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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1955
Page
1
Mike Todd signals to roll the cameras for a key Indian dancing sequence in Around The World In 80 Days shot in Todd-AO. He leaves after noon for the New York City premiere of Oklahoma! which he also filmed, with staff photographer Bill Dixon.
Wildlife pageantry fills the Wichita Mountains as Mike Todd and a 35 man crew film buffalo scenes for Around The World In 80 Days. About 500 Indians in regalia perform near Craterville Park while stars David Niven and Shirley McClain are pictured in Hollywood interiors. Top international cast members are listed with Beatrice Lillie Noel Coward Cantinflas and others. negotiations linger for Alan Ladd Marlene Dietrich Red Skelton. The film’s budget is five to six million dollars with a summer release planned.
Mike Todd, film magnate, departs for New York premiere of Oklahoma! starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. He is accompanied by Anadarko Indians and state dignitaries including Gov. Gary and Gov. Harriman. Todd praises Oklahoma's sun and scenery while filming Around the World in 80 Days in Craterville Park.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov acknowledged an ideological error in a February speech, stating in Communist magazine that calling the Soviet Union a nation with foundations already built was wrong. He cited 1932 party decisions and offered self-criticism to align with socialist progress toward communism.
A mixed report spans Molotov's public confession of errors noted after negotiations with West Germany's Konrad Adenauer and a briefing ahead of the UN trip. The piece also covers a robbing at an Oklahoma City area drive-in theater, detailing the hijackers, cash stolen, police response, and witness accounts.
Oklahoma roars past Texas 20 to 0 before 75,000 fans, extending their nation’s longest winning streak to 22 games. Oklahoma A&M falls to Wichita 14-7. Maryland tops Wake Forest 28-7 and Michigan defeats Army 26-2, the latter a major upset.
One man was killed and nine injured in Comanche county traffic crashes as the weekend began. The fatality was 60-year-old Anadarko resident Alex McCubbin Walker who had moved to Apache with his family. He became the state's 429th traffic death for the year, 15 more than the same period last year.
Kansas City hosts the 28th annual Future Farmers of America convention as about 10 000 high school agricultural students arrive. - Sessions start Monday with 6 700 room reservations already recorded. Eisenhower aides Ezra Taft Benson and Harold E. Stassen will speak, followed by American Farmer degree awards to 375 members.
Five trainmen were killed and 13 injured when a Southern Railway passenger train collided head on with a freight train on a blind curve in a tree draw near Hazelhurst Georgia. The crash occurred today in the southeast part of the state. Authorities reported the fatalities and injuries as rescue units moved to the scene.
Paris, Oct. 8 Premier Edouard Faure won backing from the Socialists in a key Moroccan reform vote. The Socialists prepared a resolution in support of Faure's peace plan as a three day assembly debated the government line. Faure also gained endorsements from former premiers Mendes France and Pinay and urged deputies to choose reforms or risk more bloodshed in Morocco. Your decision must be clear to enlighten world and domestic opinion.
Lawton woman Mrs. Larlin Harrison, 1202 S 23rd, suffered second and third degree burns to face and hands when grease in her home caught fire around 10 25 a m Saturday. She was hospitalized for treatment. Firemen reported the grease exploded during cooking.
President Eisenhower moved past the period of greatest danger in his heart relapse as Vice President Nixon arrived for a bedside visit. Nixon landed at Lowry Air Force Base at 3 03 p m and members of his family, White House staff, doctors and hospital attendants were present. Doctors reported continued satisfactory progress with caution from White House press secretary Hagerty.
Gary Wayne Prater two year old son of Fort Sill soldier Harvey Prater drowned Friday night in an oil slush pond near Beulah Brown's home south of Sapulpa Oklahoma The child wandered from his grandmother's residence and fell in the pond authorities drained the dike and recovered the body about four hours later Mrs Beulah Brown was taken to hospital after suffering a heart attack during the search
Max Perkins at 1108 J teams with Donald Vanda and Charley Appel to form the We Bring It Up Diving and Salvage Co. The outfit vows to retrieve any equipment from Oklahoma and Texas lakes and reservoirs. Perkins, with prior service at Fort Screven and Lake Elmer Thomas salvage, says the group acts as a trouble-shooter team. The firm formed earlier this year has not yet begun operations.
Lawton's application for water rights on E. Cache creek near Elgin was approved by the Oklahoma Planning and Resources board. Mayor C. R. Ellsworth announced the decision on Saturday. The watershed area is about 243 square miles, with plans for a potential reservoir to augment Elgin's water supply. See WATER, Page 2.
KINGFISHER Okla Oct 8 Three men have been charged with the beating murder of Dolf A Green 51 of Hennessey who died in an Oklahoma City hospital from injuries suffered Aug 27 A fourth man is not named to avoid affecting possible dismissals Chester O Goodnight 40 of Hennessey faced assault with intent to kill and murder charges were filed after Greens death The other two suspects are charged with acting in concert and are being sought for questioning while one has ties to Wichita Kan and another works in Enid
Area forecast calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures. Highs reach the mid 80s today, with Saturday’s forecast showing a high around 75 and a low near 43 as the cold snap nears.
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