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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1963

Page

2

Capital To Ban Suspect Arrests

Washington police will be barred from arresting suspects for questioning at midnight. The DC commissioners rejected a last minute plea from Congress to delay the ban, citing constitutional rights. Congress failed to act on substitute legislation to extend questioning time.

Washington UPI District of Columbia House of Representatives Congress Police Department House District Committee John L. McMillan D-S. C

Sleep Needs Vary. Eight Hours Often Best for Restful Night

Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman notes sleep needs differ by person with a practical test: wake spontaneously at usual time and avoid afternoon drowsiness. Studies show performance rises from one to six hours, then gains slow beyond eight hours with no extra boost to ten. Dr. Jack Arbit adds coffee effects depend on amount and context, with some people aided and others worsened by caffeine.

Nathaniel Kleitman Santa Monica Calif Current Journal of the American Medical Association Kleitman Jack Arbit Chicago

Funeral Rites For Allie Harrison Cook

Funeral services for Allie Harrison Cook 70 a prominent Apache farmer will be held at 10 a m Saturday in the First Christian church with Rev Jay Lee Scott officiating Burial will be in Fairview cemetery under Crews Funeral home care Cook born September 16 1892 in Valley Center Michigan married Emma Gabus March 11 1914 at Anadarko He was a charter Mt Zion Christian church Broxton deacon elder Apache Masonic Lodge 223 Broxton school board and Farm ers Co op board Survivors include wife a son and four daughters two sisters a brother 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren

Anadarko Mt. Zion Christian Church Broxton Apache Masonic Lodge Apache Farmer’s Co-op Board Ted Warren Tex Albert Dodge Mon

Watershed Talks Set Friday Night

An East Cache Creek Watershed meeting will be held at 7 30 p m Friday at Apache high school. Gerald Hollander conservationist said the meeting will discuss an upstream flood control program and land owners are urged to attend. Lawton city council and Chamber of Commerce reps have been invited. A temporary organization named Fast Cache Creek Watershed association has formed with Charlies Petty chairman Lloyd English and Don Hooper as board members.

East Cache Creek Apache High School Gerald Hollander Hollander Lawton Cotton County Lloyd English Don Hooper Comanche County

Reserve Officers To Meet Friday at Keathley Center

Lawton Oklahoma area Reserve Officers Association holds a special Friday meeting at Keathley Reserve Center Lawton. The 7 p.m. session will feature a report on the National Executive Committee Mid-Winter Conference in Washington DC. Delegates Col Harry W Hughes Maj Lawrence E Underhill Capt Clarence Martz and Capt Kilmer Daughton will report on actions.

Lawton- Fort Sill

Queen Elizabeth Arrives in Australia for Northern Territory Tour

Queen Elizabeth II receives a warm frontier welcome in Alice Springs as she begins a historic first royal visit to Australia’s vast north. About 5,000 locals greet the monarch including Pitijantarra tribesmen after a journey from the desert.

Darwin Australia Elizabeth II Alice Springs Western Desert

Opera Murder Baffles Vienna Police

In Vienna the murder of 12 year old Dagmar Fuhrich, a ballet student, in the State Opera shower room led to the cancellation of a ballet performance. Police suspect the killer knew the opera house and may have been trusted by someone in the 800 member community.

Vienna UPI Dagmar Fuhrich Vienna State Opera Dagmar

Services for Carl Leroy Way Held at Becker Memorial

Funeral services for 9 year old Carl Leroy Way son of Mrs Ciara Way of 210 North 14th were held at 10 30 a m today in Becker Memorial chapel with Dr Donald Potts of Central Baptist church officiating Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens Bearers included Lee Hunter Floyd Hawk Spec Sanders and Hester Glandon Lawton and Indianola area employee of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service sat in a group.

Carl Leroy Way Ciara Way N. 14Th Becker Memorial Chapel Donald Potts Central Baptist Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Lee Hunter Floyd Hawk Spec Sanders Lawton Hester Glandon Indiahoma Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service

McNamara Faces Opposition Over Defense Budget Shakeup

The defense secretary Warren McNamara comes under fire from Arends and others as he defends a drastic budget shift reducing service requests by billions while defending Joint Chiefs of Staff against Congress. Arends vows to back Joint Chiefs in countering McNamara and notes ongoing missile threat doubts amid RS70 debate.

McNamara Benes Arends House House Armed Services Committee Joint Chiefs of Staff Congress U.S Cuba

First Aid Class To Start Tuesday In Comanche County

Comanche county's Red Cross chapter announces a first aid instructor course starting Tuesday led by Jess Newby safety services chairman. The program runs at least 15 hours from 7 10 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 2 with emphasis on methods organization testing and practice teaching. Applicants must be 18 or older and hold a current Red Cross advanced first aid certificate. Call EL35 2480 between 9 a m and 5 p m or visit the chapter house enrollment ends Tuesday at 7 p m.

Comanche County Red Cross Jess Newby Safety Services Newby

Bank Heist Report In Konawa Notes Loot At About Ten Thousand

KONAWA BANK president Damron described two armed men who entered the bank and took about 10000 dollars in cash from two drawers. He said the safe was locked and that the robbers warned him not to resist. Two customers, Burwell M Bates and Earl Watts, were identified. no injuries reported.

