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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1963

Page

3

Oklahoma's Kerr Death Tops 1963 News Poll in State

The Associated Press ranking names Sen Robert S Kerr's New Year death as Oklahoma's biggest story of 1963 with 193 points. Second is the reapportionment dispute, followed by Republican Alicana Henry, Maj Gordon Cooper’s space flight, and the drought disaster delays affecting farmers statewide.

Sen. Kerr Carl Rogan Associated Press Oklahoma Robert S. Kerr Kerr Senate United States Senate Terry U.S Supreme Court Alicana Henry Maj. L. Gordon Cooper Shawnee Bellman Leroy Gordon Cooper Earth Richard Henry Dare Gerald Pate Oklahoma City Commerce and Industry Max Genet Goldwater Hugo Boy Lake Atoka

Oklahoma's 1963 News Highlights Top Kerr Death and Reapportionment

UPI editors rank 1963 stories led by Sen Robert Kerr death on New Year Day and subsequent events. Oklahoma’s first Republican governor Henry Bellmon, legislative reapportionment, Gordon Cooper space flight second to Kerr, drought relief debates, Looney dismissal, Edmondson Senate appointment, and Lake Eufaula lodge disputes feature among top ten.

Kerr City Howard Edmondson George Nigh Nigh Edmondson U. S. Senate Lake Eufaula Statehood Henry Bellmon Drought Bellmon Purcell

Bellmon Survives GOP Year 1 A D in Oklahoma

Henry Bellmon weathered criticism during his first year as Oklahoma governor, steering state policy with no new taxes and frequent Main Street meetings. He faced drought response, teacher pay clash, and education vetoes, but supporters call his year a creditable start for a Republican leader in a Democratic era.

Ellmon Bellman Bellmon Ship of State

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