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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1955
Page
12
Washington AP Australia pledged 50000 dollars to aid flood relief in the United States Foreign Minister R G Casey said on arrival he would seek President Eisenhower to designate the fund the money should support.
American embassy sources say a Soviet built MIG jet fighter of the Communist Czechoslovak air force was driven out of German territory Saturday by U S Sabrejets.
Lawton Sears store launches Oldest Catalog Contest Sept 15 24 to honor Sears mail order history. Owners of the three oldest Sears catalogs will win prizes including 50 chair 30 electric blanket and 15 automatic coffee maker. Entries must be brought to the manager’s office during store hours for judging.
Secretary George Humphrey told the 10th annual World Bank IMF gathering that U S policy favors expanding dollar reserves in other countries and urged developed nations to aid foreign capital flow into backward areas.
Lincoln unveils a 1956 model featuring an all new body and chassis, longer wheelbase, lower profile, and a powerful 285 hp V-8. It introduces safety features including safety-flex steering and seat belts, with Capri and Premiere series and a broad color interior mix.
In Bismarck North Dakota wives of the Lions Club refuse to view sexually explicit material cited by a Senate juvenile delinquency probe. Club president J S Fevold said the wives would not look at the films slides or literature sent by Senator William Langer to form a citizen jury. The exhibit caused shock after a smoke filled basement screening and involved a police captain guarding the room.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers authorized a strike by engineers at the Ogden Union Railway and Depot Co. to begin Wednesday. Grand Chief Engineer Guy L. Brown said negotiations over radio use on locomotives in yard service have failed.
The Communists returned the wreckage of an unarmed U S Air Force training plane shot down Aug 17 near the DMZ. Pilot Lt Guy H. Bumpas of Jackson Mississippi was seriously injured while observer Capt Charle Brown of East Louisville Kentucky was killed. Bumpas returned Aug 23.
Genevieve de Galard Terraube, famed as the Angel of Dien Bien Phu, arrived in New York to undergo training at NYU's Institute of Physical Rehabilitation. She became interested in soldiers who lost limbs during the siege, where she served as the sole nurse during major combat days.
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