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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1964
Page
12
President Johnson reports GDP exceeding 600 billion dollars in late 1963 with annual total at 585 billion and 5.4 percent growth. The National Bureau of Economic Research cites national assets near 4 trillion dollars, showing wealth concentrated among households and firms, while unemployment sits at 5.5 percent.
A U S Court of Appeals upholds Daniel Seeger's refusal to be drafted as a conscientious objector though he questions belief in God. The ruling says the Selective Service Act discriminates against sincere beliefs, challenging the balance between individual rights and religious heritage. The decision notes democracy's conflict between protecting minority belief and preserving public faith.
At the Ohio State Democratic convention the endorsement vote for incumbent Senator Stephan M. Young fell 329 to 343, signaling Grassroots support for Lt. Col. John Glenn the first American to orbit the earth. Primary set for May 5 pits the 42 year old flyer against the 74 year old veteran. Taft Jr. looms as likely Republican nominee. Glenn supporters avoided hard endorsement to keep Young backers united for the general election.
The passage notes that in the temple and home, teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ continued unstopped. The preacher’s true measure is a congregation leaving ready to act, not merely impressed by the sermon.
The piece analyzes treaties governing the Panama Canal Zone and Guantanamo Bay Cuba, arguing the United States holds perpetual control. It notes Khrushchev and Castro push for relinquishment, while Panama seeks better terms and more Panamanian employment in the Zone. It marks the issue as Johnson's first international crisis amid an election year.
On this day in history Abraham Lincoln issued general war order number one in 1862. Thomas Edison received a patent for an electric incandescent lamp in 1880. The U S Eighth Air Force conducted the first all American daylight raid on Wilhelms haven in 1943. A Ranger spacecraft missed the Moon by 22 000 miles in 1962.
Roscoe Drummond reports Nixon visibly ahead in Republican polls for the presidential nomination while he contemplates strategy. He plans to push positive policy alternatives, travel to hot spots abroad, and may act if drafted, with strong backing in California and nationwide polls showing him as the leading choice against Johnson.
A West Coast distributor used a negative ad campaign to sell Peruvian corn nuts, with sales doubling after shaming taste and un American connotations. Separately a psychology study suggests moderate anxiety boosts five year olds’ school performance while excessive anxiety harms them, per Archives of General Psychiatry.
Yesteryears Miss Margaret Dunbar is auxiliary service chair for the Gen Leslie J McNair post 5263 VFW. Lax ton Malcom named Tillman county agent. Ardella Anderson directs a three act melodrama at Lawton High. German front near Leningrad and Lake Umen reportedly breaks up. about 250000 Nazi troops struggle to escape Soviet trap. Aubie Ray Nowlen and Thomas Leroy Atkins enlist in the U S Navy. Cameron College honors Phi Theta Kappa members from Lawton including Katherine Austin Vera Rice Leonard Biles Morris Boley Ellen Hollem Margaret Landers Ruby McCarty William Jared Porter Frances Ellegood.
Sylvia Porter Johnson describes Lyndon B. Johnson's Open Mouth tactic as preemptive pressure on price hikes and wage increases. The piece notes warnings to industry and labor, including auto workers, with potential use of anti trust laws and Fed support if inflation rises. It contrasts Johnson's preemptive approach with Kennedy's post hoc tactics.
Andrew Tully defends American pride and independence from global pressure. He denounces anti American sentiment and foreign aid arguments while arguing Panama tensions should be resolved in U.S. interests. He contrasts national character with foreign cultures and warns against apologizing for being American.
The Sooner Cynic mocks OU football coach choice while Gov Bellman politics stall via possible special election. McGill loses power as Democratic leaders trim his authority. Senators Gary and Edmondson spar with Fred Harris in a tense race. Tulsa dislikes a World’s Fair map that clusters states around Oklahoma City, complicating funding.
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