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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1963
Page
6
Lincoln Gettysburg Address centennial remembrance note
A centennial reflection on the 1863 Civil War year highlights Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and its closing pledge that government of the people shall not perish. It notes Everett's praise and urges renewed dedication to the unfinished work of human freedom and representative government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Missionary Ridge
Lincoln
Sen
Edward Everett
Union
Radar system may forecast rainfall 100 miles away
The U S Weather Bureau tests a radar precipitation integrator to measure rainfall up to 100 miles. When deployed, it will feed data to computers for improved river and flood forecasts, signaling advances beyond current weatherman accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cash Or Carry Tax Cuts And Savings Bonds Push
The article notes a push for an across the board tax cut to spur spending and revive the economy. It also reports the Treasury offering income tax refunds in U S Savings Bonds to encourage saving over immediate cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Treasury Department
U.S
Tshombe Goes Into Self Exile After Congo Stand
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe retreats into self exile after two and a half years resisting the Congo government with UN pressure. His return hinges on guarantees from the United States Britain and Belgium to back U Thant’s unification plan, and failure could leave him the sole pro western anti communist ruler removed from Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Congo
United Nations
U.N
U Thant
United States
Britain
Belgium
Africa
Absconding Husbands Far Outnumber Wives in Departures
Tracers Company of America reports 491 absconded husbands and 55 wives last year. Men split between evading responsibility and mother-in-law trouble. only 2 percent left with other women. Twenty-nine wives fled from mothers-in-law. two abandoned children and four left with other men. The data challenge the idea that third parties commonly break homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracers Company of America
Thoughts For Today From Biblical And Classical Voices
Short aphorisms blend religious and ancient wisdom. The verse from Mark 1 3 invites preparation for the Lord while Hesiod cites the people as the voice of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
God
Hesiod
Cotton policy feud stalls House cotton bill
Washington notes detail a House Agriculture Committee deadlock over a cotton bill, outlining subsidies and acreage rules amid a U.S. stockpile decline, export challenges, and a split among farmers, millers, and legislators as planting nears in 1964. The Senate stance favors minor changes while Ellender calls for broader authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnybrook
House Agriculture Committee
Texas
Kennedy
California
Arizona
House Committee
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
Orville L. Freeman
U. S
Harold D. Cooley
N. C
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Capitol Office Buildings And Rising Costs Stir Debate
The piece details cost overruns for new Capitol Hill office buildings including a projected total near to 115 million dollars and debates over wasteful spending. It notes Senate and House expansions, objections from architects, and implications for congressional perks and re election advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Capital
J. George Stewart
Philadelphia
Capitol
Matthew McCloskey
Ireland
Senate
House
Congress
Sylvia Porter Highlights Casualty Loss Deductions
Taxable losses from auto accidents and other property damage in 1962 may qualify for casualty loss deductions. Insurance adjustments do not negate deduction if unreimbursed amounts remain. Keep records of value before and after, repair costs, ownership, theft details, and expected recoveries. deductions can shift between 1962 and 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
U. S
Mirror of the Mind on Privilege and Social Change
The excerpt debates whether helping underprivileged children is necessary noting Lincoln’s frontier self education shows privilege is not sole path to success. It contrasts remarriage attitudes and divorce patterns with Cupid’s customers and surveys drinking behavior, arguing total abstinence often proves easier than moderation due to reinforced habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Lincoln
Lincoln
Patronage and politics in Oklahoma sparks controversy
The Sooner Cynic notes Raymond Gary seeks Henry Bellman to appoint Gary friends who missed jobs. Attorney general’s strike on the Eufaula lodge lease angers George Nigh. A new Statehouse rule bars firing a state board runing for attorney general. Pufaula lodges grant a 40 year lease with 39 years 11 months left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gary
Henry Bellman
Gary
Eufaula Lodge
George Nigh
Capitol
Statehouse
Pufaula
Canada Crisis Highlights North American Defense Pact
The United States defends crucial joint defense talks with Canada as Prime Minister Diefenbaker exits, urging Canada to unite with the U.S. in North American defense. Secretary Dean Rusk faces mixed reaction for calling Canada to account and stressing shared responsibility beyond bilateral disputes. The piece argues the issue is whether Canada will cooperate, not intrude, in a continental security alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Diefenbaker
North America
United States of America
Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Kennedy
How Sea Life Varies From Whales to Microbes
A discussion outlines ocean life sizes from huge whales to microscopic forms so small that over five million could fit into a bottle three inches tall. It notes the Dead Sea as the saltiest body of water and identifies Ursa Major as the Big Dipper’s constellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Almanac Today Facts for February 12 1963
Almanac notes February 12 1963 as Tuesday the 43rd day of the year with 322 to follow. It highlights Venus as the morning star and lists Venus Mars Saturn and Jupiter as evening stars while noting Abraham Lincoln born on this date in 1809 and key events from 1912 1924 and 1953 including China becoming a republic Paul Whiteman and Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue and Israel Soviet diplomatic break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Abraham Lincoln
China
Paul Whiteman
New York City
George Gershwin
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Ned Shepler
Bill F. Bentley
I Ralston
Adiertis
Ty W
Plargray
Primoti N Meager
H . Ahlschlager
Direwlation Director
The
Oklahoma Press Association and
Southern Newspaper Pubishere Association
DIAL
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Wen
Tshombe
Washington Report
Sam A. Hanna
Ellender
Marquis Childs
Capitol Building
Amm Heise
Stewart
Sam Rayburn
Capitol Dome
Benjamin Latrobe
Donald Canty
Sylvia Porter
By Joseph Whitney
Ernest Havemann
Doubleday
Dennis the Menace
Oklahoma
William S. White
Democrats
Clarence P
Blackie
Buzbee
Q's
the Almanac
Soviet
Russia
Israel
Tel Aviv
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