Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

The Lawton Constitution from Lawton, Oklahoma • Page 2

Location:
Lawton, Oklahoma
Issue Date:
Page:
2
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION, Friday, March 25, 1966 Fort Sill Soldiers To Receive Is In Ceremony Saturday A FORT Sill Detail. LI. Henry R. A i to rescue a downed eel officer will receive Lhc of the 3rd Battalion, 32nd Air Force pilot, Major Stewart Star Medal Saturday and one A i will be Commander of landed despite enemy fire. His poM's most decorated off i Troops, efforts proved futile and later, Bureau Joins Death Probe At Marlow The Oklahoma Crime Bureau joined Stephens County officials Thursday in the investigation of was i a injured, and he insisted on llcUborac as errs will receive the Bronze a a i a 0 lM1 11 Bolli men.

a Sgt. Roy Viel Cong battalion Allen ancl a Harvey E. when Ihcy came under heavy art. will be honored for Viet fire. Sgt.

Allen i i a op- Nam service, as will the five ened fire and a i two other officers receiving Bronze enemy positions, I A i i i Star MPdals or Air Medals a he i TM TM omv in. ct. lo a a i i ordered to a I plane lie was attempting to MAJ. Stewart's 24lh Oak Leaf with device is for his heroism in try- rescue Ihe crew of a i gh his own craft fire and the Marlow man found at his Scheduled to begin at 4:40 safe area for evacuation, p.m. in of McNair he was wounded a i will end i a explosion, treat 5.

Ill Corps A i i commander Brig. Gen. John i MA.J. a named when by a reach exploded before he got to Torrc-y awards. present i i a A i a ihe a turn.

it, he slaved in Ihe area supporting the ground forces i his fuel situation became so critical he was forced to the death of a whose body was home Tuesday. Two Marlow men were held in county jail at Duncan pending investigation death of Coy Green, 53. Green was found dead about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday by i brother. Bob Green, also of Marlow.

One of the two men being held in the case was arrested at the scene and the other was arrested later. A third man is the i in 19(55. earlier received i Other officers lo be decorated i i sought For investigation in case, officials said. Charles Bernard. Marlow clcp- i said members of Hie crime bureau are using a portable guishcd Service Cross a Capt.

Richard A. Bliss, Capt. SILL'S 1st Field A i Bri- i service in Viet Nam. i a A. Herre and Capt.

gade is responsible for the cere- Star Medal i T. Smith All will rc- mony which i feature the device was earned for his "ex- ccive Ihe Bronze Star Medal. Massed Colors of Sill's A i ccptionally valorous action on 12 Air Medals will be awarded tn groups. I combined 77lh and 1965 i serving as a hel- Capt. Charles D.

Bryan and to 97th A a and the Post'icoplcr pilot near Dong Xoai." Capt. Edward G. Walker. Saucer Season Nation Continued From Page One ercd over her car for more than an hour. Mrs.

Robert Gorisck, of La Sal'c, 111., said the object hovered over car in which she and several other persons were riding as they drove home from work through several towns. Richard Salinas, of DCS Moines, low-a. said an object i a pinkish glow and a center hovered about 200 feet over a drive-in a his home. In Ohio, two deputy i a round, red glow "about as big as a car" above the skyline in Toledo. In Wisconsin a scries of objects ranging in size from a basketball to a baseball and in color from pinkish green to bluish green were reported at Wai'sau.

Six policemen watched at Tomah. as an object changed colors from to green as it pitched and yawed in the sky, they The sighting on the highway a Temple was reported by Eddie Laxson. 5(i, a civilian employe at Sheppard Air Force i i a Falls. About 33 Air Force officers, including a am that specializes in UFO i i a i quizzed Laxson Thursday afternoon. "The a i a was not from Sheppard." the Sheppard Public Information Office- said today.

"Our i i i Flying Object i look a description of the a and re- ponod it lo several branches of the Air Force. There has been no determination of the type of craft--if it was an a i a Laxson said the object had a on its side, but the Air Force said it had not bren able lo trace Laxson said the Air Force at first dismissed his report as "a But the rlrctronlcs i said he once a an a i a identification course at the University of Arkansas and could positively stale it was not a helicopter. said he was comm i lo work on U.S. 70 early Wednesday when he saw the object parked on the highway with a uniformed man standing beside it. Laxson said he would not have reported the sighting except for the a that after Candidate John E.

