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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1963
Page
1
A 14 year old, Christine Simko, undergoes leg amputation at Metropolitan General to save her life from a malignant hip tumor. Judge Whitlock granted permission after the mother’s objections and a history of the girl fleeing home. Christine faces years of recovery with an artificial limb and therapy.
Brockland move will combine sewer and water upgrades under a new state law. Only five of 272 property owners protested, enough to allow plans to proceed. Estimated costs total 107496.48 for water and 89843.89 for sewer, plus engineering and admin fees.
Texas promoter Billy Sol Estes refused to answer questions before the Senate Investigations subcommittee, invoking the Fifth Amendment as lawmakers sought to determine if political influence aided his rise in cotton acreage and fertilizer deals. The hearing, cut short after an hour, aimed to uncover gifts or gratuities to officials and any illicit links to federal farm programs.
A cache of diamonds believed to be part of last Friday's $3 million jewel robbery was found Monday night at a Manhattan demolition site. It is the same site where police recovered $2 million worth of gems and gold bars from a hijacked jewelry messenger car. The value of the latest find was not estimated.
Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing welcomed 40 military leaders from four nations to Fort Sill for four days of top secret discussions. The Quadripartite Standing Working Group on Artillery seeks standardization of equipment and techniques across the United States Canada United Kingdom and Australia.
American critic and Yale professor Fred C. Barghoorn was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges, the first such case for an American since the thaw. He arrived on a tourist visa Oct 1 and was last seen Oct 12 in Tbilisi. The United States Embassy sought details while the Foreign Ministry offered little information.
Lawton's United Fund neared its $137 800 target with receipts totaling $118 905 79 or 86 4 percent of the goal. Drive chairman Bill Johnson announced the rise after a coffee report session and urged outreach to potential donors at Thursday's final meeting in the USO. Youth groups, including Sub Deb and Eisenhower High School key club, contributed 30 and 58 dollars respectively, while 100 Plus club members were named.
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission postponed rifle and shotgun deer season indefinitely in seven southeastern counties Latimer Le Flore Choctaw McCurtain Pushmataha Pittsburg Atoka due to severe drought. Hunting on November 27 to December 1 remains allowed on the McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot with special permits. Archery season continues.
A surge of cold air moves into Oklahoma with near freezing expected in the Lawton Fort Sill region tonight. Forecasts predict a low of 34 tonight and a high of 67 Wednesday, with some areas including Elk City and McAlester possibly reaching freezing.
Gov. Henry Bellman appointed J. Corbett Cornett of Pawhuska to the vacancy created by the death of Dist. Judge Russell B. Haven in judicial district No. 10.
A U S Army convoy from West Berlin tested Soviet access rights, passing through Russian checkpoints at both ends of the Berlin highway without harassment. Four men in 13 vehicles traveled 110 miles to West Germany after a brief delay, with Lt. Charles P. Bernstein declining to dismount for counts at Babelsberg.
A fleet of U S Air Force transport planes began returning the armored division from Europe to the United States. The first C135 with 73 soldiers and Brig Gen Keith L Ware was to land at Bergstrom AFB Texas, as the division completes a nine day return ferry. The men praised the operation while others prepared to depart from Germany aboard additional aircraft to collect heavy weapons and missiles en route home.
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