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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1964

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Juggler is jailed after failing balance test in county arrest

Ramon Esqueda 31 of Mexico City was arrested at Sheridan and D after police followed his car for blocks and observed a red light run and left lane driving. He failed a one foot balance test, spent the night in jail, then was moved to county jail and fined 250 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving.

Ramon Esqueda Mexico City Sheridan Esqueda Gore

Cloudy Cool Weather Headed For Lawton Area

Weather forecast shows cloudy cool conditions in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with a light northerly wind. A northern Rockies low will bring light rain or snow Thursday to all Oklahoma except the southwest, with temperatures about 6 to 12 degrees below normal for five days.

Lawton Oklahoma Weather Bureau Rockies Southwest Tulsa Ponca City Oktshane

Mercy Fleet Aids Quake Refugees in Azores

International relief effort brings more than 1,000 evacuees from Sao Jorge to Angra amid ongoing aftershocks and a possible volcanic upsurge. Authorities report tremors weakening as rescue teams assess damage to homes and infrastructure.

Axgra DO Heroismo Azores Jorge Terceira Sao Jorge Cmdr Alvaro Cardoso Angra Atlantic Lisbon

Nine rescued from British Ambassador as stormy Atlantic tests rescue

The Norwegian freighter Fruen rescued nine crewmen from the disabled British merchant ship Ambassador in the North Atlantic, about 1,000 miles east of New York. Seven crew remained aboard the listing vessel as a search by Coast Guard and other ships continued for the rest.

New York North Atlantic Coast Guard Fruen Coos Bay Vulcania Philadelphia England Ambassador

Pioneer City Physician Dr E B Dunlap Dies at 82

Dr. E. B. Dunlap longtime Lawton physician died in Atlanta after a heart attack at his son’s home during a two week visit. He practiced over 50 years, helped operate Southwestern hospital and Kiowa Indian hospital, and was civic leader and Rotary president. Survived by wife, children, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Memorial fund planned. services by Lawton funeral home.

E. B. Dunlap N. 32Nd Lawton Atlanta E. B. Dunlap Jr W. W. Godlove Dunlap Eden Ala University of Alabama Medical School St. Vincent Hospital New York City New York Fort Sill P. G. Dunlap W. M. Turner Oklahoma G. S. Barber Southwestern Hospital Kiowa Indian Hospital U. S. Public Health Service Indian Hospital Medicine Reserve Corps Wyllie Alma Walton Alabama Home Savings and Loan Association of Godlove N. Sheridan Rd E B. Dunlap Jr Jack W. Dunlap Orange Park Fla

Turnpike Land Buying Studied

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will review three land acquisition proposals at its Thursday meeting. Chief counsel Douglas McKeever will present recommendations, while Atty. Gen. Charles Nesbitt offers to secure land at no legal fees, potentially saving $100,000. Preparatory work on the 40 mile Henryetta to McAlester toll road is underway.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Turnpike Authority W. D. Hoback Douglas McKeever McKeever Enid Charles Nesbitt Nesbitt Highway Department Henryetta McAlester

Lawton Board To Meet On Bids For Sullivan Village School

Lawton board of education will convene at 1 p m Thursday to open and tabulate bids for a 10 room elementary school in Sullivan Village. Architect Cottingham and Cook estimate is 240000 dollars. If weather allows the superintendent and board will tour existing buildings to decide on adding capacity using funds from a 2 million dollar bond approved in February.

Lawton Sullivan Village

Stolen Rubens painting recovered in Brussels

Brussels police announced the Rubens painting Negroes Heads stolen Monday from the Museum of Ancient Art has been found. No details were released. The work is valued at about $1 million by the museum conservator. Thieves entered via skylight using a rope ladder.

Brussels Brussels Museum

Juror Exemption Over Ruby Case Over Communist Belief

A juror candidate named Charles S. Toon was excused for cause after acknowledging he once believed Jack Ruby might be a Communist and that Oswald was silenced by a Communist conspiracy. He later said he could set aside opinions and presume Ruby innocent if required. The judge allowed the defense to challenge his suitability amid heated exchanges. Oswald's assassination of Kennedy and Ruby’s murder charge are the context.

We S UPI Lee Harvey Osio Jack Ruby Ruby Venireman Oswald Charles S. Toon Joe B. Brown Toon Melvin Belli Brown Henry M. Wade Kennedy Dallas

Tax cut assured as conferees reach deal

Washington AP reports House and Senate conferees agree on a sweeping tax cut. The compromise plan keeps capital gains tax largely unchanged, lowers the withholding rate from 18 to 14 percent, and signals a March pay boost for wage earners once signed by President Johnson. The bill moves to the House and Senate likely Monday or Tuesday for final action.

Washington House Senate Johnson

Baker Refuses Senate Records in Contempt Inquiry

Former Senate aide Bobby Baker invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to turn over records or answer questions as Senate investigators press a contempt hearing. The Rules Committee subpoenaed documents on Baker’s outside business activities while employed by the Senate.

Washington Senate Bobby Baker Baker Senate Rules Committee Activites Congress Edward Bennett Williams Boris Kastelanetz New York Williams Rules Committee

Labor Won't Halt Boycott In Ship Deal

Labor leaders led by ILWU President Gleason vow to press on with the boycott of U S wheat shipments to the Soviet Union. AFL CIO chief Meany backs them as Reynolds seeks a settlement while Hall and Gleason demand a written pledge to ship at least half the wheat in American ships.

Miami Beach Fla Johnson U.S Soviet Union Thomas W. Gleason International Longshoremen’s Union Labor Asst James J. Reynolds Gleason Paul Hall Afl-Cio Maritime Trades Department John F. Kennedy Hall Luther Hodges Hodges Maritime Administration Commerce Department Continental Grain Co Continental Reynolds

Parker Coach Likes Idea of Bud Handling

Fayetteville Arkansas AP University of Arkansas coach Frank Broyles says he would vote for Bud Wilkinson for president and would gladly vote for him for president someday Wilkinson resigned as Oklahoma coach to run for the Senate Broyles says coaches are partly in politics and that Wilkinson is highly qualified if politics is not limited to professional politicians

Flayetteville, Ark University of Arkansas Frank Broyles Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson Wilkinson Senate Broyles Bud

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