Planning and zoning explained by Frank Sneed
Frank Sneed, chairman of the Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, explains the objectives of county planning and answers common questions about zoning and subdivision regulations. He emphasizes protecting small landowners, integrating land use with resources, and forecasting population needs while noting planning aims for orderly growth and responsible development.
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Constitution Press
Frank Sneed
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Eichmann's Top Aide Seized By Austrians
Erich Rajakovic, alleged Eichmann aide, was held by Austrian authorities after questioning by Investigating Magistrate Kurt Forstner. The case centers on whether Rajakovic aided in the murder of Dutch and Austrian Jews during World War II. He had lived in Milan, later fled to Switzerland, then Munich before arriving in Vienna.
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Comanche County
Cache Creek
Vienna
Erich Rajakovic
Adolf Eichmann
Kurt Forstner
Rajakovic
Forstner
Justice Ministry
Milan
Raja
Switzerland
Munich
Interior Ministry
Austria
Wilhelm Harster
Harster
Ashkenazy Defects to Britain With Wife and Child
Vladimir Ashkenazy the Soviet Union's leading young concert pianist and his wife are hiding in England after leaving the USSR indefinitely. The Home Office granted Dodie Ashkenazy permission to reside in Britain and extended the same to her husband. AP notes the move may tighten travel restrictions for other Soviet artists and writes that Ashkenazy intends to practice and the family hopes for a new life in Britain.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy
Dodie
Anthony White
London
Soviet Union
England
U.S.S.R
Britain
Leningrad Ballet
Rudolf Nureyev
Paris
Ashkenazy
Home Office
Iceland
van Cliburn
John Ogden
Moscow
Brussels
United States
West
Moscow Conservatory
Preston Grover
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Cuba To Return Body Of Bay of Pigs Pilot Shamburger
Havana papers report the Cuban Red Cross will repatriate the body of pilot Riley W. Shamburger one of four Americans killed in the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. His mother Mrs. Riley W. Shamburger Sr. of Birmingham is invited to identify remains. Birmingham neighbors describe her distress. The pilot died when the C46 plane crashed near the invasion date April 19 1961 along with Wade Gray Thomas Ray and Lee F. Baker. Widow benefits of 225 dollars biweekly have been paid since the loss.
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Havana
UPI
Cuban Red Cross
Riley W. Shamberger
Riley W. Shamburger Sr
Birmingham
Ala
Cuba
Shamburger
Birmingham Area
Cameron Students Get Holiday Friday
Cameron college will dismiss Friday as faculty attend a junior college conference at the University of Oklahoma. Students return to classes at regular times Monday, April 22. Dr. Richard Burch, president.
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Cameron College
University of Oklahoma
Richard Burch
Ex Judge William E. Rice Dies at 80
William E. Rice, 80, former district judge for Noble and Kay counties and once law partner of former Gov. Henry S. Johnston, died Tuesday at his home in Perry.
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Perry
William E. Rice
Noble
Kay Counties
Henry S. Johnston
Massive Oklahoma City drug raid nets 28 arrests
Federal state and local officers raid citywide locations seizing about 69 000 dollars worth of marijuana and heroin and confiscating weapons and paraphernalia. In the first raid James Darwood Grisham and Stonie Ray Garcia were arrested and charged with federal drug counts. Bonds were set at 50 000 dollars each. A second raid recovered additional suspects and seized cars firearms and narcotic paraphernalia.
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Alahoma City
James Darwood Grisham
Fort Worth
Stonie
Ray Garcia
Shreveport
U. S
William Page
Garcia
Grisham
Windy Weather Continues in Southwest Oklahoma
Windy and warm conditions persist in southwest Oklahoma as the U S Weather Bureau forecasts a few thundershowers in the Lawton area this afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms with light to moderate rain are expected statewide through Thursday, not altering the warm trend with a high near 90 degrees. Tonight's low around 63, after a 66-degree low last night. The five day outlook calls for 2 to 5 degree above normal in the southeast and near normal elsewhere with little to no rain in the west and .25 to .75 inch in the east.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Bellmon cites orderly payroll reduction plan and welfare bill support
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon says no immediate payroll cuts will be forced, aims for an orderly reduction later. He praises Democrats for backing the $11.5 million welfare transfer bill as a key budget measure. Payroll stands at 30,919, up about 1,500 from a year earlier and 600 since December, with temporary legislative help adding 350. Leaders warn of year‑ahead budget debates including deficits, school code funding, and teacher raises.
