The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 65, No. 159, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1967 Page: 1 of 32
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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
THIRD AND A AVE., LAWTON, OKLA., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1967
32 PAGES SINGLE COPY 5c—STREET EDITION
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increase
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bring the pact to a final vote Perry
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EARLY in Appel’s testimony, Americans
Coroner Nicholas J. Chetta.
he I notized to determine whether he
apartment in mid-September of
Warm Weather
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Bartlett Parley Set
a
plotting.
Rockefeller Asks Joint
Returns To Area
Border Turnpike Effort
as
Oswald”—another of the
degrees last night.
Not Paying
The
school
low 36 degrees.
up approximately
one
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FRIDAY NOON
in 1966, would have earned al-
two public appearances in Tul-
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Forgery Laid
To Dodd Aide
of Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison.
The 25-year-old Baton Rouge.
previous week.
The spokesmen also reported
a record 1,918 guerrillas turned
ADVERTISING
DEADLINES
three
raide
THE TREASURER is plain
tiff in a suit she filed for a
were shot down, two over North
Vietnam and one in the South.
By RAY ATTEBERRY
DISTRICT Court Judge Sam
Williams of Chickasha this
here on the two lawsuits cen-
tering around the refusal of
the city treasurer to transfer
the bulk of city funds to the
said readings would climb to
64 degrees today and 68 Fri-
Notice To
Candidates!
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month of
rhage.
Dymond
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Ferrie's
drove on.
said.
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THEN Appel took over, ana-
lyzed Dodd's handwriting and
that of O’Hare.
With that as his preface, Ap-
pel went over a sheaf of checks,
some written in the autumn of
1963, some during the last half
of 1965, one batch cashed at a
— that’s what you mean to say
Appel: yes.
show.
“I propose to show that O’-
Hare told the truth yesterday
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is the deadline for
advertising in the
MONDAY
CONSTITUTION and
Fatter under the supervision of the hypnotist.
Presumably, Russo was hyp-
The treaty, if ratified by both
nations. would require the So-
viets to give notice within three
days of the arrest of any Ameri-
can and provide access to him
within four days.
“Under present law,” Carlson
said, “Soviet citizens and for-
eigners alike can be held incom-
ists who travel in Russia.”
Protection On Arrests
Russo Wednesday a concession
that he underwent psychiatric
treatment in 1959 and I960 and
had been seeing a psychiatrist
off and on since then.
prevent a Communist onslaught
by four full North Vietnamese
divisions.
Four Craft Lost
The helicopter was downed in American National Bank pres-
41 « 5 Sirttint , ident. who spent 90 minutes
I on the stand after being call-
Stennis had interrupted to ask
Sonnett what he proposed to
peratures returned to Lawton
and Southwest Oklahoma today,
and chances are they will re-
main through Friday.
GEN. LEMNITZER DECORATED BY DE GAULLE. U. S Gen Lyman L
Lemnitzer today received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor from Presi-
dent Charles de Gaulle in a Paris ceremony shadowed by irony. Lemnitzer com-
mands the North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces, evicted from France at De
Gaulle’s insistence. Lemnitzer moved his U.S. headquarters to Stuttgart, Ger-
many today and will transfer his NATO headquarters to Belgium March 30. See
story, Page 2. (AP Wirephoto)
number of money orders that he
forged the signature of Sen.
। Dodd,” Sonnett said.
i Washington liquor store.
, They totaled over $3,000.
peace.
The free world, he said, has
Consul Pact Reds Spring To Attack
Vote Slated
(AP Wirephoto)
PERRY R. RUSSO
1963 at which he said he heard . . , ...
Feme. Oswald and Shaw do the when he said with respect to
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He said the hypnosis was j hypnosis and could not remem-
conducted by Dr. Esmond A. ber what he talked about with
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said checks he introduced yest-
erday were signed by Sen.
Dodd,” Sonnett added.
The bureau’s 30-day outlook,
for mid-March to mid-April,
called for temperatures to be
• above normal throughout Okla-
homa and much above normal
municado for nine months or
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aimed at countering the North'
Vietnamese buildup near the
northern frontier. It is in this
region U.S. Marines seek to
The talks also will include the
governors of Kansas and Mis-
souri on Saturday.
Bartlett said he will fly to
most $50,000 for the schools.
