Major Phone Cable Cut East Of City Disrupts Service
A road grader cut a 407 circuit telephone cable in the Sullivan housing area about three miles east of Lawton around 7 am. The line rerouted via Wichita Falls and Dallas while repairs, by Frank Countryman and his team, restored service by early afternoon.
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Lloyd Franklin
C. T. Holland
Dale Owen
Lawfor
Tive
Frank Countryman
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Sullivan
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Altus
Countryman
John Stanard
Lynn Circle
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Tex
Associated Press
United Press International
Lawton Constitution Press
Haitian Troops Deployed to Cap Haitien War Zone
Haiti protested again to the Organization of American States against Dominican actions as three planeloads of troops left Port au Prince for Cap Haitien in the northeast war zone. The airlifted force reportedly carried light and heavy machineguns. exact numbers were unconfirmed, with estimates of 35 to 50 per plane.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
UPI
Organization of American States
Cap Haitien
OAS
Grande Saline
New York
Santo Domingo
Council Creates Two New Paving Districts
City councilmen create two street improvement districts and approve bonds totaling 725000 for police and fire needs. New watering rules for Country Club Estates target pressure by splitting lawn days by odd and even addresses. The new flag is unveiled and soon to be presented to the Museum of the Great Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Frances Curb
Helen Melntosh
Fred Mailon
Altrusa Club
Harvey Freeze
Park
Sandy Wallander
Museum of the Great Plains
Women’s Club
Helen McIntosh
Fred Mallon
Oklahoma Governor Opposes Instructed Goldwater Delegation
Oklahoma Governor Bellmon rejects instructing the state delegation to back Barry Goldwater at the 1964 Republican convention. He argues for an uninstructed delegation and cites past Nixon delegation handling as a cautionary example.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
U.S
Barry Goldwater
Bellmon
Goldwater
Tulsa Goldwater
Republican
GOP
Bellmoon
Eenhorst
Bellman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Sen
Denzil Garrison
Bartlesville
State Goldwater Club
Helen
Enrollment to Reach 15750 Students in Lawton Schools
Lawton public schools expect a record 15750 students to enroll during the week of August 26 to 30. Superintendent John Shoemaker and assistant superintendent John Elkins announce final estimates as enrollment activities begin with teachers meetings workshops and conferences. Secondary schools start enrollment August 26 with seniors and other grade levels following specific daily schedules, pre enrollment encouraged, and lockers assigned during the process.
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Lawton
John Shoemaker
John Elkins
Hugh Bish
Bish
Lawton High School
Douglass High School
Eisenhower High School
Douglass and Eisenhower Junior High School
Kennedy Baby Born Premature At Otis Air Base
Jacqueline Kennedy gave birth by Caesarean at Otis Air Force Base Hospital to a four pound ten ounce boy five and a half weeks early. The newborn is in an oxygen tent and the First Lady was reported in good condition as the President traveled by jet toward Cape Cod.
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Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Upi
Jacqueline Kennedy
Otis Air Force Base Hospital
Washington
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Salinger
Osterville
John W. Walsh
Walsh
Kennedy House
Squaw Island
Cape Od
Otis
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Maryland
Grover Cleveland
Senate approves broad pay rise for most armed forces
The Senate unanimously approves a pay raise covering active duty personnel reservists and retirees, excluding recruits apprentices and those under two years service. The plan costs about 1.297 million annually and would begin Oct 1, with larger boosts for lieutenants and captains. The House must decide on a conference, likely guided by Rep. Vinson.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate-House
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Car Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Public Health Service
Group Forms 41-Member Committee On Water Problems
Mayor Wayne Gilley appoints a 41 member citizens committee to study Lawton's acute water issues. Each council ward will provide one representative. The panel includes J. C. Kennedy Ned Shepler Col Ret Walter Lattimore Maj Gen Ret Ralph Pennell Exall English Clare Morford Ted Ralston R B McCoy Charlie Payne Bob Hoover Fred Gresham Everett Glenn Dean Ronish R H Drewry Henry Neely Paul Welch Troy Ketchum Charlie Snyder Joe Dutcher Forrest Smith Dr Frank Austin Don Billingslea Spec Sanders Fred Mehew Bill Johnson John Plaxco D Henry Jones Joe Ford Gale Humble Charlie Wade David Zorbis W C Shelton Dr Carl Schow Bernell Gilbert Sen Fred Harris C R Holley H H Shore Tom Ray Frank Buck Bob Dawes Jeff Runyon Mrs Volney Hamm Dr Charles Green Allen Bilbrey.
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J. C. Kennedy
Ned Shepler
D. L. Wigington
Ray Babbitt
Walter Lattimore
Floyd Zook
Ralph Pennell
Exall English
Clare Morford
Ted Ralston
R. B. McCoy
Charlie Payne
Bob Hoover
Fred Gresham
Everett Glenn
Dean Ronish
R. H. Drewry
Henry Neely
Paul Welch
Troy Ketchum
Charley Snyder
Joe B. Dutcher
Forrest Smith
Frank Austin
Don Billingslea
Spec Sanders
Fred Mehew
Bill Johnson
John Plaxco
D. Henry Jones
Joe Ford
Gale Humble
Charlie Wade
David Zorbis
W. C. Shelton
Carl Schow
Bernell Gilbert
Fred R. Harris
C. R. Holley
H. H. Shore
Tom Ray
Frank Buck
Bob Dawes
Jeff Runyon
Volney Hamm
Charles Green
Allen Bilbrey
Are Hurt As Bus Flips In Tulsa Greyhound Crash
A Greyhound bus bound for Dallas skidded on a rain slick downgrade south of Tulsa and overturned injuring 12 passengers. None needed hospitalization. 12 treated for cuts and bruises at St. John’s Hospital and released. Driver Bobby Gene Hill of Dallas said loss of control on a steep downgrade caused the crash with fewer than 20 aboard.
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Tulsa
UPI
Greyhound
Dallas
St. John’s Hospital
Bobby Gene Hill
Hill
Highway Patrol
Showers Miss Area as Front Passes Oklahoma
A cool front brought scattered showers and cooler temperatures to northern Oklahoma. Lawton forecasts show clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Thursday and highs near 108 today and 102 Thursday. Low temperatures around 74 tonight and a 76 overnight in Lawton.
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Oklahoma
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Ada
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