Castro Apology Ends Floridian MIG Incident
The Cuban government apologized for the March 28 attack on the U S freighter Floridian and pledged to avoid similar incidents. The note arrived via Czech representatives, and U S officials called the episode closed. Cuban questions remain over Soviet troop withdrawals and anti Castro raids as Kennedy faces press questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gulick
Washington
U.S
Kennedy
Cuba
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
State Department
Miloslav Ruzek
Joseph W. Reap
Havana
San Juan
Miami
Floridas
Caribbean
Reap
Ruzek
Castro
Bahamas
Jerry Buchanan
Two Reservists Win Promotions in Lawton Ceremonies
Col Ralph Wolverton and Maj Larry Underhill oversaw promotions at the Keathley Reserve Center. Sgt Ivan E Dailey from Lawton was promoted to warrant officer and Lt Paul Sprague of Dearborn to captain. Dailey enlisted Oct 3 1945 in the Engineer Corps and served in the European Theater. Sprague was commissioned in September 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wolverton
Larry Underhill
Army Reserve
Lawton
Keathley Reserve Center
Ivan E. Dailey
Paul Sprague
Dearborn
Dailey
Segular
Engineer Corps
Sprague
Conservationist Speaks For Sheridan Kiwanis Meeting
Floyd Hawk ASCS office manager spoke at the Sheridan Kiwanis Tuesday on organizing ASCS in Comanche County and 1964 wheat feed grain soil bank and allotment programs. Cecil Baker announced a May watermelon day. Luther Marlow chaired the agriculture committee with guests Harry Knight and Andy Wolverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hawk
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Sheridan Kiwanis Club
Hawk
ASCS
Comanche County
Cecil Baker
Luther Marlow
Harry Knight
Andy Wolverton
Clerk Gets Awards Top Soldier Honored
Pfc. Alexander Johnson, a processing clerk with the 2nd Enter Listed Student Battery USAAMS, is named February outstanding soldier. Maj. Gen. Griffing awarded a letter of commendation and engraved cigaret box. Johnson, from Macon Georgia, studied music at Columbia before enlistment in 1962 and plans to resume music studies after his hitch. He praises Fort Sill assignments and enjoys meeting foreign students at the Entertainment Center.
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Pfc
Alexander Johnson
Usaams
L. S. Griffing
John
Columbia University
New York
Macon
Ballard Hudson High School
Columbia
Johnson
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Sill
Parks Wins Eighth Term On Council
Councilman E. C. Parks won a decisive Ward 1 election victory over Willis T. Miller by 645 to 199. Parks, a retired businessman and longtime water committee chair, secured an eighth term as turnout stayed light. Unofficial by precincts show Parks carried most areas while Miller’s strongest support came in Pct. 6 and Pct. 5.
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E. C. Parks
County Election Board
Parks
Willis T. Miller
Ward 1
Miller
Hearings Set for Assault and Battery and Peace Bond
Hearings are scheduled for 2 p.m. April 12 in assault and battery and peace bond complaints filed by the county attorney. The assault and battery case names Tommy L. Lewis, 28, of 210 Euclid, accused of striking his wife in a grocery store at Second and Dearborn. Bennie Willie Porter Jr. is named in the peace bond complaint. Elizabeth Brown signed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy L. Lewis
Euclid
Second and
Dearborn
Bennie Willie Porter Jr
Elizabeth Brown
Bellmon Defends Merit System Changes and Budget Shifts
Gov Bellmon pushed a budget move raising the division from 89 000 to 200 000 for the coming biennium. He warned W K Jordan could lose his job as director of planning and resources. He backed eliminating state workers earning over 7500 from the merit system. He argued policy making posts should be removed from merit, noting risks in installing new department heads and assistants. Breeden and Garrison filed the bill. it sits with the senate committee. The retirement bill also targeted merit system employees. Bellmon cited Bob Lester as Norman appointee and asserted partisanship played no role. He had endorsed the merit system during his gubernatorial campaign.
