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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
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VOLUME 65—NO. 166
THIRD AND A AVE., LAWTON, OKLA., MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1967
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gram of federal grants to the
states.
Schools
Elementary School.
Office No. 2. currently held begin dividing 1176 million avail-
7-9,000 Attend Service
Howard able for appropriating this year.
The committee, formed at the
earliest date in state history.
Progress of the joint panel will
should be made and I’m sure it
he said, add-
whether lawmakers can adjourn ing:
But if additional revenue
Success' Despite Rain
by mid-May, a goal set early in is available—or even if it isn’t
Route 2, and H. D. Hulett, a
THE ONLY snag Miller said.
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The!
temporarily court:
Central and Pennsylvania rail-
A low of 55 is forecast here
tonight and a high of 85 is ex-
areas and to the exclusion of
specific targets.”
More Big Banks Slash
combined into a limited number
of systems.
reau said high temperatures to-
Prime Interest Rates
be free to hit airfields in the
are
North.
Delaware & Hudson and the
Boston & Maine.
Herman Turns Up At Ranch
National Ci
Bank of New
Trust Co. of New York and
Brooke, who once advocated a
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Heavy Cost
In US Lives
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There is not much chance of
rain although there is moisture
in state skies. The Weather Bu-
man to coordinate federal-state
programs and keep Oklahoma
NEW YORK (AP) — The na-
tion’s third largest bank. First
three
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protected roads.”
The three smaller railroads
cent from 6
January. O
ma Natural Gas Co. and some
other utilities to reveal all pay-
ments and records concerning
the late Clyde Hale Sr., a long-
time utility firm lobbyist.
The action came after disclos-
ure last week by Clyde Hale Jr.,
son of the utility firm lobbyist
who died in 1965. that his father
had made sizable contributions
to employes of the Corporation
Commission, which has regula-
immediately passed out several
appropriations bills.
craft losses extending into bil-
lions of dollars.”
The most pressing need is an
affirmative response to some of
the recommendations of respon-
banks around the country fol-
lowed at that time.
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ground in the North.
The United States “continues
The reductions are effective
immediately.
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furniture dealer, of 1500 Scott
Road.
Babbitt is not eligible for re-
election because his residence
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He said the budget, however,
was open to change.
“Some changes undoubtedly
As far as I can tell,” Bar-
as it met for the first time to tlett said, “this (budget) repre-
lheoin dividine 2176 millinn ovoil, sents as good a division of funds
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Chairman Agrees To Turn Over Corporation Commission Campaign Fund Records
bering C47 transports mounting
guns that can each spew 6,000
Area Weather Forecast
Clear to partly cloudy and
warmer tonight and Tuesday.
Southerly winds 10 to 20 miles
per hour this afternoon. Low
tonight 55. High Tuesday 85.
measure from Washington. The
striking forces
consider the pageant very def-
initelv a ciinnocc” he Said.
lows tonight from 48 to 57. Highs
Tuesday were forecast from 77
to 86.
A lot of people left early in
the afternoon. Miller said, be-
cause of the rain.
In computing the figure, ref-
uge personnel used an average
of 3.38 persons per car.
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A SERIES of Red assaults and
mortar barrages in the delta, 34-
including one attack on the U. S.
By LARRY PHIPPS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Harold Freeman, chairman of
the state Corporation Commis-
sion. said today he is willing to
comply with the governor's re-
quest to order utility firms to
open records dealing with cam-
paign contributions.
“We turned the governor’s let-
ter over to our legal department
to advise us as to our authority,”
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announced they were also re-
ducing their prime rates.
cisco, the nation’s largest, cut
their rates from 5% per cent to
5% per cent.
Similar cuts have been made
s
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lory powers over utility com-
panies.
The Republican governor’s ac-
tion was viewed as at least a
partial effort to take the ball
away from the Senate which
earlier had promised its own
probe of the commission and
other recipients of utility firm
campaign contributions.
The possibility of a conflict of
HUBERT PHOTOGRAPHED BY WIFE. Mrs. Hubert Humphrey, wife of the
vice president, photographs her husband today in Geneva, Switzerland along
with Ambassador Roger Tubby (in glasses). Humphrey, on a two-week West
European tour, told U.S. representatives in Geneva “we have nothing to apolo-
gize for regarding Vietnam.” _________(AP Wirephoto)
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gency levy for school operations Gov. Dewey Bartlett.
