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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1964
Page
1
Light showers spread across the region while the boathouse and motorboat launch at School House Slough near the Lake Lawtonka dam remained mostly dry. The lake level sat about 18 feet below the flood gate max and eight feet below the old spillway, with near two inches of rainfall last week.
The U S Weather Bureau forecast two to four inches of snow for southwest Oklahoma with hazardous driving as the storm ends Tuesday. Rain this morning shifts to freezing rain or snow this afternoon and tonight. temperatures fall from 45 to 38 this afternoon and to 20 tonight with 33 possible Tuesday. Fort Sill logged a trace to 1/4 inch by noon, while the Panhandle and western Oklahoma face 3 to 5 inches before Tuesday. Highways are slick and hazardous midmorning with potential road closures in Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico.
County election officials received a formal proclamation from Gov. Henry Bellman calling a special primary on March 3 and a special general on April 7 to fill the vacancy in Cache District No. 3. Filing runs February 10 through 14, with precinct inspector lists to be sent to the secretary of state.
The Senate opens debate on the tax cut bill with an education amendment as the first major test. The $11.6 billion administration measure faced initial speeches after beginning Thursday.
In Kontum Viet Nam a Viet Cong night raid on a U S Army detachment left two guerrillas dead and one American officer wounded. Spec 4 Dale D Flinn of Fowler Kansas fired on the attackers as they breached the fence and grenades were thrown inside. The fire burned a building but Flinn’s vigilance averted greater casualties.
A weather forecast warns of cloudy and colder conditions with occasional rain or freezing rain or snow this afternoon and tonight. Snow accumulation of two to four inches is likely, with continued cold conditions Tuesday as the snow ends. Temperatures range from a high near 38 today to a low around 20 tonight, with a 33 high tomorrow and a 65 high Sunday. An 11 a.m. reading shows 44 and a 14 inch line of rain at noon.
Lawton area reports a four year old, Robert Mitchell Crane, died from an asthma induced respiratory failure. Parents said he slept late after a night of breathing trouble. medical examiner assisted the investigation. Funeral services planned at Double Branch Baptist Church in Poteau with burial in Poteau Cemetery.
Scientists review coded tapes after Ranger 6 plunged toward the moon with six television cameras nonfunctional. The 804 pound craft reached its rendezvous at 1 24 a m PST and marked the sixth Ranger mission failure costing about 168 million dollars. Ranger 7 planned as identical follow up to resume photo missions for future manned landings.
The Oklahoma Highway Commission approves an $82.5 million 1965 program with about $58 million in actual construction. One dissenter cites neglected northeastern projects while Director Lyons calls the plan austere and pitifully thin. The plan relies largely on federal funds and covers 101 projects with major interstate work and various road improvements.
The FAA begins a 26 week program to test public reaction to sonic booms from supersonic airliners over central and southwestern Oklahoma. Air Force F 104s will fly Mach 2.4 creating booms while FAA NASA and the Air Force study impact before a final report later this year.
Sterling man Robert R. High 36 is set for murder trial in Superior court on a Sept 2 1963 strangulation death. He allegedly used a lawn mower engine starter cord to strangle his wife Lucille Ruth High 33 at their Sterling home. Police found two ring marks on her neck and contusions on her hand and eyes as they investigated the death. Judge Robert S. Landers will preside. A jury panel opened a week long criminal session with a first degree rape case nearby.
United Nations officials organized aid for Gungu, a besieged town in Kwilu Province, Congo. Guerrilla experts attacked nearby towns and mission stations while Mae Clark, a 55 year old American missionary, was evacuated with 19 orphans after terrorists refused to let them leave.
Twenty seven Army nurses at Fort Sill hospital marked the 63rd anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps with a 2 p.m. coffee and cake social. Maj. Gen. Griffing and Col. Reed congratulated the nurses as Lt. Kellogg of Madison and Lt. Wilson of Philadelphia are noted in the Army student nurse training program.
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