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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
2
Tulsa Jaycees vote to protest the Miss Oklahoma pageant handling in Oklahoma City. Phil Sherman recommended drafting a letter protesting what he called confusion at the state pageant. He noted the judges were not at fault and a trophy was wrongfully awarded and later retrieved.
Cuban economic chief Che Guevara wrapped up a 20 day stay in Algeria and left by plane for Cuba. He was accompanied by a delegation led by Col. Houari Boumedienne the Algerian deputy premier and defense minister. They plan to attend celebrations in Havana marking Fidel Castro's revolutionary movement anniversary.
Rate card lists monthly and yearly prices for Morning Press Sunday editions and Constitution combines. Subscriptions apply to various counties including Comanche, Cotton, Tilman, Kiowa, Cad Do, Grady, Stephens, Jefferson, and Jackson with different rates for in-state, out-of-state, and Oklahoma City mail. Additional notes mention delivery options, box services, and a 2 percent state sales tax.
The body of Sp. 5 Carl Ballard 22 of Madill Oklahoma was shipped by air toward the United States in a case of mistaken identity after being killed at an airstrip 65 miles south of Saigon. The Army denied mistreatment of Ballard’s mother and said officials have offered aid and an investigation found no evidence supporting such claims. Capt. Richard Six coordinated the return and said arrival time at Travis Air Force Base California was not announced.
Senator Monroney reports post office sites are sought in several Oklahoma communities with projects completed or under way in more than 40 towns. He lists Ada Anadar K Chandler Enid Frederick Guthrie Marietta Okmulgee and a Duncan project due for completion around August 15. Leased facilities are under construction or completed in numerous other cities and towns, while Kingfisher residents oppose a new post office.
An unidentified postal worker redirected a letter marked Frost bite Falls Wis to Black River Falls Wisconsin where a record cold snap of 50 below zero last winter drew nationwide attention for the town, after a postmark from Johnstown Pennsylvania.
Warden Arnold Pontesso announced the hunger strike by about 900 inmates at El Reno federal reformatory ended after they refused two meals citing a bean dominated menu. He attributed the protest to a new inmate cook substituting lima beans for noodles in a ham and noodle casserole.
Reports on the national Business and Professional Women's convention held in Dallas were given by local delegates Lodell Goodey Ruth Cooper Lela J Wilson Mary Pokorny and Mildred Hunter at a Bryan's Coffee Shop meeting. Mrs Goodey announced a school of instruction to be held there next Monday evening.
Sheridan Kiwanis club heard Urban Renewal Authority director Arch March speak. Program chairman Howard Rainey and president Cecil Baker led the meeting with guests Kenneth Puckett Clarence Shields Rodney Worthen Ted Stephens and John Underwood.
Lawton Masons and families will gather at 6 p.m. Friday in Elmer Thomas Park for a community picnic hosted by the Lawton-Fort Sill United Scottish Rite Society. W. M. Weigley, the president, says games contests and ample food are planned.
Queen Elisa beth of Belgium marked her 87th birthday in Brussels. The event drew attention as she is the grandmother of King Baudouin and a royal figure in the Belgian monarchy.
Hollywood reports actress Anne Baxter and her husband Randolph Galt plan to buy a ranch in New Mexico. The couple, long based on Galt’s 37,000 acre Australian property, aim to settle near work and cut commuting costs between Australia and Hollywood.
In New York, Claire Corbett, 17, of Seattle, was named Miss Teenage Physical Fitness and James D. Stokes, 14, of Sunset, Utah, was named Mr. Teenage Physical Fitness in a Dance Educators of America contest held Wednesday.
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