Naas, Springfield, a member members of his batterv in a rifle exercise. Funeral Rites Frank G. Baker laboratory to check clues found at the scene of the death. A charge may be filed in the case soon, i i a say. County Attorney Joe Humphrey saiti a complete autopsy report by two Wichita Falls pa-.

thologists is expected to be com-! Marlow police said Green had i D1IVSICAL a i i mounted drill. Field Manual 22- apparently been dead several! serve a twofold purpose a 5, the bible of dismounted drill, leads ABBEY'S CORONATIONS All the English rulers from the time of William the Conqueror, except Edward and idward VIII, were crowned at iVestminster Abbey. PART OF APPALACHIANS" The Cumberland Mountains are that part of the Appalachian system that extends across the eastern parts of Kentucky and Tennessee. OCS Candidates Get PT And More PJ I hours when found. Marks were on the dead man's throat along with cuts over an eye and his hip had been broken, they said.

object went a i up for about 50 feet, a i a sound like a i speed drill and then darted southward without banking. The man was dressed in what Laxson called Air Force fatigue-type clothing, and was a tan cap i the bill turned up. He had chevrons on his sleeve, Laxson said. The Temple man said he was about 50 yards from the object and the man. Laxson, an electronics instructor at Sheppard since M51.

said the man was about 30 years old. "I'd know him if 1 saw him in a a City tomorrow," he said. Laxson said the shape of a from the side view he got of it resembled a of a perch fish. A rod or pole resembling a of a trolley car protruded from the lop at i Tex about 45 degree a and had a knob on the end about ihe size of a baseball. The skin of the object was the color of a i a i The nose of the a i was apparently plastic, resembling the radar dome of conventional a i a hatch or door was about four feet high and opened downward forming steps.

He said lie could see Ihe i i of the a was i but saw no one else inside. Near the center of the side of Ihe vehicle was a round port window i bars dividing it into and at the rear he saw what he believed to he a i a stabilizer, similar to a of an airplane. The truck driver who also saw object was C. W. of Snyder.

He said it had followed his truck. Another truck driver, Bob Services for Frank G. Baker. 63. of 307 Park, will be at 2 p.m.

Monday in Lawton Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Welclon Righlner, pastor of Liberty Heights Chapel, will i i a Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Police Court Followin; Artillery OCS. digested and taught by the In addition to the objective of i candidates paragraph by para- achieving physical stamina, a i graph, candidate learns proper i i Practical opportunities for by teaching marching and PT at OCS are abundant.

The classes march in preparation for next week's gunnery examination. The Psalms: Hymnbook of Humanity Called "the supreme lyric poetry of the world," they also contain "an astounding scientific truth!" An article in Reader's Digest tells why there is a growing interest in the Psalms today, and why a famous minister says they are "the perfect answer to the problems in any individual life." Get April Reader's Digest --now on sale! Iflth In A Scries the exercises to his classmates. Class 8 76 hours classes bv the time they com- are the police court Lhe 33 course. will have spent some in physical training i I LUC -ii vy ten. cases disposed of today by a lale js raled by nicipa Judge .1.

Merle Oaks, the i on his abil cxcep cases resulting in dis-; 0 leach ind hjs composm formation wherever they go and spend at least 30 minutes each day doing FT. A candidate's rating as an instructor is an important ingredient in his leadership rating. As a second lieutenant, he may be required to give his battery Mr. Baker, owner and opera-: missal, acquittal, or a to or( a group. The a i a I instruction in the techniques of tor of Baker Plumbing 307 jurisdictions for prosecu- is on i 0 i knowl-l drill and PT and his methods of Park, died in a local hospital lion: alge of a i a and a i i presenting the material must be about 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday fol- i ss, ty to present (he instruction I faultless. lowing a illness. Thomas E. 51, of 361 iv 1 clearly. This week's training schedule He was born Feb.

13, 1903. in i "j'irn'o'rhv is, of okio. Physical a i i drills for Class 8 included classes in Wynnewood. and moved to Law-i a lined sio, sj range from the regular A Artillery fire planning, an ob- "daily dozen" lo the various served fire examination, and an fin exercises, grass i a i a i on the Honest John guerrilla exercises. i a Little John rockets Tn a i i lo Ihe PT On Saturday, the Class spent ton from Snyder in 1908.

He was i K. Cherry, tr SDCPdmp, fined S'O. 1.1-tn i Richard J. Tipa, 22. Forl 5i'l, norooer 1112 Birch, 17, 71B N.

