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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1964
Page
12
Public calls for a formal council policy on Lawtonka and Ellsworth reservoirs. Rising concerns focus on water transfers via the 42 inch line, current pumping levels, and the impact of drought on storage and future rainfall.
The article notes James A. Black announces his candidacy for the Western district vacancy, citing his unimpeachable character and farm background. It argues he would ensure equal treatment across county regions and could push for more efficient spending of county funds, with a special election anticipated soon.
A dated reflection contrasts belief and mystery in Christ with a Napoleon Bonaparte remark on the world’s recognition. It frames faith as an explanation for human history versus, without belief, an unresolved riddle. The passage blends religious and historical aphorisms for contemplation.
Washington report surveys upheavals in US politics after Johnson's State of the Union. It notes civil rights battles, Southern opposition, GOP first-ballot predictions, and Louisiana upset elevating McKeithen, plus Senate races in Ohio and California with Engle and Young as key players.
Andrew Tully argues that Panamanian ruling families and a corrupt elite own most wealth, using the Canal Zone as a scapegoat. He faults the Chiari regime and Communist agitators, urges limited concessions, and warns against surrendering control of the canal to Panama.
In this column Joseph Whitney argues grades reflect effort more than favoritism in math and spelling while a teacher may bias marks in subjective areas like composition and music. He notes marriage counselors should have proper training and warns misdiagnosed cases can harm clients. He cites Dr Maurice Campbell on heart death trends and arithmetic of past mortality.
The composer Hindemith prepared his own libretto for an opera using the painter Grunewald as the central figure while shaping the plot around the 1524 Peasant War in southern Germany. The question notes a real person and connects to Hindemith's approach to his libretto.
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara issued his strongest public rebuke yet to Senator Barry Goldwater's missile gap charges. He argued the gap was a myth after three weeks of analysis, criticising the political use of the issue and noting the powerful Air Force and aircraft industry lobby. The piece questions how lawmakers with reserve commissions may influence defense policy and calls for an objective look at those dual roles.
Yesteryears notes list A B Hambrick elected president of the Mid west Roofing Contractors Association. Mrs Maye R Johnson named chairman of the Federation of Western Oklahoma Indians Ewing Gafford speaks at a Lawton Jaycee meeting. Milo Tague to serve as acting Lawton mayor during Everett Glenn’s Army service. Mildred Marie Taylor, daughter of Cal lie Hubert, serves as seaman second class aboard a ship off Key West. Thirty years ago Jack Dempsey visits Lawton and Nellie Ryan named assistant county demonstration agent to Miss Elizabeth Harris.
In Oklahoma the O U regents will not choose a head coach until a unanimous decision is reached. If all regents agree they may secure a strong future. The piece notes the Democratic Party might use this to choose a state chair, while colleges expect letters of intent from high school players by Feb 11 and Republican leaders hope for Bud Wilkinson.
Almanac entry notes birthdays such as James Watt born 1736. It recalls Georgia seceded from the Union in 1861 and Howard Hughes flew coast to coast in 1937. It mentions a 1952 radar line from Norway to Italy and a 1960 Washington blizzard before Kennedy’s inauguration.
A collection of short humorous quotes from customers and staff. The items include a complaint about uneven chicken, a witty hospital bill remark, a tired airline clerk exchange about hangovers in Kansas City, a preacher’s line about comfort in trial, an acquittal punchline from a back row, and a pun about window envelopes containing bills.
A Eskimo wins a New York City trip for most seals. He returns with a pipe through his igloo roof and jokes about heating by banging it. An overworked attorney is advised to cruise for recovery. A professor asks Rome achievement and student answers Latin. A weary barrister notes his constitution by by laws.
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