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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1956

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Hungarian Reds Return To Stalinism

Vienna dispatch reports the Hungarian puppet government under Premier Janos Kadar tightened travel rules by halting new passports and exit visas. Refugees say Russian minefields again blocked the Austrian frontier as 600 Hungarians fled. Moscow denies any Malenkov involvement. Frontiersmen clash near Rechnitz as Austrian police fatally shoots a Russian infantryman. Pravda interview with Kadar defends Soviet intervention and vows to prevent capitalism and war.

Vienna Janos Kadar Thom Moscow United Press Kadar Georgi Malenkoy Malenkovy Budapest Tesien Rechnitz Russia Austr Hungary Pravda Communist Party Radio Moscow

Hungary Rejects U N Observers In Hungarian Crisis

United Nations observers were rejected by Hungary as Premier Janos Kadar refused to permit their entry. He argued the UN inquiry would confuse the Hungarian public amid a Soviet backed revolt. Pravda quoted Kadar and Dag Hammarskjold prepared a General Assembly report on the situation.

United Nations Moscow Janos Kaur Hungary Kadar U.N Kedar Biaveleasi London Kailas Pravda Cers

City unveils new paving equipment for pay as you go plan

City officials inspected a motor paver and related asphalt equipment arriving under a street program. The 300 value machine, bought from BR A Young and Son Inc of Oklahoma City, was delivered by dealer Jack Smith with Councilmen E W Kirkpatrick H D Hastings and City Engineer Douglas L Smith present.

E. W. Kirkpatrick City Council Jack Smith H. D. Hastings Douglas L. Smith Jess Percival BR. A. Young and Son Inc Oklahoma City

Help Sought To Check Virus In City

County city health director Dr Charles Miller seeks Virologist aid for the U S Public Health Service lab in Kansas City to identify a virus affecting hundreds of city children. The illness brings fever vomiting and diarrhea and has caused three child deaths. Adults are affected. A slight outbreak was reported in Altus. Lab work in Lawton is insufficient. The virus is also spreading along the Rio Grande at El Paso and Laredo Texas. Parents are urged to keep infants at home and avoid crowds.

Charles Miller U.S. Public Health Service Kansas City Miller Altus State Health Department Wails Grady Mathews Public Health Service Lawton Rio Grande River el Paso Laredo Tex

Norris Pal Faces Fraud Complaint

Gene Paul Norris and W C Humphrey, both held on 2000 bond each, pleaded innocent to attempting to obtain narcotics by fraud at Smokey’s Pharmacy in Arlington. The case, filed by County Attorney Redman and signed by Detective Waldron, involves false prescriptions and material facts. Norris, an underworld figure from Duncan and Fort Worth, faces prior indictments for grand larceny.

Gene Paul Norris Duncan Fort Worth Tex Lawton W. C. Humphrey Servis Humphrey Marvin Cameron Otis Waldron Police Department Manville Redman Nomis Smokey Arlington Norris Wichita Falls Orville Lindsay Chambless Floyd Hill Chambress Oklahoma City Comanche County Thestate Criminal Court of Appeals

Fort Sill To Honor St Barbara With A Half Holiday

Fort Sill artillery units will mark the Feast of St Barbara with formal and informal events and a half holiday. Commanders may suspend training at noon for troop support needs as the post observes the saint's day with life and lore shared in briefings, dances, and a club observance.

Fort Sill Honov Barbara Str. Barbara Artillery Puwich Weld Col St Barbara Dioscorus Nicomedia Asia Minor Christ

Taylor Discourages Christmas Cards in Army Posts

Washington A F Gen Maxwell D Taylor Army chief of staff officially discourages Christmas card exchanges among personnel in the capital. In a regulation titled Personal affairs exchange at Christmas cards Taylor states greetings can be exchanged personally and card exchanges are unnecessary and discouraged.

Washington Maxwell D. Taylor Army Chief of Staff Army Taylor Department of the Army

High Court Rules Legger Must Serve Term In Five Year Sentence

Oklahoma's famed bootlegger Orville Lindsay Chambless lost a five year armed robbery sentence appeal as the state criminal court of appeals upheld the term in Comanche county. The 1955 conviction followed a jury verdict for robbing another bootlegger along a Comanche county road east of Lawton. Meanwhile police pursued a new clue in Chambless disappearance on July 4, with a Duncan garage owner reporting a November 6 car transfer from Texas, blood evidence in the back seat, and a woman linked to the vehicle.

