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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1963

Page

2

Khrushchev Keeps Aloof In Showdown

Moscow reports Khrushchev met in Kiev with Paul Henri Spaak to ease East West tensions and demonstrate aloofness from the Sino Soviet showdown. Podgorny and Zorin attended while in Moscow Chinese and Soviet delegates held a separate session at a walled villa with heavy security. Chen Yi urged unity and warned against an East West split.

Reinhold G.ensz Moscow Khrushchev Kiev Paul- Henri Spaak Belgium NATO Tass Germany West Berlin West Spaak Presidium Nikolai Podgorny Valerian Zorin Chen Yi Peking Red China Chen United States Yugoslavia China Soviet Union

David To Lose His Cast Tuesday three Charged In Theft Case

A two story window fall left 22 month old David Hooper with a broken left forearm. His cast is to be removed Tuesday. Separately three suspects were charged with second degree burglary for stealing tools and equipment from Suddreth Construction Co. including an engineering transit and electric drill.

David Hooper Sheriff's Department Suddreth Construction Co Special Sessions Court Raymond Roy Lewis James Allen Lewis New York Jerry Tom Hill Don Cunningham DeLoy Misel

Three Die In Oklahoma Holiday Road Toll Update

United Press International reports eight people died in Oklahoma during the Fourth of July holiday period bringing the 1963 toll to 335. Victims include Grafton M. Draper 56 of Oklahoma City Arthur W. Andrews 57 of Stillwater and Betty Jean Sawyer 36 of Tulsa.

United Press International Oklahoma Grafton M. Draper Oklahoma City Arthur W. Andrews Stillwater Betty Jean Sawyer Tulsa Draper Interstate 35 Moore Cleo Milburn Norman Andrews S. H. 33 Guthrie A. B. McDonald Ponca City Sawyer New Mannford Melvin Sawyer Alecia Barker Wells Hot Springs Ark

Oklahoma Holiday Fatalities Reach Eight. Weekend Traffic Examined

Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports eight deaths and 86 injuries on rural roads during the 4 day Independence Day weekend. The period 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday saw 186 accidents outside city limits. Patrol arrested 1,532 motorists for traffic violations and issued 3,980 warnings while assisting 3,014 drivers.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Sooner Cotton Acreage Dips

The Agriculture Department reports Oklahoma farmers planted 625000 acres of cotton this year, down 30000 from 1962, due to a reduced national acreage allotment. Oklahoma's allotment is 757000 versus 847000 last year, with about 90 percent planted of 694000 allotted. The rest sits in the soil bank. Nationally, 14856000 acres have been planted, down 9 percent from last year, with the first state production estimate due in August.

Washington UPI Agriculture Department Oklahoma

U S Climbers Given Honors For Everest Feats

President Kennedy awarded the Hubbard Medal to American Everest conquerors after their 1963 expedition. Nineteen U S climbers attended the ceremony, including four of the five summit team, with five sherpas present led by Norman G Dyhrenfurth. Dr William F Unsoeld attended remotely due to frostbite while recuperating in Katmandu.

Washington Kennedy Hubbard National Geographic Society Newang Gumbu James W. Whittaker William F. Unsoeld Peace Corps Nepal Katmandu Norman G. Dyhrenfurth Santa Monica Calif

Cotton Acreage Drops Under Federal Control Plan

The Agriculture Department says this year's planted cotton acreage reached 14 856 000 acres, down 9 percent from last year under a federal control program to curb surpluses. A first production estimate will be issued August 8. if yields match last year, output could reach about 13 073 000 bales. Oklahoma planted 625 000 acres, 92.6 percent of 1961-62 levels.

Washington Agriculture Department Department Oklahoma

Ouster actions dropped against four Oklahoma City officials

District Judge Jess Miracle dismissed grand jury ouster actions against four Oklahoma City councilmen and former City Manager Robert T. Luttrell. He ruled Luttrell’s case moot after his July 1 departure and quashed charges against the councilmen for improper signing and service, with appeals and refiled charges forthcoming.

Oklahoma City Jess Miracle Okemah Robert T. Luttrell Miracle State Supreme Court Luttrell Oklahoma Atty John A. Mick James Haros

Death Suspect Is Arraigned In Evers Murder

Byron de la Beckwith, 42, a Greenwood fertilizer salesman and segregationist, pleads not guilty to charges in the 1963 slaying of Mississippi NAACP leader Medgar Evers. He was arraigned before Circuit Judge Leon Hendrick as a 17 white and one Black grand jury indicted him.