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Oklahoma City
UPD
Henry Bellmon
Bellman
Budget Office
Senate
Glen Ham
Pauls Valley
Ham
Leland Wolf
Noble
House
Bellmon
Royal Couple Depart for U. S. Vacation Expo
Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco leave Paris and Nice on separate planes for the United States. Rainier and daughter Caroline head to New York while Grace and son Albert travel to Philadelphia to inaugurate a travel exposition. The two flights aim to guard the family against a single air disaster.
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Paris
Prince Rainier III
Grace of
Monaco
New York
United States
Philadelphia
Rainier
Caroline
Grace
Nice
Albert
Cityan Charged After House Torn Down
Roy Williams Jr. of 1810 Roosevelt is held on a Special Sessions complaint accusing him of tearing down a frame house at 1314 Pennsylvania last month. The owner, Mary Frances Randle, inherited the vacant property 12 years ago and reported witnessing Williams removal of the structure.
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Southside
Lawton View
Special Sessions Court
Roy Williams Jr
Roosevelt
Williams
Pennsylvania
Mary Frances Randle
Cloud Gap Inspectors Test Army Base Vehicle Counts
Two teams from the Cloud Gap office will conduct field trials at U S Army bases to count tanks and vehicles as a precursor to possible disarmament inspections. Dr Lessing A Kahn leads Cloud Gap near the White House. Trials evaluate methods and team size for future international inspections.
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Ashington
API
Cloud Gap
United States
Lessing A. Kahn
White House
Robert Kopp
Steel firms hike prices as U S Steel leads
Bethlehem Steel and National Steel Corp announce selective price increases averaging over five dollars per ton for sheet and strip steel. U S Steel follows with its own selective rise, while industry observers say a Kennedy slapdown is unlikely this time.
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New York
UPI
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem
A. B. Homer
National Steel Corporation
National
Kennedy
U. S. Steel
Bethelehem
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Inland Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Feuding GOP Takes Fight To Grand Jury
Comanche county Republicans in an open feud faced the grand jury with Robert Cook and Claud Martin awaiting testimony. Sheriff, county attorney and a state agent probe voter registration tied to ouster leader Cliff Zumwalt, who defends Oklahoma residency and calls the case an attack before the state convention. The GOP rift centers on precinct meeting rules and a courthouse boycott amid the looming Oklahoma City state convention.
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Comanche County
Robert Cook
Cache
Claud Martin
Chattanooga
Cook
Sheriff's Department
State Crime Bureau
Cliff Zumwalt
Zumwalt
Oklahoma
Texas
Grand Jury
Oklahoma City
Central Committee
Lawton
Duplex Auction Delayed In City
A United States marshal public auction of 18 duplex apartments was postponed from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the county courthouse. The properties, formerly owned by B&W Duplexes Inc., are sold to satisfy a federal foreclosure judgment of 133817.38 dollars issued February 1. Rex B. Hawks oversaw the sale with FHA representative Paul Bowen present. Bowen indicated FHA would bid as a group.
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Secretary of Commerce
The
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
B&w Duplexes Inc
Rex B. Hawks
U. S
Western District of
Oklahoma
Paul Bowen
FHA
Oklahoma City
Bowen
Khrushchev Marks 69th Birthday Quietly in Georgia
Premier Khrushchev, age 69, observed a quiet birthday at his holiday retreat in Gagra on the Black Sea coast enjoying warm sunny weather. The Moscow report notes no public festivities as he rests from political duties.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Gagra
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