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W. K
Doc) Jordan
Senate
Robert Breeden
Cleveland
Denzil Garrison
Bartlesville
Bellman
Breeden - Garrison
Senate, State
Federal Government
Breeden
Cleeta John Rogers
Oklahoma City
Senate Appropriations Committee
Safety Department
Bob Lester
Norman
Gilcrease Museum Houses Vast Western Art Collection
Tulsa based Gilcrease Museum preserves the vast holdings of Thomas Gilcrease, an Oklahoma oilman. The collection includes 10 000 Indian artifacts, 80 000 books and documents, and over 4 000 paintings and sketches.
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Western Art
Tulsa
Okla
Thomas Gilcrease
Gilcrease
Five Hurt in Tuesday City Traffic Crashes
Police report shows five people injured in multiple Tuesday incidents. Mrs. Chaffin and her 21 month old daughter suffered minor injuries in a two car crash at U S 277 and South. both treated at Fort Sill Army hospital. Tommy Jones sustained a hip injury after his scooter collided with a Studebaker at Ferris and 16th. taken to Memorial hospital. Letrice Shockley received facial and leg lacerations when her Mercury struck a parked Ford on Arlington. treated at Southwestern hospital. Juanita Silvers, 14, injured in collision at Fourth and Douglas. transported to Southwestern hospital. The other driver was James Watts Jr. in Fletcher.
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Charles Chaffin
Mary Ann
Rt. 3
Lawton
U. S. 277
Charles Robertson
Chaffin
William N. Davis
Pharoah
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Tommy M. Jones
Rt. 2
All State
Ferris
Studebaker
Thueson W. Ford
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Jones
Memorial Hospital
Ford
Letrice A. Shockley
Arlington
Zack C. Mathis
Southwestern Hospital
Douglas
Juanita Silvers
Samuel Moore
James R. Watts Jr
Fletcher
Argentina Revolt Shifts as Navy and Forces Clash
Rebels seize key points in Buenos Aires area and La Plata while navy and air force clash over loyalty. Fleet rumors persist as government battles to hold June elections. Peronists feared in vote dynamics with involvement of generals and regional bases.
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Buenos Aires
la Plata
Mar del Plata
Bahia Blanca
Carlos Armanini
Guido
Eladio Vazauez
Vazauez
Magdalena
Congress
Navy
Argentina
Federal Building Funds Approved for Five Oklahoma Cities
The Senate Public Works Subcommittee approved over 1.5 million dollars for new federal building and post office projects in Elk City Hugo Afton Jay and Wilburton Oklahoma. Funding awaits approval from the full committee and both houses before final appropriation.
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Washington
UPI
Oklahoma Cities
Senate Public Works
Elk City
Hugo
Afton
Jay
Wilburton
Full Public Works Committee
Widow Of Pioneer Tulsa Merchant Dies
Mrs. Allene V. Vandever widow of Gary V. Vandever who built a downtown Tulsa department store and led the company until his 1959 death died Tuesday in Tulsa after a heart attack.
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TULSA
Allene V. Vandever
Gary V. Vandever
Vandever
Sunday Closing Bill Moves Through Oklahoma House Calendar
A bill to designate Sunday as a uniform day of rest advanced from committee to the House calendar. The vote on the recommendation was close 54-4 despite ongoing enforcement issues with Oklahoma’s 1910 Sunday closing law. The Sparks measure would bar sales on Sunday except essentials for health welfare or day enjoyment.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House
Bill Bradley
Waurika
Professional and Occupational Regulations Committee
H. L. Sparks
Cushing
Wine’s long history in medical practice spans centuries
Wine has been utilized in healing since ancient times, with two thousand years or more of medical use across civilizations. It played a role in early pharmacopoeias and traditional remedies, shaping historic approaches to therapy and care.
Oklahoma City Man Dies in Home Fire
An Oklahoma City man identified as Lula Williams, about 31, died from smoke inhalation in a blaze at his residence. The cause of the fire was not known.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Lula Williams
Algerian Hotels Seized in Nationalization Drive
Algiers reports sixty nine privately owned hotels were seized and nationalized Tuesday as part of an expanding socialization program in Algeria.
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Algiers
Algeria
Parks to Cancel Afternoon Skating as Ice Machines Wear
The city park ice-making equipment in Brooklyn faces strain as temperatures reach 80 degrees. The Parks Department will end afternoon skating sessions once the thermometer hits 70 degrees to save the machines from wear.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Parks Department
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Norman, Okla
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