Churchill Declared Honorary U S Citizen in Kennedy Ceremony
Sir Winston Churchill aged 88 was proclaimed an honorary citizen of the United States. The ceremony broadcast from Washington featured President Kennedy conferring the accolade while Churchill and Lady Clementine watched from Hyde Park. Churchill later planned a Monte Carlo vacation after a prior fall.
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Michael Clappey
London
UPI
Clementine Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
United States
Hyde Park
Kennedy
Washington
Atlantic
Sir Winston
Lady Churchill
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
Churchill
Winston
Monte Carlo
Britain
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Randolph
Lady Clementine
America
Hyde Park Gate
White House
McCarty Acknowledges Split in Oklahoma Democrats
House Speaker J. D. McCarty told about 300 Oklahoma State University students there is a split in the state Democratic party yet the group seeks a new platform to reactivate itself. Also present were Rep. Leland Wolfe Rep. G. T. Blankenship and Sens. Robert H. Breeden Roy Sheeb and Glenn Hamm.
Attack on Merit System Spurs Funding Block Move
Oklahoma City AP reports a Senate committee intensified its assault on the state merit system by proposing amendments to block funds from reaching the State Personnel Board. Four appropriation bills would bar payments to the board, which is funded by agency contributions and lacks direct state appropriation. Earlier moves aimed to dismantle the system affecting about 13,000 employees.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
State Personnel Board
Belgian firm plans camp to train elephants in Mozambique
A Belgian company intends to establish a training camp in Mozambique to teach elephants specialized work, according to a UPI report filed from Lourenço Marques.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
UPI
Mutual Fund Investment Opportunity Advertising Copy
An invitation promotes mutual fund investments with contact details for KING MERRITT & CO. INC. Roy N. Guzzle serves as Director Manager and provides a phone number EL 3-6759 and mailing address 816 Columbia for information requests.
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King Merritt & CO. Inc
Roy N. Guzzle
Mgr
Columbia—Ph
Industry Protests Well Spacing Law in Oklahoma
Four oil industry spokesmen urged the Oklahoma Senate committee that a proposed well spacing law is arbitrary and expensive. The measure, introduced by Sen. Ed Berrong, would require 75 percent approval from mineral owners to set spacing units over 640 acres, and cap oil spacing units at 160 acres on common sources of supply.
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Oklahoma City
State Senate
Senate Oil and Gas Committee
Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Ed Berrong
Ford
Oklahoma
The
Corporation Commission
Mayor Wilkes Leads Oklahoma City Council Group
A new administration led by Mayor Jack S. Wilkes and four city council members was sworn in Tuesday. The officials were sponsored by the Association for Responsible Government, marking the first state capital administration backed by a citizens group in Oklahoma City history. The council members are F. M. Petree, Jerome Byrd, Frank C. Love, and James H. Johnson.
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Oklahoma City
The
Association For Responsible Government
Jack S. Wilkes
F. M. Petree
Jerome Byrd
Frank C. Love
James H. Johnson
Quest For Acceptance Behind Churchill Rise
James Marlow notes Churchill's lifelong quest for acceptance shaped his blunt style and drive to dominate. The piece surveys his wars, zeal for conflict, love of life, and biographers' views on his complex personality and legacy. Churchill endured many injuries and health battles, yet remained a towering historic figure.
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Churchill
Hiter
Konrad Heiden
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Edgar Black
Aself
Berlin
Normandy
Tomlinson Cheerleaders Named for 1963 64
Tomlinson junior high pep club selected the 1963 64 cheerleaders. Seventh and eighth graders Sky Stein Sally Wicker Pat Lyell Jana Wilson and Nikki Walker were chosen from 10 finalists by a faculty committee. Margaret Wright from Central junior high was chosen by Fort Sill students attending Tomlinson next year under new board boundaries.
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Tomlinson Junior High School
Irene Harris
Sky Stein
Sally Wicker
Pat Lyell
Jana Wilson
Nikki Walker
Margaret Wright
Central Junior High
Fort Sill
Tomlinson
Board of Education
Harris
Billie Clark
Lorena Fullerton
Wethersfield official urges indoctrination approach
A Wethersfield town official suggests Hartford suburb should do a better job of indoctrinating its way to a fire so some children could cross the street.
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Wethersfield, Conn
Wethersfield
Hartford
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