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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1955
Page
1
Soviet claim of the largest hydrogen blast sparks U S concern as lawmakers urge a fresh review of national defenses. Khrushchev's India speech and Tass statements frame the test amid calls for arms talks and UN disarmament.
Washington report shows a marked decline in AWOLs and desertions across the armed forces. Army AWOLs fell from 15.2 to 5.2 per 1000. Navy absences dropped from 29,490 in 1952 to 18,542 last year, then 6,841 in eight months this year. Air Force AWOLs down to 1.86 per 1000 and desertions to .225. Marine administrative desertions fell to 4,882 in 1953, with 1,895 in seven months of this year. Officials cite education, aid for GI problems, and stiffer penalties authorized by President Eisenhower as factors.
Washington reports a new Russian hydrogen bomb test prompts Senate pressure to reconfirm continental protection. Sen. Wiley urges early January sessions with military leaders to assess safeguards while Eisenhower remains mum. Khrushchev and Moscow claim the blast was the largest yet, with estimates ranging up to one million tons of TNT, sparking questions about exact yield and intent.
Community drives for a Christmas giving program are underway with toy repairs, doll dressing by women’s groups, and a checked Central Clearing File to ensure no family is left out. Salvation Army continues to supervise the plan now in its seventh year, with the Community Christmas Shop set on the first floor of the old Salvation Army building at 315 C.
The Lawton Fort Sill United Fund Red Cross drive is at 83.9 percent of its 96 814 dollar goal with a cleanup crew finishing remaining cards. Collections total 80878 08, two large donations from Fort Sill and the McMahon Foundation. School boxes yielded 332 and other gifts 440. Inter club standings show Rotary leading at 27 754 85, Optimist 893 and 8937 85, Kiwanis and Altrusa, Lions, B E P W, ABC, Frogs with varying levels of quota and totals. Families certified to the Central Clearing File via social agencies will guide Christmas baskets to avoid duplication and ensure help reaches those in need Page 2.
Special workers from the city's animal shelter will start a systematic search Monday to collect stray and unwanted dogs. Mayor Ellsworth urged residents to leash or pen dogs and have tags and vaccinations within a week. Dogs must be kept on leash or penned on owners' property under city ordinance. See DOGS, Page 2.
Lt. F A Mussen led Lawton highway patrol in extending the unlicensed driver crackdown beyond the planned ten days after Safety Commissioner Jim Lookabaugh praised public approval. The licensing office remained crowded as motorists sought licenses. exams run 8 to 4 Wednesday Friday and 8 to 11 Saturday, with Duncan exams Monday and Tuesday. Lookabaugh noted statewide rushes, with Oklahoma City stopping parking on the west side of the state building for license applicants. Charles Rice reported the processing speed improving, with about 35 percent of applicants never having held a license.
A heavily armed raiding party believed to be IRA members crossed the border at dawn and bombed a Belfast police station, sparking a 15 minute gun battle. One constable was shot seven times, listed as serious. Raiders fled across the border without arms and left behind weapons and supplies.
A 35 year old Colorado Springs man Steve Puzick and five children were killed when their car was struck by an eastbound Rock Island Rocket train at a crossing near Matheson. The victims include four daughters Junie Marilyn Suzanne Cynthia and a cousin Eli White nine.
Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan sharply attacked Adlai Stevenson’s call for moderation during a Denver speech to the Colorado Young Democrats. He joined Averell Harriman in opposing the “moderate” line, warning Democrats against yielding to craven formality and urging decisive action for progress beyond stagnation.
Fort Sill men escaped injury when an H-34 Sikorsky helicopter crashed during a practice landing on Frisco field six miles northeast of Post field. Pilot WOJG Frank W. Cross lost control after hitting a concealed rough spot. copter nosed over with extensive damage. Instructor CWO George P. McKenzie assisted as the PIO reported a maximum-load landing.
In Bangalore Khrushchev announced in a speech that Russia had exploded a nuclear weapon with maximum strength estimated at one million tons of TNT. The remark marked a significant assertion about the Soviet arms program and follows reports about a powerful blast.
Paris report states the French Communist party pulled its support for Premier Edouard Faure, leaving his government vulnerable to the upcoming National Assembly confidence vote. Jacques Duclos hinted the group may oppose Faure, signaling a possible government collapse and a search for a new premier.
In Halifax Nova Scotia a helicopter rescued 21 men stranded aboard the grounded tanker Kismet II after 28 hours in a blizzard. The perilous 45 minute operation used a mercy shuttle between the ship and a rescue station on the snowbound shore.
Lawton stores display an array of toys described as educational and working models. Shoppers have 24 shopping days until Christmas to choose from items like Dick Tracy wrist radio, a talking robot named Robert, two way radios, and rocket ship control panels. A toy cap rifle with a telescopic sight also appears among the gun line.
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