New Post Choir To Give Cantata At Fort Sill
A cantata titled Olivet to Calvary will be performed by the New Post Choir at 7 30 p m Sunday in the New Post chapel Fort Sill The program includes solo and quartet pieces and ends with Droop Sacred Head The event is free and Fort Sill residents of all denominations are invited.
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Dodie Powers
Fort Sill
Ruth Shure
Sandra Daughton
Alene Byjugstad
Erica Bjugstad
Carol Jean Dykes
Martha
Funeral Rites for Russell Hutson Held in Fletcher
Services for Russell Dean Hutson 17 who was killed in an automobile accident Sunday were set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Fletcher First Baptist Church. Rev Melvin Moody and Rev Bob Lovejoy officiated with burial in Fletcher Cemetery under Dalton Funeral Home direction.
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Fletcher
Russell Dean Hutson
Fletcher First Baptist Church
Melvin Moody
Walters Baptist Church
Bob Lovejoy
Fletcher Cemetery
Dalton Funeral Home
Passman Denounces Foreign Aid as Waste and Uplift
Passman argues in a continuing feature that foreign aid is wasteful and fuels resentment while draining American wealth. He notes support from some lawmakers for his detailed scrutiny though many State Department officials disagree. He emphasizes his 12 to 15 hour days and total dedication to the program.
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Passman
U.S
State Department
White House
John
Congress
Harriman Nomination Approved for State Dept Post
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved W Averell Harriman for the undersecretary of state for political affairs, the third ranking post in the State Department.
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OK Harriman
Washington
UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
W. Averell Harriman
State Department
Medical Center Bonds Advance
Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA CITY API The house higher education committee approved a proposed seven million dollar bond issue to fund improvements at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. Tulsa Rep. John McCune said facilities are inadequate and a dire doctor shortage exists. The plan would submit a constitutional amendment to voters in the 1964 primary, with seven million from bonds matched by fifteen million in federal funds to build a six hundred bed hospital and expand training capacity. The bonds would be retired from tobacco tax revenue.
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Oklahoma City
API
House Higher Education Committee
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
John McCune
Tulsa
Oklahoma
McCune
Kennedy to Seek Removal of Soviet Troops From Cuba
President Kennedy expected to call for the removal of more Soviet military personnel from Cuba including 5000 regular combat troops. Secretary of State Rusk said a statement on the troop issue would be at a 4 p.m. EST news conference to be televised. The President had said he would wait until the end of March before assessing the situation.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Toay
Cuba
Dean Rusk
Copter Rocket Tests Scheduled
Fort Sill hosted ceremonies as Maj. Gen. L S Griffing activated the 1st Aerial Artillery Battery Provisional under Maj. Thomas R Smith. The unit will operate at the Artillery and Missile Center as an aerial artillery test and evaluation vehicle for USAAMC and the Artillery Combat Development Agency. Rockets mounted on H 34 helicopters will be tested to support ground forces.
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Fort Sill
L. S. Griffing
Thomas R. Smith
Artillery and Missile Center
Usaamc
Artillery Combat Development Agency
Entries Accepted For Miss Lawton 1963 Pageant
Lawton invites contestants for Miss Lawton of 1963 to perform May 11 at Cameron College auditorium. Bill Smith, JC chairman, urges Lawton and Cameron college attendees to enter. The winner advances to Miss Oklahoma in Oklahoma City in July and receives a full one-year Cameron tuition scholarship, with runners-up earning Cameron scholarships and trophies.
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Bill Smith
Jaycee
Lawton Girls
Cameron College
Lawton
Cameron
Gasoline Prices Return Toward Normal After City War
Gasoline prices rise back toward normal levels ending a two week city price war. Regular fuels now range 29.9 to 31.9 cents per gallon while premium runs 32.9 to 36.9 cents. during the conflict prices fell to 19.9 and 22.9 cents respectively.
Regents re elect three senior colleges and five junior colleges
Stillwater Ups report the board of regents for Oklahoma A&M colleges re elected presidents for one year starting July 1. Re elected were Oliver S. Williams Oklahoma State University Richard Burch Cameron State Agriculture College Jacob Johnson Connors State Agriculture College J N Baker Eastern Oklahoma A&M College Freeman McKee Murray State College Bruce G Carter Northeastern A&M College and Langston University president William Hale Panhandle A&M College Marvin McKee.
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Stillwater
UPS
Board of Regents
Oklahoma A&m
Forrest McIntire
Oliver S. William
Oklahoma State University
William Hale
Langston University
Marvin McKee
Panhandle A&m
Field Day judges named for FFA public speaking and contests
Field Day selections include Jim Hunter of Lexington FFA as host and a panel of judges: Charlotte Lam Cameron English teacher Erwin Pruitt Olen Smith and bank officials Bill Crawford B H Good Kenneth Alexander and a Security Bank representative. Winners at Cameron and state level advance to national events.
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Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma City
Johnny Kusel
Marlow
Thomas Ffa
Cameron
State
Elder
Census Bureau Established as Permanent Agency in 1902
The Bureau of the Census was established as a permanent agency in 1902, marking a formal shift to ongoing national data collection and demographic tracking by the federal government. This change solidified a lasting role for census work in policymaking and statistics.
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Bureau of the Census
Waurika Project Hearings Highlight Flood Control Rationale
Oklahoma officials and supporters urged flood control benefits from the Waurika reservoir while questioning the adequacy of assurances from the compact. Officials from Lawton Walters Temple Duncan Comanche and Waurika backed the plan with local water and irrigation gains, while the feds would cover flood control wildlife and nonreimbursable features.
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Waurika
Oklahoma
Lawton
Walters
Temple
Duncan
Comanche
Dulles Sees Cuban Propaganda as Dangerous as Arms
Allen W. Dulles former CIA director calls Communist propaganda from Cuba to Latin America "just as dangerous" as arms shipments and urges stronger public awareness of its spread.
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Columbia, 8.C
UPI
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Cuba
Doan’s Pills Offered For Overnight Comfort
Doan’s Pills advertised as a quick aid for a better night’s sleep with a call to choose the large size for convenience and relief used by millions over six decades.
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Doan
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