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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
1
Lawton high school students largely disregard cancer warnings about tobacco. Interviews show most smokers plan to continue, with only one coed aiming to cut down. Administrators cite home influence and policy gaps while noting smoking areas remain.
About 100 former Fort Sill families lost furniture in a million dollar fire that destroyed Altus Hollis Transport Co warehouses in Altus. Most families had stored furniture overseas while on tour, with storage paid by the government. Col Johnny M. Rice of Fort Sill said they would cable overseas commands and send inventory sheets to each affected family. A total of 116 lots of furniture were reported lost.
The article details how furniture for military personnel is stored across Lawton Altus Frederick and other southwest towns with warehouses in Oklahoma City. Storage firms are contracted through regional offices including Tinker Field and must meet standards before being allocated items. Losses from an Altus blaze are noted for furniture from Altus and Clinton Air Force Bases.
Lt Col John H Glenn Jr announces as a Democrat for U S Senate from Ohio. The former space hero vows to retire from the Marine Corps and opposes Sen Stephen Young in the May 5 primary. He cites a life long interest in Congress and the nation’s leadership, aligning with President Johnson's program.
Zanzibar's revolutionaries freed two U.S. diplomats afterField Marshal John Okello crowned president and Sheikh Abeid Karume named vice president. Four American newsmen arrested for alleged exaggeration were expected to be released. Picard flown to Dar es Salaam while Petterson remained on the island.
Manuel Trucco, head of the U S Panama peace committee under the OAS, plans to return to Washington as talks with Panamanian leaders stall. Trucco met with President Roberto Chiari and Foreign Minister Galileo Solis, while U S negotiator Edwin M Martin weighs options amid dwindling prospects for a resumption of U S Panama dialogues on the canal.
Unseasonably warm conditions were predicted for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with a Pacific front moving across northwestern Oklahoma. The front is dry with little cool air behind it, but colder weather and light rain or snow are forecast early next week. Highs reach 62 in Lawson today, after a Thursday max of 52, with a near 30 degree low and about 60 on Saturday.
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon praised Bud Wilkinson for keeping silent on possible political ambitions. Wilkinson, who resigned as OU football coach but remains athletic director, has not disclosed Senate plans or party. Bellmon urged delaying any public statements until a new coach is selected.
Former Oklahoma University football coach Charles Bud Wilkinson says he has no plans to resign as a part time consultant to the President’s Council on National Fitness. He notes his Washington visit was for council business and denies politics, though he would resign if advised. he returns to Oklahoma to support Line Coach Gomer Jones as his successor and meet regents.
The Oklahoma City to Lawton leg of the H E Bailey Turnpike is slated to open March 1, three months early, with paving done and seeding underway. The full Lawton to Red River segment will follow later, while the third turnpike bonds fund sodding and seeding. the remaining link to the sale route aims for June 15, after a prior January 2 forecast was pushed back due to equipment delays.
In Washington, France notified the United States of its intention to recognize Red China through official channels. The move was discussed by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and French ambassador Hervé Alphand when they met earlier this month.
In the Mekong Delta a helicopter attack killed five U.S. servicemen and wounded three others. A UHNA helicopter reportedly exploded in the air, four dead in that craft. A door gunner on an H21 was killed in a separate operation. Total American combat deaths reach 99. overall U.S. deaths at 173. In Saigon a Viet Cong ambush near Tan Uyen left six Vietnamese dead and many wounded as 500 guerrillas attacked a forest position.
About 80 residents met to discuss secession from Comanche county as redistricting and western district commissioner elections gain momentum. The push follows a 1910 boundary framework rejected by some and favored by others, with Burns and Ebisch among possible candidates. Observers say the movement may be campaigning rather than serious, while officials remind redistricting rules limit changes. See SECESSION, Page 2 Col
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