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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1963
Page
5
In Washington the Senate questions whether Congress will finish the nuclear fallout shelter program this year after House approval. A Senate Armed Services subcommittee postponed further testimony on the compromise bill which has administration backing.
Night crews patch trampled turf around President Kennedy’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery while thousands visit since his burial a week earlier. Gardiners spread gravel and chipped stone as Cemetery Superintendent Jack Metzler oversees the work.
Oklahoma City Board of Education approved renaming a new junior high now under construction for the late President John F. Kennedy. The change from Benjamin Franklin was urged by the local NAACP youth council, in a predominately Black neighborhood.
The wettest state in the United States is Alabama with annual rainfall averaging about 68 inches. Local climate data highlight Alabama’s high precipitation levels compared with other states.
DoD releases list Army personnel promotions reassignments retirements and reassignments to various bases and posts including Forts Meade Sill Benning Polk McPherson Noah and others with officers and warrants moving between domestic and foreign postings.
An Algiers radio report said French President Charles de Gaulle will make an official visit to Algeria in May 1964.
The Navy reports that thousands of seagulls roosting on landing strips at Moffett Field have been routed after a sound track broadcasting a seagull distress call was rolled out two weeks ago. Officials say the birds are now few in number and no longer a major hazard.
Barneys Seibert reviews Hollywood and the Stars on television redefining The Fabulous Musicals. The program glosses over earlier talkie era roots and overexposes late stars while delivering brief moments from 42nd Street and performances by Powell Rogers Astaire and others for a nostalgic but uneven look at wartime film musical history.
Snow and cold dampened most Northern regions from the Rockies to the Northeast with the season’s lowest readings in several spots. A light snow belt spread from the upper Mississippi Valley to southern New England and into West Virginia as temperatures fell. Marquette Michigan posted subzero depths for a second morning, Chicago logged its coldest day yet, and Florida’s northwest tip saw heavy showers with 1.20 inches in Panama City.
Atlanta AP report states the Board urges public and private businesses agencies and institutions to remove racial barriers immediately. The appeal carries no legal force.
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The guided missile frigate Josephus Daniels was launched Monday at Bath Iron Works. It is named for the North Carolina newspaperman who served as secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1921.
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