“We also discovered,” Barber
declared, “that the banks in
See bank, pom 4, Col. 2
Bartlett said he wanted to talk
to Rockefeller about the propos-
see ROCKEFELLER, Page 4 cm. 1 i
sa Friday night.
Bartlett will join the Arkan-
sas governor Saturday on al
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today. | “confidential informant” who
The senators quickly voted identified businessman Claw L.
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By GEORGE RHOADES
NEW ORLEANS—A 20-year-old New Orleans parolee faces a
murder charge today in connection with the slaying 'of Mrs.
Abby Delk, 31, a former Medicine Park resident
Mrs Delk's half nude body was discovered by her two chil-
dren when they returned home from school here Tuesday after-
noon She had been stabbed several times.
Wilbert Frezal was arrested at his home Wednesday in New
Orleans.
Police Supt Joseph I. Giarrusso said Frezal had been con-
victed of attempted rape and was sentenced to five years im-
prisonment Nov 19, 1963
He was released last Dec. 1 on parole for good behavior
during time served.
themselves in to government
forces.
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also be talking with us about
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Russo said he was hypnotized
some time after he reported for
the first time to Garrison’s I
office Feb. 27 but could not I
FOLLOWING Barber's testi-
mony. Judge Williams admit-
ted into evidence a copy of a
certificate of deposit issued to
the State of Oklahoma. Bar-
ber said the same form would
see HEARING. Pont 4 Col. 3
Russo said repeatedly
was telling the truth
attending a party in I
day were signed by Sen. Dodd " killed, wounded or missing in
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Drumm said there was no evidence of robbery.
“Right now it looks like a sex attack,” he said
Funeral services for Mrs Delk will be at 2 p m Saturday in
the Richards Spur Baptist Church, Elgin Route 1
Rev. Cecil Whatley, pastor, will officiate Burial will be in
Elgin Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home,
Lawton
Survivors include her husband, Ray, of the home: a daugh-
ter. Joann, 11. and son Jerry Ray. 6. both of the home; parents,
Mr. and Mrs Noble Roberts, Medicine Park, one sister, La-
Homa Ann Roberts, Lawton Star Route; and two brothers.
Charles (Billie) Roberts, 2508 Latham, Lawton, and Noble of
Medicine Park.
. before Kennedy was shot to
cury, however, did not drop be- death by Oswald in Dallas Nov.
that road. made up ap,
"It would have to be done by million of the money Barber
compact and that requires con- said. observing that this
gressional approval since it amount if it had been invested
Rockefeller’s farm home after would create an autonomous ’ ---- •
two public appearances in Tul- authority,” Bartlett said.
The mer-
_ , . . . of F. Irvin Dymond, attorney 1
Clear skies and warm tem- for Clay L. Shaw, whom Russo
accused of conspiring to kill ’
Kennedy in 1963.
Wednesday. Russo conceded
day with an overnight low of spirators” until one of Garri-
about 40. son’s men drew whiskers on the
The warm temperatures fol- presidential assassin’s picture,
low a cold front Wednesday Russo claims Shaw. Oswald
which was expected by the and pilot David W. Ferrie
weather bureau to send read- plotted Kennedy’s assassination
ings down to a sub-freezing 25 in New Orleans two months L
identified Lee
"I . . . propose to show that O’- wounded.
Hare lied under oath when he In Saigon, military spokesmen
said checks introduced Wednes- said 1.075 Americans were
morning opened a hearing
down other so-called reserva- Shaw as a conspirator against
tions and understandings after President Kennedy, testified
Sen. Karl E. Mundt's effort to today he was hypnotized three
tie the pact to the Vietnam war times this year at the direction
lost 67 to 25.
the TJS offishting nr
counsel, told the Senate Ethics pilots were missing and three
■ Committee. helicopter crewmen were
ORLEANS (UPI)
Raymond Russo,
board deposit
WASHINGTON (AP)
tions and then set them on fire
with tracer bullets from heli-
copters.
An Australian cruiser went
into action for the first time
Wednesday.
B52 Strategic bombers struck
former
Hue in
pre - dawn
which she seeks to have the
council resolutions declared
unlawful. Her suit was filed
Jan. 30. and the council’s suit
was filed Feb. 13.
