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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1964

Page

5

Johnson To See Mexican Chief On West Coast

President Johnson flies to California for a two day meeting with Mexico's Adolfo Lopez Mateos. They will attend UCLA and begin talks in Palm Springs with salinity of the Colorado River as a focal issue affecting Mexican farmland.

Washington UPI Johnson California Adolfo Lopez Mateos Mexico Andrews Air Force Base Palm Springs Calif Lopez Mateos Los Angeles Johnsons International Airport University of California At Los Angeles UCLA Colorado John F. Kennedy Kennedy United States

President Johnson tops three calls about injured officer

President Johnson phoned three times about Lt. Edward Pardyke, 56, seriously hurt when a tractor trailer struck him while clearing a motorcade route in St. Louis. Pardyke, with internal injuries and a fractured pelvis, remained at City Hospital. the calls reached his wife and hospital from the White House.

ST. Louis, Mo UPI Johnson St. Louis Edward Pardyke City Hospital Pardyke Washington

Court Snowed Out by Ventilator Malfunction

Court in Brentwood England was adjourned when a faulty roof ventilator unleashed a snow shower inside the courtroom. The disruption halted proceedings as officials sought to restore conditions.

Brentwood Eng UPI

Astronauts and wives vacation in Aspen five days of skiing

Three U S astronauts Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Malcolm Scott Carpenter and Virgil I Grissom arrive in Aspen for a five day skiing holiday with their wives. Sid Caesar is injured during a Toronto show but completes the performance. Stan Musial endorses smoking health warnings while heading the Presidents Physical Fitness Council in Atlantic City.

Aspen Colo U.S Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Malcolm Scott Carpenter Virgil I. Grissom Toronto Sid Caesar O'Keefe Caesar Stan Musial Musial Johnson Atlantic City

Nikolayev Named Commander of Soviet Cosmonauts

Moscow AP reports Andraii Nikolayev, who spent four days in orbit in 1962, appointed commander of the Soviet cosmonauts unit. He succeeds Yuri Gagarin, the first Soviet cosmonaut.

Moscow Andraii Nikolayev Yuri Gagarin

Folsom Seeks Alabama PSC Nomination Ahead of College Costs

Former Gov James E Folsom explains his Democratic bid for the Alabama Public Service Commission citing four children in college and eight total, saying the rising education bills justify his run. The quote “eight children, six left to educate” frames his motive.

Jasper Ala James FE Jim) Folsom Alabama Public Service Commission

Pilot to Return From Cuba After Hijack Incident

Richard Wright of Miami, the target of a gun point hijack to Cuba, is set to fly home to Miami about 10 a.m. EST. Wright, a Tamiami Aviation pilot and Miami University graduate, was held overnight by Cuban authorities and released. he stayed with the Swiss ambassador’s guest in Havana and described his treatment as polite.

Havana UPI Richard Wright Miami Wright U. S Cuba Miami University Tamiami Aviation Comp

An anonymous donor delivers $200 via money order to Ventura tax fund

Ventura County tax collector Raymond Walker reports an anonymous resident sent a $200 money order and an unsigned note claiming possible guilt in filing a false personal property return. The money was cashed and deposited into the county general fund.

Ventura Calif Ventura County Raymond Walker Oe Egal 'S General Fund

Comet Orbits Altered by Passing Star in Outer Belt

In the outer comet belt the sun’s weak gravity allows a passing star to jolt a comet from its regular orbit altering its trajectory through gravitational disturbance and potential ejection.

Cafe Man Blasts Sanitary Notices

A Tulsa restaurant owner calls a proposed public posting rule for sanitary inspections a vicious kick in the teeth. Health Director Dr. Cecil F. Jacobs says the measure aims to protect the public and not close restaurants.

Cafe Sanitary Tulsa UPS Donald G. Powers The Oklahoma Restaurant Association Cecil F. Jacobs City Commission Powers Jacobs

Student 19 Confesses Theft of Rubens Portrait

A 19 year old Belgian student confessed to stealing Rubens Negroes Heads from the Brussels Museum of Ancient Art. He planned a ransom of 850000 francs valued at up to 1 million dollars. Police traced his ransom call and found the painting at his grandmother's home.

Brussels Belgium Andre Beugnies Brussels Museum of Raymond Charles Beugnies Peter Paul Rubens

Army Creates Nuclear Hazard Medical Teams

The Army will form four radiological emergency medical teams to handle nuclear accidents in the United States. Each team is led by an Army Medical Corps officer and includes three specialists in nuclear casualty management and radiation hazard evaluation. General Wheeler disclosed the plan in a signed regulation.

Washington Army United States Army Medical Corps Earle G. Wheeler Army Chief of Staff

Slides Of Oklahoma Exhibits Shown To Civic Clubs

Colored slides of Oklahoma's exhibit at the World’s Fair are shown to civic clubs this month and next by Lawton and Satanta Toastmasters at Fort Sill. The 30 minute program includes a commentary on the Sooner state exhibit opening April 22 in New York. R J Fisher leads the project as governor of area toastmasters.

Oklahoma Lawton Satanta Toastmasters Club Fort Sill Sooner New York R. J. Fisher

Buyer Understands Matters More Than Words

A business-focused note emphasizes clarity in communication with customers. It argues that perceived value depends on the buyer’s interpretation rather than the seller’s phrasing.

Dutch Dam Transforms Zuider Zee Into Freshwater Lake

Dutch engineers have converted the Zuider Zee into a freshwater lake and reclaimed thousands of submerged acres. A 20 mile dam holds back the North Sea as new areas are diked and drained in an immense project likened to damming Long Island Sound and filling two thirds of its 1,200 square miles.

Zuider Zee North Sea Long Island Sound

Cubans Ready To Sail For Home After Florida Poaching Convictions

Coast Guard prepared four Cuban government owned fishing boats for the return trip after captains Gomez Barrios Jose Garcia Rodriguez Jose Manuel Ventura and Evaldo Escandal Soto were fined 500 and six months suspended jail. Two dozen crewmen faced no jail after poaching charges were dismissed while 2000 pounds of fish were seized for charity. The fishermen were intercepted near the Dry Tortugas on February 2.

West Fila Florida Fe “Ce U. Cs Thomas Caro Gomez Barrios Jose Garcia Rodriguez Jose Manuel Ventura Evaldo Escandal Soto Caro Coast Guard Dry Tortugas Islands

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