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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1954

Page

13

Parties Fight To Credit Social Security Liberalization Bill

Republicans and Democrats claim credit for a sweeping social security liberalization plan headed for House approval. The measure, passed 355-8, would add 10 million to the rolls and raise benefits by at least $5 a month, with larger increases possible for families in the future. The bill faces Senate hearings as Eisenhower campaigns for it in an election year.

Washington House Senate Finance Committee Congress Eisenhower Sen. George Georgia Finance Committee Social Senate Socrats Sen. Carlson R-Kan

Dulles Warns Against Red Pacific Move

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned 700 San Francisco World Affairs Council members that Chinese Communists may seek to destroy the free world's position in the Western Pacific. He warned against overreaction but said any action would be a vital American decision not tied to the U N. He noted Geneva talks and U S non intervention in Indo China absent UN concert. He urged Western Hemisphere scrutiny of Guatemala where armed forces rival neighbors. Dulles traveled to Los Angeles for a major policy address.

San Francisco John Foster Dulles Western Pacific United States Dulles Free World Geneva United Nations Guatemala Los Angeles

Tulsa Defense Test Termed Big Success

Tulsa civil defense air raid drill largely succeeds with sirens stopping traffic and pedestrians in minutes Brig Gen Romulus Puryear sustains a bruised nose after a collision. Air Force jets to simulate bombers fail to appear, leaving realism limited.

Tulsa Civil Defense Air Force Tulsa Civil Defense Joe Morris Romulus Puryear 33Rd Air Defense Unit Oklahoma City Puryear

Biggest Ellenburger Discovery Claimed

In Bartlesville Oklahoma on June 11 two oil firms Cities Service and Forest Oil Corp announced what they call the largest Ellenburger field discovery in years. Dora Roberts No 1 between Odessa and Midland flowed 3200 barrels of 49 gravity oil daily with 1100 cubic feet gas per barrel. The well hit 157 feet of Ellenburger dolomite at 13233 feet depth and may have an additional 200 feet for a total pay over 350 feet.

Bartlesville Okla Eran J Texas Cities Service and Forest Oil Corp Odessa Midland Ellenburger

Pair Charged With Hammer Gun Attack

Oklahoma City June 11 The Cimarron county superintendent of schools Louis J Maynard and his wife Frances pleaded innocent before a Peace Justice Otis James on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. Bond set at 1500 each with preliminary hearing July 13. The couple allegedly broke into H G Singleys home and Maynard struck him with a claw hammer while Mrs Maynard attempted to shoot Singley with a shotgun.

Oklahoma City Cimarron County Superintendent of Schools Louis J. Maynard Boise City Frances Otis James H. G. Singley Maynards Singley Maynard

Physician predicts filter will block cancer agent in tobacco

Dr. Ernest L. Wynder of Memorial Hospital in New York City told a state health conference in Lake Placid that researchers may soon isolate a cancer-causing agent in tobacco tars. He proposed filtering the agent from tar to reduce carcinogenic risk.

Lake Placid N.Y Ernest L. Wynder Memorial Hospital New York City

Pope Pius XII Gives UN Children Fund Donation

Pope Pius XII donate 1000 dollars to the United Nations Children Fund and issued a commendation on its work, signaling church support for the UN agency and its aid programs for children.

Pope UN United Nations N.Y Pope Pius XII U.N. Children’s Fund

Big Drive Planned to Halt Wetback Influx at Border

EL CENTRO Calif June 11 United States Border Patrol prepared reinforced forces for a massive offensive against illegal Mexican laborers termed wetbacks. General Herbert Brownell ordered the drive to cover the Mexican border in the south, aiming to curb a surge in crossings. Officials cited rises in border crossings, with estimates of 500000 wetbacks in California and adjacent states, and expected full force within a week.

EL Centro Calif USA Herbert Brownell Brownell United States Los Angeles Herman Landon

Lost Purse Recovered With $19027.50 Intact

In San Jose California Anna Sauer a 65 year old practical nurse said she never worries and believes in people after her purse containing 19027.50 was found by Richard Hersey a gas station operator. Police delivered the purse in intact condition.

San Jose Calif Anna Sauer Richard Hersey

Former Galveston Wharf Manager Indicted For Fraud

A Galveston wharf manager and several officials were indicted on fraud charges connected to nearly 1.844 million dollars in grain shipments. A Senate subcommittee heard allegations that unfit frost bitten Canadian wheat, adulterated and shipped as edible, was sent to Italy, Switzerland, and other nations under government supervision.

Dattane Veston U.S Seisene Agriculture Department Galveston Italy Switzerland Senate

Mexico Agrees To Guatemala Meeting On Inter American Ties

Mexico’s Acting Foreign Minister Jose Gorostiza announced Mexico agreed to an inter American meeting to study Guatemala policy under Rio Treaty and the OAS. The meeting will decide whether full discussion is warranted while Mexico abstained on a previous anti-Communist resolution in Caracas.

Mexico City Jose Gorostiza Mexico Guatemala Rio de Janeiro Organization of American States United States Caracas Luis Padilla Nervo Gorostiza Padilla Nervo

Swan Identified by Heated Love Call in Dutch Zoo Chase

In Woerden on June 11 authorities identified a swan as the fugitive involved in a dramatic zoo escape. The bird, previously thought to be a rare black swan, alarmed by a mate’s presence, dashed to the female swan triggering a police lineup.

Swan Woerden Holland Seene Ee Pe Win Ores Mate

Convict Author to Die on July 30 at San Quentin

Three inmates in San Quentin face execution prospects with a dated report from June 11 detailing one inmate identified as Sanden and two others, outlining upcoming death sentences and prison authority actions at the famed California facility.

San Quentin, Calif

Theft Cape At Filling Station Restroom Reported

A report notes a theft incident occurring more than 1,500 miles away at a filling station restroom. The event details are sparse, but the location and distance underscore a broad scope for the loss. No suspects or exact items are listed in the readable text.

World’s Just A Big Stage

Los Angeles report indicates a federal grand jury indictment on charges of counterfeiting engraving at a Navy school, outlining a significant legal action. The case centers on alleged wrongdoing connected to a military education facility and involves identified authorities.

Federal Grand Countergrand Jury

Five of Thirteen Air Raid Sirens Respond to Woman Complaint

In Fort Worth on June 11 a woman phoned in to demand that an ambulance be stopped as alarms were being tested. The report notes five sirens were heard from a total of thirteen units responding to the incident.

Fort Worth

Mexico Will Talk About Guatemala Debate Set by Labor Bloc

The confederation, the largest segment of the Labor of Bloc, includes most of Mexico's industrial unions and centrals nationwide, signaling a formal discussion on Guatemala within the bloc's platform.

Mexico Guatemala Confederation

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