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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1963

Page

10

Complacency Makes Politics Dull Ahead of 1964 Race

AP analyst James Marlow notes a quiet political scene as Kennedy pursues peace and prosperity while rivals Rockefeller and Goldwater spar chiefly about domestic policy. With no imminent crises, the 1964 campaign will hinge on party differences at home unless new international shocks emerge.

Washington Kennedy New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Arizona Barry Goldwater Congress University of Maine Goldwater U.S Rockefeller

Fund Workers To Meet Tuesday State Teachers Meet Thursday

United Fund workers will meet Tuesday morning for a coffee report meeting in Lawton as the drive nears its $137,800 target. Bill Johnson urges card collection and notes only 40 percent turned in. totals stand at $73,942.14 for 53.7 percent of the city goal. The Lawton-Fort Sill drive aims $196,400 with $58,600 from the post. local and national agencies benefit. Oklahoma City hosts the 73rd Oklahoma Education Association convention with 18,000 teachers, featuring Francis Kepplin and Sir Ronald Gould. events at Municipal Auditorium include a Teacher's Worry Clinic.

United Fund Lawton USA Bill Johnson Johnson Lawton-Fort Sill Col Alfred Farrell Sill Salvation Army Chartered Negro Mission Goodwill Industries Lawton City Mission Red Cross Patterson Community Center Red Shield Boys Club Easter Service Association USC Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls YMCA Girl Scouts American Social Health Association Council On Social Work Education United Seamen's Service International Social Service National Social Welfare Assembly Blinded Veterans Association National Urban League National Travelers Aid Association National Council On Crime and Delinquency Oklahoma

Selassie Stays On In Morocco Mediation efforts amid border clash

Emperor Haile Selassie delayed departure from Morocco to press talks with Moroccan officials and seek a meeting between Algerian and Moroccan foreign ministers. Balafrej and Routefika in Rabat, with plans to visit Paris and Algiers. U Thant mediation offered but no ceasefire in sight as Algeria and Morocco demand dominance over border areas and Sahara.

Marrakech Morocco Haile Selassie Ethiopia Abdelaziz Routeflika Ahmed Balafrej Rabat Hassan I Routeflika Paris Algiers Balafrej U.N New York U Thant Thant Sahara

Eleven hurt in local weekend traffic accidents

Police report eleven people injured in several wrecks over the weekend. The worst suffered serious injuries when Jack Crow, 39, was pinned between two parked cars on Rogers Lane and later treated for a broken pelvis and multiple wounds at Memorial hospital.

Jack Crow Rogers Lane Crow Memorial Hospital J. D. Cregg Cregg Long Cregg Auto Cache Road 40Th William P. Bennett Rt. 4 Lawton John R. Overstreet Rt. 1 Cache Wesley Overstreet Bobby Jackson Bennett Eula E. Powell Blue U. S Army Hospital Fort Sill 18Th McKinley T. Gardner Monroe Littie Mae Powell DeSoto

Woman stabbed at VFW club leaves victim in critical condition

A 21 year old woman, Mary Ann Filey of 101 A, suffered a punctured lung and knife wounds after a fight with an 18 year old eastside woman at the Veterans of Foreign Wars club. The suspect was arrested nearby on assault with a deadly weapon charge and claimed self defense.

Mary Ann Filey Southwestern Clinic Hospital Oklahoma City Veterans of Foreign Wars Club N. Second

City Improvement Group To Meet Tonight

Lawton View Improvement association led byRev H P Parris announces a meeting at 8 p m in Dunbar school auditorium to discuss children's recreational facilities and sanitary requirements with emphasis on public attendance.

Lawton View Improvement Association H. P. Parris Dunbar School

Court Overturns Negro Convictions

The Supreme Court overturned 373 convictions of Negro students fined or jailed for breach of the peace after a demonstration march in Orangeburg South Carolina. The high court cited a related Columbia case that affirmed peaceful demonstration rights.

Washington Supreme Court Orangeburg S.C Caro Lina Supreme Court Capitol Grounds Columbia

Raccoon Caught Far From Home Near Hugo

A 15 pound female cream colored raccoon was captured near Hugo by Bob Berryhill and Don Prater after sightings on a hollow tree limb along a country road northeast of Hugo.

Hugo Bob Berryhill Don Prater

Cubs Present Giant Ghost Halloween Skit at Pack 170 Meeting

Members of Cub Scout Pack 170 staged The Giant Ghost a Halloween skit written by Den 8. Cast included Robert Peck Robert Newman Robert Hoskins Raymond Burgess Leslie Scott Dale Smith Ricky Wilkinson and Wayne Naylor. Cub master Robert G Edmondson awarded pack members including Allen Zumwalt Ronald Hawkins Richard Wilkinson and many others with bobcat silver arrow and service stars. Den 6 opened and Den 5 closed the ceremony.

Den B. C. Swinney Schol Den 8 Robert Peck Robert Newman Robert Hoskins Raymond Burgess Leslie Scott Dale Smith Ricky Wilkinson Wayne Naylor Robert G. Edmondson Allen Zumwalt Ronald Hawkins Richard Wilkinson Kevin Pipes Danny Johnston Steve Crook Lion Greg Horton Paul Sieg Jeff Erwin Wayne Riley Donald Holman Jimmy Montgomery Kenneth Copeland Den 6 Den 5

House approves river projects funding bill

The House passed by voice vote a bill authorizing 145 million dollars to continue seven river basin flood control projects through June 30. Rep. Davis noted Congress may appropriate the funds, while Rep. Alger opposed the emergency designation amid budget concerns. The measure lists allocations for Arkansas 31M Brazos 13M Central and Southern Florida 4M Columbia 36M Ohio 47M White River 1M Los Angeles Basin 12M. A memo cited missing new Senate additions including a 25.1M dam near Waurika Oklahoma.

Washington House Clifford Davis D-Tenn Congress Senate Arkansas Brazos Texas Central Florida Columbia Ohio White River Missouri Los Angeles Basin Bruce Alger R-Tex Waurika Okla

NBC Fare Highlights Sunday TV Range From Classics To New Shows

NBC-TV showcased four hours of varied programming Sunday including The Tempest with Maurice Evans and Richard Burton, a Tunnel rerun, and a social work documentary. Future NBC News Encore titles Vincent Van Gogh A Self Portrait and Jacqueline Kennedy's Tour of the White House are planned. The network also previews a new weekly magazine program named Sunday and resumes Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins.

Maurice Evans Richard Burton West Berlin New York City 111Th Street Nbc-Tv NBC News Vincent van Gogh Jacqueline Kennedy White House Marlin Perkins

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