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A FORT SILL man killed
early Sunday and a Lawton
In other actions today, the
Shortly after First National
City’s terse announcement.
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Co., Bankers Trust Co., Irving
Trust Co. and Chemical Bank
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TANKER BREAKS APART, Giant U.S. tanker Torrey Canyon lies split apart near Land's End. England,
today, spilling more oil toward resort beaches of southwest England. More than 70 miles of coastline have
been polluted by the ship’s spreading oil as an armada of fishing boats sprays detergent trying to spread
Fort Sill, died of internal in- , to wage aggression, but it has
juries suffered at 2:40 a.m. been through the sacrifice of
[ Sunday in a head-on crash on I many American lives and air-
abreast of the ever-growing pro- S.H. 49. four miles north and
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interest in the situation was
pointed out by Earl Goerke, the
crime bureau director, who said
he does not know if there have
been any law violations since the
state does not have statutory
prohibitions against conflict of
interest.
The director has been investi-
gating the situation since last
November when the younger
Hale first disclosed his father’s
Babbitt, is the outlying district.
To qualify, candidates must
live beyond the city limits but
within the school district. The
SEN. Stuart Symington, D-
Mo., a member of the subcom-
mittee, said in a separate report
on his December visit to the war
checks—to various state offici-
als.
Goerke did not disclose any of
of the names shown him by Hale
but Thursday Bartlett said* Goer-
ke gave him “several names” of
persons who had received funds
from the elder Hale.
Freeman is not bound by law
to obey the governor’s request,
but would have to comply with
rate to 5% per cent from 5% per
cent today. Other large New
York banks which had been
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New York cut its rate to 5% per
cent late last
dude J. A. Pannell, a building!
contractor of Route 2; Clifford Spadden.
limits.
All registered voters may cast
ballots for the school board
member or on the five-mill
emergency levy. However, only
a similar order if issued by the
Senate
Both Freeman and Ray Jones,
vice chairman of the commis-
sion. have said various firms
they regulate have contributed
to their campaign funds.
In addition to ONG, firms
which would be asked to open
their records dealing with the
elder Hale were Lone Star Gas
Co., and Louisiana-Arkansas Gas
Co. and their subsidiaries.
Forecast Tuesday
Clear to partly cloudy skies
and warmer temperatures are
predicted in the Lawton area
for tonight and Tuesday.
driven by Melvin Ray Ker-
chee Jr., 19, of 2330 N. 35th.
crossed the centerline and
plowed into the Forshey ve-
hicle.
Kerchee suffered serious in-
ternal injuries and three per-
sons riding in his car were
also injured. They were:
Charles K. Kerchee, 17, of 2330
N. 35th; Theodore Skiski, 20,
Fort Sill; and Aldo Fusco, 21,
Fort Sill.
The Kerchee brothers were
taken to Fort Sill Indian Hos-
pital for treatment and the
Fort Sill men were admitted
at Reynolds Army Hospital.
TROOPERS Don Hood and
Daryle Hobbs investigated the
crash.
The Easter weekend turned
See TRAFFIC, Poge 4, Col. 6
and Sullivan Village speech to the 30-man committee
outside of
a few small
will be put to public vote Tues- a pitch for any "new revenue"
day in the annual school elec- that turns up, asked the joint
tion. House-Senate conference com-
Polls will be open from 7 mittee on appropriations today
a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lawton and to boost state spending, if possi-
Eisenhower High Schools. Cen- ble. in eight areas.
tral and Tomlinson Junior High Bartlett made the traditional
him for presenting his views
and had asked for a personal
meeting.
Meanwhile Democratic Sens.
Edward M. Kennedy of Massa-
chusetts and Joseph S. Clark of
Pennsylvania advocated a trial
halt in bombing to test Soviet
intentions on peace talks while
Sen. Hugh Scott, R-Pa., said
this would be dangerous.
THE defense subcommittee’s
report was the second of six
that Stennis has promised as a
result of an investigation of the
war by the panel.
transportation history.
By a narrow 5-4 decision, the
court directed the Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC)
to hold further hearings to
WASHINGTON (AP)
The woman killed was Mrs.
Caroline Halbrooks, 28, of
1207 S. 25th. fatally injured
early Saturday morning in a
two-car crash in southwest
Lawton.
