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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1963
Page
5
The New York market marks the one year since the second worst crash of the century with many stocks regaining losses while uncertainties linger. Optimists foresee a boom, but prudent traders warn profits may stay modest due to rising costs and less attractive yields.
The section lists warranty deeds transferring parcels across multiple additions including Country Club West 1st, Elgin Lowe Addition, Morford Hills, Faxon, College View, Vernon, Western Hills, Sheridan 3rd, and more. Several transfers specify stamp duties such as $1.10, $55, $3.30, $13.20, $12.65, and $25.85, with others noted as no stamps. Names include Robert and Vivian Taylor, James Medlock, Dorothy Amyx, Tracy Bishop, and Stockman Homes Inc.
Thunderstorms tore across the Ohio River Valley with unconfirmed tornadoes in western Ohio causing property damage but no injuries. Reports mention unconfirmed twisters near Winnsboro Texas and hail up to two and a half inches near San Antonio. A Mobery Missouri lightning fire spread through downtown Moberly destroying several stores.
Department of the Army releases orders listing multiple officers promoted to lieutenant colonel and captain, reassigned to facilities from Fort Sill to Fort Ord and Fort Bliss, with destinations including Korea England Vietnam APO 102 and Presidio of Monterey. The memo notes retirements and retractions of service statuses and names several captains, majors, and lieutenants with current postings and future transfers.
George Edward Griffin 23, of Memphis Tennessee, escaped from the El Reno federal reformatory's outside work detail Monday. He was found hiding in a culvert on the grounds about an hour later and returned to custody. Griffin is serving an indeterminate sentence for transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines from the Western District of Tennessee.
Foreign Minister Chen Yi of Communist China announced that Afghanistan and Red China will soon conduct talks in Kabul to finalize a border treaty. The nations share about 20 miles of common border north of Kashmir.
The report flags a handful of frontrunners to succeed Pope John XXIII as he lies gravely ill in the Vatican. Italians Cardinal Montini and Cardinal Lercaro head a list of contenders, with other notable names including Agaianian Urbani Ruffini and Valeri, while Belgian Bishop Pierre Van Lierde serves as sacristan close to the pope.
A religious education session at St. Barbara's school runs Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and ends this Friday.
Actor Peter Lorre, 58, escaped with only a nose bleed after his car sideswiped a parked truck on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. He sought treatment from a private physician.
A two-cent 1851 Hawaiian stamp, used chiefly by missionaries and never mailed, sold Monday night for 41,000 dollars in New York. H. R. Hammer Inc said the price topped a 40 year record, with the stamp bought by Raymond Weill of New Orleans from Maurice Burrus’s Lausanne collection.
About 550 guests at Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel, many Americans, refuse to leave as dysentery spreads among 78 employee cases. Food, beverage and room service are halted. President Sukarno of Indonesia is among the guests who remain.
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