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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1957

Page

13

GOP By-Passing Leonard Hall in Eisenhower Years

Washington report says Leonard W. Hall, former Republican National Chairman, has not been offered a White House appointment or cabinet post. Friends fear he may be bypassed as President Eisenhower seeks new roles for party leaders. Hall, back from a Florida vacation, hopes for a governor’s race in New York or a短 term appointment to stay in the national spotlight, while continuing close contact with the administration.

Washington Eisenhower Leonard W. Hall GOP Hall Florida Jan Ualy Senate House Cunares New York

Newsweek Editor Fined On Drunken Driving Charge

Malcolm Muirie executive editor of Newsweek pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Princeton New Jersey and was fined with a 16 year license revocation. He was arrested February 15 after a tire blowout caused a collision with another vehicle and multiple parking meters. BAC test indicated intoxication.

Princeton Malcolm Muirie Newsweek Magazine Muir News

Presidential Commission Recommends Foreign Aid Reforms

The Fairless Commission urged maintaining current aid spending with more loans and fewer grants, favoring development and longer planning. It called for separating budget lines, incorporating ICA into the State Department, five-year appropriations, and tighter project coordination while stressing private investment and selective grants only in national interest cases.

Warren Rogers Washington Presidential Commission Benmin F. Fairless United States White House Vesterans Eisenhower Citizens’ Advisory Group Congres Sen. Bridges R-Nh Ap.parently Robert C. Byrd D-Wva Verys Ohioi Eaid Tellisent Mansfield Bridges Sparkman Alu Carlson Houngt Commission Congress Tso Defense Department State Department International Cooperation Administration Canis Tather Tan Fairless India U.S U. S Fairless Commission Korea China Pakistan Viet Nam Turkey

Lenten Season Of Prayer Begins Ash Wednesday Observed Worldwide

New York observations mark Ash Wednesday initiating the Lenten season of prayer, penance and fasting for Christians. Lent lasts 40 days over 49 days with Sundays excluded, ending on Easter Sunday. Ashes, derived from burned Palm Sunday palms, are distributed in Roman Catholic churches and by some Protestant churches.

New York

Negro Woman Reports Quiet After White Neighborhood Move

DETROIT reporters note Miss Ethel Watkins a Negro seamstress living on Cher rylawn Street says conditions have quieted five weeks after moving into the northwest Detroit neighborhood. She recalls a garage break in last week and previous nightly crowds, but now mentions signatures on letters and fewer threats while inquiries remain and some letters continue to arrive.

Detroit Cherrylawn Ethel Watkins

Grandma Snatchko's 651st Birthday Party Held at Hall

In Sturgeon Pa the Snatchko family gathered at the Sturgeon Athletic Assn Hall for Grandma Snatchko’s 651st birthday celebration. The party, delayed until the hall was available, honored Grandma with four birthday party gatherings. 15 children could not attend, but 57 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren attended.

Sturgeon, Pa Wos Snatchko Sturgeon Athletic Assn

Fastest Bomber Carried by Largest Bomber in Test Flight

Convair plans a test flight using a B-26 to carry a B-58 supersonic bomber beneath the belly of a B-36. The flight from Fort Worth to Dayton covers 950 miles and lasts about 4.5 hours. Engineers at Wright-Patterson will test the B-38’s airframe under added weight to determine strength.

Fort Worth Convair Dayton Ohio Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Air Force

Producer Denies Discrimination Against Asians

In Colombo Sri Lanka the American producer of The Bridge on the River Kwai Sam Spiegel rejected repeated charges of discrimination against Asians on the film unit. He said all permanent members regardless of origin work, live and eat together with equal treatment, amid an inquiry ordered by Prime Minister Bandaranaike.

Colombo Ceylon Kwai Sam Spiegel Solomon Bandaranaike

Area Men In Service Maj Hicks Retires From Army

Maj Carl F Hicks of the Army transportation maintenance command in St Louis Missouri has retired after 21 years of service. Hicks, born in Lawton, owns a home at 1717 Pollard. Charles Leonard Veach and Jesse Dean Veach, sons of Mrs Dorothy D McCammon Walter s, enlisted in the Navy through the local recruiting station under the buddy program and will receive training at San Diego California.

Carl F. Hicks ARMY Army Transportation Supply Andi Mainetenance Command St. Louis Maj. Hicks Lawton Pollard Charles L. Veach Jesse Veach Charles Leonard Veach Jesse Dean Veach Dorothy D. McCammon Walter Cpo E. A. Briggs Navy San Diego Calif

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