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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1963

Page

4

British Launch Scandal Debate In Parliament

In London the Profumo affair dominates a heated debate as Labour leader Harold Wilson accuses Prime Minister Macmillan of gambling with national security. Wilson says the scandal undermines confidence with allies and asks whether security services knew and hid information or failed to know. Macmillan admits a great shock to Parliament and the nation and calls it a damaging blow to political life.

London Britain Harold Wilson F Macmillan John Profumo Christine Keeler Wilson

Governor to Visit California Plants and Speak for GOP

Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellman will fly to California on June 25 to tour Lockheed’s plant near Los Angeles on June 26 and record a series of speeches for the Republican National Committee. He plans to return around June 30, missing astronaut Gordon Cooper’s Oklahoma visit on June 29. The trip was arranged before Cooper’s schedule was public.

Oklahoma City Gordon Cooper Oklahoma California Cooper

Court upholds school Bible reading in 1962 ruling

The 4 to 3 decision supports a policy requiring the reading of 10 Bible verses at the start of each school day in Abington High School. The case brought by Edward and Mrs. Schempp raised First Amendment concerns, with Justice Stewart dissenting on church state separation.

Pennsylvania Edward L. Schempp Abington High School Catalto Philadelphia Stewart

Panicky Residents Flee After Raid Near Jizan

Reports from Saudi Arabia say panicked residents fled Jizan by boat to Red Sea islands after Egyptian planes backing Republican forces in Yemen bombed the town. Travelers counted 35 dead and 300 injured in the attack near the Yemen border.

Beirut Lebanon Saudi Arabia Jizan Red Sea Yemen

Subscription Rates for Lawton Area Newspapers

Rates shown payable in advance for Morning Press Sunday editions and constitutional subscriptions. Mail subscriptions cover multiple counties with monthly and yearly options. Prices include 2 percent state sales tax and vary by delivery area and service type.

Lawton Constitution Constitution Press Comanche Cotton Tillman Kiowa Caddo Grady Stephens Jefferson Jackson Counties Mo. Mo. Mo

Four Conferences Planned in Lawton This Summer

Lawton hosts four conferences this summer despite heat. The Lawton-Fort Sill coin club led by Jack Munn schedules a July 6-7 coin show. Hereford Breeders Association tours Oklahoma and Texas bound stops July 22-23, with a buffet at the Hotel Lawtonian Aug. 3. Bill Boydstonton heads hotel arrangements. August 9-11 features an Oklahoma Dental Association district meeting with Dr. Carl Schow in charge.

Lawton Dave Sandstrom Chamber of Commerce Jack Munn Lawton-Fort Sill Hereford Breeders Association of Oklahoma Texas Bill Boydston Oklahoma Dental Association Carl Schow

Weekend violence flares as racial tensions grip cities

Nationwide clashes spread from Cambridge Maryland to Jackson Mississippi as governors appeal for calm. National Guard patrols in Cambridge and Alabama troopers on campus mark a tense weekend. NAACP leaders plan marches while white churches admit or deny Black access amid ongoing civil rights battles.

Cambridge Maryland J. Millard Tawes National Guard Jackson Miss Medgar Evers Washington Tuscaloosa Ala University of Alabama George Wallace Kennedy Wallace Gadsden New York James Farmer The Congress of Racial Equality CORE

Airmen Charged in Auto Theft Case and Vehicle Violations

Two airmen from Sheppard AFB faced unauthorized taking of a Fort Sill vehicle, with Johnny L. Good 19 and Robert A. Perlmutter 18 arrested in Scellanis. Across the state, 16 others were charged by highway patrol in a wave of traffic offenses including reckless driving license suspensions and improper vehicle modifications.

Sheppard Afb Fort Sillman James O'Dell Special Sessions Johnny L. Good Robert A. Perlmutter Scellanis The Highway Patrol, Inc Michael Yeargain S. Fifth Gail Elliot Madison Blanchard Elton Henry Davis Allison Boyd Garrison NW 55Th Royee David Crosby Rt. 3 Lawton Helga Caudel Claude Fawin Cross Sterling Lenora D. Weiss Kingsbury Fred Davis Jr Altus Harry Benton Jr Perryton Tex John Hollander Rt. 1 Cache Tracy A. Coy Fort Sill Bryan Lee Culpit Arthur Roy Parnell Hatch N. M Jerome Arthur Scott Loraine Jackson Garfield

Gas Workers Halt Strike Against Arkansas Louisiana Co

Members of the OU, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union voted to halt strike action against the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co until Thursday. The delay comes at the request of FMS official William F. White, with a conference planned Thursday in St. Louis to resume talks over the dispute.

TULSA Ou, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co William F. White Federal Mediation Service Robert Bickel Tulsa Union District Bickel St. Louis

Bellmon Faces 104 Bills After Oklahoma City Session

Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon faces 104 bills and resolutions left by the 29th legislature to act on with 15 days after adjournment. He may sign veto or pocket veto any, while bills not signed within five days become law. If not acted on by adjournment, bills die after 15 days. On his desk remain three house joint resolutions, 30 senate bills, six senate joint resolutions and additional house bills.

Oklahoma City UPI Henry Bellmon Dogg House Senate

Egypt nationalizes drugstores and closes factories

Cairo action by President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes all drugstores in Egypt and shuts about three medicine factories, Al Ahram reports.

