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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1963
Page
1
Crumpled Northwest Orient Airlines jet wreckage lies in the Florida Everglades after yesterday’s crash taking 45 lives. Rescue workers arrive by helicopter and swamp buggy to examine the scene. photo by Jay Spencer for the Miami News.
Oklahoma Governor Bellmon will visit the McAlester penitentiary on Saturday and meet with new warden Ray Page after Page’s Senate confirmation. He aims to continue Warden Raines policies on rehabilitation and plans further department changes after Brice’s report.
The Planning and Resources Board approves a Washington trip with Gov. Bellman to pursue an additional 100000 to 900000 federal grant for Lake Eufaula parks and lodges. Board also informally approves a new lodge lease with a 1 dollar yearly rent and revised loan terms, while a committee trims about 200000 in frills to free funds for public facilities.
Gov. Henry Bellmon’s budget program heads to committees with seven bills and major changes. The social welfare commission is reduced to advisory, highway funding rises by four million, and local tax reliance shifts. An insurance board merger and other adjustments accompany the package as lawmakers debate its fate.
Fort Sill Indian School will demolish its 128 foot steel water tower today with charges placed at the base after 1 30 p m The 50 000 gallon tank was drained in advance and the tower should fall into a clear area between the gymnasium and the Indian hospital Built in 1932 the tower no longer serves the campus as authorities switched to city water about six years ago
AP reports Walter Kostich a Tulsa aircraft dealer piloted a light plane that crashed while landing at Tulsa Municipal Airport. Kostich sustained a back injury and passenger Larry Green was not believed injured but accompanied him to a hospital.
Fair and warmer this afternoon with increasing cloudiness tonight. Clouds bring a cooler Thursday with a high near 40. Record shows today’s high 53 and tonight’s low 25. Last night’s low 19 and 11 AM reading at 45.
Roy F. Miller aged 55 died in a Tulsa house fire blamed on a cigarette dropping on a divan. Fire Chief Ott Sherrick said Miller was overcome by smoke before escaping.
Oklahoma's weather as temperatures climbed to the mid fifties earlier, with a new cold front expected tonight. Forecasters predict highs near 53 today, 40 Thursday, and widespread subfreezing lows across the state. The five day outlook calls for below normal readings with scattered rain or snow and a warming trend next week. Comanche county reported only .04 inches in January, the driest since 1943.
Dan Savage of Tulsa is cited to appear before Liquor Director Roy Parham at 10 a.m. Friday to show cause why his retail liquor license should not be revoked. The inquiry centers on whether the licensee violated state law by serving as a state employee.
Brig. Gen. Rathven McClure Tompkins, 50, completed a grueling 50 mile hike in 15 hours 32 minutes of marching with Lt. Charles G. Bryan by his side. Lt. Marty Shimek from Arkansas set a faster time of 9 hours 53 minutes after rest breaks. Four Marines finished by midmorning. no dropouts reported amid mud and darkness.
Investigators examined shattered Northwest Orient Boeing 727 debris scattered over a two mile swamp area near Miami as crews recovered bodies for a temporary morgue. The flight recorders and wreckage were secured while federal officials probed the cause of the crash that killed 43 aboard.
AP reports a clothing manufacturer employing about 100 people was destroyed in a three hour blaze in downtown Wewoka. The Lillian Russell clothing plant suffered total loss. three nearby structures including a blacksmith shop and a B F Goodrich warehouse were damaged. Cause undetermined. an unidentified worker heard a loud explosion before the fire spread.
Senator Bob Trent of Caney announced a 125 million state and county road bond proposal, requiring voter approval under the constitution. Governor Bellmon opposed debt, favoring expanded highway funding from existing revenues and higher gasoline tax collections. The plan would allocate 100 million to state highways and 25 million to county roads, with bonds retired in 15 years or less.
In Caracas Betancourt marks the start of his fifth year in office the longest tenure for a freely elected Venezuelan leader.
Maj. Gen. Ralph J. Butchers toured Fort Sill with Col. Eugene J. Carson and cited improved soldier quality higher high school graduation rates and civilian cooperation as factors lowering military crime. He noted violent crime down 20 percent in six months and overall offenses cut from 8.1 to 3.7 per 1000.
A man identified as Nathan Wiskowski drove a car onto the Justice Department steps in Washington and claimed a bomb was wired to the vehicle. Police sealed Pennsylvania Avenue and called bomb experts as he lay beneath the car seeking a talk with FBI Director J Edgar Hoover. The car mounted the steps narrowly missing pedestrians before the driver exited and crawled underneath.
Oklahoma School Land Commissioners plan a public auction of a 10 acre tract south of Eisenhower Elementary in Lawton. The parcel appraised at 20000 will go to the highest bidder at 11 a.m. March 19 at the East front door of the Comanche County Courthouse. The sale requires approval by Land Office Commissioners and payment in full before final acceptance. A spokesman for Blessed Sacrament Catholic church says the site is being considered for a church.
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