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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1955
Page
12
Prince Albert of Belgium, 19, arrives in Los Angeles for a two day tour visiting the city’s film studio and an aircraft plant. The navy lieutenant has toured American bases during the past month.
Burglars broke into the Oklahoma Tire and Supply Store in Drumright Oklahoma during the night and escaped with 12 shotguns a 410 gauge shotgun 10 boxes of shells and 15 dollars in cash according to the highway patrol.
Zenith Radio Corporation unveiled a $50 50X three-transistor hearing aid touted to match higher priced models. Dealer Lee Woods of Bilbert-Woods Drug Co. in Lawton highlighted lower battery costs and Zenith’s ongoing mission to reduce hearing aid prices while offering a 10-day home trial, money back guarantee, one-year warranty, and five-year service plan.
Former President Harry S. Truman told about 2,000 people at an American Legion hall on the UN’s 10th anniversary that the United Nations is man’s last hope to avoid total destruction. He praised the General Assembly for growing power and said the UN charter must adapt like the U.S. Constitution while defending Korea and shaping global peace.
The Old Wooden Ear editor of the state prison newspaper complained Tuesday that unreformed thieves remain in the Angola, Louisiana facility. He labeled the inmates as rapscallions who steal anything not tied down, just keeping in practice.
In Holland Iowa Mrs. Tom Dressman tore a mirror bought at auction and found $1148 hidden behind the glass dating from 1882 to 1915. In Los Angeles Bank teller Leonard S. Pirri, 50, fought off two holdup men who grabbed his bag, which contained only his lunch remains.
A gaso line tank exploded on a stalled truck near a two story fire station, sparking a blaze. Firemen from Station 12 were unable to fight the fire while protecting equipment and personal property, and Station 6 crews extinguished the flames.
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