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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1955

Page

11

Greek Premier Papagos Dies Amid Turmoil and Feud

Field Marshal Alexander Papagos, 72, Greece’s national hero and premier, died after a long illness fought while clinging to office amid cabinet dissensions and a demand from King Paul for his resignation. His death leaves Greece in political crisis with Britain, Turkey, and the United States entangled in the Cyprus dispute and a fragile government.

Carles M. McCann United Press Alexander Papagos Greece Papagos Athens Paul I Panagos Stephan Stephanopoulos Panayotis Kanellopolos Emmanuel Tsouderos Great Britain Turkey North Atlantic Alliance Cyprus United Nations United States Rally

Stalled Motorist Gets Push Into Jail

Los Angeles police report Joseph E. Matthews a 45 year old man was pushed from a gas station after a stalled car malfunction. Attendant James A. Jackson 24 said he saw Matthews under the hood as the money till closed, later found $91 missing and alerted police. Matthews was booked on suspicion of robbery.

Los Angeles Joseph E. Matthews James A. Jackson Matthews Jackson

Plane crashclaims Great Lakes executive founder

Oklahoma highway patrol resumed dawn search for the body of one of four crash victims, including George Shakel, founder and chairman of Great Lakes Carbon Co., and his wife Ann Brannack Shakel. The A 26 plane exploded in a rain drenched field, with wreckage scattered many miles and waters flooding fields near Oklahoma City.

Union City Okla Oklahoma Highway Patrol The Great Lakes Carbon Co George Shakel Carbon Company Greenwich Conn Ann Brannack Shakel Joseph W. Whitney John E. McBride Stratford Whitney McBride Oklahoma City

Runaway Lumber Truck Crashes Train in West Newton

A lumber truck roared down a steep hill and rammed a moving Baltimore and Ohio train in West Newton Pa killing the truck driver Claude Brandt 31 and four others. Nine freight cars were derailed and two buildings destroyed including Casale Fruit Store. Several explosive cars were intact. casualties included Jacob Casale 50 Sheryl Ross 6 and Mrs Dora Whiteman 70. Sheriff estimates near one million dollars in damage. Authorities probe brake failure and other causes.

West Newton Baltimore and Ohio Claude Brandt Warrenton N.C Casale Jacob Casale Sheryl Ross Sheryl Dora Whiteman Industry Martha C. McConnell William Ross Emily Peternel William McManus Connellsville Lloyd Mauk Civil Defense Auxiliary Mark Ross Pittsburgh

Red Cop Recommends Early Training For East German Soldiers

Lt Guenter Grundmann of the East German police urged in Neues Deutschland that Red soldiers begin training in infancy. He argued sports training starts too late and nurseries neglect gymnastics, with kindergarten training described as worse.

Berlin Guenter Grundoann Neues Deutschland

Mother Of Slain Boy Is Released From Hospital

CHICAGO Mrs Mamie Bradley mother of Emmett Till was released from Provident Hospital after treatment for a cold and nervous disorder. Till 14 was killed last August in Mississippi two men Roy Bryant and J W Milam were acquitted of murder at Sumner Miss Mrs Bradley testified at the trial and was ill last Saturday kept in seclusion at a friend's home pending full recovery.

Chicago Mamie Bradley Mississippi Provident Hospital Emmett Till Roy Bryant J. W. Milam Till Sumner Miss Bradley

Society Girls Collect Spare Breast Milk

In Evanston near Chicago, Junior League society girls run a milk bank and local milk route for premature babies. They collect spare breast milk from donors, pump and bottle it at home, ship it to Evanston Hospital, and provide free milk to infants in need, supporting six other U.S. banks. Milk is stored frozen and later thawed and sterilized for hospital use.

Lawton Constitution Evanston Kimball United States America Los Angeles Newark N.J Wilmington Del San Francisco Boston Chicago AP Science Reporter Society American Academy of Pediatrics E. Robbins Kimball Evanston Hospital The Academy Thas Junior League

Barbers Seek $2 Haircut Rate at Pennsylvania Meet

Wilkes Barre reporters note Blair J. Sharp national leader of the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America announced a tentative price of two dollars for a haircut as a policy proposal at the Pennsylvania convention. A similar recommendation is planned for the national convention in Boston later this month.

Wilkes-Barre Master Barbers and Beauticians of Pennsylvania Blair J. Sharp Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America Boston

Hickory County Votes Closed During State Aid Referendum

Officials closed the courthouse and did not count votes after Gov Donnelly declared a legal holiday for a special election on state public school aid. The action halted vote counting as authorities treated the day as a holiday.

Hermitage Hickory County Phil M. Donnelly

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