Hospitals in finanial crisis threaten patient care costs
A century old warning on hospital finances notes average daily bills near 19 dollars while costs run about 21, leaving an average loss of 1.58 dollars per patient. Rising admissions and labor costs push up prices, with prepaid insurance masking the burden on the public. Proposals vary from higher federal grants to avoid socialization of care.
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General Hospital
Blue Cross
Michigan
American Hospital Association
Partnership policy credited to Eisenhower in London talks
President Eisenhower hails the London agreement on German rearmament as a great triumph while noting the partnership policy. He asserts Europe decisions should be made in Europe with the United States as the strongest partner. The London talks, Dulles diplomacy, British concessions, and Adenauer and Mendes France shifts shape the outcome amid ratification and Soviet risk. The piece warns that despite the triumph, real defense for Western Europe remains unresolved into 1954’s “year of greatest danger.”
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Washington
Eisenhower
London
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
E.D.C
United States
Germany
Eden
Winston Churchill
NATO
Europe
Anthony
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Conrad Adenauer
Saar
Western
First Day of Josephs House Cleanses to Meet the King
A devotional reflection cites II Samuel 19 20 about confessing sins and returning before the king. The speaker vows to expose wrongs to rid themselves of guilt, while a proverb stresses the value of simplifying possessions.
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House of Joseph
Notable medical triumph over pernicious anemia
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D. notes dramatic progress from 1920s death and three year average with pernicious anemia to modern outcomes. Key advances came from Whipple, Minot, Mar, Castle and later crystalline vitamin B-12. Early diagnosis and treatment with liver extracts and B-12 markedly improve prognosis, a achievement remembered since Addison’s 1855 description.
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Edwin P. Jordan
NEA
Whipple
Minot
Mar
Castle
Know
Thomas Addison
Addison
Tax Proposition Backed by Lawton Civic Groups
Lawton civic and real estate groups approve state question No. 361, proposing a 15 year statute of limitations on ad valorem taxes. County Treasurer Lillian Waid notes endorsements from Lawton Real Estate Board Oklahoma Real Estate Board and Northwest Kiwanis, with Downtown Kiwanis and Comanche County Bar Association to discuss. Voters will decide November 2 with a constitutional amendment.
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Lawton
Lillian Waid
Miss Waid
Lawton Real Estate Board
Oklahoma Real Estate Board
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Comanche County Bar Association
Miss Ward
City Man Charged With Shooting Quail
Lawton resident Jim Beaty age 104 Arlington faced a legal charge after being accused of shooting quail out of season. Ranger L. E. Crawford filed the complaint and Beaty was slated for arraignment before Peace Justice Marvin Cameron later today.
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Lawton
Quail
L. E. Crawford
Jim Beaty
Arlington
Beaty
Marvin Cameron
Newspapers as Textbook Say City Newsman Believes
Ted Ralston, managing editor of The Lawton Constitution Press, told Lawton BPW that newspapers serve as the daily textbook for the average person. He called papers a true forum of freedom offering highlights, details, and diverse opinions to help readers form their own views during National Newspaper Week. Frances King presided, Amy Mae Parks introduced, with Bill Crawford and others attending.
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Lawton Business and Professional Women's Club
Ted Ralston
Lawton Constitution Press
Amy Mae Parks
Frances King
Bill Crawford
Comanche Agents To Attend Oklahoma Home Meeting
Mrs. Cara Kelley, Comanche County home demonstration agent, and Miss Louise Kennedy, associate agent, will leave Friday morning for Oklahoma City to attend a meeting of the Oklahoma Home Demonstration Association. They plan to return to Lawton Saturday afternoon.
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Cara Kelley
Comanche County
Louise Kennedy
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Home Demonstration Association
Lawton
Ardmore Visitors Stay with Stanards This Week
Personal notice: Mr and Mrs Arnold Anderson of Ardmore arrived Wednesday night for a visit with their daughter and family, Mr and Mrs John Stanard of 804 North 20th. The Andersons will return to Ardmore tonight.
