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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1963

Page

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Tax computer and staff in Martinsburg run huge IRS system

A Martinsburg IRS center uses a computer to check millions of returns and issue notices. John E. Stewart, an English major, leads 78 staffers who work with the machine to detect fraud and handle audits, while a secretary describes her eyes changing with eye shadow.

Raymond J. Crowley Martinsburg W. Va Shenandoah Valley Apple Country National Computer Center Internal Revenue Service Seaboard Atlanta Philadelphia Bowdoin College John E. Stewart Tary Naomi Hoomes

Guatemala Coup Thwarts Red Takeover and Exile of President

Guatemala's military seized power under Col. Enrique Peralta Azurdia after President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes went into exile. Peralta suspended the constitution and disbanded Congress, pledging an anti Communist regime and elections on a unified date while avoiding resistance from Ydigoras. The U.S. State Department kept silent as Washington weighs new Latin American dictatorship concerns.

Guatemala City Guatemala Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes Enrique Peralta Azurdia Ydigoras Nicaragua Central America Peralta Juan Jose Arevalo Mexico Arevalo Congress Kennedy Latin America

Rerouting Denied Of Superhighway

Oklahoma City AP report says the U S Bureau of Public Roads rejected an eastern routing for Interstate 35 near Pauls Valley Davis and Wynnewood. The western route remains acceptable and about 2 miles further west than the towns. Final decision to come at next meeting.

Oklahoma City Pauls Valley Davis Wynnewood Oklahoma U. S. Bureau of Public Roads Highway Commission Frank Lyons Federal District E. H. Sparks Bureau Henry Bellman Lyons Commission Bellman Bellmon J. Howard Edmondson Kansas Perry Red River Ardmore Purcell Texas Martin Garber Enid Garber Virgil Jumper Idabel C. Hubert Gragg

Rain Lifts Southwest Oklahoma But Rainfall Gap Persists

Steady rain on Saturday delivered 1.42 inches, ending a three month drought in southwest Oklahoma and lifting March moisture to 2.40 inches while the year to date totals still trail the 92 year averages. Forecasts expect more moisture with thunderstorms due today and Tuesday.

Oklahoma Lawton Wekend U. S. Weather Bureau

Weather Update Oklahoma Plains Expect Thunderstorms

Warm humid Gulf air moves north over southwest Oklahoma ahead of a cool front expected to trigger thunderstorms tonight. Forecasters predict highs near 85 and overnight lows around 53 to 58, with cooler western Oklahoma Tuesday. The five day outlook shows near normal western temperatures and above normal eastern warmth with rainfall varying from .10 to .75 inches.

Gulf Oklahoma Gage Tulsa Hobart Guymon Ponca City Lawton

Work Under Way On School Census In Comanche County

The annual school census began in Comanche County with thirty workers aiding the Lawton district. Leonard Teakell says the survey counts children under 18 to estimate current and future school needs, while County Superintendent Clarence Scott oversees county schools. Completion is expected in about three weeks.

Comanche County Lawton Leonard Teakell Clarence Scott

Russian Police Brutality Led to Executions in Krasnodar

In Krasnodar two Soviet policemen were sentenced to death for fatally beating a secretary of the Young Communist League they had arrested. The crackdown signals zero tolerance for police brutality in the USSR.

Moscow Soviet Union Krasnodar Sea of Azov Young Communist League

Tax Collections Drop In County Oklahoma February Totals Decline

Lawton reported 108,391.60 in February sales tax receipts a drop of 1,784.47 from February 1962 while the county totals reached 113,727.28 down from 115,882.38 statewide February collections rose 7.41 percent to 4,493,193.72.

Lawton Comanche County Oklahoma Tax Commission Enid Garfield County Oklahoma Harmon Jackson Tillman Jefferson Kiowa Comanche Stephens Caddo Grady McIntosh County Harper County Anadarko Altus Waurika Hobart Marlow Frederick Walters Chickasha Okla City Tulsa Muskogee Bartlesville Norman Ardmore Ponca City Shawnee

Kennedy returns to White House after Camp David weekend

President Kennedy flew back to Washington from Camp David Maryland today completing a weekend with his family. He will resume formal duties as he presides over daily White House agenda.

Washington Kennedy White House Camp David

New York Papers Resume After 114 Day Strike

New York City's 114 day newspaper strike ends with 19,000 workers returning to work. Papers print briskly, prices rise on Times and Herald Tribune, while other dailies keep lower rates. The shutdown cost the city about 250 million dollars.

New York New York City Bronx Times Herald Tribune News The Mirror Manhattan Long Island Press Long Island Star-Journal Press Long Island Dec. &Paver See

Mary Ferguson aims to shed fat after two week fast

Mary Ferguson a 226 pound Long Beach woman shed 18 pounds in a 14 day locked hotel room fast. She and husband Arthur 45 are visiting Palo Alto after a stay in Menlo at the True Method Salon where owner Connie Bristow promises dramatic results.

Alto Calif Mary Ferguson Long Beach Ferguson Menlo San Francisco International Airport Mrs. Ferguson Arthur Palo Alto Connie Bristow

Oklahoma Senate forecasts passage of welfare transfer bill

Oklahoma City UPI report: Senate majority leader Glen Ham predicts approval of the 11.5 million welfare transfer bill as lawmakers enter the 13th week of the session. Key objections target 4 million for mental institutions while 7.5 million in sales tax funds would aid three schools for the mentally retarded in Pauls Valley Enid and Sand Springs.

Senate Ate Glen Ham Pauls Valley Henry Beilman Roy Beecher Ham Gee Enid Sand Springs House Bellman Kay Oklahoma County ‘Superior Courts Police Pension Fund Municipal Government Committee Senate Higher Education Committee Langston University William H. Hale Langston Beecher

Two More Die In Area Auto Wrecks

A Denver woman was killed in a Tillman county crash and a Fletcher youth died in Elgin. The Friday death of a 48 year old man raised area traffic toll to 166 for the state, with six fatalities in four days within the Lawton patrol district.

Denver Colo Tillman Fletcher Elgin Highway Patrol Lawton Patricia Louise Smith Russell Hudson L. C. Willard Smart Fox Hudson Lonnie Sanders Joe Sam Haile Marlow Sanders Hale John McBride Frederick Miss Smith U. S. 70 SH 183 Davidson Tillman County Lawton Highway Patrol Mary Isabelle Smith Harry Eliott Smith Frederick's Memorial Hospital McBride Joe Carpenter Jerry Slaughter Tommy Morris Jerry Julian Dick Cawley

No End Seen To U S Aid As Kennedy Plans Rate

Presidential adviser Lucius D. Clay said in a U S S News interview that U S foreign aid will decline but not end as Kennedy prepares a 34 9 billion aid message to Congress. He noted Greece Nationalist China and the Philippines are close to self sufficiency and able to borrow at normal rates in world markets.

Washington UPI Lucius D. Clay U.S Clay Kennedy Congress Greece China Philippines U. S&s. News & World Report

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