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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
10
Lawton Oklahoma edition lists Ned Shepler as editor and publisher with Bill Bentley business manager and others in editing and advertising roles. It notes the paper is published weeknights plus third street address and classification details, plus policy on corrections and advance payment for ads.
The piece notes about 40 million Americans face poverty and neglect including migratory workers and the unemployed in coal regions. It credits Michael Harrington's The Other America for awakening concern and argues presidents cannot alone solve hidden societal hardships without congressional action.
A column argues that scrutiny should be balanced between critics and the White House in the Cuban dispute. It compares calls for proof from lawmakers to demands for evidence from the Kennedy administration, warning against double standards in evaluating public claims.
The piece notes sharp irony in Ghanaian students studying in the Soviet bloc protesting mistreatment by Bulgarian Communists. It argues Africans abroad face indoctrination and control, revealing perceived iron-handed colonialism and criticizes those who blame only race rather than recognizing subjugation of student unions and limited autonomy.
As Katanga closes, Congo disclosures reveal corruption and weak national army integrity. Foreign aid hinges on retraining the army before troops can deploy. Moscow loses interest in an economic push while the United States, with allies, edges to fill the gap with dollars where rubles won’t reach.
The Illiac at the University of Illinois once ranked among the fastest computers. It could solve a 109 year pencil and paper problem in 18 minutes. Now retired as slow, the Iliac III handles such tasks in 12 seconds and executes 400000 additions or 152000 multiplications per second, though division remains limited to 52000 per second.
In February 1863 the House Committee on Agriculture proposed a bill to establish the Agricultural Bureau with officers including a chief clerk botanist chemist and entomologist at 2000 dollars each per year a disbursing clerk and chief of statistics at 1800 dollars each a translator and draughtsman at 1400 dollars each and six clerks at 1200 dollars each.
A short devotional quoting James 5 8 and Horace Bushnell on patience as a mark of true Christian character. Emphasizes preparation of the heart for the coming of the Lord and patient conduct.
A secret, months long campaign by six liberal Senators and the Civil Rights Commission led to President Kennedy's first special message on civil rights. The plan sought to extend Civil Rights Commission powers, give voting rights cases priority in federal courts, curb literacy test bias, and spur action on school integration and job discrimination. Support came from Burke Marshall and Bert Bernhard with Justice Department backing.
Washington column notes Ev and Charlie Dirksen and Halleck revive their act under a new title the Joint Leadership Presentation. The piece discusses sponsors critics and the show’s political aims with quips about funding audience reception and a defense of American womanhood by Dirksen.
The piece argues girls are steered toward homemaking by cultural conditioning, hindering entry into masculine careers. It cites experiments noting raw foods aiding animal health and discusses how early prejudgments color openness to new ideas and learning.
State Representative Charles G. Ozman says he will introduce a bill to create a special authority to build a toll road linking Oklahoma City and Randlett. Other notes mention city firemen hired and college appropriations cut, with a mix of past and anticipated local actions.
Oklahoma leaders discuss possible adjournment by May or June and Labor Day. A committee is named to study Oklahoma's participation in the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. The group asks whether any 90-10 federal matching funds exist and notes the fading 30 mile hiking fad.
U S intelligence shows Khrushchev sent about 1000 SA-2 missiles to Communist China, with 21 confirmed sites photographed by U 2 and Samos satellites as part of a broader buildup near China. Debates erupt in Washington over Sino Soviet ties, with McCone and Rostow clashing on the meaning for U S policy.
Henry J. Taylor reports that John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier oil policy provokes deep opposition from the United Mine Workers and coal interests across states including Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Colorado Alabama Arkansas and Kentucky. The National Coal Policy Conference says the policy threatens coal jobs by boosting foreign residual oil imports, displacing coal and lowering mine prices, while Kennedy defends free trade. John L. Lewis condemns dumping as anti free trade and calls for policy correction to protect domestic coal industry and workers.
MAUD AP Fire destroyed three school buses a tractor and band instruments in a one story building on the Maud High School grounds. No injuries reported and the cause of the blaze was denied.
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