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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
1
A Florida man was jailed in Jackson Mississippi after making remarks about the Medgar Evers ambush at a restaurant. Police intensify investigation into the civil rights leader’s murder as rewards top twenty four thousand dollars and arrests in related protests unfold.
Lawton District No. 2 Commissioner Robert Ebisch spoke two hours as the first witness in a mandamus suit filed by Owen Sam Ard seeking to force the board of county commissioners to redraw district boundaries. Ebisch argued population disparities show unequal representation, citing a 9 to 1 ratio between Lawton and rural districts and suggesting boundaries have not legally changed since 1910. The hearing also covered motions to dismiss and the board’s authority under a 1925 amended statute.
London reports show Prime Minister Harold Macmillan struggling to hold a Conservative unity as a 75 minute cabinet meeting intensifies the Profumo affair crisis. Rumors of four resignations swirl while Labour’s Gordon Walker calls for the PM’s resignation. Enoch Powell linked to possible quit. denials from others briefly ease tension.
President Betancourt ordered a nationwide roundup of Communist and MIR members after two men were captured entering the archbishop palace in Ciudad Bolivar with dynamite and a timing device. He vowed 30 day detentions could extend indefinitely while the next election looms.
Weather in southwest Oklahoma remains hot and humid with highs near 90s and mid 90s forecast. Isolated thunderstorms expected statewide with little change from recent days. Lawton area to see highs around 92 and lows near 70 as skies vary from clear to partly cloudy.
President Kennedy outlined an urgent civil rights program to congressional leaders in Washington. He indicated focus on school desegregation, equal public accommodations, and voting rights, while signaling that an employment practices proposal would not be included. Republicans planned a briefing to shape support as Ramer prepared to detail the plan next week.
President Kennedy called the House vote 209 to 204 against the Area Redevelopment Act tragic and pledged another push. He cited hardship across seven states Pennsylvania Michigan West Virginia eastern Kentucky upstate New York upstate Minnesota and Southern Illinois and said many communities need more than speeches. The bill would authorize 450 million in new grants and loans to spur job holding industries in high unemployment areas.
A 27-year-old Negro scientist enrolled for postgraduate work at the University of Alabama System in Huntsville with Justice Department agents assisting. He paid a $60 fee for a course in atomic physics and will attend two nights weekly as state troopers maintained order amid integration efforts in Tuscaloosa and across campus.
More than 2300 ROTC cadets are due at Fort Sill Sunday for a six week general military science summer encampment. Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing will command with Col. Robert A. Treneman as deputy. Cadets come from 68 schools across the Fourth U. S. Army area and from Iowa and Colorado.
Tom Minyard, a Public Service Co. employee, suffered lacerations to his right leg and face after sliding from a utility pole at Railroad and Ferris. He was taken to Southwestern Hospital in non life threatening condition. Investigators note missing climber spike and no safety belt.
Two Israeli agents were expelled after a Swiss court convicted them of threatening German scientist Dr. Paul Goercke, who is aiding a militia project for the United Arab Republic.
Thirteen year-old Glen Van Slyke III of Oak Ridge Tennessee won the national spelling championship as 28 contestants entered the second day. Elaine Piecuch fourteen of Winslow Maine was runner-up and Cheryl Horst fourteen of Tulsa was eliminated in the twentieth round spelling javelina and habalina as the 60th entrant out.
Yemeni President Abdullah Sallal ends a state visit to Damascus and flies to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders on Yemen's admission into the Arab Federation.
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