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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1956

Page

2

Heavy Snow Closes Roads Across Rockies and Plains

Denver reports six inches of snow with a forecast of a foot in places as heavy storms sweep the Rocky Mountain region. The weather front paralyzed traffic, shut schools, and breached highways from Colorado to Nebraska, with Wyoming seeing eight inches and plumes spreading into the plains. Stockmen warned to protect livestock. western Colorado and Fort Morgan roads blocked by drifting snow.

Denver Rocky Mountain Colovaedo Wyoming WB Weather Bureau Plains Sausas Nebraska West Yellowstone Mont Fort Morgan Colorado Weather Bureau Denyre Micrag

Khrushchev speech signals path toward mutual understanding

Khrushchev asserts Bolshevik unity and urges peaceful co existence with capitalist states while warning Western powers against aggression. He claims history favors Communists and proclaims resolve to back Egypt through regional pressure, citing potential troop withdrawals and lessons from past conflicts.

Nehru Plan to Visit Ike on December 16

President Eisenhower invited Indian Prime Minister Nehru to Washington on December 16 with the possibility of informal talks at Camp David. Nehru will arrive in Washington and may visit New York on December 26, with the duration of his stay still uncertain. The plan was delayed previously due to President Eisenhower's health operation in June.

Washington Nehru India Eisenhower White House Wreahington New York Eiserhower Dune Camp David Catoctin Mountains Thurmont James C. Hagerty

Steel Magazine notes stable labor relations into 1958

Steel Magazine said reasonably stable labor relations will exist during President Ei's second term. It forecasts no major contract opening until 1958 when UAW pacts expire, with steel talks not slated to begin until 1955. The piece notes more than 27 million cords of pulpwood harvested annually in the United States.

Cleveland, Ohio Steel Magazine Wll United Auto Workers United States

Ditching Training Boosts Survival Chances Today

Coast Guard safety experts report training pilots in emergency ditching raises survival odds from 10 to 90 percent. Four times yearly exercises in Honolulu test life raft deployment and evacuation under realistic sea conditions. The CAB tightened rules after a Pacific ditching with lessons on crew duties and passenger briefings.

Washington —Sea Coast Guard CU Tess Civil Aeronautics Bisabl Air Line Hazard C.G Honolulu Wal CAB San Francisco Pacific Ings

Leading Heart Specialist Joins UCLA Medical School Staff

Tor(Wi) fried Ft. 4 Mommaarts, a leading figure in heart disease research, has joined the University of California Medical School in Los Angeles. He will head an extensive cardiovascular research program to be launched in a new laboratory in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Heart Association.

Los Angeles Tor.Wifried Mommaarts Easity of California Medical School Angeles County Heart Association

Instrument pilot training center opens in Fourth Army area

The Army opens a new instrument flight school parallel to an Army Aviation School in Fort Rucker Alabama. The course trains aviators for night and bad weather operations under the Fourth Army Instrument Pilot Examining Board. Separate contracts govern this school and a Spartan Company transportation maintenance program. Police pursue a homicide case in Lawton involving a merchant named Burk and a missing Oldsmobile as investigators seek Mrs. Burk and further leads.

Army Aviations School Fort Rucker Ala Army Cours Fourth Army Instrument Pilot Examining Board Bia Fourth Army Spartan Company Istingia and Guidrel Missile School Army Aviation Unit Training Command P

Ike Accepts Clare Luce's Resignation as Ambassador

Washington United States ambassador to Italy Clare Boothe Luce resigned and asked President Eisenhower to accept the resignation at the earliest convenient moment The President accepted but did not set a date She cited illness requiring several months rest before returning to duty Luce had been repeatedly ill during her tenure and Time noted a past arsenic poisoning link in a paint problem at her embassy bedroom

Washington Clare Boothe Luce United States Italy Eisenhower Asker

Fragmentary testimony in murder probe described evidence

Investigator Turner testified that samples were taken from the victim's car to test for blood. The victim's shoes were missing while socks, trousers, and shirt remained on the body. Mrs. Burke offered limited light on the case, and the suspect's wife was not present at the murder time.

Turner Burke

City Council Details Bond Plan for Substations and Trucks

The council outlined a $250,000 bond issue approved last August allocating $100,000 for equipment and $150,000 for constructing two new sub-stations. Over $11,000 remains for accessory gear like hose and axes. Two American LaFrance pumper trucks total $42,833 and an aerial ladder truck costs $54,964.50, a six wheel trailer with an all steel ladder.

la France

Poland Hails Soviet Talks as Real Success

At a reception after signing, Polish officials said fears of Soviet misreadings were unfounded as the Soviet stance met Poland’s questions. The Polish Communist party called the agreement a real success and observers in Warsaw said Gomulka secured all he sought. The communique stressed a widening, equal Soviet Polish union and respect for sovereignty and noninterference.

Mascai Soviet Union Polish Communist Party Poland Warsaw Gomulka U.S.S.R

West Coast Longshoremen Walk Out Over Shoreline Dispute

West coast longshoremen began a four hour work stoppage at 10 a.m. in support of a strike by East and Gulf Coast dock workers. The 16,000 members of Harry Bridges' international union had refused to work East Coast ships arriving at West Coast ports and would continue handling military and perishable cargoes.

San Francisco Westcoast Gulf Coast Harry Bridges International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

Youth Center Ping Pong Tourney In Full Swing

Lawton Youth Center announces its annual ping pong tournament moving into full swing. Deadline for games is November 30 with first and second place trophies awarded after the final matches.

Lawton Jack Howe Howe

Needy Get Food In Lawton

More than 450 of 738 Lawton area families eligible for fowl commodities from the County Welfare office have received payments. County Commissioner Emil Woesner said distribution will continue at the courthouse basement Tuesday and Wednesday. Those not receiving by Wednesday cannot get any this month and all receivers must present relief ID. Those collecting for others need an ID and written authorizations. Oma Gish of the Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board will be at the welfare office Tuesday to help with relief applications and new cards. Some have been notified their 1 day relief period has expired and must file new applications.

Lawton Area County Welfare Office Emil Woesner Office Inne Woesner Oma Gish Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board Worsner

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