentenced.

Tulsa St. Louis Royce W. Savage Willie W. Johnson O. T. Hayes U.S Charles H. Freeb Johnson Hayes Johnson and Hayes Ring

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