Oklahoma House OKs Retirement Plan Amid Budget Bills
The Oklahoma House passed a retirement program for 15 000 state workers by 111 to 3 while the Senate advanced eight appropriation bills totaling 19.5 million. A poll tax amendment resolution failed 22 to 23. Sen. Fred Harris planned another vote later this week.
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Oklahoma
State Senate
Senate
U.S
Fred Harris
Lawton
Harris
House
J.D. McCarty
Senate Appropriations Committee
Henry Bellman
House- Senate
The
Tax Commission
Water Resources Board
Department of Public Safety
Legislative Council
Court of Criminal Appeals
State Election Board
Ray Fine
Gore
United States
Sen
Alfred Stevenson
Mental Health Department
Roy Beecher
Beecher
Robert H. Breeden
Cleveland
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Norman
Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Explorer 17 and lunar probe launched from Cape Canaveral
A 410-pound Explorer-17 satellite and a 3,330-pound Lunik-4 moon probe were launched by Delta rockets from Cape Canaveral. Explorer-17 will map upper atmospheric particles up to hundreds of miles high, while Lunik-4 aims for near moon arrival and data on tenuous space gas.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Earth
U.S.A
U.S
Space
Lite A Bike Program At Fort Sill This Saturday
General Leslie J. McNair VFW Post No 5263 will run a Lite a Bike event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fort Sill. Luminous strips placed on bikes will be visible at night for 1500 feet. The program has two locations at the Geronimo Road and Sheridan Road children’s schools.
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Leslie J. McNair
VFW Post No
Fort Sill
Geronimo Road
Sheridan Road
Americans Eat More Sea Food As Imports Rise
Rome AP reports that the United States increased fishery product imports from 291000 tons valued at 140 million dollars in 1948 to 715000 tons worth 361 million dollars in 1961 with Americans consuming more seafood annually.
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Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization
United States
Oklahoma Lawmakers Set Deadline For New Bills
Oklahoma City AP report notes today is final day to introduce bills unless the attorney general rules 1961 act binding. House Speaker McCarty warns a two thirds vote needed after today. Sixty bills entered both chambers as lawmakers push pay raise, election, and education measures.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J.D. McCarty
House
Senate
Ralph Rhoades
Tulsa Republican
Legislative Council
U.S
Carl Albert
Dokla
Congress
Sens
Cleeta John Rogers
Gene Stipe
McAlester
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Henle
Fhaight
Kentucky
Yogi Bear
Hanna-Barbera
Miss Lawton
Bill Smith
P.O
Roaches Laird
Equitable
G. L
de) DeArmond
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Ice Blue
Black
Factory Fresh
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