Orville Lindsay Chambless Oklahoma State Criminal Court of Appeals Comanche County Oklahoma City Lawton Duncan Noy Chambless Orville Sfhe Yukon Okla Texas Seg Chambless Page 4 Col

Special Senate Ballot In Doubt In Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City reports a proposed special senatorial election in Okmulgee and Wagoner counties remains in doubt after the attorney general declined to rule on legality. Gov. Gary ordered the election amid a bitter race between Sen. Russell Jr. and Tom Payne Jr. with a December 11 primary and December 22 general election. The state Election Board and county attorneys debate authority, while Russell and Payne prepare to take their fight to the Senate if needed.

Oklahoma City Okmulgee Wagoner Ed Boatman Okmulgee County Raymond Gary John W. Russell Jr Tom Payne Jr Boatman Egal County Election Board Agsing Executive Branch of Government Ina Senate Gary Russell Payne State Supreme Court State Election Board Wagoner County Cn.t

NAACP Convention Opens in Oklahoma City With Delegates

About 75 delegates gather at Union Baptist Church for the 26th annual Oklahoma NAACP convention. The two day event ends Friday with a public meeting at USC YWCA auditorium featuring M. B. Tolson and Clarence Mitchell. Notables include Dr. H. W. Williamston and Gloster B. Current.

Union Baptist Church 16Th and Garfield Oklahoma National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Uscywca E. Arlington Yneating M. B. Tolson Langston University Clarence Mitchell NAACP Washington, D. C H. W. Williamston Thabel Edwin C. Washington Jr Dallas Tex A. Simpson Tate Gloster B New York M. L. Sanders Lawton Tate Texas

British Stall Withdrawal From Egypt Stalled Over French Ties

London warned against rushing a phased pullout from occupied Egyptian areas until Paris is fully aligned. Selwyn Lloyd says other issues remain, including Suez Canal clearance and a final canal settlement to be discussed with France and clarified with the U.N. action. U.S. officials anticipate fast Washington Paris word on timing, aiming to bolster Anglo French and American relations within days.

London Selwyn Linyd Britain Egypt France Sueet Canal House of Commons Linyd U.N. Assembly U.N U.S Washington U. S Paris Eisenhower State Department

Three Car Crash Kills Six Persons

Six people died in a three car crash near Anderson South Carolina when a speeding convertible struck one car sending it into a second. Driver Henry C Teasley Hartwell Georgia escaped unhurt though the collision destroyed all three vehicles.

Henry C. Teasley Hartwell Teasley U.S. Highway 25

Sooners Sparkle In Sports World

Oklahoma athletes shine with two on the United Press All America football team six on the Associated Press All Big conference team two Oklahomans in Olympic wrestling and the U S Olympic basketball squad, coached by an Oklahoman and studded with Oklahawers, advancing to the semifinals.

Oklomans Sooners United Press All

Support For Water Bond Ballot Swells

Support for the proposed six million dollar water bond program swelled after about 150 citizens endorsed it at a district courtroom mass meeting on Wednesday night. The two hour session covered taxes, the 4,000 foot dam near Elgin, and East Cache creek, with one opponent, B F Moore, voicing doubt before leaving after a three minute speaker limit was set by Chairman BR L Gilbert.

Lawton Fort Sill East Cache Creek Elgin B. F. Moore Cache Creek Moore BR. L. Gilbert

Extended shopping hours in Lawton over Christmas period

Lawton and Fort Sill residents can shop late this year with stores open until 9 p.m. today through Saturday. Downtown shops return to regular hours Monday. Christmas hours run from December 13 to 22, with a 3 40 p.m. closing on December 24 to let employees spend Christmas Eve with their families.

Lawton Fort Sill R. V. Scott

Mass Shelter Program Studied Emerges in Civil Defense Plan

Washington sources say the Eisenhower administration weighs a mass shelter building program for Civil Defense, potentially costing billions. Proposals under study seek 200 million dollars to start next year, aligning with evacuation plans for critical force areas. Val Peterson noted in a October 11 speech the agency seeks a balanced approach with no single solution.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Val Peterson Federal Civil Defense

Bitter Layton Cold Snap Brings Teens

Last night the mercury fell to 15 degrees in Layton as a brief wintry blast swept the area. Forecasters expect a warmer night and mild Friday before another cold front moves in Saturday afternoon. Carnegie recorded 12 degrees, Hobart 14, Gags 13, Ardmere 22 as the state felt the chill.

Lawson Carnegie Hobart Ardmere

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