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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1964
Page
4
Nostalgia is described as medicine for the blues, recalling life in earlier eras. The piece reflects on Prohibition, old toys, family bibles, and social norms, noting Gen John J Pershing and changing American life through memory. It contrasts past and present values with humorous, nostalgic vignettes.
Foremost Dairies Inc announces formation of a Pakistan subsidiary named Amsons Foremost Dairies Ltd in partnership with Amsons Dairies Ltd of Karachi.
Students from 13 Lawton area junior and senior high schools will compete Saturday in the Boomer Wichita speech tournament at Cameron college. First place winners advance to the state tournament at the University of Oklahoma next spring. Registration opens at 7 a.m. with events running through the day and finals scheduled for 1 p.m.
Hollywood veteran reporters recount Danny Kaye’s upbeat view on weekly television. He says the medium stimulated him, expanded his roles, and revived his career after a period of sameness. He notes he earns less money in TV but appreciates new challenges and a flexible five weeks on one week off schedule.
The CBS Reports hour examined presidential succession amid past leaders dying in office. Truman Eisenhower Nixon Keating and McCormack weighed who inherits the presidency and how to clarify the line. The program highlighted calls for clear rules and possible changes.
Stanley Johnson, 38, was trapped 1,158 feet underground in a mine near Mackay, Idaho, when tons of fill collapsed. He survived 27 hours in a cold 40 degree cell before rescuers drilled holes and chipped out passage to free him. Johnson was treated at a hospital in Arco and later released to rest.
The poinsettia, native to Mexico, is named after Joel R. Poinsett who introduced the plant to the United States while serving as minister to Mexico in Charleston, South Carolina.
Hollywood review notes Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove a wild satire on the H bomb. Peter Sellers stars in three roles including Dr Strangelove while Sterling Hayden and George C. Scott headline a war room farce that skewers military and civilian officials.
Gene Grubitz of Elk City will announce January 19 if he will seek the Democratic nomination for 6th district congressman. Grubitz, 46, former state vice chairman of the highway commission, competes for the nom with Victor Wickersham the incumbent. Weatherford's Bob Richardson also seeks the nomination while ex congressman Toby Morris and State Senator Harold Garvin have shown interest.
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