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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1963
Page
1
A morning check of 16 of 39 precincts shows an average of 29 ballots per precinct as voters weigh a $600000 police facility and a $125000 fire substation with three new units. Polls stay open until 7 pm as results are reported to the county election office.
Dr. Ralph Seltzer arrives in Lawton to serve as medical officer in charge of the Public Health Service Indian hospital replacing retiree Dr. Robert Saylor. He brings 18 years of Indian health experience including roles in Little Eagle Aberdeen S D Casa Grande Phoenix Sells and Papago reservations.
State highway officials call for bids to install Portland cement concrete paving on the Pioneer Expressway from the triple interchange along the city’s east and south edges to US 277 281 south of Municipal Airport. 5,334 miles of paving involve 21 overpasses and underpasses with G. E. Smith and Sons Inc. as contractor. Bids due July 26 from 1:30 to 2 p.m. at the Capitol Office Building Oklahoma City.
Pope Paul VI welcomed two Russian churchmen to the Vatican on Monday. Bishop Vladimir of Svenogorod represented the Russian Orthodox Church to the World Council of Churches, and Archpriest Vitaly Borovy is a theology professor at the Leningrad Ecclesiastical Academy.
The NAACP, at its 7th annual convention in Chicago, called Kennedy’s civil rights program inadequate and urged broad new legislation. Delegates plan a mass rights convention in Washington next month inviting the President and congressional leaders to state their positions. They warn that filibuster cloture could be seen as a vote against civil rights and demand creation of a fair employment practices commission, expanded attorney general powers to sue for civil rights, and sanctions against discriminatory labor unions. Roy Wilkins named Senator Barry Goldwater in a keynote address.
Altus special report identifies 40-year-old registered nurse Juanita Robertson found burned to death in her bed inside a two-bedroom frame house. Fire officials say the blaze likely started from a cigarette. Robertson, born November 22, 1922 in Dinuba, California, trained as a nurse in Pennsylvania and moved to Altus in 1959 to work at Jackson County Memorial Hospital.
Ernesto Guevara Cuba’s industries minister departed Havana for Algeria as reported by Cuban newspapers. The visit aims to discuss economic and political ties between Cuba and Algeria.
In East Berlin Khrushchev denounces Kennedy’s West Berlin address as dangerous and accuses the U S leader of revanchist sentiment influenced by West German interests. He asserts unification only possible with socialism intact in East Germany and warns of war if the West provokes. The comments follow Kennedy’s European tour and Ulbricht’s 70th birthday events.
President Kennedy urged intelligent self interest to keep Europe strong and promote trans Atlantic cooperation toward world unity. He rejected De Gaulle separatism and stood by American defense as NATO allies explored possible multinational forces in response to East West tensions. Pope Paul VI blessed Kennedy's visit and prayed for racial equality in the United States.
In London the House of Commons heatedly debated the third man spy case as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan defended his role amid opposition charges. Labor leader Harold Wilson pressed for a security minister while Labors blamed government for years of security scandals. A separate case saw Italian physicist Giuseppe Martelli plead innocence to charges of planning Soviet espionage at Harwell.
Libero Ricciardelli a former U S Air Force major aged 42 returned to Needham Massachusetts after four years living in the Soviet Union He declined to discuss life in Russia or reasons for his return.
South Viet Nam becomes a live field for testing U S tactics and gear under combat conditions. ARPA leads Project Agile with two teams in Southeast Asia to develop simple durable equipment like swimmer support boats for Mekong Delta operations.
City officials announced Lawton will serve as Oklahoma’s pilot city for an urban transportation planning program. A planning agreement will be prepared following a city council meeting. The council also annexed 20.6 acres in Country Club West 5th addition and accepted an offer from Fort Sill for display use of two missiles.
The Association of the United States Army sponsors the annual Fourth of July picnic chaired by Brig. Gen. (Ret.) J. F. Brittingham. Advance tickets are $1 for adults and 3 cents for children, with sales at Lawton banks and several downtown outlets. The program features a 4 p.m. band, children's games, a 5:30 p.m. supper, a parachute demonstration, a variety show, attendance prizes, and a large fireworks display.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent Jr. was moved from an Oklahoma City hospital to Lackland AFB Hospital in San Antonio after a June 24 shooting in his quarters left a bullet wound in his right temple. Mrs Gent remained emotionally upset as investigators continue to work without releasing details. Gent’s condition has improved but permanent injury is not yet ruled out. he has not been questioned yet.
In St Augustine Florida shotgun pellets damaged the home of Dr Robert B Hayling a dentist and NAACP Youth Council leader Four white youths were questioned by police with details not released He led local integration efforts and the incident drew local attention.
Bids for a new men s dormitory at Cameron college a cafeteria addition and remodeling of the girls dormitory are being accepted. Bids will be opened at 2 p.m. July 23 in Stillwater by the Oklahoma A M College Board of Regents. The men s dormitory may cost about 600 000 and will hold 150 students. The cafeteria will be built south of the Clarence Davis Memorial Student Union. The current Cameron Hall cafeteria will become a dormitory for 32 additional coeds. A 760 000 housing loan approved last August by the Community Facilities Administration finances Cameron construction. The campus also includes an administration building and a new building under construction.
Sun baked southwest Oklahoma may see scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight as a weak cold front may trigger isolated storms in northern and western parts. No major temperature change is expected with highs near 97 and a low around 70.
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