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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
5
About 70 competitors are expected for Armed Forces Day pistol events at Fort Sill Medicine Bluff range starting Saturday 8 a.m. The Wichita Mountains Pistol and Rifle Club sponsors the matches open to NRA members.
Governor Henry Bellmon will speak at Southwestern State College’s 59th spring convocation for 307 graduates at 9:30 a.m. May 24 in the gym. Degrees will be awarded by President Al Harris with assistance from Dr. Louis Morris Dean W D Strother and Mrs. Millie Thomas.
In Olathe Kansas the father of 22 year old Randy Miksel the soldier charged with the knife death of Maurice E Mosher collapsed in a motel room and was listed in good condition from emotional shock Miksel of Sand Springs Oklahoma was held in county jail for the slaying.
Rep Ed Edmondson praised Keith Covelle retiring director of Okmulgee State Tech for nearly 50 years of promoting trade and technical skills. Covelle led Okmulgee Tech for 17 years.
Donald L. Foote told police he looked at a girl in shorts with a dog along Route 1 in North Hampton New Hampshire Wednesday night causing his car to rear end another driven by Charles C. Nichols. Both cars damaged. Foote's and Nichols' sustained about 500 dollars in damage.
Three Ohio teenagers started a fire in an entryway of a temporarily closed Columbus school to warm their hands while waiting for girlfriends. Fire officials noted no flagrant violations. A juvenile court judge ordered each to write a 1000 word theme on The Danger of Fires. They discovered they were at the wrong bus stop to meet the girls.
A Chester Brooks report for the Oklahoma Department of Highways details city street upkeep costs from 1959 to 1962. It shows 92,585 spent on state highways within city limits and 855,540 on interstate maintenance in the same period.
An intruder was seized at the White House front gate after a brief dash inside the grounds. Washington police identified the man as Edgar L. Clayborn, 34, of no fixed address, and he was taken for mental observation. The Army named six divisions to be called up early in an emergency, plus two divisions assigned special missions to Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone. VA housing activity rose in three of four categories in April, with starts up to 7,241 and home loan guaranty applications increasing to 16,996.
Sen. Barry Goldwater says he asked three California GOP groups to halt any fundraising for a 1964 presidential nomination. He wrote two volunteer organizations and warned a third, avoiding naming any group. He reiterates he is only running for re election to the Senate.
Canton Reservoir dam gates opened to release reserve water toward Oklahoma City. Rainfall this year in Oklahoma City runs about 25 inches below normal. Engineers expect a total release of 25,000 acre feet to Hefner and Overholser reservoirs.
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