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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1954

Page

5

Private Demand For Gold Reaches Its Postwar Law

Foreign investors hold nearly 24 billion dollars in the United States, while central banks build reserves and Uncle Sam’s stock drops. Private demand for gold has fallen to a postwar low as the price steadies at 35 dollars an ounce, with investors turning toward stocks and Treasury securities. American investment abroad nears 40 billion overall, and foreigners hold 14.2 billion in liquid U.S. assets, while most U.S. commitments abroad are long term.

New York Uncle Sam Federal Reserve Board United States U.S. Treasury Northern Trust Co. of Chicago U.S Chicago Bank

Dinner Before TV In Howerton Home

In Los Angeles Marie M Howerton dismissed a knife attack charge as a slight scratch after her husband Lawrence G Howerton 33 pledged to keep temper. He faced stabbing accusation for an alleged attack when she watched TV with no dinner. The court reduced the charge to simple assault and considered probation.

Los Angeles Howerton Marie M. Howerton Larence G. Howerton

Siamese Twins Die During Operation

Siamese twin girls Connie and Bonnie Johnson died during a four hour separation operation at University Hospital in Little Rock Arkansas. Born July 26 they shared a sternum and nearly fused hearts, which doctors had warned limited their maturity if not separated. Their parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Johnson from Pine Bluff Arkansas requested the surgery after being told of the slim chances for survival.

Little Rock Ark Connie Bonnie University Hospital Virgil Johnson Pine Bluff

Muskogee Company Wins A&M Memorial Contract

Manhattan Construction Co. of Muskogee has won a $150,000 contract to build the Henry G. Bennett Memorial on the Oklahoma A&M campus. The company will construct the chapel at cost as its donation. The memorial honors the late president Henry G. Bennett and his wife, who died in a plane crash in Iran while he directed the Point Four program.

Stillwater Manhattan Construction Co Muskogee Henry G. Bennett Oklahoma A&m J. R. Vandergrift Vandegrift Bennett Iran

Lemmons Speaks To Men's Club At First Presbyterian

Dr Ed Lemmons principal speaker at First Presbyterian church Stillwater Oklahoma A M college attended the clubs fall dinner in the church recreation hall He described his work with Henry Bennett on the Point Four program in Ethiopia and the Near East sharing photos and experiences from his stay there.

Ed Lemmons Oklahoma A&m College Stillwater First Presbyterian Church Lemmons Henry Bennett Ethiopia Near East

Priest Blames Leftwing Newsmen for Brainwashing

In San Antonio Jesuit Father William A Nolan of Georgetown University says leftwing journalists and Time magazine promote brainwashing of Americans. He claims their influence is growing, mostly from Washington and New York, and contrasts reader resilience with susceptibility among Texans and Midwesterners as he criticizes media and Hollywood.

San Antonio William A. Nolan Father Nolan Foreign Service School Georgetown University Washington Time Magazine St. Mary's Institute Nolan New York Congress Hollywood

Jap Divers To Discontinue Search For Bodies On Ferry

Kyodo news service reports Japanese divers will end body recovery efforts from the sunken ferry Toya Maru tomorrow if no new recoveries occur. At least 113 passengers remain missing, including 12 Americans, plus 18 crew. the disaster followed a typhoon on Sept. 26. The Army has identified 42 U.S. military personnel who perished.

Harodate Japan Kyodo News Service Kyodo U.S

Brownell Considers Tideland Boundary suit test

Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr said the Justice Department is studying how far state tidelands borders extend and whether to sue to test Texas claim to lands up to 10 1/2 miles off its shores under the 1953 act. No decision has been made as the office reviews the issue with Assistant A G J Lee Rankin. Louisiana recently extended its boundary to 10 1/2 miles and offered lands for oil and gas leases but the sale was cancelled. The Texas claim rests on its jointure treaty and Eisenhower administration support. The tidelands dispute helped swing Texas to the Republican column in 1952.

Washington Herbert Brownell Jr Justice Department Tidelands Brownell Texas Office of Legal Counsel J. Lee Rankin Louisiana Eisenhower Douglas McKay

Death Overtakes Wheelchair Traveler in California

Rosalind Richard 42 formerly of New Haven died in Duarte California after two years on the road in a wheelchair. Her husband Joseph Richard was beside her as he pushed from New Haven to Totowa New Jersey in March 1952 with $15 in his pocket before an unknown woman provided air fare to Los Angeles.

Duarte Calif Connecticut California Rosalind Richard New Haven Joseph Richard Totowa N. J Los Angeles

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