Judge Williams consolidat-
ed hearings on the two suits,
and opened a hearing this
morning on the alternative of
mandamus he issued against
the treasurer last month.
About 45 persons attended
the hearing in the District
Courtroom. Two members of
the Lawton City Council fi-
nance committee, Perry Weg-
While the hearing was going
on, a grand jury in the same
“And contrary to his testimo-
ny,” Sonnett continued, “I pro-
pose to show he was a very ex-
cellent forger.”
“I also propose to show that
O’Hare lied under oath when he
a lunch recess.
The lone witness in t h e
morning was George Barber,
near the
capital of
successive
Bomb Invasion Force
Elsewhere, Viet Cong mortar
and recoilless rifle attacks
3
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against two U.S. Army head-
quarters bases wounded 38
Giarrusso said Frezal’s arrest resulted from evidence found
at the scene of Mrs Delk's slaying He did not elaborate.
Mrs. Delk, her husband Ray and two children recently moved
to New Orleans from Medicine Park
New Orleans homicide detective C L Drumm said Wednes-
day the woman suffered multiple stab wounds in the throat and
breast He said the body was nude from the waist up and
there was evidence of a violent struggle in the house
Drumm said Mrs. Delk was killed by an intruder who might
possibly have been waiting inside the house when she returned
from a shopping trip
Mrs Delk had gone shopping Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Donald Penick, also formerly of Medicine Park
Mrs. Penick said she let Mrs Delk out at the house and then
Sen. John Stennis, D-Miss.:
that’s your professional opinion
Sen. Dodd signed these checks? a new
in the southern one-third of the ____. ..
sjate. Rainfall is expected to be "recollect whether all three
"ub-normalor very light."
name in the investigation.
Garrison himself subpoenaed
James Lewallen, a former
roommate of Ferrie, the mys-
terious ex-pilot who died last
er and Ben O Flowers, ap-
peared in behalf of the coun-
cil. Mrs. Pippin also attend-
ed the hearing.
In the alternative writ,
Judge Williams directed Mrs.
Pippin to comply with the
council directives or appear
in court today to show cause
for her refusal to do so. Mrs.
Pippin refused to comply,
choosing to contest the coun-
cil resolutions.
Mrs. Pippin is represented
by local attorney Russell H.
Jones City Attorney Manville
Redman is handling the city’s
cases.
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mumnrhn
that he never
Harvey Oswald
two alternatives to fight aggres-
sion — force and what he
termed “diplomatic articula-
tion.”
He said he favors “measured a
strength to halt aggression,” as d
—: Parish (county) coroner’s of- could not recall specific dates
the fice. or events concerning the
also drew from
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feller to discuss an interstate “Rockefeller wants to talk manche County, made by
compact to build a proposed about an interstate compact to American, in December 1966,
toll road along the Arkansas- build the turnpike down a com- showed these, agencies main-
Oklahoma border as a joint mon line,” Bartlett said. itamed total checking account
venture.
The governor said Rockefell-
er had issued the invitation.
THE BLOOMER GIRL BLOSSOMS AGAIN. The latest
fashion trend in England is bloomers made of Not-
_ tingham lace. Karen Dancer, 19. models the bloomers
I SAIGON (I PI) — North Vietnamese troops swarmed at Ilkestonk, England. where she works as a machin-
out of Cambodia today and attacked a company of U.S. ist for the firm that manufactures them. They cost
infantrymen in a battle that grew in scope and intensity about 11 shillings ($154) a pair and are either for
I during the day. American reinforcements were rushed work or social outings. (AP Wirephoto)
5 to the scene by helicopter. ------ —------
“ A U.S. military spokesman said the Communist troops DnnLar. T.L C+
were part of an elite North Vietnamese division that had ^OnKCr I UKcS Jiunu
L infiltrated into the Cambodian border region 220 miles _
northeast of Saigon. He also disclosed a fourth North II • E" •
Vietnamese division had moved into the Demilitarized Em A • mem peeq Eemeggmeem
mi Zone (DMZ) border between North and South Vietnam. ■ I E f EEEE KK KT CJR 111 "
The air war increased in intensity, and Royal Australian Air ■ • " “ ■ ■ ■■ UB “UE--=“
Force planes, in action for the first time, unveiled a fiery new " "5 ' •
technique. They dropped barrels of gasoline into Viet Cong posi- — mg m we
In Funds Fuss
high of 423.000. an
of 5,000 over the
In the air, U.S. Air Force B52
Stratofortresses struck four
times Wednesday night and
See VIET ACTION, Page 4, Col. 1
Wednesday.