Jackson, Miss Byron de la Beckwith Mississippi Medgar W. Evers Beckwith Greenwood Leon Hendrick Bill Waller Citizens Council Hinds County

Boat Regulation Meeting On Tap In City Council Room

Oklahoma Waterways Patrol officers will meet at 10 30 a m Tuesday in the city council room to explain state boat operation rules. Lake Lawtonka and Lake Ellsworth patrols and concession staff will attend led by Councilman Blunt Zorger with state supervisor Layton Stich and patrolmen Kenneth McConnell and Bob Pike. Citizens may ask questions and suggest corrections without arrests for violations.

Oklahoma Waterways Patrol Blunt Zorger Fish and Game Committee Lake Lawtonka Lake Ellsworth Zorger Layton Stich Kenneth McConnell Bob Pike

Riot ends after two hours with Capt Cowdin dead

Rioting subsides after Capt Cowdin's death is announced. Twenty six youths are arraigned in the jail kitchen on charges including disorderly conduct bonds set at 100 dollars. Two charged with resisting arrest and one with impersonating an officer. Several claim exhaustion or humor as they await July court dates. Beer hall operators report sales of about nine hundred 24 bottle cases.

Rickart Cowdin Wayne Loughridge Garnett

Viet Nam Writer Nhat Linh Dies by Poison Before Trial

Nguyen Tuong Tam known as Nhat Linh, 38, Vietnam’s leading writer, killed himself in Saigon hospital just before his trial for alleged complicity in the 1960 coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem. He left a testament condemning Diem’s rule as police clashed with reporters nearby.

Saigon Viet Nam UPI South Ngo Dinh Diem Nguyen Tuong Tam Nhat Linh Diem Tam

Walkout Follows Unions Rejection of Settlement Plan

Bitterly disappointed unions rejected Wirtz plan calling for 20 days of talks to craft a short term solution on two issues and a two year test. Government would decide unresolved items and neutral arbitrators settle remaining after two years. Unions called it compulsory arbitration and urged real bargaining.

Wirtz

Body Of Boy Found In Icebox In New Rochelle

Seven year old Charles Elliot left to play hide and seek Saturday and was found Sunday dead in an abandoned refrigerator in a garage. Authorities investigated to determine the cause and reason for the tragedy.

New Rochelle N.Y Charles Elliot

95th In Second Week Of Camp In Louisiana

Reservists in the 95th Division begin their second week of summer camp at Fort Polk Louisiana with more inspection tours planned. Col Louis DeNoya commander of the Oklahoma sector of the XIX Army Corps arrives for a three day inspection.

FT. Polk 95Th Louis DeNoya Oklahoma City Oklahoma XIX Army Corps

Zanzibar Votes for New Government on Road to Independence

Zanzibar voters chose a new government today as the island seeks independence from Britain contingent on political stability. The outcome could determine the path toward self rule for the spice island.

Zanzibar Spice Island Britain

Officials Prepare Hearings On Civil Rights Program

Sen. Magnuson announced witnesses for the civil rights program hearings. Secretary of State Rusk and mayors of Atlanta and Salisbury will testify, with Sen. Thurmond and Gov. of South Carolina among others to follow. Archibald Cox and Anthony Celebrezze are listed for testimony as hearings reopen.

Warren G. Magnuson D Wash Commerce Committee Dean Rusk Atlanta Salisbury Strom Thurmond D-S.c Magnuson South Carolina Anthony J. Celebrezze House Judiciary Committee Marshall

Sicily Steps Up Drive On Mafia

The war against the Sicilian Mafia gained momentum over the weekend. Police raids in half a dozen Palermo suburbs marked as hotbeds of the gangland organization led to the detention of more than 200 suspects.

Associated Press Palermo Sicily

South Vietnamese government reports raid by Communist raiders

The government said 100 Communist raiders crossed from Cambodia into Vietnam last Friday and stole cash clothes jewelry and cattle.

Saigon Viet Nam Cambodia

Soviet Ukraine Premier Demoted to Regional Party Post

Vladimir Shcherbitsky, premier of Soviet Ukraine since 1961, has been demoted to a regional Communist party position. The move broadens leadership reshaping Ukraine’s top political team amid ongoing power shifts within the Soviet Union.

Moscow Vladimir Shcerbitsky Ukraine Communist Party

Subscription Rates for Lawton Carrier Service and Mail

Rates for Morning Press and Constitution editions in Lawton area, plus mail subscriptions across counties. Details show monthly carrier costs, per copy prices, and yearly mail rates for in and out of state addresses, including tax remarks and miscellaneous notes.

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