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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1954
Page
6
Former Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi asserts that Allied action and a Roosevelt era stance helped communism grow in Italy. He argues it is unjust to place all blame on Italy and offers a written contribution to the current crisis discussion.
An analysis notes that Allied underestimation of Italy’s political role after World War II allowed Communist influence to grow. Churchill argued for a postwar drive toward Vienna, while Roosevelt resisted, weakening northern Italy’s liberation. The piece discusses Trieste, the Moscow alignment, and the need for collaboration with Communists during early Italy’s governance, ending that such errors linger as a wound to the nation.
Secret Service Agent Paul Hart says four men will be charged Friday with counterfeiting coins. The group led by 19-year-old Lowell Lee allegedly produced fake 50-cent pieces at a service station in Oklahoma City. Others named are Charles Raymond Scott 29 Glen Richard Bain 18 and Kenneth McCarggen 19. Police say they bought lead babbit plaster of paris and fruit jar lids and could make a fake coin every two minutes.
Harry F. Miller, 33, a bowling alley employee, died en route to the Veterans Hospital at Muskogee after a Tuesday fire and explosion in his hotel room in Tulsa. The incident left Miller severely burned and sparked investigations into the blaze.
Oklahoma City reports Rep J H Arrington of Stillwater delayed his Democratic bid for governor for three or four days citing new developments as Joe Curtis of Pauls Valley keeps mum on plans. Ora J Fox edges toward a campaign with radio talks starting April 1 while Hal Muldrow weighs his options amid questions over his 1952 Republican Eisenhower vote. Curtis opposes a bond issue for roads, urging tax increases to fund improvements.
John White of Glenn McCarthy Inc reports a company geiger counter and instruments flown to Bolivia to search for uranium ore. The well was spudded Monday and is drilled to 161 feet with an expected depth of 2,900 to 3,200 feet.
A government report notes that eleven percent of New Mexico is encompassed by seven national forests. The data highlight the extent of federal land managed across the state and emphasize conservation and land use policies.
A French army spokesman reported several rebel companies dug in at Can Kiem villa, 10 miles from a major fortress in northwest Indochina. In fierce fighting, French troops halted the drive as they closed in toward the Union fortress camp.
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