Laos Strategy Talks Under Kennedys White House Push
President Kennedy convened a National Security Council session to shore up Laos neutrality amid rising Pathet Lao pressure. Harriman reported cautious optimism from neutralists while Souvanna Phouma pressed for a cease-fire as Geneva Pact nations reassess Laos amid ongoing three way conflict.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Security Council
Laos
Southeast Asia
Europe
Wiming
Pathet Lao
Harriman
Souvanna Phouma
U.S
Europe Support Troops Face Out
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara orders belt tightening to curb overseas costs. A confidential memo to the Joint Chiefs of Staff stresses reducing Defense Department expenditures abroad, reviewing overseas support personnel, and trimming the Communications Zone backing the U.S. Army in Europe.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Associated Press
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
Pentagon
Department
U.S. Tth
Europe
Broader Tax Base Sought In Oklahoma City Hearing
A Senate committee heard arguments on removing the 2 percent franchise tax limit cities place on utilities. Sen. Gene Stipe favored broader taxing powers to boost city revenue. City officials and witnesses debated the measure, with Norman Mayor Earl Sneed urging a larger base while noting municipal funding strains.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
House
Senate Municipal Government Committee
Fred Harris
Lawton
Earl Sneed
Norman
University of Oklahoma Law School
Oklahoma Municipal League Legislatio Committee
Sneed
Otis James
Stipe
James
Buford Watson
Muskogee
Israeli President Ben-Zvi Reported Weaker With Lung Cancer
President Ishak Ben-Zvi was described as growing weaker as his lung cancer worsened after a night marked by an alarming turn for the worse. UPI reports the condition remained fragile with no improvement expected soon.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Ishak Ben-Zvi
Mercury Plunge Forecast Shocks Oklahoma Weather
A cold front sweeps Oklahoma bringing a 40 degree drop in southwest readings. Forecasters predict gusts to 40 mph, lows near 47 in Lawton and frost in the Panhandle as central and eastern regions face isolated thundershowers. Overnight temps vary from 46 at Guymon to 72 at Tulsa with highs 84 to 95 across cities.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Lawton
Panhandle
Guymon
Tulsa
Ponca City
McAlester
Altus
Grand Jurors Hear Two Men
Comanche county grand jurors heard two persons this morning as the session nears adjournment. Witnesses included Ernest Lovett of the state crime bureau and George Sterling, a former constable. No indictments have been returned and no subpoenas issued.
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Comanche County
Grand Jury
Ernest Lovett
State Crime Bureau
George Scheetz
Sterling
Long Dry Spell Threatens Southwest Oklahoma in 1963
With minimal rainfall so far in 1963 Lawton reports only 3.08 inches of precipitation and just 0.12 inch in April. Forecasters warn if moisture does not return in two months the region could suffer its worst dry spell since 1939, as a long dry period persists from January 1.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
City Physician Named To Board
Lawton Negro physician was nominated by Gov. Henry Bellmon for membership on the Board of Public Health. If confirmed, Dr. Eugene Owens would replace Arnold Swallisch who has resigned. the term would end in June 1965.
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Oklahoma City
Lawton
Henry Bellmon
Board of Public Health
Bellmon
Eugene Owens
Senate
Owens
Arnold A. Swallisch
el Reno
Khrushchev Says Berlin Settlement Key to World Peace
Khrushchev in Milan tells Il Giorno that settling the German and Berlin problem must precede disarmament and global issues. He blames the United States for deadlocked talks, urges agreements without inspections, and warns over nuclear submarines near the Vatican amid Italian elections. He stresses a German peace treaty and NATO Warsaw Pact accord as routes to broader peace.
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Khrushchev
Germany
Berlin
Il Giorno
United States
U.S
Canada
Giorno
State Oil Company
Pietro Nenni
Washington
Roy Thomson
Europe
West Berlin
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Khrushchev Uses NATO Fears to Question U S Nuclear Moves
Khrushchev argues the United States would risk NATO allies to divert Soviet missiles, citing McNamara on Bomarc in Canada and challenging NATO sharing of nuclear weapons. He also accuses Washington of pressuring the Soviet Union over on site inspections and notes possible miscommunications with U S officials.
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United States
Khrushchev
Kennedy
John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
Nikita Khrushchev
NATO
McNamara
Canada
Washington
Italo Pietra
Western Alliance
U.S
Mediterranean
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
Washington- Moscow
Kremlin
Arthur Dean
Ace
Vassily
Zuckert visits Atlas missile site and Altus base
Air Force Secretary Eugene M. Zuckert tour at Altus Air Force Base midweek visits the Atlas missile site and the Manitou cavern, with Sen. J. Howard Edmondson and Rep. Victor Wickersham. He declines to discuss the TFX jet fighter while praising the Air Force role in world peace.
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Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Altus Air Force Base
Sen
J. Howard Edmondson
Nevada
Washington, D.C
Zuckert
Sen. J. Howard Edmondson
Nellis Air Force Base
Nev
William B. Kyes
11Th
Strategic Aerospace Wing
William B. Campbell
Strategic Aerospace Division
John D. Ryan
Second Air Force
Southwestern
Oklahoma
Altus Chamber of Commerce
Esco Robinson
Eeew Air Force
Victor Wickersham
Washington
Wickersham
Bellmon Denies Bitterness After Burkett Victory in Oklahoma GOP
Gov. Henry Bellmon campaigns for Rep. William R. Burkett and denies any bitterness in the GOP after Burkett’s close win over Forest Beall. Delegates split on Beall’s fate, with Harris backing Beall to show unity, while Bellmon positioned for party principles and await Beall’s future role.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Bellmon
Republican Party
William R. Burkett
Woodward
Bosi
Forest Beall
Bellmon
Burkett
Bellman
Harris
Beall
Oklahoma House Advances $9 Million Common School Bill
The Oklahoma House appropriations committee approved a $9 million common school money bill, the largest fiscal item of the session, as lawmakers began the 16th week. Senate committees opened hearings on the city tax bill with discussions on eliminating the sales tax and granting more city taxing powers. The common school code would cost about $104.8 million for the next biennium, excluding a proposed $10 million in salaries. An auditor provision for school districts was debated, with opposition to lack of oversight.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Don Baldwin
Anadarko
Gene Stipe
McAlester
Leland Wolf
Wolf
State Department of Education
de Wolf
J. D
Glen Ham
Pauls Valley
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