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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1963

Page

4

Envoys To See Soviet Premier About Test Ban

Washington and London plan talks with Premier Khrushchev to revive interest in a nuclear test ban. Ambassadors Kohler and Trevelyan are expected to meet Khrushchev after discussions with Foreign Minister Gromyko. Kennedys briefing described Geneva talks as deadlocked with Moscow facing internal and external strains.

Lawton Washington Khrushchev Soviet Union U.S Kennedy MacMillan London Moscow Foy Kohler Humphrey Trevelyan Andrei Gomyko State Department Geneva Moscow-Peking

Embargo Proposed by U S Against Cuba at OAS

Washington officials said the United States will ask the Organization of American States to halt all trade with Cuba except for food and medicine. The move aims to pressure Fidel Castro’s government while seeking Soviet troop withdrawal as context. The plan follows Senate leader Mansfield’s push to end Castroism.

Washington UPI United States Organization of American States Cuba U. S OAS Fidel Castro Senate Democratic Mike Mansfield

Hospital Births and Admissions Listed Across Towns

The notice lists births and admissions from multiple area hospitals including Carnegie, Anadarko, Marlow, Cache, Norman, Walters, and Elgin. It names newborns with times and weights and records patients under various medical and surgical categories with addresses and names of families and physicians.

Southwestern Nancy Ware William L. Ware N. W Marlow Knox Polk Grandfield Fred W. Reed Gilbert E. Burkhalter Monroe J. Ferrell French S. 27Th Charles Windle Pollard Jesse Tidwell Cache Arthur E. Jenkins Bell Bettie P. Jones Edgar Lee Davis Walters Theodore Castle Sterling Ronald Wagner Elgin Ernest Ligon Altus Lisa Keeble Eugene Keeble Park Belle Wilson Robert Wade Monroe Sullivan Tennessee Roger Lawrence Summit Elmo Brinkman Duke Annie Williams Arlington Don Bentley Elsie Clark Euclid Robert Reed Fletcher Gregory Schulz Snyder Ronnie Childs N. 26Th Rhuie Tafolla Tommy Mansell Maple Alice Gover Frederick Tommy Wells Jefferson Gid Hampton Loyce Reed Tipton Lelyan Whitmore Grace Chapman Carver Velma Garrett S. 12Th Stephanie Welch Virgil Welch Davie Ferguson John Fryman Emory Hoard Susan Johnson Comanche Jessie Kelly Leora Parker Indiahoma Noreen Queton Anadarko Sur

Police Court Disposes Cases Before Municipal Judge Oaks

The Munici pal Judge J Merle Oaks disposed multiple cases today. Defendants faced speeding red light following too closely and public drunkenness with fines ranging from 5 to 20 dollars, including suspended penalties and bond forfeitures where noted.

J. Merle Oaks James L. Laughlin Kingsbury Bobby T. Caldwell Lee Bird Lea Roy Bookman Monroe Palmer R. Ramey Jr Arlington Douglas Marjorie A. Vasquez Euclid

Lawton High elects class and student officers

Lawton high school announces student body and class officers. Newly elected are Mike Berkowick president Verna Mae Hooper secretary Gene Cagle vice president Judy Waid treasurer and Butch Hogue president Tommy Hamm vice president Brenda Smith secretary Mike Hennessee treasurer Shirley Stanley cheerleader Judy Myers junior elected cheerleader A run off is set for Jerry Anderson Steve Greer president Shaun Wicker Ann Smith vice president Stephanie Williams Jan Hornbeck secretary A recount is underway for junior class treasurer with Kay Hilson and Linda Buck as candidates.

Lawton High School Bob Roundtree Mike Berkowick Verna Mae Hooper Gene Cagle Judy Waid Butch Hogue Tommy Hamm Brenda Smith Mike Hennessee Shirley Stanley Judy Myers Jerry Anderson Steve Greer Shaun Wicker Ann Smith Stephanie Williams Jan Hornbeck Kay Hilson Linda Buck

Wrong Spray Kills Herefords At Mississippi Plantation

A plantation manager Henry Mounce was seriously injured after using the wrong insecticide on 180 purebred Hereford cattle on the 1 400 acre French Bend plantation ten miles south of Greenwood Mississippi. The entire herd valued at about 40000 dollars died soon after spraying. Authorities believe a cotton insecticide was mistakenly used for cattle.

Greenwood Miss UPI Henry Mounce French Bend Mounce Yandell Frasier Here

School Curb Fight Looms Over Student Absences

Oklahoma City AP The State Committee of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools plans to rewrite a 5 day absence rule for extracurricular activities and present it to lawmakers on Thursday. Rep. Tom Tate of Osage County remains skeptical the revised wording will win approval.

