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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1963
Page
5
Irani an Prince Emil Shokoohi, 28, lost a $20,000 damage suit against Phi Sigma Kappa for injuries alleged as a pledge during hazing in 1959. Superior Court ruled for the fraternity, which claimed Shokoohi held a grudge for not being accepted.
Area Beverage Industries, nc highlights famous rum and molasses smugglers from the Colonial period including John Hancock and Samuel Adams in a compact historical note.
The pro Castro Fair Play for Cuba Committee seeks to go out of business after a 27 month existence marked by street brawls congressional inquiries and links by implication to the Kennedy assassination. Originally funded by the Castro delegation to the UN the FPFC drew about 6 000 on its mailing list and boasted 1 500 active members at its peak.
In Alva Oklahoma Earnest Barnes, a Woods County farmer, was critically wounded by a pistol shot believed to be from his son Jimmy who had received the weapon for Christmas. The son, 16, fled after the incident as investigators searched the barn area. Sheriff Doss Gourley reported four gunshot wounds and located the pistol nearby.
Engineer George Robinson drove into a hole in a Normandy road to assess danger to motorists. He found there was a hole and he did fall into it, proving the hazard exists.
Canton First Selectman Samuel A. Richardson defended town road crews after complaints that icy roads were not sanded properly. He noted the use of light colored sand this year to improve visibility.
Contributions in 1500 letters push the J D Tippit fund over 405000 by day’s end as police tallys show 745 mail sacks awaiting processing. Lt V K Hipskind notes the effort supports the Dallas officer slain while questioning a suspect in the JFK assassination inquiry.
Kaw City sheriff reports 17 year old Floyd Joe Strobridge of Washunga died in an accidental shooting at the Ear Walk residence. The gun, held by 17 year old Earl David Valk, discharged while Strobridge visited the Valk brothers, with Richard Valk, 15, as a witness.
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