Chase Manhattan Bank of
he fire from helicopter gunships,
,,, , , . shots from river patrol boats
We would have been happier and a rain of bullets from lum-
The service was held at the with a larger crowd, but we " • -
ad valorem taxpayers may vote
on the 10 - mill local support sidetracked today the proposed
woman who died Saturday
—' The governor urged the 15 sen- were Easter weekend traffic
making ators and 15 House members on victims.
the bombing should continue
under present circumstances, /
then said Johnson had praised
important respects marred by
errors of fact and inference.”
But the Pentagon made no
denial of the subcommittee
statement that “selection of tar-
gets to be struck in North Viet-
nam is still controlled in large
sible commanders to strike
more meaningful military tar-
.. . . . The move by the New York
its prime interest banks was expected to be fol-
(AP) (UPI)
Brooke, who once advocated a The prime rate is the interest
reduction of the U.S. military banks charge their biggest and
Ses TAROLT (most creditworthy customers.
New York Trust Co. — all Bank of America of San Fran-
among the nation s largest —
13, 6%
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by board president
smaller polling places in general elec-
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under the merger. In the railroad case, Justice
In the majority opinion, Abe Fortas spoke for the____•________...
Justice Tom C. Clark said the; dissenters, contending the ruling pected Tuesday
ICC had “erred in approving would undermine long standing
the immediate consummation of national policy that the rail-
the merger without determining roads of the country should be
the ultimate fate of the combined into a limited number
Holy City of the Wichitas. < . _
Howard said counters placed initely a success,
roads—the largest
A Defense Department state-
ment published as part of the.c.
censored report protested that at‘the"reruge.
the Senate findings were “in
across roads leading into the “I can’t thank everyone who
must operate pageant area indicated the au- assisted with the overall plan-
certain prohibited dience numbered 7,500 at 2 a.m. ning and participating of the
" 1 • _ . when the service began. I see pageant, Poge 4, col. t
in U.S.
Calling the decision “wrong in day will range 71-78 degrees and theater that U.S. pilots want to
the Erie-Lackawanna, the principle and unfortunate in “
merger of the New
levy, school officials said.
Taxpayers Can Vote
An ad valorem taxpayer, elig-
ible to vote in Tuesday’s elec-
tion, is any person who pays
taxes on personal property or on
real estate property or whose
husband or wife pays ad valor-
em taxes in the Lawton Inde-
pendent School District for the
taxable year of 1966.
This the first time ad va-
lorem taxpayers in the Lawton
district have been asked to ap-
prove a 10-mill local support
levy.
The 10-mill levy was author-
ised by Constitutional amend-
ment last year but the Lawton
school board, until now, had not
sought additional school financ-
ing from this source.
In an earlier statement, Hugh
see SCHOOL, Pope 4 «. !
He said the pilots told him the
Soviet-built MIG fighter forces
are tough, aggressive and so-
phisticated and the pilots want
to be released from Washington _______
restrictions so they can destroy York,
runways and MIGs on the
Supreme Court
from the watchdog Senate De-
fense subcommittee headed by
Sen. John Stennis, D-Miss.,
which sent four investigators to
South Vietnam last fall for a
check with U.S. commanders
and combat units.
Phe panel id the cosof tac-
tical air operations in Vietnam,
including restricted bombing of
targets in North Vietnam, "has
been heavy for the limited gains
achieved.
THE 1967 Wichita Mountains
Sunrise Service was “very def-
initely a success,” even though
damp weather reduced attend-
ance. Wes Miller, pageant di-
rector, said today.
A Saturday afternoon shower
evidently kept some spectators
away from the three-hour dra- was when the main light fuse
ma which began at 2 a.m. Sun- blew out three minutes before
dax• .. . the pageant officially ended.
An estimated 7-9,000 persons Evidently no one noticed the
attended the pageant, black out as a mistake, he said,
Julian Howard, Wichita Moun- because most people took it as
tains Wildlife Refuge manager, the end
। said .52 inch of rain fell be-
Senate subcommittee today
urged officials to lift bombing
- restrictions in the Vietnam war.
* But President Johnson gave his
figurative embrace to a senator
newly converted to administra-
tion war policy.
The critical survey came
angels standing throughout the ground)senndrapower.rha
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its policy of not employing with charging 5’4 per cent promptly
maximum effect its convention- followed suit.
the session by House Speaker —there are things you might
Rex Privett and Senate Presi- j consider.”
dent Pro Tempore Clem Me- He was referring to the ac-
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tween 2 and 3:20 p.m. Saturday ing "tnmishtahavgebeen. atblesso airfield near Can Tho ,
to a large extent, determine can be improved.