351 in, married to Winnie Hook, I spading, rmr-d sio. TTpk 1C 1Q91 i Terry p. Wells, 16, of 3322 1 AL ii7 -i-. 00 i os; iy, fin CC SID. Tn 1935 IllCy moved to a i V.

50, Rt. 3 forma and then to Iowa before i to Lawton fined MO. 1955 Thoroc K. B( reckless driving, fined He was a member of the Pres- Garv L. Decs, 13, of 2320 Tuiane, Ing, Fined SIO.

Jorncs Lough, 50, Cameron College, failure to disolov 19M tag. fined S5. Jlmmle L. McCov, 21, o( 1505 Dearborn, i i reckless drivino, fined i 5 Ogdcn. Iowa; two sisters, Mrs.

Au irv Gur OQn ious, of nis lined SIC. Ray Thomas Hodges, j7, of 1905 Pennsylvania, running red fined SIO. Jimmy M. Iverson, 19, of 206 S. 19th, seceding, fined SIO.

Kcnrelh Collins, 39, of 1507 N. 13th, ol- ouch liours Class spends some GO, the morning in the field operat of instruction on dis- i a fire direction center in byterian Church. Sun ivors include his i a a Mrs. a Lincoln, L. S.

Car'ipr, 1513 A i and Mrs. Charles Griggsby, Borger, and a grandson. a Clements iefing Planned On Public Housing lowlng non-member In private club, S20 bond forfeited. Odessa Dcvis, 5i, No. beer a hours, '10 bond Paul J.

25, No. 20'-: sclii i Sen-ices for Mrs. Mary Clements. 63, of 203 Columbia, will hr a 1 Mnnrlav in Ihp intj S20 bond (orlcitcd OC dl 1 p.m. Mpnciajr in me Lco 0 ri! Thompson, 31, of 31J S.

Third, Chapel of Memories ureenlawn 120 bond forfeited; con Funeral Home pumina liauor In public Diocc. bond i Mrs. Clements died at Richard e. n. Fort SIM, Wrvlnnsri-iv in 3 Vine i reckless drlvino, 320 bond forfeited.

a.m. neonesaaj in a local nos- i a a i asso- First i Rev. George civile pastor of will i i a will be in Sappington Cemetery near Cowden. John Ronald Vajlhall, ling red lioh S'0 bond Adam Gus Lcdav For 5 foripHed. of 570 Corver reckless S20 bond i Herman Kvselka, 27, Lcivton, so cod ing.

Burial 515 bond forfeited. Phanpl Donald Joe Janes. Of 2104 Droper SIO bond Gen. Cagwin Testing Command There's a new man in charge of i IIic Army's vast array of hardware. Biig.

Gen. Le, Cagw-in has been ap- Sloll, also of'Snyder" reported i I a of the U.S. similar object near A Test and Ev seeing a Hastings. Clyde Evans, employer of both drivers, said other Imck- crs had reported seeing ing objects along the a route where the object was reported to have a Students iAttend Meetings Students from High School will Eisenhower a two the object left he met a truck i a events lnis weekend, who confirmed driver who confirmed the sighting. Laxson said Thursday a the object was about 70 feet lorrj; ten feet tall, with a porthole a (wo feet in di- a a door about four feet tali and two and one-half feel wide and four bright lights on one side.

"A man could read a newspaper a mile away by those lishls," Laxson said. "A guy was inspecting the boltom of it i a flashlight, but when I got out of Ihe car he crawled vip the steps and slammed the door shut." he said. The Temple man said the THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION Eyenlnas Except Sal. and Sun. MORNING PRESS EXCODI Man.

and Sun. THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION AND MORNING PRESS Sunday Puallshlnn 3rd A Ave. Lawton, Okla 73501 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Second class oostage oald al Lawton, Okla. (Payable In Advance! i-AWTON A I SERVICE I Per Month) Mornlno Press Sunday S1.J5 Constitution Sunday S1.55: Constitution Press Sunday 2 6 D.C, fAondav Constitution (onlvl cer CODV (Delivered io Press Suoscrlbera) Saturday Press (only) oer CODV (Delivered to Const. Subscribers) MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS Comonche, CoHon, Tlllman, Klowa, Coddo, Gradv, Stcotiens, Jefferson and Jack- cc-n Counties 1 6 3 1 Yr.

