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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1955

Page

7

Gore urges House to pass Senate highway bill next year

Senator Gore urges quick House passage of a Senate backed highway bill to begin early next year with financing to be settled later. He favors financing by a gasoline tax rise and notes the Senate bill would authorize a five year program costing 18 billion dollars with federal and state funds.

Washington Sen Gore D-Tenn House Rayburn D-Tex Rep McCormack Dmass Senate Eisenhower

National Income Hits New Record

The Commerce Department estimated the national income at a record 321 billion dollars for April through June, up from 303 billion a year earlier and 9 billion above the first quarter. SEC said corporate working capital rose to 100.6 billion dollars on June 30, a 2.5 billion gain. farm income fell to 11 billion.

Washington Commerce Department Department Securities and Exchange Commission U. S

Chilean Diplomat Carlos Davila in Critical Condition

Dr. Carlos Davila, 68, secretary general of the Organization of American States, remains in very critical condition after kidney surgery last June. He has been ill and unable to attend the office, though he guided policy via staff consultations. Friends report a sudden decline yesterday.

Washington Carlos Davila Organization of American States OAS

Adenauer Improves After Pneumonia Illness

Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Bonn Germany is making strong steps toward recovery from bronchial pneumonia government spokesman Edmund Forschbach said today. The 79 year old leader has been in bed for 11 days at his home.

Adenauuer Bonn Germany Konrad Adenauer Edmund Forschbach

Life on hulls and buoys reveals vast marine diversity

A survey detects two thousand distinct life forms from bacteria to fish living on hulls, buoys, and marine structures, highlighting the surprising biodiversity attached to maritime infrastructure and equipment.

Red housing experts tour San Francisco Bay area tracts

A Russian housing delegation arrived in San Francisco for a two day bay area tour visiting midtown terrace in the city and tracts in San Bruno Millbrae and Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Leader I K Kozuila noted little change since his last visit and highlighted a shift toward single story houses and admiration for high speed elevators before continuing to Los Angeles and on to Tucson and Austin.

San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area Midtown Terrace Rollingwood Crestmoor San Bruno Millbrae Meadows Peninsula Alameda Contra Costa Seattle Bay Area I. K. Kozuila

Gale Kills 13 in Kushiro Coastline Disaster

Police report confirms 13 dead and 19 missing after a sudden gale struck Hoddaro's east coast Saturday. Local authorities warn of continuing search efforts and rising danger from aftershocks and high tides along the shoreline.

Kushiro Japan Hoddaro

Tulsa Boy Killed by Accidental Shotgun Blast

A three year old Tulsa boy, Laureh Eldridge Harris, died when a 20 gauge shotgun in a car discharged as he swung on the car door handle. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Leon Harris.

Tulsa Okla Laureh Eldridge Harris Leon Harris

A&M Wins Stock Judging Contest at American Royal

Oklahoma A&M College won first place in the American Royal Inter collegiate livestock judging contest with 4607 points. Kansas State College was second with 4505, Illinois third with 4438, Texas Tech fourth with 4417, and Iowa State fifth with 4406. Harold Spies of A&M took high honors, followed by Dwane Zimmerman and James Cook. The contest was held Saturday and results announced Sunday at a meat company breakfast.

Kansas City Oklahoma A&m College Kansas State College University of Illinois Texas Technological College Iowa State Harold Spies Mountain View Okla Oklahoma A&m Dwane Zimmerman Fairview James Cook University of Missouri

Sooner Confesses Issuing Bad Checks To Koreans

Fred Higgins, a 26 year old Vinita Oklahoma businessman and manager of a foreign trading firm, admitted in Seoul District Court that he issued four checks totaling about 3000 dollars without a bank deposit to South Korean merchants. Higgins, the first American arrested by ROK police since 1950, was previously charged with smuggling and customs evasion and acquitted twice before his latest arrest on check charges.

Seoul Oklahoma The Korean Pacific Press Fred Higgins Vinita Lee Yong Hoon Higgins ROK

Peron Drives Away To Exile Ranch

Juan D. Peron left Asuncion en route to exile on a ranch in southern Paraguay to mark the tenth anniversary of his rise to power. At 5 a.m. his car departed from the capital, heading toward the Villarrica estate where internment was arranged, as Argentina requested distance from the border to avoid potential trouble.

Peron Exile Asuncion Paraguay Juan D. Peron Argentina Villarrica Buenos Aires

OCU Chorus Performs with Hollywood Stars at Bowl

The 44 member mixed chorus from Oklahoma City University performed with stage and screen stars in an hour long Hollywood Bowl salute to Oklahoma. A national TV audience watched the Comedy Hour with music by the OCU choir and numbers by Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones and Gene Nelson. Dean Martin Jerry Lewis and Jan Clayton also sang top tunes and the program honored Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.

Hollywood Oklahoma City University Hollywood Bowl OCU Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones Gene Nelson Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Jan Clayton Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II

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