12:44 night —
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al air and sea power against the
more meaningful targets in
North Vietnam,” Symington
said.
“The time is approaching,”
the former Air Force secretary
said, “when we must decide
whether we will move forward
or move out.”
insure that
eastern lines
Big Railroad Merger
is now within the Lawton city B l l • ■ •
Delayed By Justices
“THE air raids over North
Vietnam have made it more
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THE temperature was in thp Holy City for the last scene,
50s, butteaPstrong wind made were about to blow away,
the area much cooler, Miller sad
said.
C. Dossey, a farmer, also of
by smaller banks across the ।
nation
reported lost over the North.
Hanoi radio claimed three U.S.
planes were downed Sunday.
Last week Morgan Guaranty The Air Force spokesman 3
said that despite continuing bad
weather, U.S. pilots hit North
Vietnam with 98 missions Sun-
day. -A
The fighting in the delta cen- -
tered near Can Tho, 50 miles
southwest of Saigon, and was
See VIET ACTION, Pome 4
the committee to create a new
job, if money is available, for a
available as I was able to
make.”
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—Validated a 1966 reappor-
York tionment of Mississippi’s con-
gressional districting which was
assureeana.Whzterdemegadan in Warmer Weather
Washington.
—Dismissed a case challeng-
ing the constitutionality of a
New York state law which
permits the use of churches as
MIG Bases Should Be Hit, Report Says
Senate Panel Urges
Target Rules Eased
Hooky Playing Hippo Just Horsing Around
I AGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP)—Herman the Hippo turned up While Herman fraternized with the horses his owner Gene
Herman haasrenchmhndang since Saturday when he disap-
peared from his cage at a circus which had been brought to older left Huntington Beach with an elephant pal of Herman.
Huntington Beach for a March of Dimes promotion. and. police officer Gene Williams who wanted to learn the end
in some manner not immediately explained the 1,500-pound of the story, too. ;
hippopotamous had traveled about 15 miles. Holder said it was hoped the elephant could help coax Herman
Sgt. John Smith of the Huntington Beach police said Herman back to circus captivity
mud S tdhspomneranngannaorwenranantsnardherin a Dig During the Herman hunt police theorized that he just decid-
The ranch proprietor Connie Hendricks, told police: “I went ed to take an unauthorized swim in the sea. Sgt. Smith said
put to feed my bones this morning, and there was Herman. there had been responsible reports that Herman had been seen
How he sot here I haven’t the slightest idea." in the water.
new board member will be
chosen by all voters who live
within the Lawton school dis-
trict.
Three in Race
The three persons running in-
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Freeman said. “We certainly
will abide by their opinion.”
"But I don't see why we
should duplicate efforts of the
Senate if it is going to subpoena
the same papers," the official
said.
In a letter to Freeman Fri-
day. Gov. Dewey Bartlett moved
into the hassle over campaign
contributions by asking the com-
mission head to require Oklaho-
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consequences,” Fortas com-
See SUPREME COURT, Page 4, CM. 4
Fights Erupt
SAIGON (AP) — American
airmen smashing deep into
North Vietnam shot a Commu-
nist MIG17 from the skies Sun-
day while the ground war
erupted with sharp fighting
from the 17th Parallel to the 4
Mekong Delta.
One U. S. jet went down over
the North, but the pilot was
saved. Communist ground gun-
ners in the South downed three X-
American helicopters and badly
shot up four more.
THE SUNDAY morning ac-
cident occurred as a car
rounds a minute.
The air battle over North
Vietnam took place during a
strike on the Son Tay Army sup- y,.
ply point 23 miles west of Hanoi, ”
the first time the installation
has been reported bombed. It
contains half a dozen ammuni-
tion bunkers and a string of bar- x
racks.
A flight of eight Soviet-des-
igned MIGs jumped the U.S.
raiders, and an Air Force F105
Thunderchief turned into the ad
marauders and shot one down.
It was the 38th MIG kill claimed
by U.S. fliers in the war, in con-
trast to 10 U.S. planes shot down
by North Vietnamese pilots.
lowed by other large banks THE Thunderchief that went
across the nation. down over the North was hit by
ground fire just above the dem- .
ilitarized zone, the Air Force P
said. It was the 497th U.S. plane
set Tuesday Dewey Makes Pitch
NThyrsrsanaidetstom’ogoftghor Any New Funds
Education, a 10-mill local sup-
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