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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1955
Page
19
The piece traces how counting began with body parts in various cultures and How Indians first wrote numerals, Moors and Arabs popularized Arabic digits, and Europe adopted them in the 12th century replacing Roman numerals. A Moorish teacher demonstrates a problem with Arabic and Roman signs visible in the border.
James Shaughnessy, driving along a highway, rushed to help after a head on crash. He arrived to learn the victim, his brother William J. Shaughnessy, 49, had died from a heart attack at the scene.
Mrs Mamie E Bradley 33 mother of 14 year old Emmett Till plans to testify at the Mississippi murder trial of Roy Bryant 24 and J W Milam 35 indicted for the slaying. She said she will go quietly to Sumner to attend the proceedings.
Nine month old Mark Thomas Smith drowned in Sarasota when his mother was interrupted by a doorbell as she bathed him. A maid found the child lifeless before the mother could return. The father is described as a prominent Sarasota developer. Public notice also reports Lawton Oklahoma city zoning hearings set for September 26 1955 in City Hall with mayor Ellsworth and city clerk Dodson.
Charles M McCann surveys the week in world affairs. Adenauer’s Moscow visit yields cautious Western relief and border treaty talks without German unification. China frees 29 American hostages after Geneva talks. US refuses to discuss broader issues. Cambodian ex king Norodom Sihanouk sweeps 91 seats, signaling westward cooperation. Faure struggles in Morocco, refugees urged home in Poland’s Hanke Warsaw appearance. Palestine tensions persist as Burns mediates on Israel border clashes.
In Otakane about 250 miles north of Tokyo, clashes broke out Friday between roughly 450 demonstrators and 320 police attempting to survey land for a larger American Army firing range. A morning truce ended at noon with no injuries reported.
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