Oklahoma City North Central Association of Secondary Schools Tom Tate Osage County

Oklahoma Medical Center bond approval seen in Senate

Senate floor leader Glen Ham predicted passage of a 7 million dollar bond for the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. Backers cite 15 million federal matching funds for a 22 million expansion. bill seeks voter approval and includes 44 member co authors. Senator Ritzhaupt pushes a dental school and bond tax proposal.

Oklahoma City UPS Senate Glen Ham University of Oklahoma Medical Center House Ham Louis Ritzhaupt Guthrie

Mass graves found in forests near Lodz in Poland

Two mass graves containing several thousand Nazi victims were found in forests near Lodz. PAP cited that the victims likely were Jews from Zadogosz or the Lodz ghetto and were believed to have been gassed in trucks in 1942 43. An investigation opened to determine exact numbers.

Warsaw Poland UPI PAP Lodz Zadogosz

Hussein Won't Give Up Throne For Arab Union

Amman reports Jordan's King Hussein pledges to defend his throne and continue his rule despite pressure for Arab unity. He says he will not step aside for a union while hinting monarchy might stay in place if Jordan joins the United Arab Republic. Riots in Jerusalem leave several dead and many jailed as tensions rise around Nasserist plans and regional responses.

Amman Jordan Hussein United Arab Republic Jerusalem Syria Iraq Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser

Hospital Planned For Capitol Hill In Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City businessmen announce a 200 bed hospital costing 2.5 million in Capitol Hill. The drive has raised 500,000 with 800,000 promised locally. Hill Burton funds will cover 1.2 million. The facility will be the South Community Hospital.

Oklahoma City UPD Capitol Hill Jim Lookabaugh Fund Drive Federal Hill-Burton South Community Hospital

House To Step Up Adjournment Pace

Oklahoma House will convene at 9 30 a m Wednesday rather than 1 p m to speed adjournment. Speaker J D McCarty said the change is needed to allow review of more than 200 bills on the calendar. All bills in committee die today unless brought out by two thirds vote.

Oklahoma City UPI J. D. McCarty McCarty

Postponed Action On Liquor Price Fix Proposal

Senate and federal committees postponed action on the liquor price fixing bill for one week after a motion by Sen. Don Baldwin to indefinitely delay failed. Several liquor lobbyists attended. discussions cited potential $3 million annual sales tax loss and a need to prevent chaos in pricing. Governor Bellman declined to take a stand on the measure.

Oklahoma City UPI Senate State and Federal Government Committee Don Baldwin Anadarko Baldwin Art McComas Elk City Robert Breeden Cleveland Walt Allen Chickasha S. S. McColgin Reydon Denzil Garrison Bartlesville Business and Industry Joe Bailey Cobb Tishomingo Ray Fine Gore Claud Thompson Wholesalers’ Association Red Andrews Andrews Louis Ritzhaupt Guthrie Allen Liquor Board House Henry Bellman Republican Party

Expectant Wife Slain After Breakfast Visit in Oklahoma City Area

Oklahoma City AP report says Vickie Jean Hill, 17, was found strangled in a Midwest City apartment Monday night. Her husband Richard Hill, 18, found the body and police seek a breakfast guest named Charley who had been invited to their home. The crime left the three room apartment ransacked. evidence includes an electric clock cord, apron, and a kitchen knife. The victim was raped, according to medical examiners. Hill, whose right arm is amputated, reported the suspect resembled a man seen on the stairs earlier in the day and identified a breakfast guest as Charley who he knew only by that name. The couple’s first child would have been born in November.

Oklahoma City Midwest City Richard Hill Vickie Jean Marvin Gates Gates John Day Hill

Adenauer Foe Will Get Post

The Christian Democratic party nominated Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard to succeed Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Erhard, aged 66, won 159 votes to 47 with 18 abstentions as Adenauer opposed the move and prepares to retire in October after a 14 year era.

Bonn Germany UPI Christian Democratic Party Today Ludwig Erhard Konrad Adenauer Adenauer Christian Democratic Erhard

Seventh Fleet Mobilizes as Laos Tension Rises

The Seventh Fleet positions about 125 warships and 60,000 Navy and Marine personnel near the Gulf of Siam as a precautionary warning to Communist threats in Laos. Vice Admiral Thomas H. Moorer commands the force, which includes 650 aircraft and a full Marine division ready for rapid reinforcement from Okinawa. The move follows a 5,000 Marine and 1,000 air personnel intervention in Thailand last May to blunt Laotian Communist advances.

