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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1963
Page
1
Grandfield will be represented for the sixth straight year in the Miss Oklahoma contest with Betty Sue Montgomery Miss Grandfield joined by Jenelle Landrum Miss Lawton and Linda Bolton Miss Loveland. The event is sponsored by the Black Katz club and is a major town gathering with merchants funding prizes.
County excise board approves the 1.2 mill general fund levy for cities and towns in Comanche County continuing the same distribution as prior years. Lawton's 1.2 mill share could bring about 40 136 in tax revenue with 100 percent collection. County-wide 0.8 mill levy would yield about 402 910 for the general fund.
Khrushchev smiles and greets Janos Kadar at a Kremlin meeting while Chinese-Soviet talks continue with grim prospects. Pravda denounces Beijing hard line as Peking argues for war to spread communism and Moscow favors peaceful coexistence.
Clouds kept limits on heat as Lawton and southwest Oklahoma faced 98 degree highs with a shower pattern in the Panhandle and north. forecasters expect near normal to slightly above normal five day temps east to west. USDA reports continue soil moisture depletion and delayed field operations with eighty percent of surface soils short of moisture and pasture conditions deteriorating.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Commerce Committee the racial crisis divides and weakens the nation at home and abroad while supporting a bill to ban discrimination by private establishments. Welfare Secretary Celebrezze backed desegregation efforts and federal grants to help schools desegregate amid looming July 31 hearing deadlines led by Rep. Emanuel Celler.
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon reiterated that the loss of a single crop does not constitute a disaster for farmers. He declined to declare Ottawa County a disaster area despite a formal request from the Miami Chamber of Commerce and local farmers. The issue follows earlier refusals to declare six counties disaster areas due to drought.
Washington AP reports a union rejection jeopardizes President Kennedy’s plan for arbitration via Supreme Court Justice Goldberg to avert a midnight railroad strike. Kennedy consults Democrats while unions and carriers weigh emergency legislation options, with a 12:01 a.m. stoppage looming and thousands of jobs at risk.
The looming nationwide rail strike could cripple freight and perishables, disrupt New York and Chicago commutes, and raise prices for consumers. Commerce Secretary Hodges warns of irreparable damage while leaders like James Hoffa and Edward Day discuss union support and mail service impacts.
The 15 Evans apartment buildings with 108 units in the 1400 block of A B and C are set for public auction at 11 a m on August 28 to satisfy five mortgage foreclosure judgments against owner D C and Nedra A Evans. U S Marshal Rex B Hawks will conduct the sale at the courthouse to the highest cash bidder.
Demonstrators staged sit ins at the offices of Gov Nelson A Rockefeller and Mayor Robert F Wagner demanding more jobs in construction trades for Negroes and Puerto Ricans. The protests continued around the clock with no disorder as police restrained crowds. The governor was reported to be away on vacation in Maine while Wagner's office saw a smaller picket, and both actions were organized by CORE and the Joint Committee on Equal Opportunity.
Kay County District Judge Paul Cress dismissed the murder charge against 19 year old Rita Shaw on a motion by Kay County Attorney Ralph C Haynes The case stemmed from the kidnap slaying of Bertha Bartholomew in Bartlesville Shaw was sentenced to life for the murder and is held in Osage County jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on the kidnapping charge set for Aug 1.
Charges against 11 violators were heard in police court with nine fined $10 each, one paying a $10 bond, and another forfeiting a $20 bond. The crackdown, active since last Friday, adds five special officers to enforce watering rules citywide. Residents must use designated days hours and install meters as the city aims to conserve water and keep the system from strain.
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