Cairo Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt al Ahram

Funeral Rites For Mrs Gladys Kensell

Funeral services set for Mrs Gladys Kensell 61 of 906 Summit at 2 p m Tuesday at Lawton First Baptist Church The service will be officiated by Dr H Tom Wiles with burial in Highland cemetery Burial handled by Vaughan Funeral home Wichita Falls She died in a Wichita Falls Tex hospital at 2 am today Survivors include two daughters Mrs N A Steed and Mrs E N Roberts two brothers Percy Cornett and Vernon Cornett a sister Mrs Charlies Adkins and six grandchildren

Gladys Kensell Summit Lawton First Baptist Church Wichita Falls Tex H. Tom Wiles Highland Cemetery Hampton- Vaughan Lawton Kensell I. J. Kensell N. A. Steed E. N. Roberts Seattle Wash Percy Cornett Vernon Cornett Hutchinson Kan Charlies Adkins

Emma Chibitty Rites Held in Hunting Horse Church

Mrs. Emma Chibitty, 49, of 506 Washington, died in an Oklahoma City hospital at 5 35 p m Thursday. Services were held at 10 a m Monday at Hunting Horse Memorial Church with Rev. George Kauyedauth officiating. Burial followed in Elk Creek cemetery Hobart Becker Funeral Home in charge. Bearers included Rev. Robert Chaat Rev. Sherwood Tsough Rev. Walter Kokom Rev. George Sumpty Rev. Taylor Nowebad and Rev. Max Pacheka.

Emma Chibitty Washington Oklahoma City Hunting Horse Memorial Church George Kauyedauth Southwestern District Superintendent of Oklahoma Indian Missions Robert Chaat Albert Horse Taylor Nowebad Elk Creek Hobart Becker Funeral Sherwood Tsough Walter Kokom George Sumpty Max Pacheka

James L Brown services for SSgt James L Brown

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. June 18 at Chaplain Maj Charles E Gray to officiate for SSgt James Lewis Brown 72 who died in an Oklahoma City hospital. Burial follows at Post cemetery with Jefferson Funeral Home in charge. Honor guards and bearers will be from the 3rd Missile Battalion 32nd Artillery. Lt Robert Harvey is officer in charge.

James Lewis Brown Oklahoma City Charles E. Gray Post Cemetery Jefferson Funeral Home 3Rd Missile Battalion 32Nd Artillery Robert Harvey

Six OSU Students Win $600 Grants

Six Oklahoma State University undergraduates earned $60 grants from the National Science Foundation to work 10 weeks as full time assistants to poultry researchers. Recipients include Carolyn Harman Longdale Steve Summer Stillwater Joe Jones Wayne Richard Tarpey Stillwater and Joe Berry Sayre studying body size selection in chicks nutrition and digestibility in poultry and turkey breeder research.

Stillwater UPT Oklahoma State University National Science Foundation Carolyn Harman Longdale Steve Summer Joe Jones Wayne Richard Tarpey Joe Berry Sayre

Oklahoma Court Seeks Quick Vote On Apportionment Plan

A three judge federal court in Oklahoma considers two options for legislative reapportionment, Model C by court order or an at large election for a new legislature, while a third brief urges waiting for state supreme court action. The case centers on changing old apportionment laws and creating a fair population based map for a 44 member senate and 90 member house.

Oklahoma City UPI Oklahoma Norman Reynolds State State Supreme Court Reynolds Hirsh Sides Harry Moss White State Election Board Circuit Alfred P. Murrah U. S. Supreme Court House

Fifteen Officials Escape After Argentina Coup Attempt

Fifteen high ranking officers arrested after an April 2 bid to oust President Jose Maria Guido escaped from prison barracks in Buenos Aires. Military sources say the escape occurred as authorities move to maintain control after the failed coup attempt.

Buenos Aires Argentina Jose Maria Guido

Cosmonette Tereshkova joins space pioneers on historic flight

The cosmonette reported sleeping well and feeling fine as she orbited Earth aboard Vostok VI with pilot Bykovsky. Names and code words Sea gull and Hawk frame a second group flight testing rendezvous for longer missions beyond Earth orbit.

Tereshkova Russia Yuri Gagarin Bykovsky Earth Khrushchev Miss Tereshkova Andrian G. Nikolayev Pavel Popovich Valentina Nikolayev Popovich Moscow Radio Space Uzvestia Communist Party Pravda

Bellmon Attacks Senator's $1000 Prison Contract Fee

Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon condemned the $1000 monthly legal fee paid to Senator Gene Stipe by Dr. Austin Stough related to the state prison medical research program. He urged bills to bar such arrangements and noted existing law could not prevent them. Political and prison officials discuss tighter supervision and later additions to the research staff.

Oklahoma City UPI Henry Bellmon Gene Stipe ScAlester Board of Affairs Stipe Montana Sough-Wisdom Research, Inc Austin Stough Bellman

ROTC Cadet Camp Trains 1990 Fort Silk Cadets

Cadets from 44 schools in Iowa Colorado and the Fourth US Army area attend a camp at Fort Silk to gain leadership and basic infantry training. The program, aided by Col John J Kenny and the 34th Artillery Brigade, aims to develop officers for active Army Reserve and National Guard. About 1990 cadets will be commissioned within two years as ROTC remains a primary officer source.

Iowa Colorado 34Th Artillery Brigade John J. Kenny

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