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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1954
Page
5
Washington officials warn unemployment could worsen in a decade as about 9 million younger workers enter the job market, potentially crowding out workers over 40. Labor officials cite pensions as an obstacle to hiring older workers and discuss retraining and job opportunities for the aging workforce.
Widow of Tom Braniff left an estate valued at 965,948 according to an inventory filed with County Probate Judge F W Bart lett Jr The inventory shows cash 315,576 stocks bonds and notes 602,593 real estate 25,176 other personal property 83,260 and debts 60,663 leaving net value 965,948 Most of the estate goes to the Braniff Foundation a charity set up years ago by Mrs Braniff and her husband.
Los Angeles area reels from a 17 day smog siege as Gov. Knight cancels campaign travel and Mayor Poulson considers emergency measures. County officials ban back yard incinerators, city limits incinerator hours, and mass protests surge with thousands of participants.
A Marshall Texas jury found former police officer Jack Redfern guilty of murdering his best friend Fenwick Ford on July 7 in downtown Marshall. Redfern received a seven year prison sentence after deliberating over 25 hours. Ford, a postal clerk, was alleged to have involved Redfern's wife, with defense claiming justifiable homicide to defend home.
Bus driver Eugene Puig, 34, reported a female bandit in a bandana exposed herself and held a pistol during a late night robbery. He surrendered $20.36 as the woman demanded cash and fled, confirming the suspect as a woman unrelated to a man in disguise.
About 200 oil men attended Thursday night committee sessions in preparation for the two day annual meeting of the Independent Petroleum Association of American opening here next Monday. Reports on finding costs and imports will be submitted to IPAA membership by committees meeting through Sunday.
MIAMI Florida The Weather Bureau reported an all clear on its storm map today A Navy hurricane hunter plane explored a suspicious area in the western Caribbean yesterday and found rain and thunderstorms but no tropical disturbances Walter R Davis acting chief storm forecaster said a high pressure system which has given the eastern half of the country ideal autumn weather extends into the Caribbean The effect was two fold he said It kicked up rains and thunderstorms over the Caribbean which are moving westward across Panama and Costa Rica and which may cause a western moving tropical disturbance in the Pacific after crossing the Isthmus of Panama The other effect is to protect Cuba and the United States from a tropical disturbance because if circulation should begin it would draw in the cool dry air and effectively kill off an incipient storm This will hold good as long as the high extends into tropical waters The picture could change in three or four days but we arent worried about it I believe everything is going to be all right
A nautical mile equals 6,076.10 feet while a land mile is 5,280 feet. The comparison clarifies maritime versus terrestrial distance units.
Edward Tomlinson, a Washington columnist on inter American affairs, told a Knife and Fork dinner crowd that the United States must cultivate good will and respect by building friendships with Latin American nations. He urged trained diplomats and college programs for language and cultural study, noting many diplomats fail to converse with locals in their own tongue. He also cited France’s high Communist presence and warned against illiteracy.
The excerpt argues that Communism’s breeding is not the prime cause and that France and Italy are cultural centers. It notes France as a cultural hub and Italy as the second largest country overrun with Communists beyond the Iron Curtain. Tomlinson travels to Dallas to speak at Southern Methodist University.
James Garibaldi, aide to Gov. Johnston Murray and other Oklahoma governors, was sued for divorce by his wife Frenda Jean Garibaldi. She cites extreme cruelty but gave no specifics and seeks custody of their 93 year old daughter.
In Tulsa Oklahoma two masked men robbed a service station owner Dan Moody claiming cash was gone after Moody said he had already closed and hid the money. He reported seeing them approach his window moments before entering and demanded Moody cover his billfold as they fled.
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