Mo. MO. Mo. Ten students are attending the slate speech a at Ihe University of Oklahoma a and approximately 70 girls will attend the state 'FHA rally in Oklahoma i Saturday. a a i Comm a A Proving Mel.

The command is charged with (he responsibility of passing on I acceptability of all equipment. A its subordinate i is U.S. A Artillery Board at Fort Sill. Gen. Cagwin Ts expected to leave his old post at Fort Orel, a i sometime in mid-May.

His has headed Ihe i a i Command of (he Army a Command. He replaces Maj. Gen. a i It, Pochyla. President Johnson has i a General Cagwin for promotion to major general.

A veteran of the Pacific campaign of World War II and of the Korean War, General Cagwin is married and has three sons. He a the Massachusetts I i of Technology and Students allending the speech U.S. Military Academy. The are sejniors: Bar- general has been awarded many bara Bayne, Suzi Bassel, Jeni Jackson. J.

P. Nculcboom, Scott Noury and Karen Yieral, iors are Debbie Horton, Sheri Stamps, Sally Wicker and Kade McClure. Mrs. Peggy Long and Mrs. Carolyn Porter are i the speech students and Mrs.

Marion Cook and Mrs. Venna Lee Cook will go with the FHA girls. Wilson Attends Action Meeting Jerry Wilson, coordinator of the Community Action Program of Comanche County, attended the National Association for i Development Conference this week in Washing- decorations, i i the Distinguished Service Cross. 59.18 5.10 3.57 1.28 9.18 5.10 3.57 1.28 Ccnst. 5.

Sundov Press Sunday Consl. Press Sun. 16.32 11.22 5.61 3.06 Balance In Oklahoma Lawton P.O. Boxes Const S. Sunday Sid.28 e.lfl 5.10 Press Sundav Id.26 B.16 5.10 Consl More than 380 staff members of community action programs, representing states and District of Columbia, attended the conference, held March 20-23.

Wilson coordinates county programs involving the Community action program Economic Opportunity Act. Continued From Page One Catly Tn this fashion. Johnson could use his intercontinental jet for aerial news conferences. The President last year invited the i House press corps to fly with him on several occasions, He once attempted an en route news conference but lack of microphones and loudspeakers hampered the effort. This experience apparently prompted installation of the new supplement.

Another i a of the refitted plane is a wooden folding wall separating the office- lounge from Johnson's bedroom. It was Johnson's own idea to install a folding partition between the two rooms. He reasoned that, since the bedroom is used only occasionally, it often represented wasted space that could be used to entertain more The National Association for guests in the privacy of his per- Communily Development origi-jsonal quarters were there some nated in March, 1965. It is way to devise an opening to the i Icto Pum Lrlllclon, iJ. of Lake, to disnlav 1VA6 taq, 'mnr: S5 James A.

Wheeler, 16, of Lindv, SDCcdna. fined SID. Everett Smitn, 17, Rr. 1 Marlow, Im- procc-r SIO bond i Andrew Johnson, 5J, of 1W A Co'umbia, runnlno rr-ri tionl, 510 bond a Dnle 76. of 506 SUTI- mil.

failure fo disolov 19ii tag, SIO bond i Frank G. Favcll, I 3 Allus, no driver's license, 510 bond i Cyrus 0. Bell, 65, ol 1516 Gore, seceding. S20 bond i Fern Jackson, of 1103 i Donald Clsl, Lcroinc oroncv. Richard Ookes.

of No. 13 37, Mo. I- 1 A. voted 520. Helen Dunn, No.

Hncd S20. 8, vagrancy. Connie Miller, 35, No. 7 vaproncy, Public drunkenness charges, fine and two 520 Fines. Iraffic Charges Slap Four Drivers Three Lawton officials will leave Saturday morning for a i where a a i will a a a i a conversion and public housing a i represen- a i i be briefed by federal i i a Mayor i will a the "i a i i Lcasue of Cities con- venlion.

which ends at noon Thursday following an address by President Johnson or Vice President Humphrey. Charles D. Payne. Lawton i Housing A i a i a said the local au- Ihonly is sending one of its members. a Wolverton.

and Ihe newly appointed exp i i a Webb, for conferences in Washington. The local public housing au- I i recently employed an a i a i to i a a and design for 300 i of public- housing for low-income families. L'nits are lo be located in the Pleasant Valley urban re- a project area of Lawton View A i i a predominately Negro section. The units will be constructed by the a i under a low-interest, long-term loan. Units will bo managed by the housing authority.

