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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1964
Page
11
Dated at Lawton Oklahoma February 21 1964 the document presents the General fund financial condition as of December 31 1963 and a statement of needs for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30 1964 with exhibits. R M Dodson Clerk Wayne Gilley Mayor seal.
The Carnegie Public Library adds new titles this week across fiction non fiction and children's shelves. Highlights include Opal H Brown Naked Nuts on the Wheel and Roger Longrigg The Paper Boats as fiction along with First Person Rural by Hodding Carter and Grandmother's Household Hints by Stewart Udall in non fiction. The Entre Nous Study club gifts Dictionary of International Biography in honor of Mrs J Hale Edwards Lawton club woman. Eight new children's books donated by Northwest Kiwanis Club include The Bible Story Book Devotions For The Children's Hour Read Me A Story Bible Adventures I Read About God's Gifts and more.
A San Diego liquor store clerk, Mrs Rose Alexander, refused to open the cash register as a gunman demanded money. She backed away and the bandit fled down an alley with his pistol.
Mrs. Ade laide Gilbert known as Mom to American troops in London during World War II celebrated her 90th birthday. She sheltered hundreds of GIs in East End homes, sought a U.S. visa after the war, and traveled to New York in 1947 aboard the Queen Elizabeth after writing to President Truman.
Ralph Reid Buckle, 28, and bride Yvonne, married Sunday, returned to their car to find a parking ticket. The issuing officer also handed a ticket to the Rev. George Walker, 70, who officiated the ceremony.
CAPE KENNEDY (UPS) America's Ranger 7 moon mission is postponed to late May at the earliest as tracking networks shut in April and May for two Mariner Mars launches. The delay follows a failure investigation of Ranger 6 cameras during a Feb. 2 moon plunge.
Oklahoma Junior Chamber of Commerce directors approved a resolution opposing the public accommodations and equal opportunities sections of the civil rights bill. They also backed the right to work issue for the May primary and rejected tying medical care for the aged to Social Security.
The Directors Guild of America selects Tony Richardson as 1963's best film director. The award was given at the annual dinners in Hollywood and New York the eve of the 1963 Academy Awards nominations. George Schaefer wins best television director for Pygmalion.
Spain counts 31 million people and 40 million chickens in the latest census. the poultry population exceeds the human population by nine million in this unusual demographic note.
About 100 bartenders and bar owners marched along Atlantic City's Boardwalk to raise funds for the 1964 Heart Fund. Rocky Castellani joined in wearing a Beatle wig and gym attire as part of the four hour, 16 mile event that raised about $2,000.
Merial Douglas-Home daughter of Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home will wed Adrian Darby 26, an Oxford lecturer, at St Mary and All Souls Church Coldstream on March 30. Her parents reside at a Coldstream home.
STICKNEY England AP Tom Wilson a 76 year old farmer ran his car into the village pond and spent eight hours up to his neck in icy water before rescue. Wilson said he could not move the car door and waited until dawn for help. Hospital authorities reported exposure and a serious condition.
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