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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1963

Page

6

Ten Senegalese Die In Violence During Election

AP reports more than ten killed and about sixty injured during Senegal elections. President Senghor, unopposed, won about ninety percent of the registered vote as the Senegal Progressive Union swept all eighty seats. Extremists from the African Regroupment party, tallying around four percent, sparked the unrest. In India, Nehru's government created Nagaland state to quiet Naga demands, with ceremony led by President Radakrishnan near the Northeast frontier.

Dakar Senegal Sunv Leopold Senghor Senghor Senegal Progressive Union African Regroupment Party Kohima India Nehru Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Nagaland Northeast Frontier Agency

Atka Ice Breaker Loses Propeller Shaft in Antarctic Channel

The U S Navy says the Atka broke a propeller shaft while cutting a channel in McMurdo Sound. The shaft and propeller sank as the ship, damaged but able to move, heads to New Zealand for repairs. Glacier and Burton Island will finish the last stretch of the channel for cargo ships to U S Antarctic headquarters.

Christchurch New Zealand U.S. Navy Atka Antarctica McMurdo Sound Glacier Burton Island

Red China Sees Johnson as Aggressive Reformer

In Tokyo and across Northeast Asia, Beijing and its allies view Johnson as more than Kennedy’s successor, praising his stance on some policies while wary of tests to Mainland China. Nationalist China questions renewed U.S. support for Chiang Kai-shek, South Korea weighs aid shifts under Park Chung-hee, and Japan worries over trade and security implications amid uncertain months ahead.

Tokyo Red China John F. Kennedy Johnson America Northeast Asia Japan South Korea Kennedy Chiang Kai-shek United States G Nessmen

Fort Sill youth jailed after car entry seizure

A 19-year-old Fort Sill resident, visiting from California, was arrested after being seen entering a car on Buddy's Used Car Lot in Lawton. He admitted plans to steal the vehicle and drive to Bakersfield. Police report multiple other incidents including assaults, drunkenness, thefts and vandalisms across the city.

Fort Sill California Cleo Stout Lawton Merchant Patrol Buddy N. Sheridan Bakersfield Calif Eastside Robbie Alexander N. First Robert E. Wood Wood Wilma Stewrt Southside

Tulsa agency owner seeks probe of State Employment Service

Charlie J. Loveless asks Gov. Bellman to audit the Oklahoma State Employment Service alleging misused funds and bias toward white collar positions. He claims USES data are unchecked and used to justify expansion, calling it government competition with private enterprise.

TULSA UPS Henry Bellman Oklahoma State Employment Service Loveless Raymond Crump Oklahoma City USES Crump U. S. Employment Service

Fire damages Whitaker's grocery store in Oklahoma City

A Sunday fire heavily damaged Whitaker's grocery in Oklahoma City with building damage estimated at 10 000 dollars. Fire crews said the cause was not immediately known.

Oklahoma City UPI Whittaker’s

Soviets Expect Johnson to Follow Kennedy Foreign Policy

Soviet leaders and press indicate no policy shift with Lyndon B. Johnson. Moscow diplomats say conversations assume continuity, citing Mikoyan's favorable Washington meeting as key input for Khrushchev and Kremlin planners. Kennedy is praised as a peace president and Johnson's stance is framed as a continuation.

Moscow Johnson John F. Kennedy Anastas I. Mikoyan Washington Mikoyan Khrushchev Kremlin Soviet Union Kennedy

Rail unions press for 25 percent wage rise in latest demand

Cleveland AP reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and its sister union seek a 25 percent pay hike plus supplemental pensions and company health coverage. They urge minimum daily earnings of 40 dollars for engineers and 35 dollars for firemen, amid ongoing arbitration under the August law.

Cleveland Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Washington American Association of Railroads Emer Congress Arbitration Board H. E. Gilbert Blf&e Brotherhood Gilbert

Funds Trickle In For Oswald Family

Fort Worth funds for the Oswald family rise to totals from Mrs Shirley Williamson who has collected 465 dollars. Secret Service agents have gathered 303 dollars of the sum as the Oswald family remains in protective custody.

Fort Worth UPI Lee Harvey Oswald Shirley Williamson

Oklahoma Reports 190 Holiday Traffic Accidents

Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported 190 traffic accidents during the Thanksgiving holiday period from Wednesday evening to Sunday midnight. There were 1,630 arrests, 4,310 warnings, and 1,465 assists. Twelve people were killed and 136 injured in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City Highway Patrol Oklahoma

Area Men In Service Report From Pensacola

Samuel M. Blood, signalman third class, USN, son of Mr and Mrs John Blood of Combache, recently reported for duty with the naval air station at Pensacola Florida. The air station is the hub of the naval air training command where Navy and Marine Corps pilots undergo training.

Samuel M. Blood USN John Blood Comanche Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla Naval Air Training Command Navy Marine Corps

Carnegie Sailor Serves Aboard USS Chevalier In Pacific

Clifford Beall radarman third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd T Beall of Carnegie serves aboard the destroyer USS Chevalier unit of the First Fleet on a Western Pacific tour. Army Pvt Ronald E Greer son of Mr and Mrs James A Greer Grandfield completed an eight week radio relay and carrier operation course at Fort Gordon Ga with instruction in field radio relay and carrier equipment operation and maintenance.

Clifford Beall USN Lloyd T. Beall Carnegie Chevalier First Fleet Western Pacific Army Pvt Ronald E. Greer James A. Greer Grandfield Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Greer

Pioneer Village Showcases 22 Buildings and 10000 Historic Items

Pioneer Village near Minden Nebraska stands as a leading tourist draw with 22 buildings housing more than 10 000 historic items from early American life, reflecting local history and culture.

Minden Neb

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