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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1954
Page
15
The notice outlines subscription pricing, tax on mail subscriptions, and advertising payment terms. It states the Associated Press holds exclusive reprint rights for local news and dispatches. It promises corrections for errors upon management notification and quotes Henry Giles on obedience.
The piece argues that by 10 years hence enrollments could reach over 4 million, stressing the need for new housing, classrooms, and about 100,000 teachers. It notes two thirds of the 1900 colleges are private and warns tuition hikes and fundraising will rise unless public funding or gifts fill the gap.
The two leaders urge a peace conference spanning from the Philippines to Egypt with India Indonesia Ceylon Burma and Pakistan as participants forming the Colombo powers. They seek to keep Red China out asserting that only countering force can stop a worldwide communist expansion.
A onetime professional teacher delivered a provocative talk later employed in industry. Psychologist E. L. Stromberg argues that many business concerns waste much of their talent and brains, a critique that resonates beyond the Anti-Industry Day framing.
Dr. Stromberg argues many capable workers are barred from responsible jobs due to lack of a college degree. He says half the population could handle college level work, and the fetish for the sheepskin wastes brain power, urging recognition of maturity and experience in all workers.
AEC chief Lewis L. Strauss faces skepticism from Culpepper County neighbors who report droughts and dried wells. Strauss argues that small storms release more energy than a bomb and that hurricanes and earthquakes exceed atomic test energies, challenging official denials.
Washington reports from AEC officials Dr John Bugher and Harold Knapp temper earlier alarm over hydrogen bomb power. Knapp predicts 5 to 16 megatons by 1956 57 with limited danger to suburbs if shelters or basements used. Bugher highlights debris risk and low radiation exposure from tests. He foresees radar aided warning improving response times by mid next year.
A reader asks if he should divorce his wife to marry a twice married widow. Ruth Miller counsels that love fades but a wife’s loyalty endures. In old age, the wife’s care matters more than a fleeting romance, and he should prioritize securing his wife’s love and support.
Hollywood gossip traces Stewart Granger seeking lighter roles after a string of swashbucklers while Ava Gardner and Karen Sharpe rise with new TV and film opportunities. Gordon MacRae reflects on waiting for the right Curley part in Oklahoma and other stars weigh career choices amid MGM shifts and TV acting.
The text notes oysters have a heart stomach liver and gills along with a simple nervous system. It recalls Jamestown 1619 as the first representative government in America and gives George Washington's birth date as February 11 1732 with calendar changes shifting his birthday to the 22nd. It also mentions Marilyn Bell swimming Lake Ontario in 1954 completing a 32 mile crossing in 20 hours 56 minutes.
The Philippine army reported 16 Huk rebels and four soldiers killed in an ambush near Sampa Loc in Quezon province southeast of Manila. It was the bloodiest clash since mid-1953, puncturing government claims the rebellion had ended.
A boxing card stalls as the radio announcer and commentator struggle to keep pace with the action. Liz a appears in the ringside crowd while play by play lags behind the rounds.
Analysis by THOMAS L. STOKES on voters apathy. Democrats press issues shaping the 83rd Congress while Republicans claim no single cause sways voters. Unemployment, tax policy, farm income, and public power topics fuel debate across Maine New York and national scenes ahead of election day.
A playful puzzle clue hints at a roast theme centered on carrots. The line suggests a kitchen or dining joke upcoming in a themed column.
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At Lackland Air Force Base recruits prepare a Friday night entertainment featuring smashing cream pies in instructors faces and shoe shining by trainees. The event also shows superiors cleaning barracks as part of the program during a tense training phase.
Montreal officials move to reduce violence at civic elections by reviving a law banning swords staves or bludgeons within a half mile of polling booths. The measure aims to curb clashes next Monday and maintain order during voting.
Goettingen bricklayer Fritz Mueller climbed an apple tree beside his work site on Thursday and broke a limb when a branch broke. He plunged through the roof and landed in the middle of a forum on accident prevention.
Seattle report states a bachelor is now called a grandmother after the National Federation of Grandmothers' Clubs of America voted him honorary membership. Tard Rutzen, Morrison Hotel Chicago GM, helped found the Chicago club and was cited for services. Frances Long of Atlanta was named federation president.
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