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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1955

Page

2

Impeachment Hint Emerges From Jury Deliberations Probe

Eastland and Jenner proposed handing a Wichita jury room recordings transcript to the House Judiciary Committee amid a probe into jury deliberations. They argued a Senate subcommittee cannot investigate a federal judge. They urged stiff penalties for future intrusions and cited a University of Chicago study using hidden mics in 1954.

John Chadwick Eastland D-Miss Jenner Rind House Judiciary Committee Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Senate House University of Chicago Wichita Kan Delmas Hill Judge Hill Paul Kitch Wichita Corporation Edward H. Levi University of Chicago Law School Levi

Farmers Give Drink To Thirsty Town

DOVE CREEK Colorado. The Dolores River dried up leaving the town of 900 with no water for two days. Three upstream farmers supplied water gratis from their higher priorities easing fears and allowing the town to return to normal in a day or two. Mayor Nick Reisovich praised the volunteers and warned residents to avoid hazards of drawing from old wells.

Dove Creek Colo Colorado Dolores Nick Reisovich

Kefauver Not Yet A Presidential Candidate Says He Is Not

U S Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee arrived in Anchorage for a one day visit after a two month Europe Asia trip and said he is not as of now a candidate for the presidency though he left open what the future might hold.

Kefauver Anchorage Alaska U. S Estes Kefauver Dtenn Europe Asia

Poems Laud Lee Tax Revolt News Card

Letters from across the nation praise Utah Governor J Bracken Lee for resisting income tax funds used for foreign aid. Harold W Simpson reports most backing the tax refusal, with a few opposing views and some donations to support the drive.

Lee Salt Lake City Monroe J. Bracken Lee Utah Louisiana Doggerel Harold W. Simpson Simpson Los Angeles United States Supreme Court Boulder Cole Santa Ana Calif Houston

Number Of Polio Cases Falls Rapidly

The Public Health Service reports polio cases shrinking nationwide as the year ends. Last week 1,038 new cases were recorded, down 18 percent from 1,260 the prior week. For 1955, total polio cases reach 24,055, compared with 30,044 at the same point last year.

Washington U.S. Public Health Service

Graphite Lubricant Prevents Soldering Iron Freezing

Powered graphite rubbed into the threads before a soldering iron tip is screwed to the iron will prevent it from freezing after prolonged use.

Prices Delicate Question Facing Business Today

NEW YORK The delicate question facing business today is where to set prices. Price news and fair trade concerns dominate, with Westinghouse dropping list prices, GE halting enforcement in Indiana, and Ronson expanding its fair trade efforts. Auto models rise in price, steel centers talk higher prices, and consumer sensitivity grows as a San Francisco coffee meeting notes 23 percent cut in purchases.

New York Westinghouse General Electric Indiana Michigan Ronson Corp Newark N.J San Francisco National Coffee Assn

Air Force orders 100 million Lockheed F-104A jets

The Air Force placed a 100 million dollar order with Lockheed for the F-104A jet fighter. Gen Nathan F Twining called the plane possibly the fastest and highest flying. It first flew in February 1954 and has been tested at Edwards and Palmdale, California. The firm did not disclose how many aircraft are in the contract.

Burbank Calif Air Force Lockheed Aircraft Nathan F. Twining Edwards Air Force Base Palmdale

Oklahoma Nurses Open Convention in Enid

In Enid Oklahoma the Oklahoma Nurses Association held its annual convention with 350 delegates attending the opening session. Dr Charles Daugherty from Northeastern State Hospital Fort Supply praised new drugs for mental patients and Dr Helen Nahm of the National League of Nurses spoke. Section meetings and panel discussions were planned for the day and officers would be installed at Saturday's closing.

Enid Okla Oklahoma Nurses Assn Charles Daugherty Northeastern State Hospital Fort Supply Helen Nahm National League of Nurses

Population experts in India foresee 450 million by 1970

Population researchers project India will reach about 450 million people by 1970. The estimate reflects rapid growth and implications for resources and development, signaling urgent planning needs for health, housing, and agriculture.

India

Texas Narcotic Addicts Get Shots Easily In Mexico

Sen Price Daniel led a Senate narcotics probe into how drug addicts cross the Rio Grande to obtain heroin shots in Mexico. Customs official A D Richard testified that about 10 known addicts cross daily at Laredo and 15 more cross the bridge to arrange heroin for the Texas side. Witnesses Roberto Hernandez and Simon Rodriguez described money exchanges to buy heroin. Officials urged more border patrols, expanded federal and local agents, looser pusher suspicions, and possible wiretaps to curb trafficking.

San Antonio Price Daniel Rio Grande Mexico Senate Customs A. D. Richard Laredo Richards Senate Judiciary Daniel Texas John Marshal Butler Maryland Roberto Hernandez Simon Rodriguez Nuevo Laredo Monterrey Hernandez Rodriguez Border Patrol United States Owen W. Kilday George Bischel Kilday Sherff

Barbiturates More Harmful Than Opiates Says Expert

Washington report quotes Dr Kenneth Chapman chief of the Public Health Service neuro psychiatric branch who warns barbiturates especially phenobarbital are truly addicting and can be harder to treat than morphine or heroin in a Thursday briefing.

Washington Federal Public Health Service Kenneth Chapman

Five Room House North Addition With Income Unit

Real estate listing for a five room house in the North Addition with a small rear income unit. Owners seek a larger home and price asks 8,975 dollars. Contact The McKee Co. at phone 432.

North Addition

Three Rescued After Boat Capsize in Fort Gibson Reservoir

In Fort Gibson reservoir, two women and a man from Tulsa clung to their overturned boat for 45 minutes before fishermen pulled them from icy water. Mr. and Mrs. John McElhannon and Mrs. Addie Flake were treated for shock at Wagoner hospital.

Tulsa Okla Fort Gibson Reservoir John McElhannon Addie Flake Wagoner Hospital

First Woman Elected ASCP President Heads Meeting

Dr Emma Moss of New Orleans was elected president of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists at the annual meeting in Chicago Oct 14 She becomes the first woman to lead a major medical organization in the field of pathology.

Chicago Emma Moss New Orleans American Society of Clinical Pathologists

Netherlands East Indies colonization spans 350 years

The Netherlands East Indies Indonesia remained a Dutch colony for roughly 350 years. Dutch rule shaped governance economy and society across the archipelago from early modern times into the 20th century. Local elites navigated imperial structures while resistance and reform movements emerged.

Netherlands East Indies Indonesia

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