Damion Damron Burwell M. Bates Earl Watts Konawa

Russians Ink Iraq Embassy Protest Turns Violent in Moscow

More than 1,000 Russians mob the Iraq embassy in Moscow to protest repression of Communists. The crowd, first about 200 students, swelled with Arab students and hurled snowballs and ink bottles, smashing windows as police and Soviet troops watched.

Moscow UPI Iraq Jordan Syria

Crime Bureau To Get Chief

Blaine County Attorney Earl E. Goerke will be named director of the state crime bureau. The Tulsa Tribune reported he submitted his resignation as county attorney to take over April 1. Fred J. Graves has been acting director for nine years since Ralph Vemon was reassigned.

Tulsa Blaine County Earl E. Goerke Tulsa Tribune Oklahoma City the Tribune Goerke FBI Fred J. Graves Crime Bureau Ralph Venamon Highway Patrol

Lawton Man Enrolls in Marine Officers Candidate School

Chester D. Silvers Jr., 25, son of Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. Chester D. Silvers Sr., left Lawton for Quantico Virginia to attend the Marine Officers Candidate School. The Oklahoma State University graduate was among 100 nationwide selected for MOCS.

Chester D. Silvers Jr Chester D. Silvers Sr Cheyenne Quantico Marine Officers Candidate School Quantico Marine Base Oklahoma State University Silvers MOCS

George R Page services for George Richard Page

George Richard Page age 80 of 1812 Columbia died Tuesday morning. Services held at 10 a.m. in Ritter-Dalton Funeral home chapel with Adrian Smith officiating and Rev Joe Walker assisting. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Apache with bearers D M Corcoran Tom Manning Charley Hamm John Davis W K Schlegel Bill Marchsen and Homer Williams.

George Richard Page Columbia Ritter-Dalton Adrian Smith Sterling Church of Christ Joe Walker Elgin Baptist Church Fairview Cemetery Apache D. M. Corcoran Tom Manning Charley Hamm John Davis W. K. Schlegel Bill Marchsen Homer Williams

Mrs Rosie Pollard Services Pending

Mrs Rosie Mae Pollard 72 of 1702 Jefferson died about 5 30 p m Tuesday after a brief illness in a local hospital she lived in Law ton 23 years coming from Guthrie She was a member of St Elmo Baptist Church and a gospel singer Survivors include a daughter Mrs Ophelia Smith Tulsa a son Rev G O Hinton New York City and one grandson

Rosie Mae Pollard Jefferson Jefferson Funeral Home Pollard Lawton Guthrie St. Elmo

Top Soldier Earns Consecutive Artillery Honors

S Sgt. Maxwell D. Lisenby of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Artillery, won the 214th Artillery Group Soldier of the Quarter and the 34th Artillery Brigade Soldier of the Quarter. He received commendations from Lt. Col. George W. Watkins and Col. Beryl L. Boyce for his achievements.

2Nd Artillery 214Th Artillery Group 34Th Artillery Brigade Maxwell D. Lisenby George W. Watkins Beryl L. Boyce

Oklahoma Legislature Moves Budget Toward Final Stages

Lawmakers plan a July 1 pay raise and a $2 raise next April totaling about $10 million as conference committee reviews budget. Speaker McCarty urges swift appropriations action after Gov Bellman abandoned school plan and the House passed an $11.5 million welfare transfer bill. Senate wary of open end school funding. welfare transfer may set the budget path with $6.2 million freed for other needs. Wildlife committee expands probe into commercial fishing, shortens quail season. Mental health advocates seek more staff and funds. opposition to placing dept under business administrators. House preserves survival of superior courts in Oklahoma and Kay counties. Senate-voted bill tightens county hospital spending and allows lease to non profits.

House Conference Committee J. D. McCarty Henry Bellman McCarty Rep Carl Williams Appropriations Committee Leland Wolf Noble Senate General Revenue Fund Senate Game and Fish Committee State Wildlife Department Mental Health Board Joe E. Tyler Tulsa Joe Boyd T. Glyne Williams Oklahoma Kay State Supreme Court

Odrinex Fat Reduction Must-Have Sold by Ray's Pharmacy

A diet pill called Odrinex promises fat loss in seven days without a prescription. The offer claims a money back guarantee with full refunds via mail orders from Ray's Pharmacy and local druggists.

Mental Health Department seeks funds for more staff

The department head told a senate public health panel that funding shortages limit hiring of doctors and support staff though treatment has improved. He cited a 1,600 drop in patient numbers over ten years and noted 25 percent readmissions could drop with outpatient clinics, which are unaffordable in McAlester without more money.

Senate Committee On Public Health Tyler

Serum Dropped To Liner At Sea For Rabies Risk

A Coast Guard plane dropped anti rabies serum to the liner Queen Elizabeth at sea to treat four year old Andrew McLeod of Kil lam Alberta who was scratched or bitten by a dog. His father Herbert is a physician and the family sailed from New York on Wednesday after the Feb 24 incident. Canadian authorities requested contact with the U S Public Health Service.

New York UPI Coast Guard Queen Elizabeth Andrew McLeod Herbert Killam Alberta Young McLeod U. S. Public Health Service

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