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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1957

Page

8

Douglass Senior Award Night Set

Douglass high school announces its senior awards night with a welcome address by Earnest Taplin and a program featuring Doris Barnes singing a song and Odean McKinsey delivering a poem. Senior leaders, choral performances, and class history are listed among the events and presentations for the evening.

Douglass High School Juli Tk. Sadberry Earnest Taplin Doris Barnes Odean McKinsey Lebel Samuel Eelward Carmel Fisher Quhyers Seenior Rubie Porter Ele JoNell Riel Booker T. Algerly

Presentation of the Key and Year-End Awards Event

Uel Howard leads the key presentation with Leo Sims as junior class president. Awards from Masonic Lodge Kowanis clubs Proyggs club Socialaires Yolumtes American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Sun shine Benevolent Galilee tide list church Hospitality club and the Gay Ladies club will be presented. Sadberry handles awards and certificates and announces end of year. The event closes with audience singing Ole Douglass, the school song.

Uel Howard Leo Sims Masonic Lodge Kowanis Clubs Proyggs Club the Socialaires Clubs Yolumtes Club American Legion Iveterans of Foreign Wars Sunshine*Benevolent Club Galilee Tide List Church Hospitality Club Gay Ladies Club Sadberry Ole Douglass

Satellite Program Behind Schedule

Washington notes the U S earth satellite program is running behind schedule with the first satellite now expected later than September. Porter, chairman of the technical panel, testified that delays may extend the timeline and that six instrumented satellites are planned from Patrick Air Force Base as part of the International Geophysical Year program. He expressed cautious optimism that all six would be launched by year’s end, starting with the first satellite.

Washington United States Richard W. Porter House Appropriations Forter Patrick Air Force Base Florida Porter Muel Cardi

Japan Approves US Defense Ties and Policy Plan

Tokyo announces a four point basic defense policy aligned with the United States and the United Nations. It affirms Japan will fight to defend independence, cooperate with UN actions, preserve world peace, bolster livelihoods, foster patriotism, and strengthen defensive capacity under the US Japan security pact.

Tokyo Japan United States Uml United Nations Nobusuke Kishi U. S.japan

Former Lawtonian Wins Scholarship Award

Kelyn Cockerill of Altus has been named a scholarship student in the drama division of a summer high school institute at Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois in July. Daughter of Rev Laman T Cockerill and Mrs Cockerill she attended Emerson elementary in Lawton and also received a haletuitian scholarship the maximum awarded. Students are chosen for the scholarship based on interest in arts scholarship and extracurriculars.

Kelyn Cockerill Altus Dvami

Benny Hooper Free Of Danger After Well Ordeal

Seven year old Benny Hooper, trapped for 23 hours in a one foot wide well shaft, was reported out of danger at Bayview Hospital. Week end X rays showed pneumonia and inflammation of bronchi and sinuses with a nerve injury in the left arm. Doctors noted he would leave the hospital by week end. His father said money received for medical care would be returned where possible.

Manorville N.Y Benny Hooper Bayview Hospital Mastic Beach J. H. Kris Benny Kris Benjamin Hooper Sr

Defense Budget Slashing Aims Big Budget Cut

Washington reports that a House Appropriations subcommittee plans to recommend slicing about 2.5 billion from President Eisenhower's 36.2 billion defense request. Subcommittee leader George Mahon says cuts protect major forces while meeting calls for economy. Eisenhower seeks public backing on the 71.2 billion overall budget and foreign aid.

Washington Eisenhower House Subcommittee George Vil Mahon O-Lexd Iter New York

CAB Official Denies Leaks Denied Under Oath

Washington CAB official who denied leaking secret information was recalled by Senate investigators along with the man who called him the only possible source. The inquiry named Raymond Sawyer former executive director and still an employee, Alliance Henderson a Washington consultant, Milton Shapiro of Concord, and asked CAB chairman James R. Durfee to testify on leaks and potential legislation to plug them.

Washington LLP Civil Aeronautics Board Senate CAB Raymond Sawyer Agency Alliance Henderson Saywer New York - Miami Northeast Airlines Milton Shapiro Concord Northeast James R. Durfee

British TV Ads Mix Voices With Images in Leeds Studio

Leed s England UP report describes Granada TV network where commercials produced mismatched audio and pictures provoking alarm. Voices claimed to advertise toothpaste cat food champagne beer while visuals showed unrelated scenes. Technical staff scrambled to fix audio-visual link during broadcast testing. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is noted for the Memorial Day 500 mile race on a two and a half mile oval and mentions a golf course.

Leeds Granada Television Network Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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