Employed for the architect a work was Ihe firm of Cottingham and Cook. In Washington, all three officials will visit with U. S. Sen. Fred R.

Harris, Lawton, and U. S. Rep. Jed Johnson Chickasha, Sixth District Congressman. Wolverton and Webb will visit with officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A confere- ence is being arranged with -Miss Marie C. McGuire. Federal Public Housing Administrator. Traffic charges were County Court today naming four drivers. Lewis Layton Gordon, Fort Sill, and John H.

Morgan Edmond, were each charged operating a motor vehicle on which all due state taxes had not been paid. James Biby, Marlow, was charged with operating an overweight tandem vehicle, and Wanda Mae i liams, 2 D. was charged with driving an automobile bearing an expired tag, Traffic charges against six persons were filed Thursday afternoon in special sessions court. Four of the six were speeding charges. Named were: James R.

Bagby, 1402 Thomas W. Berghauscr, 505 N. Fifth: Clement Arlo Pearson. 242S NW 35th. and Donald G.

Fine, 3802 Dearborn. Driving left of center in a marked zone charges were filed against Kenneth Roy Cambron, 2807 and Carl H. Reed, 1416 Lindy. TWO I CAPITALS World's Iwo highest capital filed are La a Bolivia's working capital, and Lhasa, Tibet. Both cities have an elevation over 12,000 feet.

Cigars were the most important export from the colonies to Great i a i before the Revolution. Free Home Pick-up TO DRIVE WELL! Learn Right- Live To Enjoy It! LAWTON SCHOOL OF DRIVING Special Assistance for Handicapped teL. Classes for A Passing Written Tests CALL: EL 7-6355--EL 5-0592 Stay Qualified for Minimum Insurance Hates press s. sun. 22.JJ i5.3c 8.16 3.67: founded on resolulion to form I office-lounge.

The result is a i UUiSlae OkiOhorna i Consl Sunday Press Sunaoy 18.36 10.20 6.12 Const. Press 8. Sun. 30.60 20.0 11.22 Sunday Constitution-Press (only) 1 (Less tnan 1 year's FubscrlDtlon. Me oer CODV Plus tax.) Prices Include 1 Per Cent Stoto SalM Tax siB.36 1020 6.11 2.35)3 private, non-profit organiza- lion made up of community action programs, state technical assistance offices, and others from related fields across the 5.10 7.6J nation.

new wall of natural-finish wood slats that can be rolled aside much like the top of an old-fashioned rolltop desk. The cost of the various renovations has not been disclosed. I A I A ZALE 319 AVENUE QUALITY OPTICAL SERVICE 1PEN ALL DAY I ONLY 21 DAYS LEFT OUT on a LIMB over your INCOME TAX ConFuied by complex deductions and tax language? 1111 pay you ID lei BLOCK all the work and worry. They'll Figure your fax quickly and accurately, and often saw you money Sea your ncoreil BLOCK OFFICEI BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE We guarantee accurate preparation of every lax return. If make any erron that cost you any penalty or interett, will poy ihe penalty or in)greft.

HR America's Largest Tax Service with Over 1000 Offices 1109 A Ave. 114007 Cache Rd. Weekdays 9 a.m.--9 p.m. Sat. Sun.

9-5 EL S-9188 I NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY I You Pay For Your Air Conditioner TWICE! Once When You Buy It! Once When You Use It! AND YOU'LL SAVE MONEY BOTH TIMES WITH THE 1966 riedricli When you buy a new Friedrich you get mare B.T.U.s per horsepower than other air conditioners. You save again when you use it because a Friedrich uses less electricity than other air conditioners, but delivers more cool air. SO, START SAVING GO ON AND GET A FRIEDRICH! Be Sure You Are Getting A 1966 Air Conditioner There arc many 1-2-3 year old air conditioners being offered i telling the customer they are outdated. Be sure you get what you pay for." Bring the number in and we can tell you when it as made! BUY NOW WITH OUR PRE-SEASON DISCOUNTS 50 OFF On a 1966 2 If.P, FRIEDRICII 40 OFF On a 1966 1V4 H.P- FRIEDHICH 30 OFF On a 1966 1 H.P. FRIEDRICH Buy From Air Conditioning Specialists And Get The World's Finest Service! and Air Conditioning 515 EL 3-2323.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Lawton Constitution Archive

Pages Available:
303,897
Years Available:
1911-1977