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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1954
Page
5
New York report cites tax relief as the primary driver behind industrial stocks reaching new highs since 1929 amid a business recession. Observers note higher taxes depress stocks. in 1953 losses offset gains, aiding declines, then tax relief boosted demand and prices, with dividends relief improving yields.
New York critics nationwide pick From Here to Eternity as top picture of the year. The Robe in CinemaScope ranks third as the only film among the top 10 using new processes. The Cruel Sea is the sole foreign entry at 10th place, with Shane Roman Lili Stalag 111 The Is Blue and Little Boy Lost also on the list.
The Army released names of six men missing over a year in Korea and presumed dead. Among the listed are Robert M. Custer of Oklahoma and James D. Watson, son of Mrs. Patty Watson of Muskogee.
A compact retrospective notes events from 30 to 10 years ago. Names such as Mrs T H Westbrook W A Seidensticker Miss Martha Ingraham and Mrs M L Cotton win awards for naming a new style bread loaf at a Paar market. Hanna stars in a Lawton High School play. Ruth Shelton elected president of the D D D club. Community farm receipts progress on athletic field at Cameron College. Chicago Tl Construction Company lands a Fort Sill post chapel contract valued at 68645. Ten years ago Lopez Pfe G Southerland killed in action. Cherry Street paving work from 11th to 16th. Concrete building work at 5044 D James Lamb in England with Merchant Marines. Douglas S Soper promoted to lieutenant colonel in Eighth Air Force.
In Paris a key parliamentary by election saw Mme Germaine Peyrolles of the Catholic Popular Republican party defeat top Communist Andre Stil by 12,437 votes. The Seine Et-Oise district centered on European army and German rearmament issues. Tehran host to American editors arriving for meetings with Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Iranian officials.
District Attorney Scott says Secare Deere Freeman, facing murder charges in Oklahoma, is sought by Ottawa County authorities with warrants expected Monday. Freeman denies knowledge of Wilkinson's 1946 Grand Lake murder in which his body, shot and weighted, was found. Authorities note Freeman’s past poisoning convictions in Arkansas and a long tuberculosis illness reducing her life sentence. An unrelated note mentions extensive forested land and unexplored acreage.
Washington Vice President Nixon’s speech outlining the Eisenhower administration’s case drew praise from Republicans while Democrats denounced it as echoing McCarthyism. Senators Flanders and Stevenson weighed in, with Stevenson urging focus on real issues and Mitchell hoping for effective action by Eisenhower.
Provisionally accredited hospitals include Blackwell General and Cushing Mini To in Atom Case WASHIN¢. March 15 report notes a list issued by the American Commission and includes John St. St. Tulsa. An atomic plant in Hanford, Washington, faces testimony on stolen top secret documents by David F. Shaw scheduled before the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy committee.
Dr. Morton L. Levin, assistant state medical services commissioner, cites a Roswell Park study showing heavier cigarette use raises lung cancer risk. He notes men smoking a pack daily have about ten times higher incidence than non-smokers.
A brief note links smoking under a pack daily to five times higher lung cancer risk than non smokers. It also mentions peat as a product of decay in bogs found in many regions of the world.
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