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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1953

Page

12

Plans Forming For Hunting Horse Scout District Year

Big plans take shape for the Hunting Horse Boy Scout district with Charley Wade guiding district offices. A top committee leads from Col. Harold Liebe to D. A. Givens, with Joe Harbour as district scout executive. Activities include a pushmobile race, kite fly, citizenship day, and winter camping in the Wichita Mountains. The district covers Cotton and Comanche counties with about 700 Cub Scouts, 500 Boy Scouts, 350 Senior Scouts, and numerous adult leaders across Lawton and Fort Sill.

Hunting Horse Boy Scout Charley Wade Harold Liebe Bennie Stephens Royce B. Means Jack Carter Alvin G. Ludrick Peyton Hurst D. A. Givens Percy Givens Ross Porter Joe Harbour Cotton Comanche County Lawton Wichita Mountains Fort Sill National Scouting Movement Hunting Horse Boy Scout District Executive Committee

Texan Is Killed In Durant Crash

Nick John Rosate a 53 year old San Antonio Tex was killed in a two vehicle collision three miles south of Durant on U S 69 Friday Kenneth L Walton 15 of Denison Tex was critically injured Walton s car reportedly slid off the highway then back onto the road before striking Rosates car Walton was listed in critical condition at Durant hospital His sister Betty Louise 17 escaped with minor injuries

Durant Okla Nick John Rosate San Antonio Tex Kenneth L. Walton Denison Tex U. S. 69 Rosate Oklahoma Bill Squires Walton Durant Hospital Betty Louise

Eisenhower signs renewal bill for veteran term insurance

President Eisenhower signed a law to automatically renew government term insurance for ex servicemen of World War I World War II or Korea every five years at increasing rates. The renewal occurs without a new application when the current term ends.

Washington Eisenhower Korea

Control Of Seas Must In Any War With Russia Says Admiral

At Quantico Navy chief designate Admiral Carney warned the United States must retain sea control in any potential war with Russia to avoid losing the conflict, highlighting the Soviet submarine threat. Air chief Gen Twining argued both nations are highly vulnerable to air attack, with air power as key deterrent and potential punisher. President Eisenhower attended sessions with Defense Secretary Wilson observing. Talbott and Anderson kept quiet on interservice feuds while golfers and a secret score added light notes to the trip.

Russia Quantico Marine Base Robert B. Carney Navy United States Nathan Twining Ing Wilson Air Force Harold Talbott Hoyt Vandenberg Talbott Robert Anderson Army Defense Department Eisenhower Washington

Czech Family Fled West in Clever Armored Car

A home made armored car breached the Iron Curtain near Wald Muenchen in Bavaria, carrying eight people to safety. The Czech mechanic from Pilsen, his wife and two children, two Czech soldiers and two civilians escaped after two years of scrap-iron assembly, camouflaged with foliage. The border patrol, initially mistaking it for a tank, stood by as the vehicle rammed through barbed wire to freedom.

Munich Germany Wald-Muenchen Eee Bavaria Asyum Pilsen

Kefauver urges probe of Federal Barge sale

Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee urged the Senate Commerce Committee to investigate the sale of the Federal Barge Lines to determine if the public interest was protected. He called for a review of the transaction and potential safeguards for workers and taxpayers.

Washington Estes Kefauver D-Tenn Senate Commerce Committee

Italian Premier Faces Confidence Vote In Assembly

Rome reports Premier Alcide De Gasperi faces a confidence test as Communist Socialist opposition maneuvers threaten his eighth postwar government. With 265 CD votes and 45 allied or non supporting seats, a majority in the 560-seat chamber seems unlikely, though leftist tactics may alter the outcome.

Rome Alcide de Gasperi Christian Democratic de Gasperi Chamber of Deputies Paese Sera Christian Democrats

Former Lebanon Minister Felled By Assassin Bullet

Mohamed Abboud, former finance minister and parliamentary candidate, died from bullet wounds after an assassin shot him Thursday. Abboud’s rival in the campaign, former Cabinet Minister Sulieman Ali, is being held in connection with the slaying.

Beirut Lebanon Mohamed Abboud Abboud Sulieman Ali

Ike Says East German Red Regime Defunct

President Eisenhower denounced the East German regime as bankrupt and predicted its eventual liquidation. He urged free elections and a free all German government unifying the country while supporting the European Defense Community. He outlined five key observations from Eastern Germany events.

Quantico Eisenhower Red East Germany Adenauer West Germany Germany European Defense Community France Italy Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Moscow

Turfan Province Sinkiang Sinks 427 Feet Below Sea Level

In western China the Turfan low mood of Sinkiang province lies 427 feet below sea level.

Turfan Sinkiang Province China

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