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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1963

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America Orbits Telstar 2 Satellite in Major Spacefeat

CAPE CANAVERAL NASA announced Telstar 2 is in orbit after a 17th straight Delta launch success. Signals were being received as engineers planned a 8:30 p.m. test from the satellite to test live intercontinental television potential with US and European ground stations. In Moscow, Wynne and Penkovsky pleaded guilty to spying for the U.S. and Britain, facing possible death. indictments named several embassy staff.

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Rioting Princeton Students Storm Campus and Town

Rioters estimated 1000 to 1500 strong swept Princeton University grounds and the governor’s mansion area. Police arrested 14 students for disorderly conduct after clashes around Henry Hall and the air compressor incident. damage included a train, depot, fences, and storefront windows.

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Desegregation drives. Birmingham jails near capacity

Birmingham police arrests exceed 2,500 as protests expand. King pledges more demonstrations, noting about 1,000 arrests Monday. Jails hold roughly 2,400 detainees with juveniles and teens housed at state fairgrounds, while county facilities exceed capacity by about 100.

Birmingham Ala Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference King Dick Gregory Melvin Bailey Bessemer

War Threat Triggers U S Evacuation of Haiti Dependents

The State Department orders families of U S officials in Haiti to depart and urges private citizens to leave as evacuation planes from Port au Prince begin an airlift. About 2200 dependents and 1300 civilians may depart. 180 diplomats and military personnel will stay.

Washington State Department U.S Haiti Pan American World Airways Port Au Prince Department Dominican Republic Guantanamo Cuba Kennedy U. S

Clear Weather Follows Shower in Lawton Oklahoma

A sudden thunder shower eased by late Monday afternoon over Lawton, dropping 0.30 inch of moisture and causing an 11 degree temperature drop within an hour. Forecasters expect clearing skies to continue through Wednesday with no additional moisture expected. Oklahoma statewide pattern remains partly cloudy and mild as rainfall for 1963 rises to 8.08 inches.

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Suspects Deny Murder and Robbery in McKinney Slaying

Two Lawton men, Edward Henry Green and Benny Ray Bruner, pleaded innocent to armed robbery and murder in the slaying of Maj. (Ret.) Harry L. McKinney. Judge Jack Brock set Special Sessions hearings and ordered no bond due to potential capital punishment. Police continue the probe into McKinney's movements the previous Saturday.

Edward H. Green Jefferson Benny Ray Bruner Georgia Special Sessions Court Harry L. McKinney Lawton Bruner Jack Brock Edward Henry Green Dearborn Cleo Stout Brock

Lawton View Urban Renewal Plan Eyed by City Council

City council members instructed the urban renewal committee to study adding the Lawton View area to a general neighborhood renewal plan and submit a recommendation later. They postponed action on a protest issue tied to Street Improvement District No 112 and discussed funding advances for a Lawton View renewal plan.

Lawton View Urban Renewal Committee Lawton View Addition Fourth 14Th Gore Lawton Urban Renewal Housing and Home Finance Agency March

Lawmakers Tour Altus SAC Base Briefing and Armory Groundbreaking

More than 80 Oklahoma legislators joined a briefing and tour of Altus Air Force Base and its 12 Atlas missile sites. Col. Jim Smith described SAC missions including deterence and potential victory. A groundbreaking ceremony for a new National Guard armory in Altus was held during the visit.

Altus UPI Oklahoma Strategic Air Command Altus Air Force Base Henry Bellman Oklahoma City Air National Guard SAC Jim Smith 816Th Air Division Smith 7Th Strategic Aerospace Wing National Guard

YMCA Building Fund Drive Near Halfway Mark

At a Monday USO building in Spokane the YMCA campaign reported $203,868 raised, over 51 percent of the $400,000 goal. Team chairman C. R. Ellsworth urged workers to collect more pledge cards while noting only 363 of 5,000 cards have pledges.

YMCA USO Fourth Taylor Roberts National Council of Ymcas C. R. Ellsworth Teams Ellsworth

Flash Fire Kills Three On Sub Flasher At Groton Yard

At Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut three workers died in a flash fire inside the aft trim tank of the submarine Flasher under construction. Two injured were Stanely Jasczyk and John Galluscio, both Rhode Island residents, treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The Flasher keel was laid in 1961. two sister submarines Greenling and Gate are also under construction.

Groton Stanley Jasczyk West Warwick R.I John D. Galluscio Westerly Lawrence Memorial Hospital New London Jasczyk Galluscio Gate

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