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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1963
Page
4
Lawton troopers and a district chaplain share perspectives on the toll of auto crashes. The article notes high fatalities, calls for driver education, and urges public action to pressure legislators for safer roads.
Pleasant conditions prevailed in most sections on Saturday with scattered showers from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Gulf states. Rain was light overall, though Fayetteville Arkansas registered 2 inches. Temperatures ranged 60s to 70s along the Pacific coast and near the northeastern border, with the Deep South and arid Southwest warmer. The northeastern region enjoyed mild 70s to 80s.
The group discussed securing water rights for a future reservoir alongside the Waurika project pending congressional approval. City officials said the filter plant maxed at 25 million gallons daily during peak summer periods amid rationing and low pressure. Attendees included City Councilmen E C Parks Gale Sadler and Eugene Bowman.
Funeral services will be held in Madisonville Tennessee for Kefauver the longtime senator and anti crime crusader. The death leaves 66 Democrats and 33 Republicans in the Senate and may trigger a Democratic interim appointment until the 1964 election. Kefauver a Yale Law School graduate and former Tennessee football lineman influenced antitrust policy and presidential bids with a direct campaign style. He is survived by a widow three daughters and a son.
Oklahoma City AP Ten nessee Gov Frank Clement described educational television as the best cheapest and most efficient solution to education problems. He warned it must compete with commercial TV for the attention of young minds while educators continue to push reform and funding efforts.
The House of the Week features design by Samuel Paul with a split level plan that creates dramatic half levels. The nine room, 2 bath brick veneer home spans 58 9 by 26 9 with 2167 square feet of living space on a 1483 square foot base. The living room sits on a pedestal, separated from daily zones, with a cathedral ceiling and raised hearth. Upstairs four bedrooms surround a balcony overlook while the master suite offers flexible use and potential mid level access to the bath.
Full study plan information on an architect designed House of the Week is offered in a folder with a baby blueprint showing each floor and elevations plus tips on building a house. The price is 50 cents and mail to Lawton Constitution in Lawton Oklahoma.
A set of architectural figures details total enclosed living area of 2 167 sq ft and ground cover of 1 443 sq ft. It lists screen ed porch 106 sq ft balcony 74 sq ft garage 679 sq ft entrance area 709 sq ft living room 669 sq ft master bedroom 669 sq ft family bedroom 789 sq ft overall dimensions 58 90 by 26 9 and a total house volume of 300 400 cubic feet.
In Jacksonville a 16-year-old Thomas Brooks Miller shot his sleeping father William Miller and mother Vonnie Miller during the night aimed at inheritance. Father died, mother hospitalized. a 14-year-old witness/companion held for possible conspiracy. Police found a nine-shot .22 pistol near the residence.
A dog show in San Francisco is open to all canines except purebred and pedigreed dogs. Prizes are planned for the least, noisiest, tallest, friendliest, shortest, liveliest and most disobedient dogs.
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