Oklahoma Air National Guard Scandal Targets Top Officers
Oklahoma's Air National Guard faces a major shakeup after an FBI probe questions 13 high ranking officers. The Tulsa Tribune reports possible discharge, payroll fraud claims, destroyed records, and an audit in Washington for approval. Brig. Gen. Turner and Brig. Gen. Johnson named among those under scrutiny.
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TULSA
Oklahoma
Air National Guard
Tulsa Tribune
the Tribune
FBI
Lewis Mundell
Tinker Air Force Base
Henry Bellman
Roy W. Kenny
Oklahoma Adjutant General
Oklahoma Guard
Washington
Air Force
Elmer G. Schoggen
Edmondson
Tribune
J. Howard Edmondson
U. S
Bellman
Acespayer
Mundell
Oklahom Air Guard
New Tribune
Schoggen
Oklahoma City Times
Oklahoma Air National Guard
Times
Joseph W. Turner
Adjutant General of
E. Gillis Johnson
Oklahoma City
137Th Air Transport Wing
Turner
Kenny
Air Guard
Justice Department
Lawton Pioneers Set Birthday Parade Rites
Lawton pioneers plan a 62nd city birthday with a wagon breakfast at LO Ranch, a memorial service, a downtown parade at 4 30 p m and a Rangers rodeo. Readings honor 69 pioneers, with remarks by Mrs Jess Percival District Judge Luther Fubanks Marvin Tong Hugh Corwin and more.
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Lawton
Lawton Rangers
LO Ranch
Union Park
Jess Percival
Pioneer Women's Club
Luther Fubanks
Marvin Tong
Hugh Corwin
Lawton High School
Oklahoma Turnpike Commission Approves 43 Miles Roads
Oklahoma City AP The Highway Commission votes to build 43 miles of connecting roads for the eastern turnpike from Henrietta to McAlester at an estimated cost of 14.2 million dollars with the state share set at 5.5 million. The plan includes a bond issue by Eastern buyers to fund a fourth toll road, with bonds planned for sale in October and turnpike opening in April 1966.
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Oklahoma City
Highway Commission
Henrietta
McAlester
Commission
Virgil Jumper
Idabel
Robert Newhouse
Tulsa
Hubert Gragg
Turnpike Authority
Tho McCasland
Duncan
Bob
Newhouse
Frank Lyonste
McCasland
Authority
Lyons
Henryetta
Henryetta East
Accrss
Valachi's Secret Mob Watch Lives In FBI Hideout
Joseph Valachi, a former mob figure, is guarded in a secret FBI safe house as he provides a detailed map of the Cosa Nostra to federal investigators. He is slated to testify before Senator McClellan's Investigations subcommittee on narcotics and organized crime, with corroboration cited from multiple sources.
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FBI
Washington
United States
Senate
Joseph Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Valachi
John L. McClellan
Senate Investigations
McClellan
Billie Ses Estes
Edwin 0. Guthman
Justice Department
U.S
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Washington Star
Vito Genovese
Atlanta Penitentiary
Genovese
Atlanta
Star
Snearmer
Khrushchev Leads Toast For Historic Nuclear Pact
In Moscow United States Britain and the Soviet Union sign a partial nuclear test ban treaty seen as a first step toward easing the cold war. Delegations led by Rusk Gromyko and Home sign three copies as Khrushchev toasts the effort. Ratification by the U S Senate remains necessary.
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Moscow
UPI
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
St. Catherine’s Hall
Kremlin
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Lord Home
Khrushchev
Hiroshima
Senate
Rusk
Red China
France
China
Ahkushchey
Forecasters Predict Continued Heat Across Southwest Oklahoma
Weather officials warned little change in the region with clear to partly cloudy skies and temperatures near 100 today and 101 tomorrow. The five day outlook shows 1 to 3 degrees above normal and minimal rainfall, while highs reach 102 at Altus and 102 by Sunday with mid 70s to 80s lows in the region.
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Oklahoma
Altus
Tinker Air Force Base
Guymon
Ponca City
Hobart
Fort Sill
British To Tackle Calves At Rodeo
About 25 British soldiers from the 79th Kirkee Commando Battalion Plymouth England enter the calf scramble at the Lawton Rangers rodeo as part of a month long Operation Round Bow training. They will compete for hats instead of cash, with brahma calves running freely and tagged numbers redeemed for prizes.
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Lawton Rangers
79Th Kirkee Commando Battalion
Plymouth
England
FFA
Fort Sill
Clem McSpadden
Lawton Holds Events for 62nd Birthday Celebration
Schedule for Lawton's birthday week includes a 7 am chuck wagon breakfast for Pioneer Women's Club at LO Ranch, a 1 pm memorial service at Union Park, and a 4:30 pm birthday parade through downtown Lawton.
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Lawton
Pioneer Women's Dub
LO Ranch
Union Park
Lawton Rangers Rodeo Kicks Off With Record Showing
Third performance at LO Ranch south of Lawton opens at 8 p m after a record night. Tom Nesmith, 1962 world champion, rode a steer in 7.5 seconds to top area riders, beating Fort Worth’s Junior Huie by 1 3 seconds. Best time from Saturday’s first show was 9.3 seconds by H R Williams. Dough Thurman racked up 180 points on Yankee Doodle in bareback bronc, defeating Jim Bausch and Freddie Ford by 10 points. John Farris led bull riding with 173 points, Pat Scudder and Freddie Greer followed with 168 and 164.
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LO Ranch
Tom Nesmith
Fort Worth
Junior Huie
H. R. Williams
Dough Thurman
Jim Bausch
Freddie Ford
Wayne Foster
John Farris
Addington
Okla
Pat Scudder
Dewey
Freddie Greer
Mesquite
Tex
Rodev
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Service Pay Hike Ready For Vote
The Senate armed services committee approved a $1.2 billion military pay raise for about two million active duty personnel plus increases for reserves and retirees. The measure, supported by the administration, would set monthly hikes from $5 to $120 with an Oct. 1 effectiveness and will be brought to Senate debate Tuesday.
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Washington
UPN
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Americans Repel Grenade Attack in Korean Front Clash
U S troops from the First Cavalry Division repelled seven grenade hurling North Korean raiders in a two hour duel near the DMZ. Five Americans suffered scratches, no Communist casualties reported. Captain Jerry Scott of Ada Oklahoma led the besieged outpost amid the pheasant whistle signaling by the enemy.
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U.S. First Cavalry Division
Korea
Jerry Scott
Ada
Okla
Scott
Ish Burro Found Safe After Ranger Fire Near Wichita Mountains
Fort Sill soldiers patrolled a 6000 acre range fire near Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge with 5335 troops and helicopters aiding surveillance. Ish the burro, reported missing from Delly Ranch, turned up at home, seen by many soldiers during the operation as they cleared embers and fenced the area.
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Fort Sill
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Ish
Holy
Burro
Delly Ranch
Bee Pire, Paget& Col
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Kachinas
White Feather
Florida
Cc. C. Clements
Oklahoma Historical Day Committee
Auguste Chouteau
Littl
America
Sters
Apalachin, N.Y
Sioners
Gromyke
Champ Cowboy
Gls
Associated Press
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