DAR Convention Winds Up Today
The D A R 66th continental congress adjourns after a day of minor resolutions and the installation of new vice presidents general. Robert Henry Humphrey of Swissboro Ga won the most votes for vice president general with 11. other officials and dissenting minority votes are noted as the session concludes.
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Wiliam Wallace McClaughderis
Bluefield
Hazel Foot Machin
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Flay & Edwin
Ben-Gurion seeks U.S. explanation over Gulf of Aqaba ties
Jerusalem officials say Premier David Ben-Gurion asked Ambassador Abba Eban to seek Washington's clarification on Eisenhower remarks about the Suez Canal Gulf of Aqaba and possible U S defense of Jordan. The note follows Jordan Syria border incidents and a shooting clash involving Israeli and Syrian troops.
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David Ben-Gurion
Washington
Eisenhower
Israel
Ben-Gurion
Abba Eban
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Gulf of Aqaba
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Jordan
Syria
John Foster Dulles
Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez
Funeral Rites for Charles R Hassett
Charles R Hassett 80 of 1907 Ferris died after a long illness. Rosary set for 7 p.m. Sunday at Lawton Funeral Home chapel. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Monday at Church of the Blessed Sacrament with Msgr Ben Hulshof officiating. Burial in Aurora, Illinois. Hassett was a real estate salesman for a Fort Worth firm and had lived here three years. born in Aurora and died Thursday at a local hospital.
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Lawton
Charles R. Hassett
Ferris
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Msgr
Ben Hulshof
Aurora
Hassett
Fort Worth
Tex
Oklahoma Solons Defend Official Trips as Business
Oklahoma lawmakers defend state funded trips as official business not junkets. Rep. Georgie Nigh pushes to send four members to Louisville for a higher education meeting tied to the Kentucky Derby. Other groups plan trips to Shreveport and Washington as part of conferences and federal discussions.
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Georgie Nign
McAlester
House
Louisville
Committee On Higher Education
Nigh
Bob Scarbrough
Altus
Jim Taliaferro
Lawton
Edward L. Bond
Duncan
Washington
Army
Fort Knox
Oklahoma
Streveport
Read River Valley Improve
Spring Concert Tickets Available
Lawton public schools announce tickets for the annual instrumental music spring concert at 7 30 p m Monday in the Lawton high school auditorium. The event features the elementary school band directed by Hardy Suggs the Central Junior high band directed by John Mc Henry and the LHS band. Proceeds fund the three units and help the LHS band attend the Tri State Band festival next month in Enid. Tickets available from band students or at the auditorium box office Monday night.
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Lawton Public Schools
Lawton High School
George Walters
LHS
Hardy Suggs
Central Junior High
John McHenry
Enid
British Freighter Enters Suez on Convoy Passage
The 3,604 ton West Breeze, chartered by a Hong Kong Chinese firm, became the first British ship through the Suez Canal since the October invasion. The vessel carries a cargo of peanuts from China to Rotterdam and is part of a four ship convoy. Captain J. Comb hid in his cabin while orders were given to his 42 crew members. Britain, the United States and France urged shippers to avoid the canal amid ongoing negotiations with Egypt.
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Suez Canal
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Egypt
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West Breeze
China
Rotterdam
J. Comb
Britain
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France
U.S
Nasser
Sniper Attack Hurts Three Black Children in Denison
In Denison Texas a sniper in a passing car fired pellets at three Black children playing near a housing development. Arthur Gable 14 Ruby Jo Ricks 1 Henry Sam Ricks 13 were treated for non serious injuries with pellet wounds on arms legs and body amid ongoing racial demonstrations following recent rape charges against three Black teens.
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Denison
Tex.s
Arthur
Gable
Ruby Jo Ricks
Henry Sam Ricks
Congressmen Scatter For Easter Recess After Relief Funds
Congress members left Washington for a 10 day Easter recess after finalizing a 275 million dollar public assistance measure for the aged and others in May and June. The House and Senate clashed over federal funding and administration costs, while a small business loan provision worth 43 million remained notable.
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