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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1963
Page
4
Civil Air Patrol members hold a public demonstration in Lawton on July 10 1963 showcasing search and rescue drills and aerial signaling. The event draws local residents and civic groups.
Approximately 20 members of Lawton's Civil Air Patrol Squadron will participate in this year's summer encampment. The nine day event runs August 3 to 11 at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita Kansas. Cadets will live on base and receive intensive aerospace education and training. The trip includes air travel to and from Wichita. For some cadets the camp marks the final step toward the Certificate of Proficiency qualifying them for scholarships exchange programs and space orientation trips.
Delegations led by Khrushchev and Chinese representatives arrive near Moscow for talks on Soviet Chinese tensions. No reason given for Tuesday’s session failure. China accuses Moscow of spreading anti Chinese sentiment while demanding a world Communist party conference and a voting system favoring Peking and its Asian allies.
Lt. Col. Joseph M. Mollner, a Jesuit priest from Omaha, was named senior chaplain of the U S Army Shea Center, Field Artillery. He holds degrees from Creighton, St. Louis University, Marymount, and John Carroll, studied at Harvard Chaplains School and Fort Slocum, and earned the Bronze Star with V device and an Army Commendation Medal. Mollner brings 15 years of active service and arrives from the European Command at Augsburg, Germany.
A Santa Fe freight derailment near Lewis Kansas injures Sgt Anthony Ajakis and blocks the line 31 cars derailed center of train including autos lumber and beer. Guard escort reports a minimum amount of radioactive material in a sealed car. cause under investigation with hot box observed beforehand.
City adopts four water use zones with assigned days based on location to curb demand. Zone details cover Gore Sheridan Cache Road 38th and address parity rules. Officials note daily water use exceeded 24 million gallons with peaks over 26 million this month. The Lake Lawtonka filter plant designed for 244 million gallons daily can operate at 27 million for 48 hours to meet demand.
Rail unions refuse Goldberg arbitration arguing the procedure could lead to compulsory arbitration by custom. They praise Justice Goldberg but reject arbitration as a principle while noting Kennedy chose an eminent jurist for the task. The dispute threatens 65 000 jobs and a possible nationwide rail strike as Congress weighs options.
Personal notice states Mr and Mrs Exall English and their daughters Mrs Peter King and Mrs Charles Chadwell and son Charles Jr have returned from a short vacation to Santa Fe New Mexico.
Two auto thefts were listed in new offense reports. A black and white 1956 Ford sedan with Oklahoma plate CH 7251 was stolen from Howard Smith Ford Co. A blue 1952 Ford sedan with Oklahoma plate TL 5512 was taken from Cecil Reys. Also stolen were a .38 pistol from Americus J. Salley’s car and a transistor radio from William Washington’s Fort Sill vehicle. Burglary reports include Jerry’s Tire Shop and Robert Ledlow’s apartment.
Foreclosure suits filed almost two years ago name receiver Gordon Winkelman who reports all 108 apartments in four blocks are fully occupied. Buildings are two stories, frame with asbestos siding and composition roofs, about 14 years old. Tenants said not affected by sale.
William E. Larn ey 37, Continental Oil Co. employee, died after touching a live power line while climbing a pole in the Agawan community south of Chickasha. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Grady Memorial Hospital.
The State Department said Cuba uses Grand Cayman Island as a staging area to slip potential subversive agents into Latin America.
Police Court cases disposed today list defendants with charges and fines. Names include Wheeler, White, Bomar, Boyce, Lampkin, Stephens, Brown, Morgan, Moreno, Noel, Beebe, McFarland, various driving, water waste and speeding violations, plus licenses and conduct. Public drunkenness charges noted with multiple fines and bonds.
Funeral rites for Thomas B. Culp 15 of Rt. 1 Cyril followed an extended illness. Services were at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian church in Cyril with Rev. Ashley Lovett officiating. Burial was in Fletcher cemetery. Bearers were Joe Troop B. W. Harris Vestal Laging Orville Moser Paul Rhodes and Walter Truex.
Howard Freeman announced that the Lawton-Fort Sill United Fund board will meet at 3 30 p m Thursday in the Artillery room of the Hotel Lawtonian for the regular July session.
Wichita Falls television personality notes several Grandfield contestants in the 1950s and early 1960s. Donna Rinehart McLain and Patsy Sellars Polk earned top finishes and congeniality honors, with other Grandfield alumnae like Carol Gossett Judy Hargis Georgann Ashley and Betty Sue Montgomery advancing in state events and Miss Lawton competitions. Jenelle Landrum seeks both Miss Oklahoma and a church wedding while Linda Bolton runs as a Miss Grandfield runner-up representing Loveland.
The narrator from the Pershing demonstration at White Sands Missile Range was issued a letter of appreciation this week. Capt. Jack Goldstein, commanding officer of Battery C, 2d Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery, received it from Col. Joel F. Thomason, interim commander of the 1st Field Artillery Missile Brigade. His battery staged a simulated countdown of Pershing for President Kennedy during his June visit to the New Mexico site.
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