U S rebukes Cuban exile leader over war plans
The State Department denounces Dr. Jose Miro Cardona president of the Cuban Revolutionary Council for gross distortion of history and for demanding a voice or $50 million to mount an exile invasion. It warns such actions could drag the United States into war and rejects hemispheric coercion.
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Ashington
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
State Department
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Mire
Miami
Miro
Fidel Castro
U. S
U.S
Council
Castro
Caribbean
United
the Department
Department
General Wounds Wife Then Kills Self Over Tax Forms
Brig. Gen. Bernard M. Davey shot his wife after learning she had not completed their income tax returns, then killed himself in their Atlanta home. Martha Davey, 45, was wounded in the hip and hospitalized. authorities describe a domestic dispute sparked by the federal tax deadline.
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Davey
Texas Robbery Brings City an 25-Year Term
Alvin Preston Baxter, a 31 year old Lawton man with a 15 year Oklahoma criminal record, pleaded guilty in a Dallas criminal district court to armed robbery. He hijacked the Nevin Jewelry Store on December 18, 1962, taking 17 diamond rings at gunpoint from owner Mrs. Rosalind Nevin, who testified he threatened to kill her if she moved.
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Lawton
Texas
Alvin Preston Baxter
Dallas
Tex
Baxter
Oklahoma
Nevin
Rosalind Nevin
Oklahoma Area Weather Warms Then Clouds and Showers
Partly cloudy skies and brisk winds prevail across central and eastern Oklahoma with highs near 86 today and 53 tonight. Cloudiness increases Wednesday with scattered thundershowers likely in the south and east, cooler by Wednesday with highs around 76. Overnight lows range from 52 to 75 across the state as forecasts call for a stormy midweek.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Gage
Tulsa
McAlester
Guymon
Lawton
Two Ex-Junta Generals among 25 Trialed in Korea Plot
In Seoul the ruling junta ordered the court martial of former marine Lt. Gen. Kim Dong ha and former army Lt. Gen. Park Im-hang along with 23 others for plotting to overthrow the regime. The case targets military leaders and alleged conspirators.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Dongha
Army
Park Im-hang
Admiral Sees Personal Factor in Thresher Sinking Testimony
A Navy court of inquiry in Portsmouth heard a witness offer an opinion on the Thresher disaster while a key, unnamed person remained absent. Rear Adm. Lawson P. Ramage dismissed that view as not suitable for open session as testimony continued about the sub loss with 129 sailors aboard.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Navy Court of Inquiry
Thresher
Lawson P. Ramage
J.G
James C. Watson
Ramage
Navy
Raymond A. McCoole
Dover
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
MecCoole
Frank J. Destefano Jr
Cape Cod
Castro to visit Soviet Union amid talks with Khrushchev
The Cuban government said Prime Minister Fidel Castro will visit the Soviet Union this year at Premier Khrushchev's invitation. The trip aims to discuss relations and see the Soviet Union's "great achievements" firsthand.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Khrwushchev
Castro
Moscow
Khrushchev
Liquor Ad Ban Faces Senate Hearing in Oklahoma City
Supporters and opponents clashed at a Senate Business and Industry Committee hearing on a bill by Sen. Cleeta John Rogers and Sen. Wilford Bohannon to ban liquor advertising in Oklahoma. Posey argued the constitutional amendment reflects the will of the people while Pazoureck questioned legislative authority to construe the Constitution.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
Oklahoma
Cleeta John Rogers
Wilford Bohannon
Checotah
Senate Business and Industry Committee
James Posey
Jean Pazoureck
el Reno
Posey
Pazoureck
Tornado Forecast Issued For State
The U S Weather Bureau issued a tornado forecast for parts of southeastern Oklahoma and adjacent Texas. The notice spans 1 pm to 7 pm and warns of severe thunderstorms with large hail damaging winds and possible tornadoes along a line from Mineral Wells Texas to southeast of Fort Smith Arkansas. In Oklahoma the area extends southeast of Ryan and Davis Stilwell.
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UPS
U. S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
North Central
Texas
West Central
Mineral Wells
Tex
Fort Smith
Ark
Ryan
Davis Stilwell
City Considers Ban on Political Posters on Utility Poles
Lawton city council weighs ordinance to bar political placards on telephone and electric line posts after Chamber of Commerce urging reform. Existing rules ban city poles and the proposal targets public utility company poles. Downtown meters discussion also advances with two hour free parking signs proposed.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
New Urban Renewal Committee
Wayne Gilley
Public Property Committee
City
Torney Manville Redman
Chamber of Commerce
Owen S. Ard
Lawton Inc
The
Merchants Association
City of
Lawton
Central Business District
Kennedy Aids Jailed King In Birmingham Call
Mrs. Coretta Scott King says President Kennedy arranged a telephone talk with her jailed husband Martin Luther King Jr after he led a Birmingham march against segregation. Kennedy told her FBI agents had been in touch and King was fine.
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Atlanta
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Ala
King
FBI
Alabama
Oklahoma House Pushes Quick Vote On Welfare Bill
In Oklahoma City the House leaders urge an immediate vote on the 11.5 million welfare transfer bill seen as key to adjournment. Speaker J D McCarty vows passage with many members present. Senate President Pro Tempore Roy Beecher expects swift action as the bill moves to the Senate after conference committee revisions.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
House
J. D. McCarty
McCarty
Senate
Roy Beecher
Kingfisher
Welfare Department
Beecher
Vol Odom of
Wagoner
Comanche County Grand Jury Hears Six In Sessions
A Comanche county grand jury empaneled in district court heard six witnesses over two sessions. Recipients included Carl Benke Wiley B Rice and a rural landowner, with Monday afternoon participants Mrs. Ken Waters Mrs. Lavenia Willis and Ollie Hill. Foreman Jay Dee Fountain urged others with information on wilful and corrupt misconduct in office to come forward. No subjects of investigation were disclosed.
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Comanche County
Carl Benke
Wiley B. Rice
Lawton
Ken Waters
Lavenia Willis
Ollie Hill
Jay Dee Fountain
Luther B. Eubanks
Prompt Attention If Clothes Shed
A London laundry advertises quick service with a sign outside promising prompt attention to ladies who call in to drop off clothes on the way to work. The wording preserves the era’s tongue in cheek style and highlights college or workplace fashion routines.
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London
UPS
City Rural Body Guides County Planning Effort
A historical overview traces the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Act, its 1960 Lawton setup, and partisan debate in Comanche County. The act creates a ten member panel with four city and four county appointees plus the mayor and chair, and specifies joint action by Lawton and the county for regional planning.
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Lawton Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Comanche County
Lawton Metropolitan
Lawton
Board of County Commissioners
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Charles Ozman
Earl L. Simmons
Fred R. Harris
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