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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1964

Page

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FBI Report Reveals Red Youth Plot Tied to Left Drift

Hoover says in year end report delegates of the Communist Party USA met in Chicago to plan a new national youth movement exploiting a presumed leftward drift among the young. He notes the party aims to avoid Soviet style form but not anti Soviet or anti Communist thinking. The report covers Kennedy assassination inquiry and Medgar Evers murder, and cites Byron De La Beckwith’s arrest on civil rights charges awaiting trial.

FBI J. Edgar Hoover Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy Medgar Evers Mississippi Hoover Communist Party U.S.A Chicago Gus Hall Dallas Lee Harvey Oswald Byron de la Beckwich Evers National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Beckwith

Khrushchev Proposes World Ban on Force

Moscow report says Khrushchev urged a universal treaty banning force in settling territorial disputes. The United States called the plan disappointing yet will study parts for possible constructive steps with allies and counter proposals. The four core provisions urge nonuse of force, protection of frontiers, respect for territorial integrity, and peaceful dispute resolution.

Moscow Khrushchev United States Johnson State Department Tass

Cheerleader Still Cheerful Despite Hospitalized Injuries

Cameron college freshman Sandy Wells, an 18 year old cheerleader from Oklahoma City, lies on her back with a broken hip and pelvis after a December street accident. She remains upbeat at Memorial Hospital, planning studies and future goals while wearing a six week cast and awaiting recovery details.

Cameron College Memorial Hospital Sandra Sandy’’ Wells Northwest Classen High School Oklahoma City Sandy Cameron Circle K

Support Grows for Building I 35 in Oklahoma

In Pauls Valley AP reports rising support in southern Oklahoma for constructing Interstate 35 soon, regardless of the route. A meeting of interested parties to speed completion is set for tonight.

SOS signals spur hope of crash survivors

In the Pacific west of Hawaii a C124 with nine aboard went down. Air Force planes searched 850 miles west of Oahu after reports of three SOS signals heard by a Wake Island flight, while weather improves and a 2½% plane search force is deployed.

Honolulu UPS Pacific Hawaiian Islands Air Force Wake Island-to-Hawaii Hickam Air Force Base Oahu Johnston Island 28Th Air Transport Squadron Hill Air Force Base Ogden Utah Wake Island Tachikawa Air Force Base Japan Francis E. Elliott Chula Vista Calif Hickam Field

Wilkinsons Brother 49 Dies in Minneapolis

Bill Wilkinson 49, brother of Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson, died in Minneapolis after a long illness. He led Wilkinson's Inc., a Minneapolis mortgage banking firm. Funeral set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Lakewood Chapel with burial at Lakewood Cemetery. Survived by widow Mary M. and sons Bob 23 Bill Jr 21 Fred 17. Memorials to Minneapolis Society for the Blind.

Minneapolis UPI Bill Wilkinson Oklahoma University Bud Wilkinson Wilkinson Wilkinson’s Inc Lakewood Chapel Lakewood Cemetery Mary M Bob Bill Jr Fred Minneapolis Society For the Blind

Tragedy Blamed On Kerosene Stove In Lawton

Two children Rufus Howard Miller six and Donna Jean Miller thirteen months die in a house fire blamed on an overturned kerosene stove. Their mother was using a telephone at a neighbor's home when flames swept through a five room frame house on East Columbia. Fire officials say asphyxiation from fire gases and lack of oxygen killed the siblings. the baby was found on a bed and the boy on the floor near it. Firefighters responded after a 3 p.m. alarm, with other fires nearby including a salvage yard blaze and grass fires. Services for the children were pending at Jefferson Funeral Home.

Rufus Howard Miller Donna Jean Miller Sp4 Rufus Miller Columbia Wiley Cox Cox East Lawton Baltimore Fort Sillman Lawton Jefferson Funeral Home

Goldwater declares 1964 presidential bid in Arizona

Sen. Barry Goldwater announced he will seek the GOP presidential nomination in 1964 while filing for re election to his Arizona Senate seat. He appeared with reporters at Camelback Mountain after a prep meeting with state leaders and faced security details amid conservative support.

Phoenix Ariz UPI Barry Goldwater GOP Senate Arizona Paul Fannin Goldwater Fannin Camelback Mountain Prescott

First Wheat Sale To Soviet Okayed

The Agriculture Department announced a 32 million dollar sale of No 2 hard amber durum wheat to a private trader for export to the Soviet bloc. The 12.9 million bushels were priced at 2 50 a bushel fob East Coast with export subsidies totaling 9 3 million dollars. The trader paid with payment in kind certificates and the department noted substantial storage savings, while analysts speculated on subsidy aiding shipping costs. The sale follows earlier reports of Continental Grain Corp involvement.

Washington Continental Grain Corp Soviet Union Janary Agriculture Department Soviet Bloc Kennedy

Johnson to unveil near 100 billion dollar budget

President Johnson’s proposed fiscal 1965 budget hovers around 100 billion dollars aiming to cut red ink from the current level. Officials anticipate 90 plus billion in revenues with a possible 11 billion tax cut retroactive to January and forecast a deficit under 10 billion.

Johnson City Tex Johnson White House Congress John F. Kennedy Kennedy

Brisk Winds Follow Front Across Lawton Area

Cooler temperatures and strong northerly winds moved into Lawton and southwest Oklahoma as a Pacific cold front crossed the state. Highs near 58 today after a 72 degree high Thursday, with a low around 32 tonight and a Saturday high near 49. Northerly winds gusted to 53 mph in Oklahoma City and were expected to diminish tonight.

Lawton Oklahoma Oklahoma City

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