The majorities voting against
all but one of the conditions
were well over the two-thirds
margin necessary for ratifica-
tion.
Democratic Leader Mike
Mansfield won permission to
were soundly
in the U.S. commitment in Viet- 1
nam. But he said he also favors I
diplomatic measures.
“The impact of ratification at
the same time we are involved
in a conflict, is the surest sign
of our resolve to use both meas-
ures.” Baker said.
The treaty, he said, “has
nothing to do with trading with
the enemy,” as opponents con-
tend. And Baker said if the pro-
posed East-West trade bill were
under consideration at this time
he would oppose it.
But he said, “This isn’t a
trade bill. It is a consular treaty
in the best interests of the Unit-
ed States.”
Carlson said. “This treaty
was sought by Washington pri-
marily to give the American j
Embassy in Moscow a better
legal basis for protecting the
large number of American tour-
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American National Bank.
Only one witness was heard
during the morning session of
the hearing, which was re-
The Senate scheduled a vote
on the treaty before 3 p.m. to-
day. Ratification was expected.
Efforts by opponents to tie it
to the war in Vietnam were
firmly voted down Wednesday. I
A six-hour limit on debate to-
day was agreed to by both
sides.
Alternatives Cited
Sen. Frank Carlson, R-Kan.,
opened discussion with his sup-
port.
Then Baker said he favors the
treaty because it amounts to
“an enlargement of total U.S.
strength to promote durable
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen.
Howard H Baker Jr., R Tenn.,
said today ratification of the
consular treaty with the Soviet
Union would strengthen the -
force behind U.S. resolve to
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building was presumably also
discussing the assassination—or
possibly Garrison’s investigation
of it.
The grand jury subpoenaed
two men today, including
attorney Dean Andrews, who
was previously subpeonaed by
Garrison and was a witness
before the Warren Commission,
and a man named Gordon
Novelle of New Orleans.
Novelle was a completely new
The American National Bank
today announced withdrawal of
an earlier proposal to pay in-
terest for handling accounts of
the Lawton Board of Education
and suggested a competitive
bid system be initiative to de-
termine which bank would han-
dle school funds.
The bank also pointed out
that various governmental
agencies in the county have
millions of dollars in bank de-
posits which are not earning in-
terest for the public.
In a letter submitted to the
board. George Barber, president
of the American, recalled that
bank officials had discussed in
detail the firm’s proposal to
pay interest on time deposits in
return for handling all school
district accounts.
Offer Declined
“We sincerely feel that our
offer would have been highly
profitable to you and would
have increased your interest in-
come, even though we also
would have made a fair re-
turn.” Barber stated.
The school board did not ac-
cept the bank’s offer, made on
ed to testify in behalf of City
Treasurer Mrs. Nettie Pippin.
Mrs. Pippin is defendant
in a petition for a writ of
mandamus filed by the city
council to require her to com-
ply with council resolutions
directing her to transfer the
bulk of city funds to the
American National Bank and
to purchase $700,000 of the
bank’s certificates of deposits
at an interest rate of 512 per
cent.
La., insurance salesman said
the sessions took place "some-
I where between Feb. 24 and
1 March 13.”
Russo returned to the witness
stand today for more grueling
cross-examination at the hands
planes and a helicopter
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servicemen in Vietnam reached declaratory judgment in
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a record 1,617 the previous
week The casualties included
175 killed, 892 wounded and
eight men listed as missing.
Spokesmen said the Commu-
nists suffered 1,407 men slain
the same week, during which
262 South Vietnamese soldiers
and 103 civilians perished.
They said that last week U.S.
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Hot Fight Develops
Troops Reinforced
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To Hypnotic Test For
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were the same.
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The U. S. Weather Bureau
handwriting expert testified to-
day that someone else put Sen.
Thomas J. Dodd’s signature on
39 personal checks — but did
not say who.
The witness, Charles A. Appel
Jr., was summoned as Dodd’s j
i lawyers sought to discredit a
former bookkeeper for Dodd.
Michael V. O’Hare, in the Sen-
ate inquiry into the Connecticut
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