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Arnold Anderson
Ardmore
John Stanard
Andersons
Employ Handicapped Week Advances Public Salesmanship
National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week promotes understanding and job opportunities for disabled veterans and civilians. Lawton Oklahoma State Employment Service reports 371 handicapped applications, 89 veterans, 359 placed, 172 veterans among placements, and extensive counseling efforts during 1953-54.
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John Looney
Lawton
Congress
Oklahoma State Employment Service
FHA appraiser reviews Comanche county farm loan plans
Felix Roy state appraiser engineer for the Farmers Home Administration is in Lawton to appraise a real estate loan applicant. Plans for a new dwelling and hay shed on the farm are studied. The county FHA office recently received instruction that improvement loans may cover building, water systems, repairs, and incidental refinances. The first applicant in Comanche county is being checked. FHA offers direct veteran loans at 4 percent up to 40 years and insured bank loans about 3 percent with 1 percent government insurance.
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Felix Roy
Farmers Home Administration
Lawton
Leonard Wiley
FHA
Wiley
Roy
Comanche County
All Oklahoma Buddy Platoon Planned in Oklahoma City
Young Oklahomans may enlist in the Regular Army and train at least eight weeks with peers in the All Oklahoma Buddy Platoon. The unit will form in Oklahoma City October 10 to 14 for those who pass mental and physical exams. Members will fly to Fort Bliss, Texas, October 14 for the first eight weeks of basic training. Further information is at the Army recruiting office Room 202 Lawton post office.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Bliss
Tex
Army Recruiting Office
Lawton Post Office
Money Has Big Role In California Races
In California, money shapes campaigns as Democrats face tighter funds while Republicans generally enjoy bigger bankrolls. The piece notes admissions for Adlai Stevenson at Hollywood Bowl to raise Democratic money, contrasts free Republican events, discusses cross filing changes, and highlights Senator Kuchel's fundraising troubles against Sam Yorty while Governor Knight contends with Richard Graves.
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Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Hollywood Bowl
California
House
Washington
Pat Brown
Wennary
Elgg
Goodwin
Thomas H. Kuchel
Warren
Earl Warren
Nixon
Kuchel
Sam Yorty
Knight
Richard Graves
Animal Antics 1 North Africa wild sheep 6 Indian soci
A compact puzzle listing clues with numbered entries for animals, plants, and objects across diverse categories. It presents short prompts such as wild sheep, compass, sea eagle, and various cultural terms, inviting answer words that fit the cryptic style.
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North Africa
Theater Group To Present The Case Of The Crushed Petunias
Theatre in the round directed by Charles Kimball highlights Tonights Lawtons Little Theatre meeting. The Case of the Crushed Petunias by Tennessee Williams is a lyrical one act presented at 8 p.m. at 1410 N 15th. Cast includes Anita Robertson Martha Buford Bill Murray LeRoy Leister.
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Charles Kimball
Lawton
Little Theatre
Petunias
Tennessee Williams
N. 15Th
Anita Robertson
Martha Buford
Bill Murray
LeRoy Leister
Emmett L. Keough
Ruth Johnson
Katherine Barrett
Jean Dalton
Hurricane Hazel Advances Westward in Caribbean
Hurricane Hazel, a small but violent storm, brushed the Dutch West Indies near Venezuela and moved west at 19 mph. It strengthened slightly, with 100 mph winds near the center and 100 to 150 mile gales outward. No land areas are in its path, more than 1,000 miles southeast of Florida. Forecasters need another 24 hours to determine its future track.
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Hazel
Dutch West Indies
Venezuela
Caribbean
Florida
Grady Norton
Miami
Revival Set at Epworth Church by Rev Earl Walker
Rev Earl Walker, minister of Epworth Methodist Church Chickasha, will conduct a revival at the local Methodist church starting Sunday night and continuing through October 15. Walker recently completed a tour of the Holy Land.
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Cache
Earl Walker
Epworth Methodist Church
Chickasha
Walker
Holy Land
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