Washington U.S Laos Gulf of Siam Southeast Asia Gulf Thomas H. Moorer North Pacific South China Sea Siberia Formosa Okinawa 7Th Fleet Thailand United States

Teachers to Take Exams Saturday in Oklahoma

County Superintendent Clarence Scott announced teachers will sit exams at 9 a.m. Saturday in the county courthouse basement. The tests, statewide in basis, grant the required credit in the subject. those wishing to take the exam should report to Scott's office.

Oklahoma Clarence Scott Scott

OSU Assistant Dean to Meet Lawton High Students

Mrs. Helen Hill assistant dean of women at Oklahoma State University will confer with Lawton high school students on May 8 as they plan to attend OSU next term.

Helen Hill Oklahoma State University Lawton High School OSU

Funeral Rites Set for Sgt. Al Baker

Funeral services for Sgt. (Ret.) Al Baker, who died Sunday in Colorado Springs, will be held Friday at Friendship Baptist Church in Colorado Springs. Baker served 21 years in the Army from 1941 to 1962 and was once stationed at Fort Sill. He is survived by wife Nona of Colorado Springs, two sons Al and Hubert, three daughters Norma Jean Onie May and Saskia, two brothers Lewis and John, and one grandchild.

al Baker Colorado Springs Colo Friendship Baptist Church Baker Army Fort Sill Nona Washington Hubert Lubbock Tex Norma Jean Onie May Saskia Los Angeles Calif Lewis Jefferson John S. 18Th

James E Henley Henley Dies at 65 in Walters

James E Henley 65 died after a lengthy illness Saturday. Services were held today at Pearson Funeral Home chapel with burial in Walters Cemetery. He was born August 30, 1879 in Texas. Surviving are wife Martha and children Frank Sacramento Bob Fort Sill Billy overseas and Kathleen Carlile Duncan.

Walters James E. Henley Pearson Funeral Home Walters Cemetery Henley Texas Martha Frank Sacramento Calif Bob Fort Sill Billy Kathleen Carlile Duncan

Sanford Baughman services held for Sanford J Baughman

Sanford J Baughman age 62 of 916 F died Saturday. Services were held Monday afternoon in Lawton Funeral Home chapel. Rev C W Sasser pastor of People’s Baptist Church officiated with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bearers were A C James Raymond Disney Rudolph Mulstedt Marvin Baughman Len Baughman and Frank Corrforth.

Sanford J. Baughman Lawton Funeral Home C. W. Sasser People’s Baptist Church Highland Cemetery A. C. James Raymond Disney Rudolph Mulstedt Marvin Baughman Len Baughman Frank Corrforth

Pioneer Cache resident Cora Hollander dies at 74

Cora Hollander 74 longtime Cache resident died Monday afternoon in a Lawton hospital. Born May 20, 1888 in Kansas she moved to Cache in 1901 and married Frank Hollander in 1906. Services 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cache First Baptist with Rev. Elmer Price officiating. burial in Cache Cemetery. Burial handled by Cache Funeral Home. Surviving: two daughters Frances Wynn and Dellenarette Miller two sons George and Carl Hollander a sister Ollie Glandon and a brother O B Kerns. 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Cache Cora Hollander Lawton Cache First Baptist Church Hollander Kansas Frank Hollander Elmer Price Cache Cemetery Cache Funeral Home Frances Wynn Dellenarette Miller Elk City Kans George Hollander Carl Hollander Ollie Glandon O. B. Kerns

Bay Rum Production Method Described

Bay rum is prepared by steeping bay tree leaves and berries in pure new rum and then distilling the mixture to extract its aroma and flavor.

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Hospital News Stanley Germansaddle, Carnegie Phillip Kaulity Cooperton Juanita Loyd Tupelo Minnie Tapedo Quezon Polly Pekah Emma Chibitty Joy Reynolds Lillie Kopaddy Kate Lorentz Gracemont Billie Joe Rankin Columbia John Boyle Irene Bartee Logan E. O. Ledford Ray Allison Mike Papadelis Ohio Harold Ferrell Bessie George Strong Geronimo Rudy Wooten Garfield Medical Center Stallment Loan Dept Eee City National 4Th & D Lawson F.d.lo F.dlg Arab Union Holy City Jordan River Nablus Jenin Tulkaren Damascus Israel Discount Department Store 44Th and Cache Road Lawton, Okla Eugene Bowman Brammer Sgt Sanford Baughman Taeme F Ave Oldsmobile Eos Ildsmobile
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