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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1955

Page

4

Adlai Plans to indict GOP on foreign policy and big business

Washington says Adlai E Stevenson will charge Republicans with muddling foreign policy and granting excessive influence to big business. He will announce his 1956 bid in Chicago next Tuesday and airs his views tonight at the University of Virginia carried by ABC. Stevenson, after overnight talks with Dean Acheson and others, signals a determined campaign with staff and volunteers forming under Barry Bingham. He targets Eisenhower policy as blustering and ineffective while aligning with farm price supports and tax criticisms favored by the party committee.

Washington — Associates Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson Chicago University of Virginia Charlottesville ABC James Finnigan Philadelphia City Council Barry Bingham Louisville, Ky Courier- Journal Court and Louisville Times Eisenhower Party National Committee Averell Harriman New York Harriman Estes Kefauver Tennessee Kefauver

Pinay Seeks New Saar Settlement Amid German Unification Tensions

French Prime Minister Antoine Pinay travels to Germany to pursue a new Saar settlement as Molotov signals opposition to East West German unification. The Saar dispute stalls Paris Bonn ties and European integration efforts. The plebiscite voting favored German linkage, prompting reconsideration of the Europeanization plan and West German rearmament under Western oversight.

Antoine Pinay Germany Pinay V. M. Molotov Paris Bonn Saar Molotov Soviet Union West Germany Western European Union

Accused Cop Killer Forced To Clean Up

CHICAGO Richard Carpenter on trial for the murder of detective William J Murphy was removed from his death row cell last night for a shave haircut and shower after four days in court with a beard and long hair He refused to eat since Tuesday guards over powered him and removed his uniform A barber began cutting his hair and he eventually quieted though he continued the fast The state rested after 21 witnesses testified in the slaying which triggered a major Chicago manhunt Carpenter is charged with wounding rookie officer Clarence Kerr during the manhunt and was captured three days after Murphy was killed

Chicago Richard Carpenter Jack Johnson Carpenter Johnson William J. Murphy Murphy Clarence Kerr

Local Guild of Prescription Opticians Meeting in Dallas

Roy E. Ross and all eleven guild members from the Southwestern Zone will attend a two day meeting in Dallas on November 12 and 13. This marks the zone’s second gathering, with participation from the entire group.

Roy E. Ross Smith Guild of Prescription Opticians of America Dallas Tex Guild

Scotland Yard investigates secret files found at home

Inspectors at Scotland Yard probed Friday after at least six secret files on British criminals were discovered in a private residence. Officials feared additional documents may have been removed from the records office, potentially erased vital statistics or used for blackmail.

London Scotland Yard

Eisenhower heads home to White House for two days

President Eisenhower returns from Denver and will spend two days at the White House before departing to his Gettysburg farm. Merriman Smith, veteran White House reporter, travels with the president to cover the transition.

Eisenhower White House Gettysburg United Press Merriman Smith Denver

Eisenhower to visit Colorado again this summer

Denver dispatch reports President Eisenhower may fly to Colorado again this summer likely by late June or early July depending on Congress’s campaign recess. The President appears less robust with further weight loss noted under the chin.

Eisenhower Colorado Congress

Cabinet members visit to dramatize president’s return

Only Commerce Secretary Weeks has not rushed to the President's bedside at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Others spent time with reporters detailing long-known programs, using visits to dramatize the President’s return to active control of government.

Commerce Sinclair Weeks Fitzsimons Army Hospital

No mention of press coverage pressure after Eisenhower illness

The passage reflects a U P journalist's view on heavy coverage of President Eisenhower's illness in Denver. It notes intense mental pressure on reporters, fearing missing announcements that could alter history, after initial weeks following the heart attack.

United Press Eisenhower Denver

Meyner Declines 1956 Heaviest Turkey Invite

Trenton New Jersey Governor Meyner rejected an invitation from Illinois Governor Stratton to join the 1956 heaviest turkey contest. He cited aristocratic tradition and said New Jersey turkeys have a lineage dating back 300 years to the days of Charles II, prompting the decline.

Trenton N.J Robert B. Meyner William G. Stratton Illinois New Jersey Meyner

Fr anc h Grandstaff Faces Extradition Over Parole Violations

Frank Marion Grandstaff, 53, famed as a jail composer of the cantata Big Spring, faces extradition from California to Wisconsin on parole violation charges. Governor Knight signed papers after Grandstaff was arrested in Santa Monica for burglary and fled to Wisconsin custody was ordered. He previously served a Tennessee life term, was paroled, then convicted in Wisconsin in 1952 and paroled again last year to report to Wisconsin parole officers.

Santa Monica Calif Frank Marion Grandstaff Wisconsin Goodwin J. Knight Harry J. Borde Grandstaff Virgil Frosch Tennessee Texas

Kidnaper Of Baby Sent To Hospital

In San Francisco Betty Jean Benedicto 27 was declared insane after four psychiatrists testified, so she will be sent to a state mental institution instead of facing trial for kidnapping a two day old boy from a hospital. She had confessed and nine days later called the father, Dr. Sanford Marcus, to Stockton to recover his son.

San Francisco Betty Jean Benedicto John B. Molinari Benedicto Sanford Marcus Stockton

Indians Hope Prohibition Can Work In India

NEW DELHI Many Indians believe total prohibition can succeed in stages by April 1958. The prohibition inquiry committee backs the plan, citing small drink problems, law abiding citizens, women’s support, home restraint, and long standing anti drink teachings. It notes foreign failures due to weak laws and poor enforcement amid powerful vested interests.

New Delhi India

Brucker to Tour Army Bases in Far East

Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker will tour Army installations in the Far East during December, the Army announced Friday.

Washington Wilber M. Brucker the Army Far East Army

Steel Mills Set October Output Record in New York

New York based steel mills produced more steel in October than any prior month, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. The record reflects ongoing demand and industry expansion as the nation’s steel sector posts strong monthly results.

New York American Iron and Steel Institute

Tibet Road Opened Linking Tibet and Sichuan

The Peiping Communist Radio announced a new highway between Changtu, capital of Szchwan Province, and Apa in occupied Tibet. Apa is a major trading center that markets livestock. The road will connect about 500,000 people with the Sichuan capital.

Tokyo Peiping Communist Radio Changtu Szchwan Apa Tibet Red Radio Szechwan

Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery with New Substance

A healing substance called Bio-Dyne, widely used to heal injured tissue, now comes as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form. Doctors report piles shrinking and relief from pain and itching without surgery. Available at druggists with a money back guarantee.

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